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New Delhi, Apr 1 An amendment bill that provides graded punishment for bodily harm to transgender persons has received the assent of President Draupadi Murmu.Opposition MPs had criticized the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, for excluding gays and lesbians from...

New Delhi, March 31 An organization representing Baha'is in India on Tuesday appealed to the government and civil society to act immediately to ensure the safety and a fair trial for one of their community members who is imprisoned in Iran, according to an official statement.Peyvand Naimi, a...

Islamabad, March 30 – A leading minority rights group highlighted on Monday that members of the Ahmadi community were once again prevented from offering Eid prayers in several districts of Pakistan's Punjab province – turning what should have been a "moment of unity" into yet another instance of...

New Delhi, March 30 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that "Bahujans" have absolutely no representation in the senior leadership of any institution, and that "we are fighting against this discrimination."The leader of the opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha vowed to ensure that every...

New Delhi, March 29 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the environment of hatred, discrimination, and atrocities against the Dalit and Adivasi communities in Gujarat has steadily intensified under the BJP government.The leader of the opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha also...

Jaipur, March 28 Padmaja Kumari Parmar, a member of the former royal family of Udaipur, called for a global shift in perception regarding diabetes on Saturday, urging an end to stigma and discrimination at a summit here.Addressing the Global Summit to End Diabetes Stigma, co-hosted by "Friends...

Bengaluru, March 27 A group of 15 professional women have filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government's notification granting one day of paid menstrual leave per month to working women.The women, employed in various organizations in the state, filed the...

New Delhi, March 27 – The newly introduced Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill elicited mixed reactions from members of the transgender community. While one hailed it as the government's effort to "protect the original TG," another accused the Centre of taking away their...

New Delhi, March 25 Members of Parliament from various opposition parties on Wednesday demanded in the Rajya Sabha that the transgender persons amendment bill should be sent to a parliamentary committee and various stakeholders, including transgender people, should be consulted.They said that...

New Delhi, March 25 The Parliament passed a bill on Wednesday to amend a law protecting the rights of transgender persons, proposing to exclude social orientations from the law's scope, with the Rajya Sabha giving its approval.The bill, which seeks to amend the Transgender Persons (Protection...

New Delhi, March 25 The Parliament passed a bill on Wednesday to amend a law protecting and safeguarding the rights of transgender persons, proposing to exclude social orientations from the law's scope. The Rajya Sabha gave its approval, even as opposition members urged for sending it to a...

New Delhi, March 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea challenging a home ministry circular on singing the national song "Vande Mataram" at official events, stating that the directive was not mandatory.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya...

New Delhi, March 24 The Lok Sabha passed a bill on Tuesday to amend a law protecting and granting rights to transgender persons, despite concerns raised by opposition members that the proposed legislation excludes social orientations from its scope.Responding to the debate on the Transgender...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers in the Army, Navy, and Air Force, who were denied permanent commission due to a "systemic disparity," are entitled to full pensionary benefits.The top court delivered three separate...

New Delhi, March 24 The government said on Tuesday that no centralized data is maintained on incidents of "hate speech, racial slurs, harassment, and discrimination" against people from the Northeast, while emphasizing that policing and public order fall under the purview of state governments...

Islamabad, March 21 – As Pakistan advocates against "Islamophobia" abroad, the persistence of such conditions at home raises legitimate questions about the country's credibility. The recurring claims of Islamophobia by Islamabad on the global stage, a report has cited, call for closer scrutiny...

Islamabad, March 21 – Non-Sunni Muslim communities in Pakistan, including Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, and Ahmadis, have faced discrimination for decades, often being treated as second-class citizens through various subtle and overt means.Their concentration in sanitation work and limited...

New Delhi, March 21 – Former Indian cricketer Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has clarified that neither the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) nor current International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah played any role in his decision to step away from commentary duties ahead of the...

New Delhi, March 20 Protests erupted at Delhi University on Friday after students claimed discrimination against those enrolled in the School of Open Learning (SOL), who were allegedly initially barred from participating in a university job fair.Student groups, including Krantikari Yuva...

March 16, New Delhi – India has rejected the latest report released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), calling its observations biased and motivated.In response to media queries regarding the 2026 Annual Report of the United States Commission on...