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Aamir Khan’s co-star, who left Bollywood after marrying into a Muslim family, opens up about quitting films, interfaith marriage and divorcePooja Bedi stepped away from Bollywood after her 1994 marriage to Farhan Furniturewala, prioritizing her family life and traditional in-law...
Indian Americans weigh exit from US as concerns over policies grow under TrumpA survey reveals many Indian Americans are contemplating leaving the US. This stems from political dissatisfaction and a shift in party aff...
Congressman slams JD Vance over remarks on wife's Hindu faith, calls comments "deeply disappointing"Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has criticized Vice President JD Vance's recent comments regarding his wife's Hindu heritage. Krishnamoorth...
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...
Nothing wrong with interfaith marriages, but alliances through fraud need to be stopped: FadnavisMaharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis states there is no issue with interfaith marriages but emphasizes action against fraudulent matrimonial al...
US-based interfaith couple cancels wedding reception in Aligarh after right-wing outcryAn interfaith couple from the United States cancelled their wedding reception in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, after local right-wing groups prot...
Sonakshi Sinha gives a befitting reply to trolls attacking her interfaith marriage to Zaheer IqbalSo far, the 'Dabangg' remained dignified and did not take issue any caustic statements against her haters. But she recently made a subtle m...
From sati to interfaith marriages, institution of marriage has undergone sea change: SCThe Supreme Court of India has stated that the institution of marriage has undergone significant changes over time, from practices like sat...
SC to hear on Jan 2 pleas challenging state laws regulating conversions due to inter-faith marriageThe Supreme Court will also hear a plea by Muslim body 'Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind' which it had allowed last year to become a party to the petiti...
UP allocates funds for inter-faith marriagesThe state has given a budgetary estimate of Rs 10 lakh in this year's budget for the 45-year old Intercaste and Interfaith Marriage Incenti...
Gujarat HC stays some sections related to interfaith marriages of new anti-conversion lawA division bench comprising Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav said the interim order has been passed to protect people f...
View: Irony of ironies - Indian ‘love jihad’ laws are modelled on Islamic lawsAround two dozen countries don’t have a provision for civil marriage between individuals of different religious faiths. Almost all these co...
SC allows HP, MP to be made parties to plea against laws on conversion due to interfaith marriageThe bench, also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, however, refused to stay the controversial provisions of the laws an...
Challenge to law on religious conversions: SC refuses to transfer to itself cases from Allahabad HCThe bench said, "We have issued notice does not mean that the High Court cannot decide the issue".
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...
No directive to scrap scheme on inter-faith marriages in Uttar Pradesh: Top officialThere is no direction received regarding the Uttar Pradesh government reviewing conditions that allow it to avail or even scrap a 44-year o...
View: Interfaith marriages must be celebrated, not criminalisedLove jihad sounds gender neutral, but in reality it’s a pernicious anti-woman term aimed at denying agency and individual freedom to women.
A few exceptions of ‘forced conversion’ cannot be seen as norm: Former Kerala top cop who probed 'love jihad’Among the 100-odd cases of interfaith marriages that he and his team had verified on the directive of the Kerala High Court in October 2009...
BJP will fight against interfaith marriages that take place owing to fraud: Himanta Biswa Sarma“Love jihad is promoted by social media. Assamese girls are becoming victims of love jihad,” Sarma said on Wednesday, addressing a meeting ...
PIL against 30-day notice period under Special Marriage Act: HC seeks govt responseA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the Ministry of Law and the Delhi government, seeking their s...