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BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh became the latest state after Uttar Pradesh to pass an ordinance prohibiting forced religious conversion to check what it calls “love jihad”. Besides, two other BJP states — …

Over 100 retired senior civil servants and diplomats urged the Hindu nationalist leader of Uttar Pradesh state to repeal a new law criminalising forced religious conversion of brides, warning in …

The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Dharma Swatantrata (Religious Freedom) Ordinance, 2020 to deal with “love jihad” cases in the state. It has been sent to the Governor …

‘Our Constitution says any two consenting adults can choose to be life partners irrespective of one’s religion or caste,’ says K.C. Tyagi After its two-day national council meet, the Bihar …

About 35 arrests, dozen FIRs as UP ‘love jihad’ law completes one month By Abhinav Pandey Lucknow: Going full steam, the Uttar Pradesh police have made more than one arrest …

Nearly a dozen FIRs have been lodged since the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, was notified Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh police has made more than one arrest …

Going full steam, the Uttar Pradesh police have made more than one arrest a day since the controversial anti-conversion ordinance came into effect a month ago, having apprehended about 35 …

Ahead of the three-day Assembly session that will begin on December 28, the Madhya Pradesh cabinet approved the draft of MP Freedom to Religion Bill, 2020 in a special meeting …

Ensuring alimony or maintenance for women forced into marriage for the purpose of religious conversion and a provision to declare such marriages null and void are some of the clauses …

By: Express News Service | Shimla | December 22, 2020 7:06:44 pm On Friday, the state home department issued a notification saying that the Governor has appointed December 18 as …

Amid the on-going controversies surrounding the ‘Love- Jihad’ law, the Allahabad high court on Friday stayed the arrest of a man, who was booked under the recently promulgated Prohibition of …

The upcoming session is set to be stormy as the Congress has announced it will resist any move against inter-faith marriages, while the BJP will try to corner it by …

The 21-year-old student was arrested on Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh, only days after the state enacted the law targeting “love jihad” — a term used by radical Hindu groups who …

Currently, marriage laws between India’s majority Hindu population and minority Muslims are being drafted in five states, all of which are led by the right-wing, Hindu nationalist, Bharatiya Janata Party …

State minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed the law would be for all religions and that it would ’empower women’ by bringing transparency,as per reports File image of BJP leader and …

The first FIR under the newly promulgated ordinance on forced religious conversions, popularly known ‘love jihad’, has been registered in Bareilly district. The complaint was filed at the Devraniya police …

Bharatiya Janata Party State president Nalin Kumar Kateel said on Saturday that the State government would push for a Bill to curb “love jihad” in Karnataka in the next Legislative …

File photo of Governor of UP Anandiben Patel. (Credit: Twitter) The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved the draft of a stringent law to deal with religious conversion for the …

Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra (Image: ANI) The provisions are part of the Freedom of Religion Bill which will be moved in the cabinet and after a nod, it …

UP government spokesperson Sidharth Nath Singh said punishment under the new law is a jail term from one to five years, and a fine of Rs 15,000 File image of …

By: PTI | Mumbai | November 24, 2020 8:04:20 pm The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said ‘Love Jihad’ needs to be first defined legally, and BJP leaders should come out …

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday tore into the ‘love jihad’ controversy and accused the BJP of “manufacturing” the phrase to divide the nation along communal lines. He said …

In a series of tweets on Friday, Rajashtan chief minister Ashok Gehlot had said that the BJP had ‘manufactured’ the term ‘love jihad’ ‘to divide the nation and curb individual …