Restrictions are being placed on the ability of couples to marry through the Special Marriage Act and by one of the partners converting to the other’s religion.

That makes the “ waqf boards” that control them (on Allah’s behalf, they say) count collectively as India’s third-biggest ...

Under the law, authorities could send anyone guilty of conversion to prison for two years or apply a fine of up to 10,000 Indian rupees (about $115 USD), which was nearly two years’ salary at ...