Religious conversion
- India
Parents confine sisters converted to Islam, HC slaps Rs 25L fine
Uttar Pradesh: The Allahabad High Court came down heavily on a father who refused to release his daughters, confining them for nearly five years, as he was disappointed that they converted to…
- India
Women above 18 are free to chose religion, marry by choice: HC
Prayagraj: As long as women voluntarily convert to Islam and marry based on their choice of person, no individual, including the father, can interfere in that decision, stated the Allahabad High Court.…
- Telangana
Sunday church trips spark conversion row at Telangana school
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Nirmala Vidyalayam, a school in Kalwakurthy mandal of Nagarkurnool district, on Saturday, July 25, after functionaries of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad…
- News
Woman, father accused of Ayush Malik’s conversion granted bail
Shamli: A district court in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli has granted bail to a woman named Chandni Qureshi and her father, Islam Qureshi, who were arrested for the alleged forced religious conversion of…
- India
Court convicts Shakir Hussain in forced religious conversion case
Budaun: A fast-track court in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun district has sentenced an occultist to 10 years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh after convicting him in a case involving…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad kalma row: BJP’s Madhavi Latha comes to teacher’s defence
Hyderabad: While the entire Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and right-wing ecosystem in Hyderabad has been gunning for the Muslim teacher who was fired from her job at a private school in Hyderabad…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad school’s kalma homework row: Parents withdraw complaint
Hyderabad: Father of the Class 2 student who was asked to learn the kalma and Surah Fateha as homework has accepted the school’s apology and decided to “resolve the issue” and “withdraw…
- Hate Crime
Evicted tribal family allowed back after reconversion vow
Narayanpur: Residents of a village in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district briefly evicted a tribal family from their settlement on Tuesday, June 30, over alleged religious conversion, but allowed it to return after its…
- 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…
