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  'Vulnerable sections targeted, sugar-coated philosophy...': VP Dhankhar on religious conversions

  Rajasthan | September 27, 2024 7:51 IST

  Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said the Hindu religion is quintessentially inclusive in true sense. Spending life in the service of others is the essence and basic mantra of Indian culture. Even today the spirit of service is strongly present in Hindu society.

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  Will UP's new Love Jihad bill be successful in preventing forced religious conversions?

  India | August 02, 2024 20:32 IST

  The Bill also provides that the cases pertaining to religious conversion would not be heard by any court below the sessions court. It has also made the crime non-bailable.

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  Online Conversion of Children: Shahnawaz alias Baddo has not yet been caught by the police

  News | June 10, 2023 9:10 IST

  Online Conversion of Children: The investigation into the conspiracy to brainwash children to convert them through online games is going on. The police is looking for Shahnawaz, who is believed to be the mastermind in this case, but he is cleverly throwing dust in the eyes of the police.

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  Conversion Via Online Gaming: How teens were converted via online gaming app, UP Police busts racket

  News | June 08, 2023 14:01 IST

  Conversion Via Online Gaming: From Ghaziabad to Maharashtra.. big racket of conversion has been exposed.. on one hand where young girls are being targeted through love jihad.. and on the other hand non-muslim minors through online gaming Children are being made victims of religious conversion... Big

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  Uttarakhand villagers clash with organisers of event over unlawful conversions

  India | December 25, 2022 14:36 IST

  Right-wing Hindu outfits held a demonstration at the SDM's office, alleging that Christian missionaries are converting people from Nepal coming to Uttarkashi to work by offering them allurements.

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  AAP minister Rajendra Pal Gautam resigns after row over attending mass conversion event

  India | October 10, 2022 0:24 IST

  According to a viral video, thousands of people were seen denouncing Hindu gods at the event.

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  Goa to introduce bill to stop forceful 'religious conversions': CM Pramod Sawant

  India | May 29, 2022 8:56 IST

  "Two MLAs have stated that there is a need to bring strict law. We will think on amending or to bring new law in the forthcoming assembly session in order to protect the religious harmony of the state. We respect all religions, whether Hindu, Muslim or Catholic," CM Sawant said.

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  Karnataka to soon enact law on religious conversions

  India | November 13, 2021 10:38 IST

  Sri Ram Sena Chief Pramod Muthalik who met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday, warned that if the state government fails to enact the law, all Hindu religious seers in Karnataka would launch the agitation.

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  Conversion case: UP ATS unearths foreign funding of Rs 57 crore through hawala, 16 held so far

  India | October 16, 2021 20:38 IST

  At least 16 persons have been arrested till now in connection with the case, Uttar Pradesh ADG (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said on Saturday.

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  Kanpur: IAS accused of promoting religious conversions, Video goes viral

  News | September 28, 2021 14:40 IST

  An IAS officer in Kanpur has been accused of promoting religious conversions after a video of him attending a conversion ceremony has gone viral on social media. National vice-president of Math Mandir Coordination Committee Bhupesh Awasthi has accused senior IAS officer of Kanpur, Iftikharuddin of spreading propaganda against Hinduism. Awasthi has released the video of Iftirakhuddin, who is presently serving as the Chairman of UP State Road Transport Corporation showing the IAS officer attending a religious event in Kanpur.

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  Viral Video: IAS in Kanpur accused of promoting religious conversions, probe ordered

  India | September 28, 2021 14:19 IST

  The video also shows a group of people listening attentively while a maulana is heard preaching religious sermons with the IAS officer in attendance.

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  Christian girls falling prey to 'love and narcotic jihad' in Kerala: Catholic Bishop

  India | September 09, 2021 18:41 IST

  Addressing devotees, Pala (Kerala) Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt said, "they've realised that in a nation like India, taking up weapons & destroying others isn't easy, they're using other means. Their aim is to promote their religion & end non-Muslims. They use 'love jihad' & 'narcotic jihad.'"

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  Hindus, Christians being forcibly converted in Pakistan's Sindh: US lawmaker

  World | July 16, 2021 9:08 IST

  A US Lawmaker has claimed that Hindus and Christians in Pakistan are being forcefully converted in Pakistan and has urged Biden admin to extend USAID into the region.

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  Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad calls meeting to check religious conversion

  India | June 24, 2021 10:35 IST

  The Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) -- the apex body of the 13 akharas (religious orders) -- has summoned a meeting of all the akharas to decide on the steps to be taken to check religious conversions. 

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  Gujarat likely to table Bill against 'Love Jihad'

  India | March 28, 2021 9:54 IST

  The Gujarat government in all likelihood will table a Bill to amend the 'Dharma Swatantrya' (Freedom of Religion) Act, 2003 in the ongoing Budget session of the Assembly to combat forceful religious conversions, better known as 'Love Jihad'.

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  Love Jihad: 1-5 years of jail, Rs 25,000 fine for forced religious conversions in MP

  India | December 26, 2020 16:20 IST

  Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Saturday approved Freedom of Religion Bill 2020 in a special meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Bhopal.

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  Himachal makes law against forced religious conversion

  India | December 21, 2020 13:23 IST

  Over a year after the legislation was passed by the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state has made a law to check "forcible religious conversions".

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  Family files complaint in UP over unlawful religious conversion, daughter denies

  News | December 06, 2020 21:00 IST

  A case was lodged against two persons in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad under ordinance against unlawful religious conversions.

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  Anti-conversion law arrest: Accused family's allegations against UP Police

  India | December 06, 2020 13:54 IST

  The family of the first youth to be arrested under Uttar Pradesh's new anti-conversion law, has alleged that the youth's father was forced by the police to sign a statement denying any use of force and harassment by the investigators.

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  SC moved against UP, Uttarakhand's 'love jihad' laws

  India | December 03, 2020 18:33 IST

  Citing the landmark Kesavananda Bharti case, the plea said "the court held that the Parliament can amend the Constitution but the Parliament cannot change the basic structure of the Constitution".