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Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor
Holding that a woman’s choice is paramount under Article 21, the SC affirms that constitutional courts must prioritise dignity, mental health, and bodily autonomy over statutory limits under the MTP framework
Bom HC pulls up trial court for using objectionable words in rape acquittal order
The court observed that the words used by the trial court were slang and foul words which are utterly disrespectful to women.
Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court issues notice
Petition had been filed to remove the Gyanvapi mosque from the site of the Kashi-Vishwanath temple
20 years after they were destroyed, Bamiyan Buddha resurrected virtually
Taliban had destroyed the historical treasures in 2001, in Afghanistan's Bamiyan valley as the world watched in horror
Manual Scavenging cannot go on in a civilised place: Madras HC
The Bench was apprised about the alleged death of six men in the state since January, 2021 while undertaking manual scavenging work
Deliberate attempt to communalise Assam assembly elections?
Doctored video of AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal shows him making communal statements, goes viral in poll-bound state
No proposal to release 2011 caste-based census data: MHA to RS
In the Budget session, the Centre informed that Socio Economic and Caste census 2011 is finalised sans caste data
Delhi HC directs police protection for Lesbian married against her will
The 23-year-old woman said she is cognisant of her orientation and escaped her home as her parents tried to ‘cure’ her using ‘psychic interventions’
Muzaffarnagar riots: Case closed against BJP MLA accused of circulating inflammatory video
The closure report was filed by SIT and the complainant, a cop, was killed in a mob attack in 2018
UP: Father of gang-rape survivor dies in alleged accident
Alleging the accident to be a murder, family and members demonstrated on the Kanpur-Sagar highway demanding swift action against the accused.
Gujarat HC suggests the State to prohibit social exclusion of menstruating women
The court has proposed a set of directions that the Government should follow to end menstruation taboo, affecting women’s mental and fundamental rights
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