Tag: gender
Uttar Pradesh Now Has 14.12 Crore Voters
With the Election Commission publishing the revised and final voters list for the state, Uttar Pradesh now has a whopping 14.12 crore voters, who are eligible to exercise their franchise in the forthcoming State Assembly polls beginning February 11.....
Supreme Court Decriminlaises Gay Sex
The Supreme Court on Thursday in a landmark decision decriminalised homosexuality by declaring Section 377, the penal provision which criminalised gay sex, as "manifestly arbitrary".....
Gender Activist Trupti Desai Stuck At Cochin Airport
Gender activist Trupti Desai and six other women, who arrived here on Friday to visit the Sabarimala temple amid strong protests by Hindu activists, are stuck at the airport.....
MCD Gets Its 1st Transgender Councillor As AAP's Bobby Wins From Sultanpuri
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, on Wednesday, got its first transgender councillor after AAP's Bobby Kinnar won the civic polls from Sultanpuri-A ward. ....
Government Leaves It To SC's Wisdom To Decriminalize Gay Sex
The centre on Wednesday said it was leaving it to the wisdom of the Supreme Court to decide if a law that criminalizes consensual gay sex was constitutionally valid.....
2 Hizbul Kashmiri Militants Killed In J&K
Two Kashmiri militants affiliated to the Hizbul Mujahideen group were gunned down in an encounter with the security forces on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said.....
Transgender Activist Akkai Padmashali Joins Karnataka Congress
LGBTQ community representative and transgender activist Akkai Padmashali has joined the Karnataka unit of the Congress, a party official said on Sunday. ....
India Calls For ‘gender-responsive Arms Control’ To Prevent Sexual Violence In Conflicts
To combat sexual violence in conflict situations, India has advocated a multifaceted approach which includes “gender-responsive arms control” that prevents the proliferation of weapons.....
Bihar Police Recruit First Transgender Constable
In a first, the Bihar Police have recruited a transgender person as constable. ....
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Movement Instrumental In Overcoming Gender Bias, Says PM Modi
As the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) initiative marks a decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the movement's success in overcoming gender biases and ensuring education for the girl child. ....
