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7-Year Jail, Heavy Fines: Maharashtra Passes Freedom Of Religion Bill
The Maharashtra assembly on Monday night passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement or marriage, by voice vote.
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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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1996 Massacre Made Australia Toughen Gun Laws, Sydney Attack Prompts Relook
Gun licences cannot be in perpetuity, as people can be radicalised over time, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said amid the conversation around arms control after two gunmen shot 15 people dead at a Jewish religious gathering
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Probe Agency Attaches Rs 13-Crore Worth Assets Of Chhangur Baba's Aide
Immovable assets worth Rs 13 crore of an aide of Uttar Pradesh-based Chhangur Baba has been attached under the anti-money laundering law in an alleged illegal religious conversion racket case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Monday.
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Uttarakhand Okays Revisions In Stricter Anti-Conversion Law With Heavy Fines
The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the anti-conversion law to make it harsher, with stringent provisions like punishment up to life imprisonment and heavy fines being added to the new bill.
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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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'Will Punish Forced Religious Conversion With Death In Madhya Pradesh': Mohan Yadav
Intensifying the BJP's attack on alleged instances of 'love jihad', Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said his government will bring a law to ensure death penalty for those found guilty of forced religious conversions.
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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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Concerned Over Religious Conversions For Evading Law In Rape Cases: Court
The Delhi High Court has expressed concern about religious conversion done solely for the purpose of marriage or evading law, such as by men facing rape allegations, and issued a slew of guidelines to be followed in such matters.
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7-Year Jail, Heavy Fines: Maharashtra Passes Freedom Of Religion Bill
The Maharashtra assembly on Monday night passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement or marriage, by voice vote.
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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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1996 Massacre Made Australia Toughen Gun Laws, Sydney Attack Prompts Relook
Gun licences cannot be in perpetuity, as people can be radicalised over time, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said amid the conversation around arms control after two gunmen shot 15 people dead at a Jewish religious gathering
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Probe Agency Attaches Rs 13-Crore Worth Assets Of Chhangur Baba's Aide
Immovable assets worth Rs 13 crore of an aide of Uttar Pradesh-based Chhangur Baba has been attached under the anti-money laundering law in an alleged illegal religious conversion racket case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Monday.
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Uttarakhand Okays Revisions In Stricter Anti-Conversion Law With Heavy Fines
The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the anti-conversion law to make it harsher, with stringent provisions like punishment up to life imprisonment and heavy fines being added to the new bill.
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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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'Will Punish Forced Religious Conversion With Death In Madhya Pradesh': Mohan Yadav
Intensifying the BJP's attack on alleged instances of 'love jihad', Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said his government will bring a law to ensure death penalty for those found guilty of forced religious conversions.
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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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Concerned Over Religious Conversions For Evading Law In Rape Cases: Court
The Delhi High Court has expressed concern about religious conversion done solely for the purpose of marriage or evading law, such as by men facing rape allegations, and issued a slew of guidelines to be followed in such matters.
