The council Monday issued a show-cause notice to lawyer Iqbal Malik for allegedly forcibly converting a Hindu girl to Islam and performing nikah from his chamber in Karkardooma courts.
The plea alleged the liberty & religious rights of Hindus in Nuh are being eroded by the minority community. The apex court said it can't entertain a plea based on newspaper reports.
An apex court bench said there is no reason why a person above 18 can't be allowed to choose their religion and refused to grant permission to a representation to the law commission.
Two months after Uttarakhand HC ordered an inquiry, the couple, a relative and the qazi are booked for religious conversion of the woman without following norms of 2018 Act.
The Uttar Pradesh police have made more than one arrest a day under the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, which came into effect on 27 November.
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.
India’s competitiveness cannot be defended abroad if it is eroded at home. Short-term measures can provide a cushion, but without reforms, exporters will remain perpetually vulnerable.
According to the Niti Aayog quarter trade watch report launched Monday, India’s total trade in FY 2025 was at US$1.73 trillion—exports at US$823 billion & imports US$908 billion.
Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
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