5 more held in Chhattisgarh for clash over ‘conversion’

5 more held in Chhattisgarh for clash over ‘conversion’

Members of the Christian community stage a protest over the alleged attack on a church in the Bangla Para locality of Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, outside Sacred Heart Cathedral Catholic Church, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The police on Sunday arrested five more persons in connection with a clash between two groups over alleged … Read more

Population imbalance due to infiltration, conversion: RSS

Population imbalance due to infiltration, conversion: RSS

Dattatreya Hosabale says the continuous outreach of the RSS among the tribes of northeastern states has been instrumental in promoting the Hindu identity Dattatreya Hosabale says the continuous outreach of the RSS among the tribes of northeastern states has been instrumental in promoting the Hindu identity Population imbalance is a big problem for India and to control … Read more

Biden Boosts LGBTQI Protections, Bans Conversion Therapy

Biden Boosts LGBTQI Protections, Bans Conversion Therapy

June 15, 2022 – President Joe Biden issued an executive order today banning conversion therapy and offering other LBGTQI+ protections as part of White House efforts to advance equality during Pride Month. “My order will use the full force of the federal government to end inhumane practices of conversion therapy,” Biden said in a speech … Read more

Anti-conversion bill introduced in Karnataka Assembly amid strong protest by Congress

Anti-conversion bill introduced in Karnataka Assembly amid strong protest by Congress

The contentious anti-conversion bill was tabled in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, amid stiff opposition from the Congress. State Congress President D K Shivakumar even tore papers on his table, in protest against the introduction of the bill, which his party called “draconian and anti-constitution”. The “Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion … Read more

Ordinances against religious conversions in BJP ruled states violate Constitution: Owaisi

Ordinances against religious conversions in BJP ruled states violate Constitution: Owaisi

Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday hit out at BJP governments for bringing ordinances against religious conversion through fraudulent means, including those for the sake of marriage, claiming these violated the fundamental rights under the Constitution. He also described the Centre’s agri-marketing acts as ‘draconian’ and dared the Narendra Modi government to come out … Read more