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TopicLove jihad

Topic: love jihad

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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Why India needs to bet its money on the right honey

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3 of UP’s 5 ‘love jihad’ cases are old, ‘unconstitutional’ to prosecute them under new law

The three cases relate to incidents that occurred before promulgation of ordinance, despite Constitution saying law can’t be applied in this way.

UP must stop enforcement of ‘love jihad’ law. Criminalising such marriages is unacceptable

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MP ‘love jihad’ law could have provisions of alimony and attaching accused’s property

Minister Narottam Mishra says they have added provisions that aren’t there in laws enacted by other BJP-ruled states. Congress says competition shouldn’t dictate framing of law.

Lessons from Maharashtra teacher on maths of happiness, and a new ‘wedding priest’ in UP

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On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

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

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?