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(Search results - 22)IndiaSep 27, 2018, 2:44 PM IST
Adultery verdict: Lawyers, activists welcome Supreme Court verdict, say colonial-era law treated women as properties
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was unanimous in striking down Section 497 of IPC dealing with the offence of adultery, holding it manifestly arbitrary, archaic and violative of the rights to equality and equal opportunity to women
IndiaSep 15, 2018, 11:20 AM IST
IndiaSep 14, 2018, 1:04 AM IST
India shamed as alleged son of policeman caught thrashing woman for turning down marriage proposal
DCP (West) Monika Bhardwaj said, 'We have registered an FIR under sections 354 (molestation) and 506 (threatening) of the IPC (Indian Penal Code) after we received a complaint.'
IndiaSep 6, 2018, 3:53 PM IST
Section 377: LGBT, liberals across orientations celebrate Supreme Court's decriminalisation of British-made law
Supreme Court struck down Section 377 of Indian Penal Code decriminalising homosexuality. Celebrations have started across India.
IndiaSep 6, 2018, 12:54 PM IST
LifestyleAug 18, 2018, 5:23 PM IST
IndiaJul 11, 2018, 5:15 PM IST
Section 377: How Indian Right, except Subramanian Swamy, is on right side of decriminalising homosexuality
The first decisive sign of a thought churn on the issue of homosexuality was reflected in the bold stand taken by the RSS's influential joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on the platform of a media outlet in 2016