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LGBTQIA+ marriage equality to be decided by Constitution Bench of Supreme Court
The SC bench headed by CJI Chandrachud said that the petitions demanding marriage equality did not just rely on legal precedents, but also Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution. → Read More
Govt opposes marriage equality for LGBTQIA+ persons in SC: 'Not a fundamental right'
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala will start hearing petitions demanding marriage equality on Monday, March 13. → Read More
Canine birth control: The paradoxical rule of Animal Welfare Board
The Animal Welfare Board of India in February 2021, made it clear that all the animal welfare organisations recognised by AWBI are not eligible to carry out canine sterilisation and vaccination programmes. → Read More
Study finds homoeopathy causes severe liver injury, doctors condemn public funding
The study, based on a retrospective review of the records of 456 patients, found nine patients to have liver injury attributed solely to homoeopathic formulations. → Read More
'Made to remove shirt, touched inappropriately': Queer person alleges transphobia at Muscat airport
Nin Kala, a model, designer and activist, landed at the Muscat International airport on the night of February 24 along with her friends on a tourist visa for 10 days. → Read More
Major setback to OPS: SC upholds AIADMK party bye-laws
A bench led by justice Dinesh Maheshwari was hearing a batch of pleas related to the amendments made to the AIADMK party bye-laws that led to the appointment of Edappadi K Palaniswami as the party†s interim General Secretary. → Read More
Dalit woman student of Madurai Kamaraj University alleges harassment by professor
In her complaint, the student alleged that Shanmugaraja, an assistant professor in the History Department, used casteist slurs against her. → Read More
Residents of school hostel in Kallakurichi allege sexual harassment, abuse by faculty
The complaint has been filed by 122 students residing at the hostel of Good Shepherd Higher Secondary School in Serapattu of Kallakurichi. → Read More
Rana Ayyub is targeted online every 14 seconds, says an ICFJ study
Upon plotting a graph of the 500 accounts which sent the most abuse to Rana, the report found a dense, inter-connected network. → Read More
Chennai airport had highest loss of Rs 189 crore among airports in 2021-22
The Civil Aviation Ministry� s reply was given to questions raised by Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan Neeraj Dangi. → Read More
How Kerala govt fails sex workers by seeing them only as vectors of HIV
In India, sex work is at present decriminalised but not legalised, and hence there is no dedicated government department for the rehabilitation or monitoring of workers in the profession. → Read More
Muslim women can exercise right to dissolve marriage only through courts: Madras HC
Justice C Saravanan made the observation while quashing a Khula certificate for a couple� s divorce issued by the Shariat Council, Tamil Nadu Towheed Jamath in 2017. → Read More
Madras HC proposes converting PwD toilets to gender-neutral ones, seeks govt response
The court was responding to a public interest litigation filed by a man of trans experience, who stated that lack of toilet facilities for gender non-conforming persons has led to their isolation from mainstream society. → Read More
Stereotypes, misinformation & more: Problems with NCERT’s new ‘gender inclusive’ manual
The issues with the new draft, titled � Integrating Transgender Concerns in Schooling Processes� , range from the lack of acknowledgement of the difference between gender identity and sexuality to stereotyping of transgender persons. → Read More
Explained: Why Joshimath in Uttarakhand is sinking
Joshimath, a small town in Uttarakhand, has come under the spotlight as huge cracks have developed in buildings and structures there. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released satellite images of the pilgrimage town, showing that it sank at a rapid pace of 5.4 cm in just 12 days. Disaster relief teams have reached the site and have begun airlifting residents of the town. → Read More
From MLA protests to Governor’s walkout: What happened on day one of TN Assembly
The Governor, during his speech, omitted portions that spoke about Ambedkar, leaders K Kamarajar, Periyar, Anna, and M Karunanidhi. He also omitted mentions of the Dravidian model of governance and the law and order situation in Tamil Nadu. → Read More
TN Governor skips portions on Dravidian leaders and Ambedkar in speech, CM objects
Chief Minister MK Stalin moved a resolution urging the Speaker to declare as valid only the text prepared for the Governor� s address, which had already been tabled in the House. → Read More
Move education back to state list: DMK responds to GoI’s opposition to anti-Neet Bill
The Ministries of Health and Ayush have opposed the NEET Exemption Bill stating that a Parliament law supersedes the state law under Article 254 of the Constitution. → Read More
SC Constitution bench holds demonetisation valid, Justice BV Nagarathna dissents
Justice BV Nagarathna, while differing with Justice Gavai� s judgement, said demonetisation was � unlawful and vitiated� . → Read More
One India, one election? Law Commission seeks opinion of parties and public
The Law Commission� s public notice comes a day after the Ministry of Law and Justice informed the Rajya Sabha that simultaneous elections would lead to � huge savings to the public exchequer� . → Read More