Anti-conversion bill passed in Haryana

Anti-conversion bill passed in Haryana

Ground Report | New Delhi: Anti-conversion bill Haryana; Haryana passed the Haryana Conversion Prevention Bill, 2022 against religious conversion in the assembly on Tuesday. During this, members of Congress opposed the bill and walked out of the house. Prime Minister Manohar Lal Khattar told the chamber that anyone can convert to his religion at his … Read more

Hindus who convert for marriage are wrong: Mohan Bhagwat

Population of Muslims is increasing in India says RSS chief

Ground Report | New Delhi: Hindus marriage Mohan Bhagwat; Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday that Hindus who are converting for marriage are doing it wrong. Bhagwat said this is happening because of a petty selfishness as Hindu families are unable to instill a sense of pride in their children for their … Read more

Gujarat HC stays certain sections of anti-conversion law

Gujarat HC

Ground Report | New Delhi: Gujarat HC; The Gujarat High Court on Thursday stayed the implementation of certain sections of the state’s new anti-conversion law relating to inter-religious marriages. A division bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav said that the interim order has been passed to save people from unnecessary trouble. … Read more

‘Conversion’ Movie on love jihad is about to release, Why it is sensitive?

'Conversion' Movie on love jihad

Ground Report | New Delhi: ‘Conversion’ Movie on love jihad; The trailer of the upcoming film The Conversion was released on Friday. The film explores the dilemma of conversion during love marriages in India. Director Vinod Tiwari talking about the film said, “We are waiting for this moment, not only because the film is really … Read more

Why are anti-conversion laws a concern for minorities?

Anti-conversion law, UP man booked

Ground Report | New Delhi: Why are anti-conversion laws a concern; The anti-conversion laws adopted by several Indian states have been the subject of much scrutiny. While forced conversions are banned in all states, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh prohibit conversion through marriage. The key difference in the new laws is that they seek … Read more

Why is #JusticeForZoya trending on Twitter?

Why is #JusticeForZoya trending on Twitter

GROUND REPORT | SRINAGAR: Why is #JusticeForZoya trending on Twitter?; A former Kashmiri Sikh girl, who is in the midst of a ‘love jihad’ controversy following an uproar by the Sikh community over the forcible conversion of women by Muslims, has come out in her defense and said in a video that she ” voluntarily … Read more

Explained: How interfaith marriages affect Indian society?

Protest against raising age of marriage of girls; what's the whole story

Many studies had revealed that interfaith marriages have a limited impact on society at large SANJANA TIWARI Ground Report | New Delhi: Interfaith marriages Indian society The cases come in concern by an advertisement aired by TATA-owned company Tanishq and in this advertisement, they are promoting love jihad. But the Tanishq finally withdrew the advertisement … Read more

Madhya Pradesh: 23 cases of ‘ love jihad ‘ in 23 days

Madhya Pradesh: New law against love jihad, 10 years jails and Rs 50,000 fine, read 8 special things

23 cases have been registered in Madhya Pradesh in 23 days since the controversial Love Jihad Bill was passed. The Religious Freedom Ordinance 2020 passed in Madhya Pradesh is commonly called the Love Jihad Act. This law came into force on 9 January in the state. ALSO READ: Ghulam Nabi Azad Spoke On Question Of Friendship … Read more

Supreme Court notice to UP and Uttarakhand on love jihad laws

Madhya Pradesh: New law against love jihad, 10 years jails and Rs 50,000 fine, read 8 special things

The bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde has issued notice on the petition challenging the constitutional validity of the conversion laws of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. According to the Live Law website, a bench of Justices SA Bobde, Justice V Ramasubramanian and AS Bopanna heard the petitions of Vishal Thackeray and others and Teesta Setalvad’s … Read more

What does “love jihad” really mean?

Madhya Pradesh: New law against love jihad, 10 years jails and Rs 50,000 fine, read 8 special things

On 4 February 2020, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy told the Lok Sabha that the word “Love Jihad” is not defined under the existing laws. Also, he told Parliament that no matter related to this came to the notice of central agencies. Reddy had said that Article 25 of the … Read more