Mumbai, March 27 – A major security breach has come to light during the Maharashtra Assembly session, with the Mumbai Police registering a case against five individuals on Friday for allegedly creating and circulating fake entry passes.The arrests were made by the Marine Drive Police following...
Mumbai, March 25 Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma prorogued both houses of the state legislature on Wednesday, bringing to a close a nearly six-week budget session during which key bills, including the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, were passed.The session commenced on February 23...
Mumbai, March 25 – Both houses of the Maharashtra Legislature adjourned sine die on Wednesday after a month-long budget session.Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde and Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar announced in their respective houses that the monsoon session of the state legislature...
Mumbai, March 17 – The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which includes strict provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage, moved a step closer to becoming law on Tuesday with its passage in the legislative council.The...
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Mumbai, March 17 – The Legislative Council passed the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, on Tuesday, amid concerns expressed by both opposition and ruling legislators about the potential misuse of its provisions by authorities and self-proclaimed protectors of religion.The government...
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Mumbai, March 16 – NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad sparked a major controversy in the Legislative Assembly on Monday while speaking on the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill – 2026. During his speech, he cited various historical instances.A heated exchange erupted when he made a specific...
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Mumbai, March 16: Differences among the constituent parties of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) came to the fore in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday over the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, introduced to curb illegal and forced religious conversions in the state.After...
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Mumbai, March 16 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended the state government's move to introduce the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill on Monday, which aims to curb unlawful religious conversions within the state.He stated that the Bill was presented in response to several...
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Mumbai, March 13 The Devendra Fadnavis government on Friday introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 in the state assembly, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage.According to the Bill, those...
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Mumbai, March 13 – The state government on Friday introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, to curb religious conversions carried out through force, fraud, or inducement.The Bill proposes to protect the right to freedom of religion and the prohibition of unlawful conversion...
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Mumbai, March 13 The Devendra Fadnavis government introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 in the state assembly on Friday. The bill has strict provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage.According to the bill, those...
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