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Karnataka Cabinet will introduce ordinance banning forced religious conversions
The government will take up the anti-conversion Bill in the next Assembly session, the state home minister said.
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No bar on interfaith marriage if there is mutual consent, says minorities panel chief
National Commission for Minorities Chairperson Iqbal Singh Lalpura also said that the body will not interfere with the demolition drives in Delhi.
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Haryana Assembly passes anti-conversion Bill amid walkout by Congress
The Bill prohibits religious conversions through threat, coercion, fraud, allurement, misrepresentation and by marriage or for marriage.
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Trending
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Opinion: Why is Modi the only prime minister who is haunted by Nehru’s ghost?
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In Varanasi, worried Muslims flock to Gyanvapi mosque in greater numbers after part of it is sealed
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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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DU professor gets bail after being held for post on shivling claimed to be found in Gyanvapi mosque
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Assam NRC coordinator files FIR against predecessor for ‘anti-national activities’
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Haryana Cabinet clears anti-conversion Bill
The draft Bill stated that the burden of proof lies on the accused person.
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Moral policing cannot be allowed, says Madhya Pradesh HC as it upholds inter-faith marriage
The court was hearing a plea filed a man identified as Gulzar Khan, stating that the parents of his wife had forcibly taken her to Varanasi.
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Four arrested in first case filed under anti-conversion law get bail in Gujarat
The case was registered in June against 26-year-old Samir Qureshi in Vadodara.
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Video
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‘A topic that should be discussed freely’: Singer Selena Gomez advocates for mental health support
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Eco India Episode 183: How young eco warriors are saying yes to a sustainable, plastic-free world
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‘William Bowery’: Actor Joe Alwyn reveals why he used a pseudonym to write songs with Taylor Swift
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Watch: Dog cannot contain her excitement on meeting her favourite character at Disneyland
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‘How may I help you?’: This robot is assisting commuters at Bengaluru airport
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Gujarat is strictly dealing with forced religious conversions, cow slaughter, says CM
The state government passed the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021, in the Assembly in April and notified it in June.
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Gujarat HC tells state to explain objection to quashing FIR in interfaith marriage case
The court was hearing the petition of a woman who alleged that the police had concocted charges of forceful conversion and rape against her husband.
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Anti-conversion law: Gujarat to approach SC against High Court’s stay order
On Thursday, the High Court refused to modify its stay on several sections of the amended law against forced religious conversion through marriage.
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Gujarat HC stays several sections against interfaith marriage in anti-conversion law
In April, the Gujarat government had revised the definition of ‘prohibition of forcible conversion’.
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UP: Hindutva group stops interfaith marriage, takes couple to police station
The Karni Sena claimed it was a case of forced religious conversion but the police denied this. However, they detained the man, a Muslim, on abduction charges.
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Gujarat police file first case under anti-conversion law against 26-year-old man, his family
The man was accused of using a fake Christian identity to speak to a woman on social media, raping her and forcing her to marry him.
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The Field
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Hockey: Rajani Etimarpu to lead Indian women’s team in inaugural edition of FIH Hockey 5s
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Savita Punia to lead India, Rani Rampal set for a comeback in Europe leg
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: PV Sindhu loses to Chen Yufei in semis, India’s campaign ends
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Chess: India’s Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in 2022
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Badminton, Thailand Open, SF as it happened: PV Sindhu loses against Olympic champ Chen Yufei