Four activists from Bajrang Dal of Mangalore, Karnataka, have been arrested in connection with an incident of alleged ‘moral surveillance’ a day after they allegedly attacked a young man and woman, of different religious backgrounds, on a city bus local police said on Saturday. An attempted murder case was recorded …
Read More »UP Police Stop Wedding, ‘Beat up Groom’ based on ‘Love Jihad’ rumors
New Delhi: In the latest misuse of Uttar Pradesh’s controversial new anti-conversion law, police on Tuesday prevented a Muslim couple from marrying based on rumors of ‘love jihad‘. The man, Haider Ali, 39, has alleged that he was beaten and tortured by police while being held in custody overnight. Indian …
Read More »Interreligious wedding in Lucknow stopped by police despite consent of couples’ families, ceremony postponed
Police intervened and prevented an interfaith wedding ceremony from taking place in Lucknow on Wednesday night despite the couple’s families consenting to the solemnization and asking them to follow due process for such a marriage. The incident took place in the DUDA colony in the Pará town of Lucknow, where …
Read More »Allahabad HC says previous orders on interfaith marriages are not ‘good law’
By: Express News Service | Lucknow | Updated: November 25, 2020 2:45:07 am The Allahabad High Court said that ignoring the choice of one person, who is an adult, “will not only be antithetical to the freedom of choice of an adult individual, but would also threaten the concept of …
Read More »UP Police Report Contradicts Adityanath’s Claim Of ‘Rise in Love Jihad’
Lucknow: Contrary to the polarizing campaign carried out in the name of ‘love jihad’ by the Uttar Pradesh government and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a ‘special investigation’ launched by the UP Police into the allegations of attraction and forced conversion of women Hindus has turned out to be a wet …
Read More »‘Love Jihad’ is not mentioned in the UP government’s bill against forced conversion
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 bill against ‘forced and fraudulent interreligious marriages’ – bhopal
The Madhya Pradesh government announced Tuesday that it will enact legislation against forced and fraudulent interreligious marriages with a provision for a severe five-year punishment for anyone found to be involved in or promoting them. “We are going to introduce the Madhya Pradesh Dharm Swatantrey bill, 2020, in this winter …
Read More »Tanishq Announcement: Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub’s Wife, Others Share Personal Interreligious Stories
By: Lifestyle Desk | Updated: October 15, 2020 7:46:03 pm Actor Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub’s wife, Rasika Agashe, recently shared a glimpse of their baby shower ceremony amid the Tanishq publicity controversy. (Source: mohdzeeshanayyub / Instagram, Anubha Bhosle / Twitter) How #BoycottTanishq is still trending on social media after jewelery brand …
Read More »Why hate Tanishq? These tweets are testimony of loving families in interreligious marriages
The ad for jewelry brand Tanishq that featured an interfaith couple sparked a social media storm earlier this week, so much so that the commercial was pulled. The backlash had escalated to threaten the lives of its employees. A shop in Gujarat’s Gandhidham was forced to present an apology. The …
Read More »Indignant Indians on Twitter want #BoycottTanishq after it shows Hindu-Muslim couple in new ad
A screenshot of Tanishq’s TVC. The commercial is part of Tanishq’s ‘Ekatvam’ current holiday season collection. Now it has sparked outrage on social media. News18.com Last update: October 12, 2020 1:12 PM IST FOLLOW US: The Indian Internet is no stranger to outrage. Sometimes it’s a cricket player’s performance, sometimes …
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