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News ScanSupreme Court asks govt to consider legalising prostitution
If it is unable to curb prostitution, the government should consider legalising it so that it can monitor the trade and rehabilitate workers, says the Supreme Court More... Kerala high court stays ‘love jihad’ investigationThe Kerala High Court says love is not a crime and that allegations of forced conversions in the guise of love target a particular community More... India recognises ‘other’ gender in voter listsIndia’s Election Commission has given transgenders an independent identity by letting them state their gender as ‘other’ on ballot forms. Thus far, transgenders have been forced to describe their gender as being either male or female. Their recognition as an independent group is the first step towards official recognition of a community that has so far remained on the margins of society More... Dalits defy opposition to enter temple in Tamil NaduDalits in Chettipulam village, in Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam district, entered the Kamakshi Amman Sametha Ekambareshwarar temple in the presence of a huge police gathering. Tension prevailed on October 14 when a mob opposing the dalits’ entry into the temple clashed with police More... Govt not to oppose HC order legalising homosexualityA three-member group of ministers decides not to oppose the Delhi High Court judgment legalising homosexuality even though some members of the Union Cabinet express reservations about supporting a gay rights law More... PM shocked at low conviction rate for caste atrocitiesExpressing shock over the abysmally low conviction rate for cases of atrocities against dalits and adivasis, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asks state governments to pay more attention to the issue and “pursue on priority” court cases related to such matters More... Supreme Court upholds a woman’s right to procreateIn a significant judgment, the apex court upheld a woman’s right to have a child even if she is mentally challenged More... Screening in Tihar jail reveals large number of HIV-positive inmatesThe authorities at Tihar jail, which began HIV screening a year ago, are shocked at the number of inmates who have tested positive, most of them drug users More... Gay sex ‘not criminal’: Delhi High CourtThe Delhi High Court has legalised gay sex among consenting adults, holding that the law making it a criminal offence violates fundamental rights More... |
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