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UP Passes Amendments To Anti-Conversion Law, Brings In Stricter Measures
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly today passed an amendment bill enhancing punishment under Uttar Pradesh's anti-conversion law, making all the crimes under this Act non-bailable.
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UP Proposes Life Term In 'Love Jihad' Law. How BJP, Samajwadi Party Reacted
The Yogi Adityanth-led government has introduced the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Assembly, which proposes harsher punishment, leading up to life imprisonment in 'love jihad' cases.
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'Majority Population Would Be Minority If...': High Court Flags Conversions
Religious congregations where conversions are taking place must be stopped, the Allahabad High Court has said, adding that the country's majority population would be in minority if such gatherings are allowed.
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18 Arrested Under Anti-Conversion Law In UP: Cops
A total of 18 persons have been arrested here under Uttar Pradesh's anti-conversion law for allegedly offering money to convert people to Islam, a senior police officer said on Monday.
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507 Arrested In 291 Cases Of Forced Conversions In UP In 2 years: Report
Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government is taking strict action against forced conversion in Uttar Pradesh after the Prohibition of Illegal Religious Conversion Act came into force two years ago, a state government official said.
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Madhya Pradesh Government Notifies Law Against Religious Conversion
The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has notified the law against religious conversion through fraudulent means, including those for the sake of marriage, that stipulates a jail term of up to 10 years for violators, after Governor Anandiben Patel gave her assent.
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Kerala Government "Sleeping" Over Law Against "Love Jihad": UP Chief Minister
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath slammed the Left front government in Kerala for not taking any constructive steps to stop religious conversion by marriage, which he called "love jihad", in the state.
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UP, Madhya Pradesh To Be Parties To Plea Against Anti-Conversion Laws Over Marriage
The Supreme Court today permitted an NGO to make Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh as parties to a pending petition challenging the controversial state laws regulating conversions due to inter-faith marriages.
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UP Woman Goes Missing, Case Under Anti-Conversion Law Against Man She Met Online
Police have lodged a case against a Karnataka man for allegedly kidnapping a 19-year-old woman after befriending her, hiding his religious identity, police said on Thursday.
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No Proof Against Muslim Man Accused In Forced Conversion Case, UP Admits
There is no evidence against a Muslim man who was among the first in Uttar Pradesh to be charged under a controversial new law against forced conversions, the Yogi Adityanath government told the Allahabad High Court today.
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Top Court To Examine Laws Against Unlawful Conversion In UP, Uttarakhand
The legal validity of the laws against unlawful conversions in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be examined by the Supreme Court, which issued notice to the two state governments and the Centre today.
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UP Teen, Returning From Birthday Party, Jailed For 'Conversion'
Two teenagers walking home from a friend's birthday party in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor were ambushed, harassed and taken to a police station in an incident that ended up being filed as a case of "love jihad" under a controversial new anti-conversion law.
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6 Arrested In UP For "Unlawful Conversion", Rs. 25,000 Reward On 5 Others
Six people, all Muslim, have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh and the police are looking for five more in a fresh case involving the state's new "unlawful conversion" law that has been criticised by many, including former judges, who have called the law unconstitutional and against fundamental rights.
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Two Arrested In UP's Kannauj Under New Anti-Conversion Law
Two people have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district in separate cases under the state's new anti-conversion law, police said on Monday.
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"No Violation Of Human Rights": UP Cops' Defence After Stopping Muslim Couple's Wedding
Two days after they stopped a wedding ceremony and took a couple from eastern Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar to a police station for "questioning" , UP Police has said they did not break the law and were merely acting to verify information about a criminal offence under the state's new stringent unlawful conversion law.
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UP Passes Amendments To Anti-Conversion Law, Brings In Stricter Measures
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly today passed an amendment bill enhancing punishment under Uttar Pradesh's anti-conversion law, making all the crimes under this Act non-bailable.
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UP Proposes Life Term In 'Love Jihad' Law. How BJP, Samajwadi Party Reacted
The Yogi Adityanth-led government has introduced the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Assembly, which proposes harsher punishment, leading up to life imprisonment in 'love jihad' cases.
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'Majority Population Would Be Minority If...': High Court Flags Conversions
Religious congregations where conversions are taking place must be stopped, the Allahabad High Court has said, adding that the country's majority population would be in minority if such gatherings are allowed.
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18 Arrested Under Anti-Conversion Law In UP: Cops
A total of 18 persons have been arrested here under Uttar Pradesh's anti-conversion law for allegedly offering money to convert people to Islam, a senior police officer said on Monday.
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507 Arrested In 291 Cases Of Forced Conversions In UP In 2 years: Report
Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government is taking strict action against forced conversion in Uttar Pradesh after the Prohibition of Illegal Religious Conversion Act came into force two years ago, a state government official said.
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Madhya Pradesh Government Notifies Law Against Religious Conversion
The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has notified the law against religious conversion through fraudulent means, including those for the sake of marriage, that stipulates a jail term of up to 10 years for violators, after Governor Anandiben Patel gave her assent.
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Kerala Government "Sleeping" Over Law Against "Love Jihad": UP Chief Minister
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath slammed the Left front government in Kerala for not taking any constructive steps to stop religious conversion by marriage, which he called "love jihad", in the state.
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UP, Madhya Pradesh To Be Parties To Plea Against Anti-Conversion Laws Over Marriage
The Supreme Court today permitted an NGO to make Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh as parties to a pending petition challenging the controversial state laws regulating conversions due to inter-faith marriages.
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UP Woman Goes Missing, Case Under Anti-Conversion Law Against Man She Met Online
Police have lodged a case against a Karnataka man for allegedly kidnapping a 19-year-old woman after befriending her, hiding his religious identity, police said on Thursday.
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No Proof Against Muslim Man Accused In Forced Conversion Case, UP Admits
There is no evidence against a Muslim man who was among the first in Uttar Pradesh to be charged under a controversial new law against forced conversions, the Yogi Adityanath government told the Allahabad High Court today.
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Top Court To Examine Laws Against Unlawful Conversion In UP, Uttarakhand
The legal validity of the laws against unlawful conversions in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be examined by the Supreme Court, which issued notice to the two state governments and the Centre today.
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UP Teen, Returning From Birthday Party, Jailed For 'Conversion'
Two teenagers walking home from a friend's birthday party in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor were ambushed, harassed and taken to a police station in an incident that ended up being filed as a case of "love jihad" under a controversial new anti-conversion law.
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6 Arrested In UP For "Unlawful Conversion", Rs. 25,000 Reward On 5 Others
Six people, all Muslim, have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh and the police are looking for five more in a fresh case involving the state's new "unlawful conversion" law that has been criticised by many, including former judges, who have called the law unconstitutional and against fundamental rights.
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Two Arrested In UP's Kannauj Under New Anti-Conversion Law
Two people have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district in separate cases under the state's new anti-conversion law, police said on Monday.
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"No Violation Of Human Rights": UP Cops' Defence After Stopping Muslim Couple's Wedding
Two days after they stopped a wedding ceremony and took a couple from eastern Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar to a police station for "questioning" , UP Police has said they did not break the law and were merely acting to verify information about a criminal offence under the state's new stringent unlawful conversion law.
