Thousands of US immigrants got scammed by an attorney exploiting humanitarian visas, lawsuits sayA Washington attorney, Alexandra Lozano, is accused of fabricating abuse and trafficking claims for tens of thousands of immigrants seeking...
29 Jun, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
Religious freedom does not include collective right to convert others: Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of a person accused of forcibly converting a girl to Islam and sexually exploiti...
13 Aug, 2024, 12.57 PM IST
Pakistan: Accountability court approves 11-day physical remand of Imran Khan and his wifeImran Khan and his wife were arrested in the new Toshakhana case after a district and sessions court of Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka on July...
09 Aug, 2024, 10.07 AM IST
Understanding the chronology of the same-sex marriage case reaching India’s top courtroomThe Supreme Court of India is set to deliver its decision on the legal recognition of same-sex marriages, a ruling that could have signific...
17 Oct, 2023, 02.53 PM IST
Supreme Court to deliver judgment on same-sex marriages shortlyIndia's Supreme Court will announce its verdict on legal recognition of same-sex marriages on Tuesday. If granted, it will be a significant...
17 Oct, 2023, 10.50 AM IST
Haryana notifies rules under anti-conversion law, DMs to invite objections before approvalAccording to the notified rules, any person intending to convert to another religion shall, prior to such conversion, give a declaration in...
20 Dec, 2022, 12.17 PM IST
Karnataka Legislative Council passes anti-conversion bill amid objections from oppositionKarnataka Legislative Council on Thursday passed the anti-conversion bill amid objections from the opposition parties including Congress an...
15 Sep, 2022, 09.57 PM IST
Mandatory publication of notice under Special Marriages Act invasive of right to liberty and privacy: Allahabad HCCurrently, under section 5 of the Special Marriages Act, a notice in writing has to be given to a Marriage Officer of the district who then...
13 Jan, 2021, 07.16 PM IST
Nobody can interfere in peaceful life of two adults: Allahabad HCIn the case in question, Shaista Parveen alias Sangeeta had converted to Islam before marriage and the couple claimed they were both living...
09 Jan, 2021, 08.33 AM IST
The UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, explainedThe Uttar Pradesh government last month approved the draft of a stringent law to deal with religious conversion for the sake of marriage, w...
14 Dec, 2020, 12.51 PM IST
Made marriage law because women were complaining of forced conversion, says Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi AdityanathThe Uttar Pradesh government's Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance has drawn flak from across the country, but Uttar P...
12 Dec, 2020, 11.50 PM IST
UP's unlawful conversion law: Right wing organisations force cases on intercaste marriages through parents/relativesTake the case of a 24-year old Hindu girl who has a live-in relationship with a Muslim boy for four months and has denied that there was an...
11 Dec, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
Hindu girl files case against Muslim boy of forcing her to convert to Islam before marriageA case was filed under UP’s Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020 on Thursday after a Hindu girl in Hardoi accused a...
11 Dec, 2020, 10.10 PM IST
What Uttar Pradesh government's new anti-conversion law saysConversion for marriage stands banned. So interfaith couples wishing to marry will have to opt for the Special Marriage Act or risk a five-...
29 Nov, 2020, 11.04 PM IST
UP registers first case under anti-conversion law in Bareilly districtIn a statement issued here on Sunday, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said that a case was registered by Tikaram, a resid...
29 Nov, 2020, 04.06 PM IST
SC restores Hadiya's marriage to Shafin JahanThrough its multiple hearings, SC has consistently maintained that Hadiya, a 26-year-old, has the right to make her own choice.
09 Mar, 2018, 07.25 AM IST
- UK imposes marriage visa curbs on foreign brides, grooms
The British Government has decided to impose visa curbs on foreign brides and bridegrooms to prevent forced marriages in the country.
25 Jul, 2008, 01.40 AM IST