New Delhi, Apr 1 An amendment bill that provides graded punishment for 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 gays and lesbians from...
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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, even as opposition members raised concerns that the proposed legislation excludes social orientations from the scope of the law.Responding to the debate on...
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