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A Law of Identity, Passed Without Listening: Inside the Transgender Amendment Bill, 2026 and the crisis it has triggered
Framed as a measure of protection, the amendment shifts identity from self-determination to State approval, raising fears of exclusion, bureaucratic control, and the erosion of dignity recognised in constitutional jurisprudence
Students cut hair in protest against moral policing in Kerala
Students stated that the protest was held to express solidarity with the students who suffered the moral policing attack
Centre returns Saurabh Kirpal’s file to Collegium for the 5th time
If elevated as judge, he will become India’s first openly gay judge
M’tra Govt moves HC against MAT Order directing inclusion of Transgenders in police recruitment
In a controversial response to the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal to facilitate the employment of transgenders into the state police, the Maaharashtra Govt has approached the Bombay HC to reverse the order
After furore for slurring women, Ramdev regrets and apologises
Ramdev has sent an email to the effect to the Maharashtra State Commission for Women Chairperson Rupali Chakankar, in response to her missive of Friday demanding an explanation for his utterances within 72 hours.
Imam Bukhari is a sexist: IMSD
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Calling it “improper,” Delhi’s Jama Masjid bans entry of single, unaccompanied women
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Every 11 minutes a woman is killed by partner/family member: UN
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Shraddha Murder Case Turns Communal, Right-Wingers Term it Love Jihad
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Why Don’t Women Find Representation in Himachal Pradesh Assembly?
Attitudes have changed in the hilly state. People readily elect women given a chance. But parties refuse to alter the discrimination during ticket distribution.
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