Hyderabad, March 30 – The Telangana Assembly passed two key bills on Monday: one aimed at ensuring social security for gig workers and the other to protect lawyers.The Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, and the Telangana Advocates...
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...
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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...
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New Delhi, March 24 The Lok Sabha passed a bill on Tuesday to amend a law protecting and safeguarding the rights of transgender persons. The bill aims to exclude social orientations from the scope of the law and provides for graduated punishment based on the severity of harm inflicted on such...
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Hyderabad, March 23 – The Telangana Cabinet on Monday approved several key bills, including a bill to curb hate speech and another for the welfare of gig workers.The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, cleared the Hate Speech and Hate Crime (Prevention) Bill and the...
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New Delhi, March 20 The Delhi High Court said on Friday that it would consider a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking provisions in the criminal law for non-consensual unnatural sex, similar to section 377 of the now-repealed Indian Penal Code (IPC), observing that the Centre's decision on...
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London, March 18. Pakistan's systematic denial of justice for survivors of gender-based violence goes beyond procedural failures, exposing deeply entrenched patriarchal attitudes and administrative failures embedded in the country's governance structures.When victims are ignored, dissuaded...
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Mumbai, March 18 The Maharashtra government told the legislative assembly on Wednesday that action has been initiated against those involved in an alleged fraud targeting fresh graduates with the promise of jobs at the Hinjewadi IT Park in Pune.Labour Minister Akash Fundkar said his department...
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New Delhi, March 16 Members of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here on Monday against the proposed Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, demanding its immediate withdrawal.According to the Delhi unit of the SFI, students and...
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Mumbai, March 10 – The Bombay High Court has issued an order protecting the personality rights of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty from misuse.In its order, the High Court has directed the defendants to refrain from using or misrepresenting her name, image, voice, likeness, or persona in any...
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Islamabad, February 27 – A leading minority rights group highlighted another brutal attack on a Christian minority worker in Punjab province, Pakistan, on Friday, stating that religious communities frequently face violence and systematic exploitation across the country.Citing eyewitness...
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New Delhi, February 23 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Monday that her government has decided to implement the central government's 'Rah-Veer' scheme, which offers a prize of Rs 25,000 to those who save the lives of victims of road accidents."Under this scheme, citizens who...
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Jaipur, February 13 The over 10-day-long Khejri Bachao Andolan (Save Khejri Tree Movement) in Bikaner has been called off after the Rajasthan government assured protestors that no Khejri tree would be felled until a special law for its protection is enacted.The Khejri tree is the state tree of...
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