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Topic: love jihad

If in live-in relationship, have gumption to own it — Uttarakhand Speaker Ritu Khanduri Bhushan on UCC

Through UCC, hill state has tried to bring out an act to help society develop in a better way in future, Ritu Khanduri Bhushan adds.

Launch of book on fact-checking BJP propaganda drips with liberal snobbery, contempt

The launch of Love Jihad and Other Fictions, was attended by Shashi Tharoor, Asaduddin Owaisi, Vrinda Grover, Jean Dreze, Romila Thapar, Prannoy Roy, Nidhi Razdan and others.

Hadiya isn’t missing as her father claims. She’s just moved and wants to be left alone

Hadiya’s just moved to Thiruvananthapuram with her husband. She says her father’s actions are influenced by politics.

‘Ladke ka sazaa mujhe mila’ — expelled Ladakh leader hurt by BJP’s ‘extreme step’ over son’s elopement

Nazir Ahmed rubbishes claims of ‘love jihad’, says use of such vocabulary is not in culture of Ladakh, and that he plans to approach the party high command.

‘Love jihad to land jihad’ — how a small Uttarakhand town became epicentre of polarisation politics

Uttarkashi district administration cancels 'mahapanchayat' planned by right-wing groups in Purola to discuss 'rising cases of love jihad'. Muslims are fleeing homes & shops due to 'hate'.

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami calls for strict probe against ‘love jihad’ cases in state

Pushkar Singh Dhami’s remark comes amid tensions over an alleged abduction attempt on a 14-year-old girl by two men in Uttarkashi. One of the accused is from minority community.

Uttarkashi case shows how every Muslim becomes ‘love jihadi’. Time to break the stereotype

Forced conversion cases may exist but they are exceptions rather than the norm. And Muslim intellectuals have made few mitigation efforts to fight such attitudes.

‘People are fed up’ — Congress plan to set up anti-moral policing squad in Karnataka

Home minister G. Parameshwara announced Tuesday that police unit would be set up. Another minister, M.B. Patil, has proposed launching helpline called ‘Peaceful Karnataka’.

Sudipto Sen’s The Kerala Story isn’t ‘true’ – it’s steeped in damned lies & outrageous stats

Sudipto Sen has become obsessed with the story of women getting trafficked from Kerala to the Islamic State – 32,000 is his go-to number.

From force-feeding people dung to livestreamed ‘raids’ — rise of cow vigilantism & Monu Manesar

28-year old Mohit Yadav, alias Monu Manesar, was booked this week after charred bodies of two men — allegedly abducted & assaulted by cow vigilantes — were found in Haryana's Bhiwani.

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Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.