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TopicAnti-conversion law

Topic: anti-conversion law

‘Conversion’ case: Why Karnataka HC quashed FIR against 3 Muslim men preaching Islam near temple

FIR accused them of distributing pamphlets promoting the teachings of Islam and verbally explaining their religious beliefs in the premises of a temple in Jamkhandi.

Under MP’s controversial anti-conversion law, Hindus & Jains among accused too

Activists say the controversial law is misused to settle scores in domestic conflicts and to intimidate minority communities. Police say due process is followed in all cases.

Heftier fines, tougher bail, life term — new bill seeks to make UP’s anti-conversion law more strict

Amendment bill tabled in UP assembly Monday proposes anyone & not just victims' family can lodge FIR over violation. A life threat with motive of conversion may lead to life imprisonment.

60-day notice, DM verification, jail threat in Chhattisgarh conversion bill — but not for ‘ghar wapsi’

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Chhattisgarh government’s proposed law to regulate religious conversions in the state is largely silent on the subject...

Amid conversion controversy, director of UP university booked for sexual harassment

An ex-employee of a Prayagraj school run by SHUATS director Vinod B Lal has accused him and others of sexual harassment. She has also claimed she was lured into converting to Christianity.

‘Personal laws of a community seriously violate women’s rights’ — Hindu Right press on need for UCC

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the last couple of weeks.

Siddaramaiah govt approves textbook changes, repeal of anti-conversion law, to ‘undo wrongs’ of BJP

The Congress decision has ruffled the BJP, which has accused the Siddaramaiah government of attempting to give a 'safe haven for conversion factories' in Karnataka.

Congress-led Karnataka govt to withdraw ‘anti-conversion law’ introduced by BJP

The Siddaramaiah-led government added that it will introduce a bill in this regard in the upcoming legislature session, which starts on 3 July.

‘Miracles’, caste & now, crackdowns: The inside story of Christian ‘conversions’ in UP’s Fatehpur

VHP, Bajrang Dal workers say police are finally ‘cooperating’ on complaints of unlawful conversion, with 55 arrests since January. But a complex picture comes to the fore on the ground.

Urdu press says BJP’s ‘favourite’ subject, forced conversion, back in news before Gujarat polls

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

On Camera

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.