Anti conversion law
- India
UP court sentences man to life imprisonment over ‘love jihad’
A court in Uttar Pradesh sentenced a Muslim man to life imprisonment accusing him of ‘love jihad’ after he allegedly forced a Hindu woman to embrace Islam and married her under a…
- India
Umar Gautam, Kaleem Siddiqui among 14 convicted in mass conversion case
The Lucknow Sessions Court on Tuesday, September,10 convicted 14 individuals including prominent Islamic cleric Maulana Umar Gautam and Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui in a high-profile conversion case. The court delivered the verdict under…
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Karnataka: Seers oppose move to repeal anti-conversion, cow slaughter laws
A group of seers of several Hindu mutts of Dakshina Kannada district have strongly opposed the decision of the Karnataka government to repeal the anti-conversion law and the cow slaughter Prevention Act.…
- Bangalore
VHP to protest in Bengaluru against withdrawal of anti-conversion law
Bengaluru: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will stage a protest here on Friday against the ruling Congress government in Karnataka over its decision to withdraw the anti-conversion law introduced by the previous…
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Karnataka to repeal anti-conversion law, remove lessons on RSS founder
The Karnataka government on Thursday announced to repeal the anti-conversion law that was introduced by the former BJP government. The Congress during its campaign for the Karnataka Assembly Elections had made several…
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Jamiat challenges constitutionality of conversion laws in 5 states
New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of conversion laws in five states – Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh. The Muslim…
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Anti-conversion law: MP govt to move SC against interim relief from action given to interfaith couples
Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh government is going to move the Supreme Court to challenge the high court’s interim order restraining it from prosecuting interfaith couples who enter wedlock without informing the district…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Anti-Conversion Bill all set to be implemented
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is all set to implement the controversial Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 popularly known as the anti-conversion bill in the state. The bill,…
- Bangalore
Anti-conversion bill passed in Karnataka assembly
Bengaluru: Amid opposition Congress’ protest and walkout, Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed the “anti-conversion bill”, passed by the Legislative Council last week with minor amendments, seeking to replace the ordinance that…
- India
Himachal Assembly: Govt introduces more stringent version of state’s anti-conversion law
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday introduced a bill in the state assembly to enhance the punishment and add a specific mention of mass conversion in an existing law that forbids…
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Kanpur: School directors booked under anti-conversion law
As the controversy over the recitation of Kalima in their morning assembly by the Florets International School in Kanpur gets uglier, its managing directors have been booked under Section 295-A IPC (deliberate…
- India
Karnataka: Notice to govt on petition against anti-conversion law
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has issued notice to the state government in a petition challenging the anti-conversion ordinance brought in by the dispensation. The petition was filed by the Delhi-based Evangelical…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC serves notice to ruling BJP on promulgation of ordinance on Anti-Conversion law
Bengaluru: Debate on Anti-Conversion Bill is back in Karnataka with the High Court accepting a PIL and issuing a notice to the ruling BJP on the implementation of the law by promulgating…