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TopicLove jihad

Topic: love jihad

Madhya Pradesh cabinet approves bill against religious conversion

The Religious Freedom Bill 2020 provides for prison term of up to 10 years and fine of Rs 1 lakh for conversion through marriage or by any other fraudulent means.

UP Muslim teen meets Dalit girl for ‘pizza outing’, lands in jail under anti-conversion law

Teen accused of trying to elope with the minor girl and convert her to Islam. But the girl's father — the complainant — claims he never made any such allegation.

Bajrang Dal — the group accused of taking UP’s illegal conversion law into its own hands

Bajrang Dal is in the headlines over the ‘love jihad’ issue in UP, and over allegations that Facebook looked the other way despite internal call to ban it.

With no evidence of ‘love jihad’, man released from jail but UP police say probe to continue

Rashid was arrested earlier this month under ‘love jihad’ law. His wife, Pinky, says she doesn’t wish to live in UP where their marriage was put to test.

West Bengal’s next government, and PM Modi’s dialogue with ‘didi across the border’

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Allahabad HC seeks Uttar Pradesh govt’s reply on plea challenging ‘love jihad’ law

The primary contention raised in the PIL was that the anti-conversion law impinges upon the fundamental right to choice and the right to change of faith.

BJP’s Bangladesh lesson — don’t unfairly target friendly neighbours to meet political ends

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Aaj Tak questions Yogi’s ‘love jihad’ law, Deepak Chaurasia attacks Pakistan on News Nation

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‘Heckled, tortured’ wife miscarries, man in jail — Bajrang Dal blamed for UP ‘love jihad’ tragedy

Trouble started for Moradabad's Pinky & Rashid when they went to register marriage on 5 Dec. Pinky says police were convinced they married out of choice, but filed FIR on Bajrang Dal pressure, a charge cops dismissed.

‘Christmas gifts’ for Rahul Gandhi & how to spot a ‘Leftist’

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On Camera

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.