New Delhi, April 2 The second half of the parliamentary budget session, which saw the passage of key legislation despite opposition protests, was extended in an unusual manner with the government reconvening both houses on April 16.The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned on Thursday and...
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New Delhi, April 1 – Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi urged the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government to send the recently introduced Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill (FCRA), 2026, to a Select or Standing Committee. He also cautioned...
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New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The Joint Action Committee on Transgender and LGBTIQ+ Rights in Kerala, along with national collectives and community organizations, on Thursday, opposed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, describing it as regressive...
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New Delhi, March 26 – The transgender community staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Thursday against the newly-introduced Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, alleging that it violates their rights and dignity. A large number of people from the community gathered...
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New Delhi, March 24 – The government stated on Tuesday that the objective of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, is to provide protection to such persons, while the opposition criticized the proposed legislation for taking away the right to self-determination of...
New Delhi, March 24 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that the government's Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, is a "brazen attack" on the constitutional rights and identity of transgender people, and asserted that his party strongly opposes the proposed...
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New Delhi, March 17 NCP (SP) leader Anish Gawande urged the government on Tuesday to withdraw the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, calling it "misguided".The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill was introduced by Social Justice and...
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New Delhi, March 14 The CPI(M) on Saturday opposed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, alleging that the proposed changes undermine the principle of self-determination of gender identity and violate the constitutional rights of such people.The party also...
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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...