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TopicAnti-conversion law

Topic: anti-conversion law

‘Even stricter than Gujarat, MP’: Maharashtra cabinet approves draft of proposed anti-conversion law

Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane told media in Mumbai that a government resolution will be issued in this regard soon.

How ‘incurable legal defect’ sank VHP’s conversion case against Prayagraj university V-C in top court

Supreme Court set aside a criminal case of religious conversion against VC, other officials of Sam Higginbottom University, pointing to legal & investigative defects.

Can WhatsApp message alleging religious targeting amount to promoting enmity? Allahabad HC weighs in

The BNS penalises offence of circulating fake news through electronic means, with intent to create or promote hatred or ill will, the court noted.

Uttarakhand Cabinet clears amendment to anti-conversion law with stricter penalties

The Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2025 introduces tougher jail terms, fines, property seizure, and victim protection in cases of illegal religious conversions.

Nun arrests row raging, new tension for BJP—VHP wants Rajasthan govt to probe missionaries’ ‘black deeds’

VHP's Surendra Jain has called for the establishment of a judicial commission for the inquiry into conversions in Rajasthan.

‘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.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.