Love Jihad
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UP: Man, his parents, siblings booked for 'love jihad'
India | Dec 20, 2020, 10:26 AM ISTThe 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 | Dec 19, 2020, 02:55 PM ISTA 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 | Dec 13, 2020, 10:17 AM ISTDuring 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 | Dec 05, 2020, 06:29 PM ISTMadhya 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 | Dec 03, 2020, 06:33 PM ISTCiting 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 | Dec 01, 2020, 12:24 PM ISTAmid 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 | Nov 30, 2020, 10:00 PM ISTMadhya 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 | Nov 30, 2020, 08:03 PM ISTThe 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 | Nov 29, 2020, 12:18 PM ISTThe 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 | Nov 28, 2020, 11:51 AM ISTThe 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 | Nov 26, 2020, 09:28 AM ISTThe 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 | Nov 25, 2020, 07:00 PM ISTAddressing 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 | Nov 25, 2020, 02:06 PM ISTChief 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 | Nov 25, 2020, 08:40 AM ISTThe 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 | Nov 24, 2020, 07:09 PM ISTThe 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 | Nov 24, 2020, 11:18 PM ISTThe 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 | Nov 24, 2020, 05:36 PM ISTReacting 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 | Nov 23, 2020, 10:40 PM ISTTrinamool 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 | Nov 23, 2020, 03:04 PM ISTSome 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 | Nov 22, 2020, 08:31 AM ISTBJP leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh wants Nitish Kumar government in Bihar to bring a law against 'love jihad'.