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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.'

‘If Hindus are snakes, Muslims are mongooses’—love jihad, Yogi govt, and a couple in a fix

In 'The Newly Weds', Mansi Choksi gives an account of three couples who risked everything for the sake of love.

‘Muslim men run mehendi shops for love jihad’, says BJP MLA convicted in Muzaffarnagar riots case

Vikram Saini urged women to put henna at home or salons run by Hindus for Karwa Chauth. VHP & Bajrang Dal had put up banners against Muslims applying henna in Muzaffarnagar

Clashes over ‘love jihad’, police action — garba venues turn political arenas in Gujarat, MP

Several alleged incidents of Muslim men trying to enter garba venues have stoked controversy in both states, where Bajrang Dal workers are making surprise checks during Navaratri.

‘Married the person I loved’: Kerala Christian woman rejects ‘love jihad’ claim after HC verdict

Joisna Mary Joseph's remarks came after the Kerala High Court disposed of the habeas corpus writ filed by Joseph's father against her marriage with a Muslim man named Shejin.

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War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

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