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Sunday, January 25, 2026
TopicForced conversion

Topic: Forced conversion

Saudi agents, local govt officials, ‘rate cards’ for victims—Chhangur Baba’s empire of ‘conversion’

How a seller of charms became 'kingpin' operating out of small UP village, allegedly forcing girls into 'marriage' & poor labourers to convert after filing false cases against them. 

UP’s Chhangur Baba: How ‘healer’ with 6 toes became conversion syndicate ‘kingpin’ with Rs 60 cr in banks

Balrampur/Lucknow: The sight of a man, riding a bicycle, carrying rings and other religious paraphernalia, was not unusual 15 years ago. But the fact...

Conversion racket ‘kingpin’ Chhangur Baba had senior cops among his followers, global network of agents

Arrested by UP ATS last week & also under ED lens, Chhangur Baba allegedly siphoned funds from outside India, routing them via Nepal in 40 bank accounts, and ran an extensive agent network.

NCPCR moves SC against bail for archbishop & nun in MP ‘conversion of children’ case

SC bench agrees to hear matter again in 2 weeks, declines to stay anticipatory bail granted to an archbishop & a nun by HC on ground that NCPCR had no locus standi in the case.

The Kerala Story—It’s time Muslims give up their medieval ideal of conquest, conversion

The liberal-secular patrons of the Islamic preachers neither talk about conversions nor let others do the talking. They are devoid of integrity and lack tools to analyse the phenomenon.

Hijab, ‘narco jihad’, Ukraine students’ ‘lavish’ wants — what Right-wing press is writing about

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

‘Nothing improbable’ about conversion, says Madras HC, orders CBI probe into girl’s suicide

The court pulled up police for dismissing claims that forced conversion attempts by missionary school had led to Class 12 girl’s suicide, saying allegations needed further investigation.

Yogi govt defines forceful conversion for us: Converting for a job or free nurse training

UP govt filed affidavit before Allahabad HC in response to pleas demanding repeal of state's Unlawful Conversion law. It defends the new law, saying Constitution abhors 'any form of forceful conversion'.

It’s up to Imran Khan govt to show us forced conversion is a crime in Pakistan

When he wasn't PM, Imran Khan used to raise the issue of abduction and forced conversion of Hindu and Christian girls in Pakistan. Now, he appeases the religious Right.

3 of UP’s 5 ‘love jihad’ cases are old, ‘unconstitutional’ to prosecute them under new law

The three cases relate to incidents that occurred before promulgation of ordinance, despite Constitution saying law can’t be applied in this way.

On Camera

History taker, not a history maker, Europe is entering the age of humiliation

The US (or China) acts. Europe reacts. The US (or China) moves decisively. The EU debates and dithers. It’s a broader pattern.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

1st ever live battle array formation, Shaktibaan regiments—what’s new at the R-Day parade this yr

The 77th Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path will showcase India’s operational synergy and self-reliance, highlighting combat readiness, indigenous weaponry and joint military operations.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.