New Delhi, March 13 A bill seeking to provide a precise definition of the term "transgender" and exclude "different sexual orientations and self-perceived sexual identities" from the ambit of the proposed law was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.The bill also provides for graded...
aravani
bharatiya nyaya sanhita
child protection
definition of transgender
gender identity
hijra
identitydocumentation
india
jogta
juvenile justice act
kinner
legal provisions
lok sabha
medical board
penal code
sexual orientation
social justice
transgender persons (protection of rights) amendment bill
transgender rights
New Delhi, March 13 A bill seeking to provide a precise definition of the term "transgender" and provide graded punishments that reflect the severity of the harm inflicted upon such persons was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.It also emphasizes that a transgender person "shall not...
aravani
bharatiya nyaya sanhita
discrimination against transgender persons
hijra
identitydocumentation
intersex variations
jogta
juvenile justice act
kinner
lok sabha
medical board
penal provision
protection of rights
sexual orientation
social justice
transgender definition
transgender rights
Kolkata, March 2 Panic, anger, and suspicion are spreading through the Matua heartland in West Bengal, putting the BJP on the defensive in its stronghold, even as the TMC senses a political opportunity, following large-scale deletions under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral...
assembly elections
bengal citizenship amendment act (caa)
bongaon lok sabha constituency
electoral rolls
identitydocumentation
matua community
migration (bangladesh)
nadia district
north 24 parganas district
political influence
refugee voters
special intensive revision (sir)
thakurnagar
voter deletion
west bengal
Thiruvananthapuram, February 19 – With the assembly elections approaching, veteran Congress leader and former Minister K.C. Joseph called on Thursday for the immediate withdrawal of the proposed Nativity Card Bill, introduced by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, warning that it could have...
citizenship
elections
government policy
identitydocumentation
indian union
k.c. joseph
kerala
kerala expatriates
legal implications
legislative proposals
middle east
nativity card bill
pinarayi vijayan
state identity
thiruvananthapuram
Mumbai, February 18 A child raised exclusively by her mother cannot be compelled to carry her father's name, surname, and caste simply because a format once demanded it, the Bombay High Court has said while permitting a girl to change her name and caste in school records.Justices Vibha...
aurangabad bench
bombay high court
caste identification
child name change
constitutional rights
dignity of person
family law
identitydocumentation
legal custody
maharashtra
patriarchal systems
school records
sexual assault
single mother
social justice