Topic: love jihad
PM Modi boost to Kerala BJP, hoping to leave mark with Sabarimala & ‘love jihad’ narratives
BJP’s ‘love jihad’ bogey has found resonance with a few Christians while its Sabarimala stand forced a CPI(M) minister to admit that allowing women into the hill shrine was a mistake.
‘They’re taking our girls to ISIS’: How Church is now driving ‘love jihad’ narrative in Kerala
Syro-Malabar Church had in 2020 released a strong statement, claiming Christian women were becoming victims of ‘love jihad’. This is now resonating with a section of its parishioners.
Christian groups in Kerala had concerns over inter-faith marriages. BJP made it a poll issue
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BJP will enact laws to check ‘love and land jihad’ in Assam if voted to power — Amit Shah
Addressing election rallies Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the Congress-AIUDF alliance of encouraging infiltration that threatened to change Assam's demography.
What is ‘land jihad’, and why BJP has promised a law against it in Assam election manifesto
Assam has a long history of illegal immigration. BJP wants to woo indigenous communities by talking about encroachment and promising land ownership.
Only death penalty will bring justice, Nikita Tomar family says as court convicts her killers
A Faridabad court Wednesday convicted Tauseef and his aide Rehan for murder. 21-yr-old Nikita was shot dead by the two after she refused to marry Tauseef.
Will bring in law against ‘love jihad’ to stop kidnapping of Hindu girls, says Gujarat CM
Speaking at a rally in Godhra, Vijay Rupani said that the new law is aimed at stopping women from being 'lured and converted'.
Yogi slams Kerala govt for not taking any steps to stop ‘forced conversion’ for marriage
After inaugurating 'Vijay Yatra', the UP CM also criticised the Kerala govt over the increasing Covid positive cases & claimed that his state had effectively tackled the pandemic.
Valentine’s Day or not, India has no infrastructure for love because it’s no internal matter
Valentine’s Day is a Western concept, but love isn’t. From ‘love jihad’ laws to vigilante groups harassing couples in February, its space in India is shrinking.
Yes, Constitution makers strongly debated conversion. But here’s what UP’s new law misses
Even while drafting India’s Constitution, members across political parties were concerned about the spectre of mass conversions in colonial India.
12% slum households in India still without LPG connection. Five ways to improve access
In a rapidly urbanising India, the exclusion of urban poor from energy access will have severe long-term implications on their health and economic development.
Future Retail’s resolution plan to restructure bank debt eases some immediate concerns
The debt resolution plan, accepted by lenders, is subject to approval by a committee formed by the RBI and exchanges.
Defence
DRDO reopens makeshift Covid hospital in Delhi, 5 other facilities to come up across India
DRDO says the 500-bed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Covid hospital in Delhi will cater to Covid patients who require critical care.
There’s a need to hold up a mirror to Modi govt on Covid management, and this is the picture
Between premature victory mood that allowed Kumbh & elections, and lack of urgency on vaccines, Modi govt has walked into its biggest crisis. The way out needs realism, humility and one ‘Ram baan’ weapon.