The US Department of State said it is deeply committed to protecting and promoting universal respect for the freedom of religion. These remarks came after an observation made in a New York Times report on the Muslim population in India.
The Gujarat government in all likelihood will table a Bill to amend the 'Dharma Swatantrya' (Freedom of Religion) Act, 2003 in the ongoing Budget session of the Assembly to combat forceful religious conversions, better known as 'Love Jihad'.
Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Saturday approved Freedom of Religion Bill 2020 in a special meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Bhopal.
Conversion through marriage or by any other fraudulent means will attract prison term of up to 10 years and fine of up to Rs 1 lakh under the proposedMadhya Pradesh Religious Freedom Act, an official said on Saturday.
The Opposition supported the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2019, which was passed unanimously with a voice vote.
If at all one has to grade the countries, the most secular country in the world is India, he said in his address at the convocation of the Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology in Hyderabad.
The Dalai Lama Monday hailed secularism and freedom of religion in India, saying the country promoted and respected all religions and accorded freedom of faith to one and all. He also expressed his indebtedness to ancient Nalanda University for spread of Buddhism across the world.
New Delhi: Rejecting government's proposal for a law against conversion, Congress today said freedom to religion is an "essential fabric and character" of the Constitution which cannot be tinkered with.Congress alleged that controversial conversion programmes
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