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Chhattisgarh: Five more held for clash in Narayanpur over ‘religious conversion’
Narayanpur: Police on Sunday arrested five more persons in connection with a clash between two groups over alleged religious conversion in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, an official said. With this, so far eight…
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VHP to check religious conversion: Champat Rai
Prayagraj: Champat Rai, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) national vice president and the general secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, has said that the VHP network will make a concerted effort…
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Religious radicalism suicidal path for Christians, Muslims: VHP
Indore: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has passed a resolution against religious radicalism, which it said was responsible for terror attacks across the world, and demanded a stringent law to ban illegal conversions…
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Noida: Three held over alleged rape, forced religious conversion, says police
Noida: A 30-year-old Muslim man was arrested near Noida on Thursday in connection with the alleged rape and attempted religious conversion bid on a woman on the pretext of marriage, police said. His…
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UP: 4 booked for assaulting, trying to convert Sikh man to Christianity
Bijnor: An FIR has been lodged against four persons in Badhapur police station of Bijnor district for allegedly assaulting a Sikh youth and forcing him to convert to Christianity by cutting his…
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SC to hear on January 2 plea against forced religious conversions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on January 2 a fresh plea seeking directions to the Centre and states to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversions by “intimidation,…
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Pastors, others held in religious conversion case in UP
Lucknow: Thirteen people have been arrested from different locations of Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district in connection with their alleged involvement in illegal religious conversions. In Talgaon, a pastor and five of his…
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Politics on religious conversion harming the country: Mayawati
Lucknow: BSP Chief Mayawati on Sunday said that the ruckus created in the country over religious conversion is inappropriate and worrying. “When done with force, everything is bad. And changing one’s religion…
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Unlawful conversions: Uttarakhand villagers clash with organisers of event
Uttarkashi: Villagers clashed with organisers of an event attended by Christian clerics at Devdhung in Uttarkashi district, accusing them of unlawful conversion, officials said. The incident was reported on Friday, Sub Divisional Magistrate…
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Couple in UP booked for forced conversion to Christianity
Sitapur: A couple, visiting Sitapur along with tourists from Brazil, has been booked under the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act for allegedly forcing people to convert to Christianity. The…
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Forced religious conversion against Constitution: Supreme Court
New Delhi: Reaffirming that forced religious conversion is a “serious issue”, the Supreme Court said on Monday it is against the Constitution. The court was hearing a plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar…
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Haryana Cabinet nod to draft rules of Act on unlawful religious conversions
Chandigarh: The Haryana Cabinet on Thursday approved several proposals including draft rules of an act enacted earlier this year on unlawful religious conversions. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who chaired the meeting,…
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VHP launches nationwide campaign against ‘love jihad’, illegal religious conversions
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday launched a nationwide public awareness campaign against the illegal religious conversion and “love jihad” across the country. The month-long ‘Jan Jagran Abhiyan’ of…
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Karnataka: Hindu outfit files complaint against religious conversion
Ramnagar: Hindu Jagarana Vedike and villagers on Wednesday lodged a police complaint against alleged forced religious conversions at a farm house in this district of the state. They demanded vacating of the…
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‘It’s a menace’: Centre to SC on forced religious conversion
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that the issue of forced religious conversion “is a menace”, and it is cognizant of the gravity and the seriousness of the…
