Religious Conversion

The Supreme Court sought the responses of the Centre and six states on a plea moved by a Muslim body, seeking a transfer of 21 cases that have challenged state laws regulating religious conversions.

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on February 3 a batch of pleas challenging controversial state laws regulating religious conversions due to interfaith marriages.

The United Nations expressed alarm at the spike in the number of abductions, forced marriages, and conversions of minor women from religious minorities in Pakistan and called for immediate efforts to prevent this crime and ensure justice for victim.

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to a cleric accused of carrying out alleged forced religious conversion through allurement.

Observing that religious conversion is a serious issue that should not be given a political colour, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the assistance of Attorney General R Venkataramani on a plea seeking direction to the Centre and states.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on January 2 a batch of pleas challenging controversial state laws regulating religious conversions due to interfaith marriage.

Two people were arrested in Rampur and Ballia on charges of allegedly inciting people to convert to Christianity, police said on Monday.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday launched an attack on the politics being played in the country in the name of religion.

The letter was issued on December 16, and copies of it were also marked to special Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh and the home department Principal Secretary Niraj Verma.

A man was arrested a day before his wedding for faking his identity and religion to his fiancee in Greater Noida, police said today.

A Supreme Court bench hearing a petition against forced religious conversions asked the petitioner's lawyer to consider moderating the averments made in the plea, after a senior advocate said "serious and vexatious" allegations have been made.

Asserting the purpose of charity should not be conversion, the Supreme Court reaffirmed on Monday that forced religious conversion is a "serious issue" and against the Constitution.

Reaffirming that forced religious conversion is a "serious issue", the Supreme Court said on Monday it is against the Constitution.

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) today launched a nationwide public awareness campaign against the illegal religious conversion and "love jihad" across the country.

The Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly police have registered a case after a girl was allegedly raped and was allured to convert her religion, police said.

The Supreme Court sought the responses of the Centre and six states on a plea moved by a Muslim body, seeking a transfer of 21 cases that have challenged state laws regulating religious conversions.

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on February 3 a batch of pleas challenging controversial state laws regulating religious conversions due to interfaith marriages.

The United Nations expressed alarm at the spike in the number of abductions, forced marriages, and conversions of minor women from religious minorities in Pakistan and called for immediate efforts to prevent this crime and ensure justice for victim.

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to a cleric accused of carrying out alleged forced religious conversion through allurement.

Observing that religious conversion is a serious issue that should not be given a political colour, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the assistance of Attorney General R Venkataramani on a plea seeking direction to the Centre and states.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on January 2 a batch of pleas challenging controversial state laws regulating religious conversions due to interfaith marriage.

Two people were arrested in Rampur and Ballia on charges of allegedly inciting people to convert to Christianity, police said on Monday.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday launched an attack on the politics being played in the country in the name of religion.

The letter was issued on December 16, and copies of it were also marked to special Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh and the home department Principal Secretary Niraj Verma.

A man was arrested a day before his wedding for faking his identity and religion to his fiancee in Greater Noida, police said today.

A Supreme Court bench hearing a petition against forced religious conversions asked the petitioner's lawyer to consider moderating the averments made in the plea, after a senior advocate said "serious and vexatious" allegations have been made.

Asserting the purpose of charity should not be conversion, the Supreme Court reaffirmed on Monday that forced religious conversion is a "serious issue" and against the Constitution.

Reaffirming that forced religious conversion is a "serious issue", the Supreme Court said on Monday it is against the Constitution.

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) today launched a nationwide public awareness campaign against the illegal religious conversion and "love jihad" across the country.

The Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly police have registered a case after a girl was allegedly raped and was allured to convert her religion, police said.