Religious conversion
- India
2 arrested for ‘forced’ conversion of 9-yr-old boy in Karnataka
Madikeri: A case involving the alleged forced religious conversion of a nine-year-old boy has triggered widespread outrage in Kodagu district in Karnataka, with the police launching an investigation and arresting two persons…
- India
Converted to Islam by choice, Alhamdulillah: Man rejects claims
Shamli: Ayush Malik, the 30-year-old man from Shamli, has come forward to the media, clarifying that he was not forced to convert to Islam and called the arrest of his wife, Chandni…
- Hate Crime
Religious conversion is like throwing salt on Sanatan tree: IRS officer
Jharkhand: Tribal Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Nesha Oraon on Friday, May 15, made controversial remarks, comparing religious conversion to destroying the very roots of the “Tree of Sanatan,” and that “abandoning”…
- Bangalore
Unauthorized church built in tribal hamlet in Karnataka; over 40 detained
Madikeri: Tension prevailed in Heruru tribal hamlet under Nakur Shirangala Gram Panchayat limits near Suntikoppa after police detained more than 40 persons from Tamil Nadu in connection with the alleged inauguration of…
- India
Owaisi decries Nida Khan’s media trial, asks if possessing burqa is crime
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday, May 9, said it was wrong to associate his party with the Tata Consultancy Services case, accused Nida Khan and asserted…
- Hate Crime
UP couple garlanded with shoes on suspicion of religious conversion
Hathras: A purported video showing a couple being garlanded with shoes in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district has surfaced on social media, with police on Tuesday, April 21, saying the…
- India
Holds no HR or recruitment position: TCS clarifies Nida Khan’s role
Mumbai: Amid the police probe into allegations of religious conversion and sexual misconduct at its Nashik unit, Tata Consultancy Services on Friday, April 17, clarified that Nida Khan, one of the employees…
- India
TCS Nashik case: Nida Khan seeks anticipatory bail citing pregnancy
Advocate Baba Sayyad, representing Nida Khan, who is accused of being the mastermind behind the alleged forced religious conversion and sexual harassment at a Tata Consultancy Services’ business process outsourcing (BPO) unit…
- India
Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against students for alleged religious conversion
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash a first information report (FIR) lodged against two Class 12 students accused and booked under the Uttar Pradesh anti-conversion law for allegedly forcing their…
- India
Woman held for forcing constable’s conversion, marriage in UP
Baghpat: A woman has been arrested for allegedly coercing a police constable into religious conversion and marriage, officials said on Sunday, April 12. The case was registered at the Khekra police station…
- Hyderabad
NCW seeks action on alleged ‘love jihad’ case in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has directed Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy to ensure the immediate registration of a first information report (FIR), arrest of the accused…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad woman claims forced religious conversion, gang rape
Hyderabad: A case of alleged forced religious conversion has come to light in Hyderabad, where a woman has claimed that she was blackmailed into marrying a Muslim man who raped her and…
- India
Maharashtra Assembly passes Freedom of Religion Bill
Mumbai: The Maharashtra assembly on Monday, March 16 night, passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement or marriage,…
- India
Chhattisgarh cabinet approves draft bill against forced religious conversions
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh cabinet has approved the draft of a bill aimed at preventing religious conversion through force, inducement, fraudulent means or misrepresentation. The decision was taken on Tuesday, March 10, at…
- India
‘Chhattisgarh Bandh’ over religious conversions evokes mixed response
Raipur: The day-long ‘Chhattisgarh Bandh’ called by Hindu organisations against alleged religious conversions received a mixed response across the state on Wednesday, with normal life getting disrupted in several cities while partial…
