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Christian group use China threat to oppose anti-conversion law in Arunachal Pradesh, indigenous faiths group demands immediate implementation

OpIndia Staff - 7 March, 2025

Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF) have been protesting against Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA) of 1978, while Indigenous Faith and Cultural Society of Arunachal Pradesh (IFCSAP) supports it

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Jail term up to 10 years for forced religious conversions, curbing love jihad, and more: All you need to know about the anti-conversion bill...

Siddhi Somani - 3 February, 2025

Anti-conversion Bill was tabled today in the Rajasthan Assembly Budget session. Minister of Health Gajendra Singh Khimsar introduced the 'Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill' on Monday.

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UP: Yogi govt passes ‘Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill 2024’ in assembly, punishment increased to life imprisonment. Read the changes made

Anurag - 1 August, 2024

In the amended Anti-Conversion Law, illegal religious conversion has been made a punishable offence that attracts 3 to 10 years of imprisonment. At the same time, mass religious conversions and religious conversions using foreign funds will attract a punishment of 7 to 14 years of imprisonment.

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‘Religious conversion, infiltration altering demography, India needs effective population control policy’: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2022

The RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale raised concern over decreasing population of Hindus and added that India needs to have an effective population policy that will be applicable across all communities.

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Karnataka: Syed Moin first man to be arrested under anti-conversion law, held for converting a woman on the pretext of marriage

OpIndia Staff - 15 October, 2022

The incident in Karnataka was discovered when a 19-year-old woman disappeared on October 5 and her mother went to Yeshwanthpur Police Station to report her missing.

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No reservation to converts, concealing religion for marriage punishable: Stringent provisions included in new anti-conversion bill of Himachal Pradesh

OpIndia Staff - 13 August, 2022

The new anti-conversion bill of Himachal Pradesh says that reservation benefits will not be available after conversion

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As anti-conversion ordinance becomes reality in Karnataka, police arrest Kerala’s Christian pastor couple for forcefully converting over 1000 Adivasis

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2022

Christian Kerala-based pastor couple arrested in Karnataka for forcing Adivasis to convert to Christianity in the state's Kodagu district

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Uttar Pradesh police books Dr Farooqui Kamal for converting his employee to Islam, had forced the latter to recite the verses of the Quran

OpIndia Staff - 9 April, 2022

The Uttar Pradesh police Friday booked a doctor named Dr Farooqui Kamal based on a complaint lodged by his employee, accusing the doctor of forcefully converting him to Islam

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VHP welcomes the Haryana Govt decision to bring anti-conversion law, lauds CM Manohar Lal Khattar for proving his resolve to fight menace of ‘Love...

OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2022

VHP said that the organisation heartily welcomes the decision of the Haryana Govt to introduce a bill in the Vidhan Sabha to stop illegal conversions in the state

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