New Delhi, April 2 The UN Human Rights expressed concern on Thursday over the passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, saying it may undermine the hard-won rights of transgender people.In a post on X, the UN Human Rights said it regretted the swift...
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New Delhi, April 1 An amendment bill that provides graded punishment for causing 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 gay and...
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Gangtok, March 30 Sikkim MP Indra Hang Subba has submitted a memorandum to Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, seeking the establishment of a separate bar council for the northeastern state.A statement from the MP's office said that in his submission, Subba highlighted that currently, the legal...
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