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Won't Allow Gay Sex In The Army, Says Chief General Rawat
Gay sex will not be allowed in the Indian Army, its chief General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday when asked to comment on the Supreme Court decriminalizing homosexuality.
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'Pink Dollar' To Boost India's Economy After Gay Sex Legalized
India's private sector is set to enter a new era of inclusiveness, after a landmark Supreme Court ruling decriminalized homosexuality in a move that's expected to provide a significant boost to the South Asian nation's $2.6 trillion economy.
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The 5 Men And Women Who Challenged Ban On Homosexuality
The Supreme Court today has said homosexuality is not a crime in India. The top court pronounced its verdict on petitions challenging the colonial-era Section 377 that criminalises consensual gay sex. In 2013, the Supreme Court had cancelled a Delhi high court order that had decriminalized homosexuality, by overturning the outdated law, saying it w...
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Chief Justice Dipak Misra Indicates Ban On Gay Sex May Soon Be Gone
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today indicated that the 150-year-old ban on gay sex may soon be gone. -We intend to rule, subject to arguments, that two consenting adults even if engaged in 'unnatural sex' will not be liable for prosecution for any offence,- Chief Justice Misra said. The observation of the court, which is hearing a bunch of pet...
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Supreme Court To Re-Examine Law Criminalising Gay Sex: Highlights
The Supreme Court today said that it will re-examine its verdict upholding Section 377 of the IPC that criminalises gay sex. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud said the issue arising out of section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) required to be debated upon by a larger bench. Section 377 of...
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Shashi Tharoor Fails To Introduce Gay Sex Ban Bill In Lok Sabha
Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor's bill to decriminalize gay sex in India could not be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday amid strong objections, with members of the ruling BJP and even some from his own party walking out. There was no formal whip to Ruling party law makers but they were present in large numbers to ensure his bill's intro...
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Agree more with the High Court: Rahul Gandhi on gay rights
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today expressed his displeasure over the Supreme Court verdict that overturned a High Court verdict decriminalizing gay sex.
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Agree more with the High Court, matter of personal freedom: Rahul Gandhi on gay rights
Setting aside a landmark 2009 verdict by the Delhi High Court which had decriminalized gay sex, the Supreme Court yesterday ruled that homosexuality is illegal.
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Verdict on gay sex: We must decriminalise adult consensual relationship, says Kapil Sibal
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that homosexuality is illegal. It set aside a landmark 2009 verdict by the Delhi High Court which had decriminalized gay sex.
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Supreme Court verdict talks of "so-called rights" of LGBT: excerpts
The Supreme Court today reinstated a ban on gay sex in a major setback for rights campaigners in the world's biggest democracy.
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Section 377 verdict: We have gone back to 1860, says Finance Minister P Chidambaram
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said gay sex will remain a criminal offence, dealing a severe blow to the largely-closeted homosexual community in the world's largest democracy. The court's order means gay sex between consenting adults stays a criminal offence under Section 377, a 19th century law banning sex "against the order of nature".
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On Twitter, fierce support for gay rights after Supreme Court verdict
This morning, the Supreme Court ruled that homosexuality is illegal. It set aside a landmark 2009 verdict by the Delhi High Court which had decriminalized gay sex. On Twitter, the verdict was flayed. Here are some tweets:
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Supreme Court says gay sex is a criminal offence, activists to seek review
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said gay sex will remain a criminal offence, dealing a severe blow to the largely-closeted homosexual community in the world's largest democracy.
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Won't Allow Gay Sex In The Army, Says Chief General Rawat
Gay sex will not be allowed in the Indian Army, its chief General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday when asked to comment on the Supreme Court decriminalizing homosexuality.
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'Pink Dollar' To Boost India's Economy After Gay Sex Legalized
India's private sector is set to enter a new era of inclusiveness, after a landmark Supreme Court ruling decriminalized homosexuality in a move that's expected to provide a significant boost to the South Asian nation's $2.6 trillion economy.
-
The 5 Men And Women Who Challenged Ban On Homosexuality
The Supreme Court today has said homosexuality is not a crime in India. The top court pronounced its verdict on petitions challenging the colonial-era Section 377 that criminalises consensual gay sex. In 2013, the Supreme Court had cancelled a Delhi high court order that had decriminalized homosexuality, by overturning the outdated law, saying it w...
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Chief Justice Dipak Misra Indicates Ban On Gay Sex May Soon Be Gone
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today indicated that the 150-year-old ban on gay sex may soon be gone. -We intend to rule, subject to arguments, that two consenting adults even if engaged in 'unnatural sex' will not be liable for prosecution for any offence,- Chief Justice Misra said. The observation of the court, which is hearing a bunch of pet...
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Supreme Court To Re-Examine Law Criminalising Gay Sex: Highlights
The Supreme Court today said that it will re-examine its verdict upholding Section 377 of the IPC that criminalises gay sex. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud said the issue arising out of section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) required to be debated upon by a larger bench. Section 377 of...
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Shashi Tharoor Fails To Introduce Gay Sex Ban Bill In Lok Sabha
Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor's bill to decriminalize gay sex in India could not be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday amid strong objections, with members of the ruling BJP and even some from his own party walking out. There was no formal whip to Ruling party law makers but they were present in large numbers to ensure his bill's intro...
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Agree more with the High Court: Rahul Gandhi on gay rights
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today expressed his displeasure over the Supreme Court verdict that overturned a High Court verdict decriminalizing gay sex.
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Agree more with the High Court, matter of personal freedom: Rahul Gandhi on gay rights
Setting aside a landmark 2009 verdict by the Delhi High Court which had decriminalized gay sex, the Supreme Court yesterday ruled that homosexuality is illegal.
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Verdict on gay sex: We must decriminalise adult consensual relationship, says Kapil Sibal
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that homosexuality is illegal. It set aside a landmark 2009 verdict by the Delhi High Court which had decriminalized gay sex.
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Supreme Court verdict talks of "so-called rights" of LGBT: excerpts
The Supreme Court today reinstated a ban on gay sex in a major setback for rights campaigners in the world's biggest democracy.
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Section 377 verdict: We have gone back to 1860, says Finance Minister P Chidambaram
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said gay sex will remain a criminal offence, dealing a severe blow to the largely-closeted homosexual community in the world's largest democracy. The court's order means gay sex between consenting adults stays a criminal offence under Section 377, a 19th century law banning sex "against the order of nature".
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On Twitter, fierce support for gay rights after Supreme Court verdict
This morning, the Supreme Court ruled that homosexuality is illegal. It set aside a landmark 2009 verdict by the Delhi High Court which had decriminalized gay sex. On Twitter, the verdict was flayed. Here are some tweets:
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Supreme Court says gay sex is a criminal offence, activists to seek review
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said gay sex will remain a criminal offence, dealing a severe blow to the largely-closeted homosexual community in the world's largest democracy.
