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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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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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Team 'The Kerala Story' Meets Yogi Adityanath, Praises UP Anti-Conversion Law
A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced to make the controversial film "The Kerala Story" tax-free in the state, the movie's team met him in Lucknow on Wednesday.
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Haryana Cabinet Approves Draft Anti-Conversion Bill, Burden Of Proof On Accused
The Haryana government had put together a three-member team to draft the law soon after the Uttar Pradesh government had cleared a draft ordinance against conversion through force or fraudulent means two years ago.
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Three Arrested From Nagpur Under UP's Anti-Conversion Law: Police
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (UP ATS) has arrested three persons from Nagpur in connection with a case registered in Lucknow under UP's anti-conversion law, an official said today.
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Man Arrested Under Anti-Conversion Law In UP: Cops
A youth was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district under the anti-conversion law for allegedly kidnapping and forcibly marrying a minor, police said on Wednesday.
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"Not Denying Importance": Top Court Rejects Plea Over Anti-Conversion Laws
The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the validity of laws enacted by states, including Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, which deal with religious conversion by marriage and others.
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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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"I Don't Approve Of Conversion For Marriage": Rajnath Singh On Anti-Conversion Law
Union Minister Rajnath Singh has said that he personally does not support conversion for marriage and questioned why it should be required. The minister -- a parliamentarian from Lucknow -- was questioned about the alleged misuse of the anti-conversion law enacted by the Uttar Pradesh government.
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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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Opinion: What Critics Of Anti-Conversion Laws Overlook
In the name of gender rights, many are critical of the decision taken by the state of Uttar Pradesh which has announced a new law to protect the freedom of religion, with special emphasis on protecting women from conversion which happens in the guise of love and marriage.
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Man Charged Under UP "Love Jihad" Law Can't Be Arrested Yet: High Court
A 32-year-old Muslim man, one of the first to be charged under Uttar Pradesh's controversial anti-conversion law, cannot be arrested yet, the Allahabad High Court has ruled, stepping into the spiralling debate over "Love Jihad".
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UP's Anti-Conversion Law "Unconstitutional", Say 4 Former Judges
Four former judges have criticised the new anti-conversion ordinance of Uttar Pradesh, aimed at curbing cases of "love jihad", calling it unconstitutional, against fundamental rights, and one of the strangest laws, with one even terming "love jihad" a "creation of religious extremists for the purpose of dividing people."
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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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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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Team 'The Kerala Story' Meets Yogi Adityanath, Praises UP Anti-Conversion Law
A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced to make the controversial film "The Kerala Story" tax-free in the state, the movie's team met him in Lucknow on Wednesday.
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Haryana Cabinet Approves Draft Anti-Conversion Bill, Burden Of Proof On Accused
The Haryana government had put together a three-member team to draft the law soon after the Uttar Pradesh government had cleared a draft ordinance against conversion through force or fraudulent means two years ago.
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Three Arrested From Nagpur Under UP's Anti-Conversion Law: Police
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (UP ATS) has arrested three persons from Nagpur in connection with a case registered in Lucknow under UP's anti-conversion law, an official said today.
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Man Arrested Under Anti-Conversion Law In UP: Cops
A youth was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district under the anti-conversion law for allegedly kidnapping and forcibly marrying a minor, police said on Wednesday.
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"Not Denying Importance": Top Court Rejects Plea Over Anti-Conversion Laws
The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the validity of laws enacted by states, including Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, which deal with religious conversion by marriage and others.
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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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"I Don't Approve Of Conversion For Marriage": Rajnath Singh On Anti-Conversion Law
Union Minister Rajnath Singh has said that he personally does not support conversion for marriage and questioned why it should be required. The minister -- a parliamentarian from Lucknow -- was questioned about the alleged misuse of the anti-conversion law enacted by the Uttar Pradesh government.
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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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Opinion: What Critics Of Anti-Conversion Laws Overlook
In the name of gender rights, many are critical of the decision taken by the state of Uttar Pradesh which has announced a new law to protect the freedom of religion, with special emphasis on protecting women from conversion which happens in the guise of love and marriage.
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Man Charged Under UP "Love Jihad" Law Can't Be Arrested Yet: High Court
A 32-year-old Muslim man, one of the first to be charged under Uttar Pradesh's controversial anti-conversion law, cannot be arrested yet, the Allahabad High Court has ruled, stepping into the spiralling debate over "Love Jihad".
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UP's Anti-Conversion Law "Unconstitutional", Say 4 Former Judges
Four former judges have criticised the new anti-conversion ordinance of Uttar Pradesh, aimed at curbing cases of "love jihad", calling it unconstitutional, against fundamental rights, and one of the strangest laws, with one even terming "love jihad" a "creation of religious extremists for the purpose of dividing people."
