HC orders father, govt to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation to two Bhatia sisters who converted to Islam, says they are free to live with anyoneThe Allahabad High Court has ordered the father of two adult sisters and the Uttar Pradesh government to jointly pay Rs 25 lakh compensatio...
11 Aug, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
Custom chandeliers, ribbon curtains, vintage arches: IT couple transforms 700 sq ft Mumbai apartment into a whimsical French fairytale cottageIT couple, Ankita and Kshitij Mishra embarked on an enchanting renovation project that turned their 700 sq feet Mumbai apartment into a whi...
10 Aug, 2026, 08.52 PM IST
AI notetakers promise easy meeting recaps, but some professionals question their useAI notetakers offer convenience but pose significant data privacy risks. These tools convert all spoken words into searchable data, potenti...
09 Jul, 2026, 10.17 PM IST
View: Meta's cloud play will spice up Ambani-Adani rivalryMeta Platforms is leasing its excess AI compute capacity to enterprise clients. This move will reshape the rivalry between Indian tycoons M...
07 Jul, 2026, 08.14 AM IST
Maharashtra Assembly clears anti-conversion bill amid split in oppositionThe Maharashtra Assembly has taken a bold step by approving the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which addresses the critical issue of religi...
16 Mar, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
Maharashta govt tables anti-conversion billMaharashtra's Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 proposes up to seven years imprisonment and hefty fines for unlawful religious conversions. The...
13 Mar, 2026, 11.13 PM IST
Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 introduced in assemblyAs per the Bill, those involved in unlawful conversions on the pretext of marriage will be punished with imprisonment of seven years and sh...
13 Mar, 2026, 06.40 PM 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
Religious freedom does not include right to convert others: Centre tells Supreme CourtThe central government said it is "cognizant of the menace" and laws that seek to control such practices are necessary to protect the cheri...
28 Nov, 2022, 07.11 PM IST
VHP makes fresh pitch for central law against illegal conversion after SC flags concern over the issue"The judiciary had in many cases earlier also stressed the need for a central law on illegal conversion.... It is the need of the hour that...
15 Nov, 2022, 05.51 PM IST
Haryana Assembly passes anti-conversion Bill amid Congress opposition, walkoutAccording to the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2022, if conversion is done by allurement, use of force, fraud...
22 Mar, 2022, 04.48 PM IST
Haryana govt to bring anti-conversion bill in upcoming budget session of AssemblyIn November 2020, state Home Minister Anil Vij had announced the setting up of a three-member committee to draft a bill against "love jihad...
08 Feb, 2022, 08.25 PM IST
Religious conversion is silent invasion, shouldn't be allowed: Karnataka CM BommaiThe Chief Minister called upon the Seers, too, to start a social movement against conversion to start identifying and addressing the root-c...
20 Dec, 2021, 06.37 PM IST
High Court stays provisions of Interfaith Marriage ActBench of chief justice Vikram Nath and justice Biren Vaishnav said that the rigours of Sections 3, 4, 4A to 4C, 5, 6, 6A of the amended act...
20 Aug, 2021, 07.23 AM IST
Two held for ‘forcing over 1,000 religious conversions’ in UPThe others booked by the police include Jahangir Kazmi, who illegally issued conversion and marriage certificates to the converted, and Isl...
22 Jun, 2021, 07.33 AM IST
Hindutva remarks, conversion damaging NDA's prospects: Upendra KushwahaKushwaha also said that he was not in favor of any law to check conversion as there are already provisions to check coercion and allurement...
11 Jan, 2015, 12.35 PM IST
BSP, Congress attack Centre on religious conversion in AgraRaising the issue, Mayawati (BSP) said RSS-affiliate Bajrang Dal converted some Muslim families to Hinduism in Agra by force and by allurem...
10 Dec, 2014, 02.21 PM IST