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Thursday, October 31, 2024
TopicAnti-conversion law

Topic: anti-conversion law

Conversion compromises personal liberty, our ordinance aims to protect it: Yogi govt to HC

In an affidavit filed before the Allahabad HC, the UP govt said the law intends to ‘regulate’ consent of two individuals to keep the interest of the ‘community and family safe’.

UP woman hid Muslim boyfriend’s name to marry him. Now he’s in jail for ‘deceit, conversion’

It was just last month that Priya Verma of Kannauj got married to Taufiq with Hindu rituals, in the presence of her parents. Now he is in jail & she says no one's hearing her truth.

How Special Marriage Act is condemning interfaith couples to UP-style anti-conversion laws

The name ‘Special’ Marriage Act itself implies a marriage that is seen as an anomaly and deserves scrutiny.

VHP asks Kejriwal to bring anti-conversion law, says people from UP ‘seeking refuge’ in Delhi

RSS affiliate Vishva Hindu Parishad has sought a law to check 'growing religious conversions' and an increase in 'love jihad cases' in Delhi.

UP Muslim youth meets Dalit girl for outing, booked under anti-conversion law

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Shivraj cabinet clears MP anti-conversion law with provisions for alimony, 10-year jail term

Second BJP-ruled state after UP to give green signal to anti-conversion law, which will replace 1968 law in Madhya Pradesh. Shivraj govt to table bill in assembly session next week.

UP Muslim teen meets Dalit girl for ‘pizza outing’, lands in jail under anti-conversion law

Teen accused of trying to elope with the minor girl and convert her to Islam. But the girl's father — the complainant — claims he never made any such allegation.

2 brothers held under UP’s anti-conversion law released following court order

The Muslim man and his brother were arrested on 4 December when he visited the registrar's office to record his marriage to a Hindu woman, whose family had filed a complaint.

What makes Yogi Adityanath a role model for other BJP CMs

PM Modi is credited for taking BJP to unprecedented heights in UP. But CM Yogi Adityanath has become a mass leader in his own right, and is working to build his image as Modi No. 2.

10 years jail, fine upto Rs 1 lakh — MP’s proposed law against ‘forced’ religious conversion

If a person wants to undergo conversion, he or she would need to make a declaration before a district magistrate at least a month in advance under the proposed law.

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Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.