Love Jihad
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Karnataka chief minister rejects ‘love jihad’ allegation in murder of Congress councillor’s daughter
Siddaramaiah said that the 21-year-old victim had been killed by her former classmate, who is a Muslim, due to ‘personal reasons’.
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Make Aadhaar mandatory for garba and dandiya events to prevent ‘love jihad’, says VHP
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad demanded that participants be sprinkled with cow urine to separate Hindus and non-Hindus.
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Frame rules to investigate ‘love jihad’ cases, Himanta Biswa Sarma tells Assam Police
The chief minister claimed that the Hindutva idea, which critics have debunked, was the major reason behind forceful religious conversions.
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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SC gives three more weeks to states to respond to pleas challenging anti-conversion laws
Bharatiya Janata Party governments in nine states have introduced such laws with an aim to stop inter-faith marriages.
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Trap 10 Muslim girls if one Hindu is lost to ‘love jihad’, Sri Ram Sene chief tells men
Pramod Muthalik also promised job and security to the Hindu men if they decide to trap the women.
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Madhya Pradesh: Hindutva mob assaults Muslim men at woman’s party alleging ‘love jihad’
The police said the Muslim men were sent to jail ‘in order to maintain peace’.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Haryana notifies rules under anti-conversion law, district magistrates to seek public objections
The state Assembly had passed the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill in March.
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Maharashtra forms panel to track inter-faith marriages
The government removed inter-caste couples from committee’s purview, saying it encourages such marriages.
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Woman accuses two men of hiring her to frame a Muslim businessman for rape in UP’s Kasganj
One of the men claimed to be a BJP leader. But the district party chief alleged that the accused man has been expelled.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Bajrang Dal members stop Kannada play alleging it had a ‘love jihad angle’
A member of the theatre group that staged the play said the Hindutva supremacists were opposed to it as it featured Muslim characters.
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Plea alleging forced conversion cannot be based on information from social media, says Delhi HC
The court held that it is an individual’s constitutional right to choose their own religion and to convert if they wish to.
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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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The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing