Love Jihad
- India
UP proposes life term in strict ‘love jihad’ law
New Delhi: The Yogi Adityanth-led government has introduced the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Assembly, which proposes harsher punishment, leading up to life imprisonment…
- India
UP Assembly to take up Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act amendment
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly is on Tuesday scheduled to take up for consideration and pass a bill that seeks to amend the Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act to increase the maximum…
- India
Bajrang Dal opposes mosque construction in Chhattisgarh, cites ‘love jihad’
Tensions flared in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon as Bajrang Dal members mobilised locals to protest against the construction of a mosque on Friday, July 5. The protesters objected to the construction of the mosque…
- India
Muslim youth beaten, stripped for talking to Hindu girl in Aligarh
In a disturbing incident, a Muslim youth was stripped naked and beaten by members of Hindutva outfits for allegedly for talking to a Hindu girl in the Quarsi area of Aligarh on…
- India
VHP, Bajrang Dal members disrupt interfaith marriage, threaten UP police
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal members created a ruckus and thronged the streets in protest against an interfaith marriage after a couple applied to register the marriage in Uttar Pradesh’s…
- India
Karnataka: Hindu priest accuses BJP of using Neha Hiremath murder case for political gains
A prominent religious leader, Kalyana Swamiji, has mounted a strong attack on two senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders — Karnataka former CM Basavaraj Bommai and incumbent Union Minister Pralhad Joshi. Swamiji…
- India
Pune university student beaten up over ‘love jihad’ claim; probe launched
Pune: A 19-year-old Muslim student of a university in Maharashtra’s Pune city has been allegedly beaten up by five unidentified persons who accused him of engaging in “love jihad”, police said on…
- India
‘Love jihad allegations false’: Students protest against suspension of Muslim teachers
Days after three Muslim teachers were suspended in Rajasthan for after accusations of religious conversion and ‘Love Jihad’, dozens of students from Government Senior Secondary School, Odpur held a protest outside the…
- India
Karnataka: Muslim man elopes with Hindu girl, ‘love jihad’ alleged
Mandya: An elopement case involving a Muslim boy and a 15-year-old Hindu girl took a communal turn with Hindu activists alleging it to be a case of ‘love jihad’ on Monday. The…
- Hyderabad
Annapoorani film promotes ‘love jihad’, ban Zee Studios: Raja Singh
Hyderabad: After the Tamil film ‘Annapoorani‘ (Literally meaning – Goddess of Food), starring Nayanthara, was recently removed from Netflix following accusations of hurting religious sentiments, BJP MLA T Raja Singh has criticised…
- India
Hindutva outfits make school girls take pledge against ‘Love Jihad’ in Indore
Bhopal: In an already charged communal atmosphere prevailing in the country the Hindutva Organisations in Madhya Pradesh recently held Shree Akhand Vedant Sant Sammelan in Indore, wherein school girls were made to…