Interview: ‘There is no data that shows large-scale religious conversions in India’
Claim of forcible conversions is fictitious, says senior lawyer Colin Gonsalves. The Supreme Court recently described conversions as ‘a serious issue’.

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Why JNU’s abrupt U-turn on hostel for North East students is causing concern
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In Odisha, push for Koshal statehood picks up pace again
‘The Last Knot’: An inventive novel that transports us to Kashmir’s era of tyranny under Dogra rule
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Can you be single and polyamorous in India? A new book looks for answers in life experiences
How did former Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru react to the mutiny in a newly independent Congo in 1960?
Vishal Furia on what makes a horror hit: Claustrophobia, metaphor, heart