Bail to US citizen, 2 Indians held on conversion chargeIn a significant ruling, a Thane district court has allowed bail for an American citizen and two Indian nationals who were detained on accu...
31 Oct, 2025, 11.58 PM IST
'Fraud on Constitution': SC rules against religious conversion for quota benefitsThe Supreme Court ruled that religious conversions solely for reservation benefits are unconstitutional. The court upheld a decision denyin...
27 Nov, 2024, 01.47 PM IST
India rejects 'deeply biased' US report on religious freedomThe US State Department's 'Religious Freedom Report 2023' released by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Wednesday noted violent attacks...
28 Jun, 2024, 11.56 PM IST
Karnataka scraps anti-conversion law; BJP says it is in line with PFI agenda, Archbishop hails decisionThe new Karnataka government has revoked the anti-conversion law passed by the previous BJP government, which was opposed by the Congress a...
15 Jun, 2023, 07.52 PM IST
SC seeks status of pending cases before HCs against state laws regulating conversion through marriagesThe controversial UP law relates to not only interfaith marriages but all religious conversions and lays down elaborate procedures for any ...
02 Jan, 2023, 08.08 PM IST
Karnataka anti-conversion Bill can't infringe upon tribal rights: Ex-Union MinisterKishore Chandra Deo said not only must the Karnataka government clarify this point of concern on STs but the Centre too must do so as the P...
23 Dec, 2021, 08.24 AM IST
Hindu-Muslim marriages: Right to choose partner part of Constitution's Right to Life, says Allahabad HCThe ruling gains significance as UP CM Yogi Adityanath in his October 31 speech at a Jaunpur rally, had used the HC's earlier judgement to ...
24 Nov, 2020, 01.23 PM IST
Those wanting to convert have to prove it's not for marriageUttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are framing new laws to stamp out 'love jihad' by empowering the police to inquire into the aspect of reli...
21 Nov, 2020, 08.54 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh govt to bring law against 'love jihad', 5-year jailMadhya Pradesh on Tuesday became the fifth BJP-ruled state in the last one month to promise a strict law against “love jihad”, which has lo...
17 Nov, 2020, 11.37 PM IST
Citation letters from President, netas couldn’t save AsaramAsaram had submitted to the court citation letters from former presidents KR Narayanan and APJ Abdul Kalam, former VP Bhairon Singh Shekhaw...
27 Apr, 2018, 08.59 AM IST
Ready to talk rights issues with US on basis of equality: IndiaThe message has quietly and firmly been conveyed to the US with some of the American Senators raising their voice ahead of Modi's visit nex...
02 Jun, 2016, 03.05 PM IST
Government defends denying visa to US body tracking religious freedomIncidentally, this is not the first time that the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has been denied a field visit ...
05 Mar, 2016, 11.16 AM IST
RSS, VHP draw USCIRF fire for ghar wapsi, PM Narendra Modi praised for backing freedom of faithThe annual report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom came down heavily on the RSS and VHP for the ghar wapsi campaign.
01 May, 2015, 07.53 AM IST
Conversion to Islam solely for marriage not valid: High CourtIn each case, the boys were Muslim while the girls were Hindus who got converted to Islam for solemnising "nikah".
19 Dec, 2014, 03.47 PM IST
- SC expunges its objectionable remarks on Staines
In a rare move, the Supreme Court has replaced its controversial observations made while delivering the judgement in the Graham Staines mur...
26 Jan, 2011, 02.04 AM IST
- SC upholds life term for Dara Singh
In a setback to the CBI, the SC dismissed its plea for death penalty to Dara Singh, the main accused in killing of Australian missionary Gr...
22 Jan, 2011, 01.20 AM IST
The ineffable nature of Ultimate RealityThe story of the elephant and the blind wise men warns us about judgements with blinkers. It's also found in the adage used in IT which say...
15 Jul, 2009, 01.45 AM IST