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‘Act of terror’: Supreme Court pleads in TCS Nashik case; seeks ‘stringent measures’ against forced religious conversions

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'Act of terror': Supreme Court pleads in TCS Nashik case; seeks 'stringent measures' against forced religious conversions

Discreet complaints about changes in behavior of a young employee at TCS Nashik BPO triggered a secret police investigation. New Delhi: Supreme Court advocate Ashwini Upadhyay on Thursday filed a plea seeking to declare forced religious conversion an “act of terror”.The plea comes in the backdrop of allegations of religious conversion and sexual harassment at … Read more

Maha anti-conversion bill proposes seven years’ jail term and fine of Rs 1 lakh

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Maha anti-conversion bill proposes seven years' jail term and fine of Rs 1 lakh

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Friday introduced a bill with strict provisions to prevent religious conversion through coercion, fraud or marriages involving inducement, coercion or deception, joining other BJP-ruled states in enacting “religious freedom” laws. The Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, tabled for debate in the Legislative Assembly, provides that a person who “illegally converts … Read more