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  UP: Man, his parents, siblings booked for 'love jihad'

  India | December 20, 2020 10:26 IST

  The man has been also booked on charges of rape and extortion the complaint of a 40-year-old woman, who is married and mother of a 20-year-old boy and a 17-year-old daughter. Her husband works in a metropolitan city.

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  UP court orders release of 2 brothers held under anti-conversion law

  India | December 19, 2020 14:55 IST

  A video purportedly showed Bajrang Dal activists asking the couple if the woman had given notice to the district magistrate over her intention to change her religion, a requirement under the new ordinance.

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  UP woman lodges FIR under new anti-conversion law

  India | December 13, 2020 10:17 IST

  During this period, she claimed that Azad raped her repeatedly on the pretext of marriage. She said that on November 30, when she asked him to marry her, Azad asked her to convert to Islam.

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  Religious Freedom Bill 2020 is our 'Beti Bachao Abhiyan': Shivraj Chouhan

  News | December 05, 2020 18:29 IST

  Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill 2020 as 'Beti Bachao Abhiyan'.

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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".

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  Legislation being drafted in Assam for transparency in marriage: Himanta Biswa

  News | December 01, 2020 12:24 IST

  Amid debate over 'love jihad' and legislation related to marriages, Assam Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on November 30 said that state government has started drafting legislation to have transparency in marriage.

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  Madhya Pradesh to bring law against love-jihad: CM Chouhan

  India | November 30, 2020 22:00 IST

  Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said that the state government will very soon bring a law against 'Love Jihad'.  

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  Vishwa Hindu Parishad demands nationwide law against 'love jihad'

  India | November 30, 2020 20:03 IST

  The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has called for a nationwide law against 'love jihad'.

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  First FIR under 'Love Jihad' law registered in UP's Bareilly

  India | November 29, 2020 12:18 IST

  The first FIR under the newly promulgated ordinance on forced religious conversions, popularly known 'love jihad', has been registered in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district. A case under Sections 504/506 IPC and section 3/5 of the 'Vidhi Virudh Dharam Parivartan Adhiniyam' (anti-conversion law) has been registered in the matter.

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  UP Governor gives assent to ordinance against forcible religious conversions

  India | November 28, 2020 11:51 IST

  The state cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had earlier this week approved the draft ordinance to curb forcible or "dishonest" religious conversions including those for the sake of marriage, which could land violators in jail for up to 10 years.

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  Adult woman free to live wherever and with whoever she wishes: Delhi HC

  India | November 26, 2020 9:28 IST

  The Delhi High Court has ruled that an adult/major girl is "free to reside wherever and with whoever she wishes to reside".

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  Smriti Irani backs states'decision to bring law on 'Love Jihad'

  News | November 25, 2020 19:00 IST

  Addressing a press conference in Hyderabad, BJP leader and Union Textile Minister SmritiIrani on November 25 backed states' decision to bring law on 'Love Jihad'.

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  Love Jihad Row: Meeting in Madhya Pradesh over law against interfaith marriages today

  News | November 25, 2020 14:06 IST

  Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government in Madhya Pradesh to hold key cabinet meeting today over law against inter-faith marriages.

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  UP: Yogi Adityanath govt approves law against love Jihad

  News | November 25, 2020 8:40 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh government has passed a bill against 'Love Jihad'. The Unlawful Conversion bill has provisions that can land offenders in jail for upto five years.

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  UP cabinet passes law against forced religious conversion, jail upto 5 years for violators

  News | November 24, 2020 19:09 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh government has passed a bill against 'Love Jihad'. The Unlawful Conversion bill has provisions that can land offenders in jail for upto five years.

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  Yogi Adityanath govt approves law against 'love jihad', jail upto 5 years for violators

  India | November 24, 2020 23:18 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh government has passed a bill against 'Love Jihad'. The Unlawful Conversion bill has provisions that can land offenders in jail for upto five years.

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  What is Love Jihad? UP Law Commission clarifies

  News | November 24, 2020 17:36 IST

  Reacting on Love Jihad, Uttar Pradesh Law Commission Chairperson Aditya Nath Mittal on November 24 said that any religious conversion.

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  'Love' and 'Jihad' don't go hand-in-hand: Nusrat Jahan

  India | November 23, 2020 22:40 IST

  ​Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan on Monday said "love" and "jihad" do not go hand-in-hand. The TMC parliamentarian said it is a matter of personal choice who you want to be with. She advised against "using religion as a political tool" ahead of elections.

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  Let Nitish Kumar bring 'Love Jihad' law, then we will think: Sanjay Raut

  India | November 23, 2020 15:04 IST

  Some BJP-ruled states have announced plans to prevent the so-called 'Love Jihad, which refers to an alleged conspiracy to convert Hindu women by marrying them.

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  BJP leader Giriraj Singh wants Nitish Kumar to enact law against 'love jihad' in Bihar

  India | November 22, 2020 8:31 IST

  BJP leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh wants Nitish Kumar government in Bihar to bring a law against 'love jihad'.