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Haryana ‘love jihad’ law puts first case to litmus test—govt agenda, Sangh help, new fears

The Shuklas are fighting to bring their daughter back. But first, they're educating Haryana police and courts about the Act and getting help from Bajrang Dal too.

‘Love jihad’ season in Maharashtra — why Shinde-Fadnavis govt is raking up interfaith marriages

With deaths of Shraddha Walkar & Tunisha Sharma being termed cases of 'love jihad', state govt says its mulling a law against it. Critics say move is 'politically motivated'.

India’s police need to stop policing women’s choices

Similar to their colonial predecessors, Indian police are obsessed with policing defiant daughters – not defending their rights.

Maharashtra interfaith marriage panel not about love jihad, but helping women: Minister Lodha

Maharashtra’s women & child development minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha says panel was formed in reaction to Shraddha murder case, to facilitate communication between woman & her family.

We want UP-style anti-‘love jihad’ police squad — Karnataka Right-wing women’s group asks Bommai

Durga Sena wants issue to be discussed in winter session of Karnataka assembly that begins 19 December. Memorandum received in this regard, says senior BJP leader C.T. Ravi.

‘Hindu hate, love jihad, nepotism’ — in Indore college, Muslim profs face hostility from ABVP

On 1 December, ABVP held protests against a book written by a Muslim author. It then morphed into allegations of ‘Hinduphobia’ and ‘love jihad’ against the college’s professors.

Looking at ‘love jihad’ laws in other states, says Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis

‘Love jihad’ is a term some use to describe interfaith relationships or marriages involving a Hindu girl – allegedly with the aim to converting her.

‘Religious frenzy causes inhuman behaviour’: Hindu Right press links Shraddha murder to ‘love jihad’

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

‘Suspect love jihad angle,’ says father of woman killed by live-in partner in Delhi

Shraddha Walker was allegedly murdered by her live-in partner Aftab Poonawalla in May this year. The accused was arrested Saturday.

India’s first ‘love jihad’ conviction—a volatile mix of POCSO, kidnapping, abuse, conversion

The Amroha district court said that criminals like Mohammad Afzal 'make it difficult for women and girls to come out on the street.'

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Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.