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Devendra Fadnavis Defends Anti-Conversion Bill, Says Law Targets Fraud, Not Faith
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday defended the state government's proposed Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, asserting that it is designed to curb fraudulent religious conversions.
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Anti-Conversion Law To Be Introduced In Next Session: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has appointed a committee under the chairmanship of the Director General of Police to study the law against religious conversion in the state.
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New Law Against Conversion In Chhattisgarh? What Chief Minister Said
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday announced that his government will introduce a new stringent law to prevent religious conversion of tribal people, and possibly others.
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Karnataka To Scrap BJP Government's Anti-Conversion Law
The Congress government led by Siddaramaiah has decided to scrap the law against religious conversion -- meeting its promise of reviewing and if necessary, scrapping all the laws made by the previous BJP government in Karnataka.
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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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In Plea Against Religious Conversions, Delhi High Court Asks For Evidence
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to direct the Centre and the Delhi government to frame a law to stop forced religious conversions, saying they were free to make such enactment even without a judicial recommendation.
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Some Want State Government To Sideline Minorities: Bengaluru Archbishop
Archbishop of Bengaluru Peter Machado said the Karnataka government was influenced by certain groups to sideline minorities after the state government passed an ordinance against religious conversion. A delegation of six people met Karnataka Governor
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Need Law Against Forced Religious Conversion, Says Arvind Kejriwal
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that a law should be made against religious conversions but nobody should be wrongly harassed.
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Karnataka "Seriously Considering" Law Against Religious Conversion: Chief Minister
The Karnataka government is seriously considering bringing in a law against religious conversion either by force or through inducement in the state, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said today.
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Uttarakhand To Make Law Against Forced Religious Conversions More Stringent
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said police have been ordered to take strict action against forced religious conversions and activities of ''love jihad'' in the state.
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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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Law Against "Love Jihad", Promise Of Jobs In BJP's Kerala Poll Manifesto
An array of promises from legislations for Sabarimala and against religious conversion, employment for at least one person from each family and free laptops to high-school students, among others, have been listed in the poll manifesto of the BJP-led NDA for Kerala assembly elections, released by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today.
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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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Case Against Four Under New Anti-Conversion Law In Madhya Pradesh
Four people have been charged in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district under provisions of the new law which penalises religious conversions through fraudulent means, the police said on Monday.
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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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Devendra Fadnavis Defends Anti-Conversion Bill, Says Law Targets Fraud, Not Faith
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday defended the state government's proposed Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, asserting that it is designed to curb fraudulent religious conversions.
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Anti-Conversion Law To Be Introduced In Next Session: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has appointed a committee under the chairmanship of the Director General of Police to study the law against religious conversion in the state.
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New Law Against Conversion In Chhattisgarh? What Chief Minister Said
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday announced that his government will introduce a new stringent law to prevent religious conversion of tribal people, and possibly others.
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Karnataka To Scrap BJP Government's Anti-Conversion Law
The Congress government led by Siddaramaiah has decided to scrap the law against religious conversion -- meeting its promise of reviewing and if necessary, scrapping all the laws made by the previous BJP government in Karnataka.
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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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In Plea Against Religious Conversions, Delhi High Court Asks For Evidence
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to direct the Centre and the Delhi government to frame a law to stop forced religious conversions, saying they were free to make such enactment even without a judicial recommendation.
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Some Want State Government To Sideline Minorities: Bengaluru Archbishop
Archbishop of Bengaluru Peter Machado said the Karnataka government was influenced by certain groups to sideline minorities after the state government passed an ordinance against religious conversion. A delegation of six people met Karnataka Governor
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Need Law Against Forced Religious Conversion, Says Arvind Kejriwal
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that a law should be made against religious conversions but nobody should be wrongly harassed.
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Karnataka "Seriously Considering" Law Against Religious Conversion: Chief Minister
The Karnataka government is seriously considering bringing in a law against religious conversion either by force or through inducement in the state, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said today.
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Uttarakhand To Make Law Against Forced Religious Conversions More Stringent
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said police have been ordered to take strict action against forced religious conversions and activities of ''love jihad'' in the state.
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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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Law Against "Love Jihad", Promise Of Jobs In BJP's Kerala Poll Manifesto
An array of promises from legislations for Sabarimala and against religious conversion, employment for at least one person from each family and free laptops to high-school students, among others, have been listed in the poll manifesto of the BJP-led NDA for Kerala assembly elections, released by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today.
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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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Case Against Four Under New Anti-Conversion Law In Madhya Pradesh
Four people have been charged in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district under provisions of the new law which penalises religious conversions through fraudulent means, the police said on Monday.
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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.
