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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
Kerala rapist demands parole to marry survivor; ploy to escape justice?
The former priest had been convicted of raping a minor girl and had allegedly pressured the family to take the case back
Punjab and Haryana HC comes to the rescue of lesbian couple
The girls had been living together and facing threats from their families
Uttarakhand to confer ownership right to women working in husband’s fields
Until now ownership right to land was conferred by birth only to the sons, the amendment seeks to include daughters as well for inheriting father’s property
Rape survivor jailed in Bihar, Human Rights groups write to Patna HC
A lower court judge in Araria had sent the survivor and two women's rights activists helping her to judicial custody after accusing them of 'contempt of court'
Can Islam and Homosexuality be Reconciled?
There seems to a consensus within Islamic theology that...
Former Jharkhand DGP and BJP leader accused of mental harassment for dowry by daughter-in-law
The conviction rate for dowry harassment in India is abysmal at 24.1 percent
FIR filed against unknown persons for circulating ‘false news’ in Kanpur shelter home case
The UP government has now asked authorities to test for Covid-19 across all shelter and observation homes across the state
7,020 individuals and 63 organisations demand justice for Araria rape survivor
Sign petition to Patna HC Chief Justice asking for release of the survivor and two women’s rights activists who were jailed by a lower court judge for ‘contempt of court’
Kerala nun rape case: Court dismisses Bishop Mulakkal’s discharge plea
Mulakkal has been charged with rape, unnatural sex, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation.
Sedition charges against 51 including transgender activist for chanting pro-Sharjeel slogans
Organisers of the LGBT Pride solidarity meet where the slogans were raised have issued a statement dissociating themselves from those who raised the slogans
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