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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicAnti-conversion law

Topic: anti-conversion law

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.

UP interfaith couple, stopped by police from getting married, will now seek DM’s approval

Couple’s families say they consented to the marriage but had no idea about the provisions in the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance passed recently.

What UP govt’s new anti-conversion law says, and origin of ‘love jihad’

In episode 626 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talks about the 'love jihad' law in UP and how it compares to other anti-conversion laws in other states.

The real threat in Yogi govt’s anti-conversion law lies in its ambiguity

Reports on Allahabad High Court’s judgment in Salamat Ansari-Priyanka Kharwar case wrongly suggests a constitutional death-knell against UP’s 'love jihad' ordinance.

Will review Jharkhand’s contentious anti-conversion law, domicile policy of BJP govt: Soren

Soren says once he takes over as Jharkhand CM, his govt will first discuss whether to implement the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

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