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Same-sex marriage an assertion of love, marriage & inclusivity

This piece aims to explicate for the reader the juridical and political position of the institution of marriage. It further locates within these legal and political trends the case for same-sex marriage. The write-up dwells on the various instances where the State has intervened in the institution of marriage and how these interventions, accompanied by the laws and jurisprudence, lay the foundation for the current 18 petitions in the Supreme Court. This short article will also go on to explicate the understanding of same-sex marriage following the expansion of the Special Marriage Act of 1954.

K’taka to repeal BJP’s controversial anti-conversion law; to remove Hedgewar from textbooks

Lessons on KB Hedgewar and Savarkar to be removed from textbooks, Poem on Ambedkar re-inserted

Biden administration should press Indian Prime Minister on media freedom during his visit: CPJ

An online discussion just before he Prime Minister’s visit to the United States, June 14, brings live the crucial issue of press freedom in India; India ranked 11th on CPJ’s 2022 impunity index, with unsolved cases of at least 20 journalists killed in retaliation for their work from September 1, 2012, to August 31, 2022.

‘Insaniyat’: brave Hindu landlord defends Muslim shop owners and workers, show of harmony in the midst of division

A violent mob of far-right members was vandalizing Muslim-owned shops in Uttarakhand town

Paramount duty of the State to ensure that law and order is maintained in all parts: Uttarakhand HC

Mahapanchayat in Purola: necessary steps to fulfil this Constitutional obligation to be taken, refrain from indulging in debates

CJP complains against Suresh Chavhanke for Sangamner hate speech

Chavhanke has made several baseless claims and attempted to provoke Muslim women to marry Hindu men; the complaint has been sent to SP Ahmednagar and Police Inspector

Surat: Kajal Hindustani again indulges in hate speech, despite 3 FIRs

Kajal has three FIRs against her, two in Maharashtra and one in Gir Somnath, Gujarat. She was even arrested in Gujarat and then granted bail soon after in April

Delhi police file chargesheet against BJP MP Brij Bhushan, submits cancellation report in POCSO Case

Sports Union minister had promised protesting wrestlers that the police investigation into allegations of sexual harassment would be complete by June 15

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