Ernakulam: The Kerala High Court recently directed state authorities to change the name and religion of the petitioner in his school records as per his choice, saying a citizen of the country has the fundamental right to practice religion and faith of his/her choice and it is protected under the Constitution of India under the … Read more
Amroha: A 30-year-old woman with three children converted to Hinduism and married a 12th-grade student in a temple ceremony in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district on Wednesday, police officials said. According to Hasanpur Circle Officer Deep Kumar Pant, the woman, Shivani, was previously known as Shabnam. She has no living parents and has been married twice … Read more
Chennai: The Madras High Court has held that not only conversion but also effort to proselytize a spouse to the religion of another without their consent is nothing, but absolute violence and grounds of cruelty for grounds of divorce. A bench comprising N Seshasayee (now retired) and Justice L Victoria Gowri held this while hearing … Read more
Dehradun: Following recent allegations of ‘love jihad’ and religious conversion involving a minor in the Kirtinagar area, a youth from the minority community was accused of converting the minor, leading to heightened tensions. After this incident, Hindu organizations vandalized shops belonging to a specific community in Kirtinagar town, Tehri district, on Tuesday. Later, this agitated … Read more