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Topic: forced conversions

Bijainagar no longer another quaint Rajasthan town. A ‘conversion racket’ has sown communal mistrust

Cops in Rajasthan’s Bijainagar have made 10 arrests in connection with matter. Family members of accused deny allegations of Muslim boys and men forcing minor Hindu girls to convert.

Saga of Christian ‘conversions’ in UP’s Fatehpur continues. Fresh FIR lodged, old cases reopened

Fatehpur/Prayagraj: The prominent, government-aided Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS) in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, has landed in fresh trouble with the...

Law against forceful conversion necessary to protect rights of the vulnerable, Centre tells SC

The central government told the apex court that individual states have the power to restrict this ‘menace’ since they are responsible for law and order.

Hindu woman killed in Pakistan after refusal to convert. People want ‘justice for Pooja’

According to European Parliament, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s 2019 report states that more than 1,000 forced conversions take place every year.

Karnataka tehsildar transferred days after his report refutes BJP MLA’s forced conversion claims

District administration says no connection between report and transfer order. MLA Gulihatti Shekhar’s alleges Hosadurga tehsildar Y. Thippeswamy’s report on forced conversion is 'all lies'. 

Imran Khan lectures Modi on minorities. He must ban forced conversions in Pakistan first

In the last few weeks, a Sikh, a Hindu and a Christian girl were abducted and forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan.

Hadiya not the only one, NIA suspects seven similar cases of ‘forced conversion’

In its report to SC, probe agency alleges PFI arm Sathya Sarini is responsible for forced conversions to Islam in Kerala.

Ban Kerala’s PFI for ‘role in acts of terror’: NIA tells home ministry

NIA has alleged PFI was involved in murder, terror attack plots and forced conversions

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.