Supreme Court of India, on 6th September 2018, decriminalised homosexuality by declaring section 377 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional. However, there is no recognition of same-sex marriage or civil partnership by any law in India. On Saturday, in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, two women aged 24 and[Read More…]
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MJ Akbar files defamation case against woman journalist
New Delhi: Union Minister MJ Akbar on Monday filed a criminal defamation complaint against a journalist, Priya Ramani, who had accused him of sexual harassment. Akbar has been accused of sexual harassment by several women journalists who had worked with him. He has denied the charges as “false, wild and[Read More…]
Marital rape law: Govt defends no action for forced sex with minor wife
The Supreme Court decided to examine the issue of not penalising a man for forcibly having sex with minor wife, the Centre defended in the Supreme Court a provision in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that does not penalise a man for forcibly having sex with his wife aged between[Read More…]
Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at makeshift Ram Temple in Ayodhya
On Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Ayodhya, first time after taking over the office as the CM, and offered prayers at the makeshift Ram temple. Before this, he had also made a trip to the Hanumangarhi temple, one of the pious places for Hindus in the city.[Read More…]