Nashik MNC case: Plea in SC seeks directions to control deceitful religious conversionThe plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay contended that deceitful religious conversion is not only a serious threat to sovereignty...
16 Apr, 2026, 04.49 PM IST
BJP MP calls for strict law against forced religious conversionsA Member of Parliament from Madhya Pradesh has called for a strong central law to prevent forced religious conversions. He stated that thes...
27 Mar, 2026, 02.15 PM 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
SC seeks reply from states on pleas for staying anti-conversion lawsThe Supreme Court has asked several states to clarify their position on petitions challenging anti-conversion laws. The court issued notice...
16 Sep, 2025, 04.08 PM IST
No incident of forceful conversion in State, citizens are at liberty to choose religion: TN to SCThe Tamil Nadu government has told the Supreme Court that no incident of forceful conversion has been reported in the State in the last man...
01 May, 2023, 01.11 PM IST
Do away with caste and regional discrimination for nation's progress, says Adityanath; hails UP's anti-conversion lawThe UP CM was speaking at the 'Banjara Kumbh 2023' event in Jamner in Jalgaon district, some 415 kilometres from here. A large number of le...
30 Jan, 2023, 09.50 PM IST
Can't direct govt to frame law on forced religious conversion: Delhi High CourtThe high court said it can make recommendations to the government but for that to happen the petitioner has to first make out a prima facie...
25 Jul, 2022, 07.32 PM IST
Enough material needed to substantiate claim of forced conversion, says Delhi High Court"There is no such thing like a fraud in religion. All religions have beliefs. Beliefs may or may not have some scientific foundation that d...
03 Jun, 2022, 06.50 PM IST
Governor assents Ordinance, Karnataka notifies law banning religious conversion by forceThe BJP regime had announced that it will ban forceful religious conversions after sections of BJP and JD(S) MLAs complained that religious...
17 May, 2022, 08.36 PM IST
Karnataka Cabinet decides to ban forceful religious conversion through OrdinanceParty hopeful of getting upper house nod after winning seats next month
12 May, 2022, 08.08 PM IST
Karnataka Assembly passes anti-conversion law amid Congress dharnaThe proposed legislation, The Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, however, will have to wait before it becomes...
23 Dec, 2021, 08.17 PM IST
SC refuses to entertain plea for directions to curb black magic, forced religious conversionsA bench of Justices RF Nariman, B R Gavai and Hrishikesh Roy told senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayana, appearing for petitioner advocate ...
09 Apr, 2021, 12.17 PM IST
PIL in SC seeks directions to Centre, states to stop forced conversions, black magic“Religious conversion by 'carrot and stick' and by 'hook or crook' not only offends Articles 14, 21, 25, but is also against the principles...
01 Apr, 2021, 03.52 PM IST
UP clears ordinance to ‘stop love jihad’; provision for 1-5 year jailThe Uttar Pradesh Law Commission submitted a draft for the proposed law in November 2019. It was under the consideration of the home and la...
24 Nov, 2020, 11.57 PM IST
HC declines to entertain plea against religious conversionReligion is a personal belief and whether to convert to a different faith or not is an individual's choice, the Delhi High Court said on Fr...
13 Mar, 2020, 01.20 PM IST