News for 'conversion law'

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

'Rapists do have families. I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.' 'They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.' 'Why don't we show it that way?'

'If you meet Bilkis, you'd feel she has become a stone'

'If you meet Bilkis, you'd feel she has become a stone'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

'She had the courage to not cow down before the entire law and order apparatus, to remain sane and human despite inhuman suffering meted out to her and her family.'

IISc cancels talk on UAPA, over 100 academics, students protest

IISc cancels talk on UAPA, over 100 academics, students protest

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

More than 500 scientists, academicians and students have written to the Bengaluru-based IISc expressing dismay over the cancellation of a discussion on anti-terror law UAPA that was to be led by student activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita.

'In India, A Child Goes Missing Every 8 Minutes'

'In India, A Child Goes Missing Every 8 Minutes'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

'The pandemic had a significant impact on child trafficking.' 'With economic hardships, traffickers exploited the situation to target desperate parents and children.'

'General Zia was real startled'

'General Zia was real startled'

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'

Trudeau's charges against India concerning: Australia

Trudeau's charges against India concerning: Australia

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

Australia has described Canada's allegations about India's involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader as 'concerning' and said Canberra is 'monitoring these developments closely' and has raised the issues with its Indian counterparts.

Land-for-jobs scam: ED attaches Rs 6-cr assets of Lalu's family, firms

Land-for-jobs scam: ED attaches Rs 6-cr assets of Lalu's family, firms

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

The ED said AB Exports Pvt Ltd is a "shell" or fake company owned by Prasad's son and Bihar deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and Chanda Yadav (another daughter of the RJD chief) and its registered address is the bungalow located in the New Friends Colony area.

Crowds throng martyred Army officers' homes to pay tribute

Crowds throng martyred Army officers' homes to pay tribute

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

Scores of people on Thursday turned up at the residences of Colonel Manpreet Singh and Major Ashish Dhonchak, killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, to mourn the loss, with some saying the Army should give a befitting reply to the ultras for the cowardly act.

Sharmila Opens Up About Saif's Painful Divorce

Sharmila Opens Up About Saif's Painful Divorce

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

'It wasn't a happy time for us because Ibrahim was just three and we were very fond of the children. Tiger was really fond of Ibrahim and he would say, "That's a good lad." He didn't get that time with him. So we felt doubly deprived to lose Amrita and lose the two kids.

'England should focus on themselves...not Spirit of Cricket'

'England should focus on themselves...not Spirit of Cricket'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

'For what I think is a pretty common non-event, it does seem like everyone has a pretty strong opinion about it.'

Merry Christmas Review: Ho, Ho, Whoa!

Merry Christmas Review: Ho, Ho, Whoa!

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Merry Christmas has a breathtaking climax that will have you sighing like you've never sighed in a Sriram Raghavan movie before, applauds Sukanya Verma.

10 Indian-Americans win state, local polls in US

10 Indian-Americans win state, local polls in US

Rediff.com9 Nov 2023

At least 10 Indian-Americans, almost all of them Democrats, have won local and state level elections held in several parts of the country, reflecting the growing political empowerment of the ethnic community that constitutes a little over one percent of the United States' population.

No criminality found in Niira Radia tapes, CBI tells SC

No criminality found in Niira Radia tapes, CBI tells SC

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

The law officer said nothing remains in the matter after the privacy judgement.

CWC urges Rahul to undertake Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0; LS candidates soon

CWC urges Rahul to undertake Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0; LS candidates soon

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

Those responsible for protecting MPs have failed in their constitutional duties, said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

Blow for Modi sarkar as US report reveals holes in religious freedom

Blow for Modi sarkar as US report reveals holes in religious freedom

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

India witnessed religiously motivated killings, arrests, riots and coerced religious conversions and the police in some cases failed to respond effectively to communal violence, according to the US State Department report on International Religious Freedom.

Italy becomes first EU country to ban ChatGPT, to probe privacy breach

Italy becomes first EU country to ban ChatGPT, to probe privacy breach

Rediff.com1 Apr 2023

With this, Italy becomes the first European country to block the advanced Artificial Intelligence software, which is capable of emulating and elaborate human conversations among other actions.

Will Modi Make India A Hindu Rashtra In 3rd Term?

Will Modi Make India A Hindu Rashtra In 3rd Term?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

Those who continue to think that the 2024 election will see the BJP pursuing a more militant line are being alarmist, argues Rajeev Mantri. The BJP, Mantri believes, is not about to shoot itself in the foot. If anything, he says, the BJP may be more inclined to push a harder secularism.

A revealing excerpt from Rahul Shivshankar and Siddhartha Talya's book, Modi & India: 2024 and the Battle for Bharat.

RECAP 2023: Here's What We Learnt

RECAP 2023: Here's What We Learnt

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

Sukanya Verma recaps everything we learned this year in showbiz.

When I Met India's First Miss World

When I Met India's First Miss World

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.

Tesla to make a significant investment in India: Elon Musk after meeting PM Modi

Tesla to make a significant investment in India: Elon Musk after meeting PM Modi

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

Tesla Inc, the world's largest electric car producer, is looking to make a significant investment in India, said its chief Elon Musk, who saw India as holding more promise than any other large country around the globe. Musk, after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said he plans to visit India in 2024. "I am confident that Tesla will be in India and we will do so as soon as humanly possible," Musk told reporters after the meeting.

What is Places of Worship Act and what does it say

What is Places of Worship Act and what does it say

Rediff.com18 May 2022

The Places of Worship Act is 'An Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August 1947, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto'.

'All of them were worried how they would survive'

'All of them were worried how they would survive'

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

'Why is a powerful person called Amit Shah who camped in Manipur for three days not able to maintain law and order in the state?'

'Nobody in the government has the right to dictate what I should do'

'Nobody in the government has the right to dictate what I should do'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

'Even the President does not have the power to overrule the ECI.'

'We Are Angry Because They Failed Us Again'

'We Are Angry Because They Failed Us Again'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2023

'We want to send Indians on the moon and create history, but we don't want to accept the reality that is happening on earth.'

Interested in working with OpenAI? Please feel free to email Sam Altman

Interested in working with OpenAI? Please feel free to email Sam Altman

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

If you are interested in working with OpenAI, feel free to email Sam Altman. In a free-wheeling fireside chat with university students on Thursday in Delhi, the CEO of OpenAI and his team seemed eager to welcome bright young IT practitioners of India into the OpenAI work space. Asked about the steep degree requirements for applying to tech giants such as Microsoft and Google, Altman said that his company was open to hiring undergraduates and even college drop-outs.

'Govt equity in Vodafone Idea hinges on stock recovery'

'Govt equity in Vodafone Idea hinges on stock recovery'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2022

The conversion of interest into equity stake for the government in Vodafone Idea (Vi) will be decided after the telecommunications (telecom) company's stock price stabilises above Rs 10, India's largest mobile tower installation company Indus Towers has said in its second-quarter report. The board of Vi had, in January, approved the conversion of Rs 16,130 crore worth of interest on adjusted gross revenue dues into equity for the government. This will give the government around 33 per cent stake in Vi.

Love Jihad must be declared ultra vires in 2021

Love Jihad must be declared ultra vires in 2021

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

The most strident criticism of UP's anti-conversion ordinance has come from the judiciary with several retired Supreme Court and high court judges having described it as being violative of Article 14 (Right to Equality), 15 (Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion), 21 (Right to Life) and 25 (Freedom of conscience) of the Constitution, points out Rashme Sehgal.

SC collegium disregards IB flags for 2 lawyers, names them as Bombay HC judges

SC collegium disregards IB flags for 2 lawyers, names them as Bombay HC judges

Rediff.com3 May 2023

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud has recommended the names of three advocates for appointment as judges of the Bombay high court.

'Whatever Hathras DM did against the wishes of the family is against the rule of law'

'Whatever Hathras DM did against the wishes of the family is against the rule of law'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

'He may have had his reservations about the law and order situation there, but the way the family of the victim was intimidated raises a lot of questions about the intentions of the DM.'

'It's incredibly important Big Tech is at the table'

'It's incredibly important Big Tech is at the table'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

'...helping the government, citizens, and companies get the balance right.' 'As great as technology is, these are societal questions, not just technical ones.'

No Hindu mahapanchayat in Uttarakhand's Purola; bandh in protest

No Hindu mahapanchayat in Uttarakhand's Purola; bandh in protest

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

Markets in Uttarakhand's Purola and neighbouring towns remained closed amid heavy police deployment on Thursday in protest against the imposition of prohibitory orders to prevent a 'mahapanchayat' that was scheduled to be held there over alleged incidents of 'love jihad'.

As 16-year-old girl is stabbed 20 times in Delhi, public shoots video

As 16-year-old girl is stabbed 20 times in Delhi, public shoots video

Rediff.com29 May 2023

The couple was in a relationship but had a quarrel on Saturday. On Sunday, the victim planned to attend the birthday party of her friend's son but was accosted and stabbed repeatedly. She was also hit with a stone

I am a fan of Modi, says Elon Musk after meeting in NY

I am a fan of Modi, says Elon Musk after meeting in NY

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met prominent US personalities from different walks of life, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk who asserted that India has more promise than any other large country and that he is incredibly excited about its future.

PIX: Murray's incredible comeback!

PIX: Murray's incredible comeback!

Rediff.com25 Feb 2023

Andy Murray saved five match points to defeat Jiri Lehecka at the Qatar Open on Friday and reach a first ATP Tour final since June last year.

16 arrested in MP, Hyderabad as police bust Hizb-Ut-Tahrir terrorist module

16 arrested in MP, Hyderabad as police bust Hizb-Ut-Tahrir terrorist module

Rediff.com10 May 2023

The MP ATS arrested 11 persons, including a gym trainer, software engineer and teacher, and booked them under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and other relevant provisions of the IPC, an official said.

Law panel seeks people's views on triple talaq, Uniform Civil Code

Law panel seeks people's views on triple talaq, Uniform Civil Code

Rediff.com7 Oct 2016

'Should the practice of triple talaq be abolished, retained or retained with suitable amendments; and whether a uniform civil code should be optional', are among 16 queries by the commission.

Bommai-Shinde talk, dial down on border tensions

Bommai-Shinde talk, dial down on border tensions

Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

Amid the raging border dispute, Karnataka and Maharashtra chief ministers spoke to each other over the phone on Tuesday night and have agreed that there should be peace and law and order should be maintained on both sides.

Made In Heaven 2 Review: When Rich Weds Right!

Made In Heaven 2 Review: When Rich Weds Right!

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

Clubbing in multiple weddings in one go dilutes some of the conversation. Conflicts are resolved too neatly and grey areas of complicated equations are left on a note of ambiguity, observes Sukanya Verma after watching the second season of Made in Heaven.

Committed to bring Uniform Civil Code, but after discussions: Shah

Committed to bring Uniform Civil Code, but after discussions: Shah

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party is committed to bring Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country but only after following all democratic processes and discussions on it.

2G case: Raja opposes CBI's plea on Radia's conversations

2G case: Raja opposes CBI's plea on Radia's conversations

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

Former Telecom Minister A Raja on Tuesday opposed in a Delhi court the Central Bureau of Investigation's plea for placing on record a CD containing recorded conversations and transcripts of calls of former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia pertaining to the 2G spectrum allocation.