While the government of the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath, has stated that it will impose a strict law to address what right-wing groups call ‘love jihad’, the proposed bill will not mention this politically controversial phrase. . Some saffron groups and BJP leaders have used …
Read More »Madhya Pradesh to introduce ‘Love Jihad’ bill with 5 years in prison
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Interior Minister Narottam Mishra has said that a “love jihad bill”, which includes five years of rigorous imprisonment for “violators”, will soon be introduced to the state assembly. Until now, “love jihad” was not a term recognized by any legal system in India. It was coined …
Read More »Tanishq under fire again for an ad with an actor who says he will not burst cookies for Diwali
The ad featured four women discussing their Deepavali plans, with one of them saying she’s not going to pop cookies and she doesn’t think the others shouldn’t either. A month after Tanishq was attacked by an ad showing a Hindu-Muslim interfaith marriage with a message of communal harmony, the jewelry …
Read More »What is happening to us? Tanishq withdraws ad about Hindu-Muslim couple after outrage on Twitter
A screenshot of Tanishq’s TVC. Celebrities like Harsh Goenka and author Shobhaa De also expressed dismay that the ad, which conveyed a beautiful message, had to be withdrawn. News18.com Last update: October 13, 2020 9:36 am IST FOLLOW US: Jewelry brand Tanishq was forced to remove a television commercial it …
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