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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
TopicReligious conversion

Topic: Religious conversion

Fate of arrested nuns to decide ties with BJP, says Kerala Catholic Church as protests intensify

Kerala BJP is under pressure after sisters Preethi Mary & Vandana Francis were arrested in Chhattisgarh last week on charges of human trafficking & forced religious conversion.

SC seeks UP govt response on plea calling amended law on religious conversion ‘overly broad’

During the hearing, petitioners argued that ambiguity of UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act infringed upon their right to free speech & religious propagation.

‘Positive act’ needed to show conversion to Hinduism—SC denies Christian woman’s caste certificate plea

Petitioner had applied for UD clerk job in Puducherry under Scheduled Caste quota. Upholding Madras HC ruling, SC says her claim to be practising Hinduism is merely for quota benefits.

Church leader from Golaghat is first to be jailed under Assam’s law against ‘magical healing’

Pranjal Bhuyan, a resident of Padmapur village, was reportedly arrested for attempting to convert Hindus through 'magical healing practices'. He is under 14-day judicial custody.

Students say Hindutva groups behind ‘conversions’ taint on Jamia. ‘Part of larger anti-Muslim plot’

After NGO report claims religious conversions at Jamia, student says she faced pressure to wear hijab. Others accuse administration of enabling 'saffronisation' of the university.

Arya Samaj weddings are in trouble. Courts cracking down on certificates, conversions

Judges are rejecting Arya Samaj certificates, flagging ‘fake’ documents, questioning short-cut conversions, and ordering probes into rogue outfits using its name.

Why BJP has pitted Gamliyel Hembrom, who lost deposit in 2019, against Hemant Soren again

BJP chose football buff & ex-teacher to fight against CM at JMM stronghold in Jharkhand. Hembrom had fought on AJSU ticket last election & lost poorly to Soren.

Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

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.

How a pragmatist Ambedkar persuaded and convinced Dalits to convert to Buddhism

In his book 'The Evolution of Pragmatism in India', Prof Scott Stroud writes that Ambedkar's pragmatist philosophy reached its culmination in the conversion movement.

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