transgender rights

Jodhpur, March 30 In a significant ruling on affirmative action for transgender persons, the Rajasthan High Court's Jodhpur bench has held that the state's policy of including them under the OBC category offers no meaningful benefit, and granted interim relief by directing 3 per cent additional...

New Delhi, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the government wants to hold the 2029 elections with Women's Reservation for one-third of the Lok Sabha seats, but the Congress wants to hold talks on the delimitation commission only in May.In an interview on Times Now Summit...

Mumbai, March 27 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis warned on Friday of appropriate action if a video allegedly showing Food and Drug Administration Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Narhari Zirwal with a transgender woman is found to be authentic.The Chief Minister's...

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...

Mumbai, March 27 Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC said on Friday that Maharashtra minister Narhari Zirwal, whose video with a transgender person has landed him in a controversy, should resign on moral grounds.However, she maintained that it was her personal opinion.Her statement comes amid the...

Mumbai, March 26 Maharashtra minister Narhari Zirwal has landed in a controversy after a video showing him with a transgender person surfaced on social media, leading to calls for his removal.The minister, who belongs to the Nationalist Congress Party, claimed on Thursday that it was a...

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...

Mumbai, March 26 Maharashtra minister Narhari Zirwal has landed in a controversy after a video of him with a transgender person surfaced on social media, with the opposition Congress demanding the NCP leader's sacking over his "obscene and unethical behavior".The Congress alleged that the...

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...

Mumbai, March 25 Maharashtra Minister Narhari Zirwal has landed in a controversy after a video of him with a transgender woman surfaced on social media, with the opposition Congress demanding the NCP leader's removal over his "obscene and unethical behavior."The Congress alleged that the video...

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 – Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury launched a sharp attack on the Union government in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday during the discussion on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, comparing it to a "Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for transgender...

New Delhi, March 25 Activists on Wednesday termed the passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha as a "black day" for the community, saying that the government is in a hurry to pass it in the Rajya Sabha as well.Speaking to

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 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...

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...

Hyderabad, March 23 Activists advocating for transgender rights have staged a protest here against the proposed Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, demanding its withdrawal.They have demanded explicit recognition of trans men in all laws and protection of their dignity...

New Delhi, March 22 Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has raised serious concerns about the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, alleging that the proposed changes could weaken key protections and reverse rights recognized by the Supreme Court.In a lengthy post on X...