religious conversions
- India
UP: Man arrested for religious conversion in Rae Bareli
A man identified as Rajesh also known as David was arrested on Friday, October 25 in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli city on charges of attempting to convert individuals to Christianity. According to…
- India
Majority would become minority if conversions continue: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that if the current trend of conversions during religious congregations is permitted to continue, the country’s majority population could eventually find itself in the minority…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: FIR filed against activists, nurses in religious conversion case
Bengaluru: An FIR was filed against nine activists and two nurses in an alleged “forcefully” conversion case in Kalaburagi district of the state. On February 22, two Christian nurses — Ashwini and…
- India
Bollywood responsible for religious conversions: IAS officer Niyaz Khan
Bhopal: An IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh Cadre, Niyaz Khan on Thursday said that Bollywood is responsible for conversions and it all started from there. Speaking to ANI about religious conversion, the…
- India
Nothing wrong in spreading Christianity; no forceful conversions: TN to SC
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government has told the Supreme Court there is nothing wrong in the acts of missionaries spreading Christianity as Article 25 of the Constitution guarantees every citizen the…
- Hate Crime
Delhi: Christian stall at World Book Fair vandalised by right-wingers
Chaos erupted when a group of right-wing workers vandalised a stall containing Christian spiritual books at the New Delhi World Book Fair held in Pragati Maidan on March 1. A video has…
- India
Bihar: Bajrang Dal harasses Christian family, police deny incident
A Christian family was harassed and beaten up reportedly by workers of the right-wing organisation Bajrang Dal who alleged that the family was into religious conversions. The video is from Jandaha, Vaishali…
- India
Prayagraj University VC booked for ‘illegal’ religious conversion
Fatehpur: A case has been registered against 10 named people, including a Vice Chancellor, and 50 others unidentified people for alleged illegal religious conversion of a man, police said on Saturday. Police filed…
- India
Religious conversion a serious issue, should not be given political colour: SC
Delhi: Observing that religious conversion is a serious issue which should not be given a political colour, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the assistance of Attorney General R Venkataramani on a…
- India
Chhattisgarh: Five more held for clash in Narayanpur over ‘religious conversion’
Narayanpur: Police on Sunday arrested five more persons in connection with a clash between two groups over alleged religious conversion in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, an official said. With this, so far eight…
- India
VHP to check religious conversion: Champat Rai
Prayagraj: Champat Rai, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) national vice president and the general secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, has said that the VHP network will make a concerted effort…
- India
Religious radicalism suicidal path for Christians, Muslims: VHP
Indore: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has passed a resolution against religious radicalism, which it said was responsible for terror attacks across the world, and demanded a stringent law to ban illegal conversions…
- India
Noida: Three held over alleged rape, forced religious conversion, says police
Noida: A 30-year-old Muslim man was arrested near Noida on Thursday in connection with the alleged rape and attempted religious conversion bid on a woman on the pretext of marriage, police said. His…
- India
UP: 4 booked for assaulting, trying to convert Sikh man to Christianity
Bijnor: An FIR has been lodged against four persons in Badhapur police station of Bijnor district for allegedly assaulting a Sikh youth and forcing him to convert to Christianity by cutting his…
- India
SC to hear on January 2 plea against forced religious conversions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on January 2 a fresh plea seeking directions to the Centre and states to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversions by “intimidation,…
