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Supporters of LGBT and human rights wave rainbow flags during a rally supporting a proposal to allow same-sex marriage in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo: AP/File)

SC seeks Centre's reply on fresh plea challenging criminalisation of...

The plea has been filed by 20 former and current students of the prestigious IITs, who are from the LGBT community.

18 May 2018 1:32 PM IST

PETA India has also requested that the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Law and Justice retain the criminalisation of beastiality.

Goat's rape prompts PETA India appeal to ensure bestiality still crime...

Group also urges Centre to amend prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, to include harsher punishments for...

1 Aug 2018 12:46 PM IST

Ahir said the Justice JS Verma Committee was set up after the incident to examine and recommend amendments in criminal law with respect to crimes against women. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Government didn't consider repealing Section 377 after 2012 gangrape:...

The committee did not make any recommendation in relation to Section 377 of the IPC, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said.

7 Aug 2018 7:52 PM IST

The female stray, Bindu, who had recently delivered seven puppies, died of trauma.

PETA: Strict punishment for guard who raped stray dog

The incident took place on August 16 between 2.30am and 3.30am.

25 Aug 2018 2:04 AM IST

Arvind P. Datar

'Would have been hard for Centre to justify continuance of Sec. 377'

It is only a physiological variation that occurs in a very small percentage of the population, says Arvind Datar.

9 Sept 2018 7:07 AM IST

LGBTQ community members celebrate after the Supreme Court verdict which decriminalises consensual gay sex, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Politics must reflect our rights

A century before Turing, the great English author Oscar Wilde was also convicted for the crime of being a homosexual.

9 Sept 2018 7:02 AM IST

Several companies including Hindustan Unilever, Infosys and Godrej said they welcomed the lifting of Section 377 that criminalised gay sex.

Supreme Court scraps 377, sets up cultural battle in conservative...

Senior government source said country was deeply dividedâ€ on gay marriage, and government would challenge any move to...

8 Sept 2018 10:19 AM IST

The UP Shia Waqf Board Chief also said that decriminalising homosexuality would lead to an increase in crime rates. (Photo: ANI)

Section 377 verdict will tarnish Indian culture: UP Shia Waqf Board...

'This judgement is absolutely wrong. I think those who are celebrating this judgement are shameless,' he added.

7 Sept 2018 12:47 PM IST

LGBTQ community members celebrate after the Supreme Court verdict which decriminalises consensual gay sex, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

SC makes history, but 'gay' prejudices linger

The LGBT community would want to rightly press on with the logical implications, leading to issues of gay marriage,...

7 Sept 2018 7:03 AM IST

Gay rights activists celebrate in Mumbai on Thursday after the Supreme Court struck down Section 377 that made homosexual acts which carry a masimum punishment of life term. (Photo: AP)

Emotional celebrations hail Supreme Court verdict

Pavan Dhall, an activist who has been a part of the queer movement for two decades, said the feeling was sinking in.

7 Sept 2018 2:27 AM IST

Transgender community opposes Section 377 that criminalises homosexuality. (Photo: PTI)

Gay sex not a crime in India: Supreme Court decriminalises Section 377

Strikes down parts of Section 377, which criminalised consensual homosexual acts.

7 Sept 2018 2:18 AM IST

Members of the LGBTQI community take a victory rally in Santacruz east on Thursday in Mumbai. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Mumbai's LGBTQI community takes victory lap of freedom

Few took this moment to come out of the closet on social media.

7 Sept 2018 1:37 AM IST