Parliament has passed a bill amending the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, excluding social orientations from its scope and ...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has strongly opposed the government's Transgender Persons Amendment Bill, 2026. He calls it a direct attack on...

The Supreme Court has strongly criticized the Centre and states for their "grossly apathetic attitude" and inaction towards the transgender...

Several companies have begun hiring and revising their policies as they look to be more inclusive. Some are also skilling trans employees, ...

“It's a historic step in the direction of empowerment of transgender community in India that aims to fulfill the economic, social and cultu...

KPMG, Infosys, Accenture, Nestaway, Sodexo and others have policies have introduced policies as well as hiring plans to ease the transition...

Getting the right skills, however, is a challenge. Organisations like RBS India, Accenture and IBM have launched exclusive internship progr...

Decriminalising homosexuality may have come as a huge relief to the LGBTQ community in Bengaluru, but things have not changed much for its ...

The Law Commission is working on the codification of personal laws, an endeavour which is being perceived as the first step towards bringin...

The parliamentary standing committee on social justice and empowerment noted, "Transgender persons remain at risk of criminalisation under ...

The bill came in the wake of a 2014 Supreme Court judgment, which said those apart from the binary gender should be treated as the third ge...

At least four multinationals ET spoke to said they follow clear diversity hiring guidelines in home markets in the US and Europe but they w...

A chapter detailing a series of offences which shall be treated as atrocity and violence against trangender people has been added to the Ri...

The Bill needs to be further discussed and amended," lawyer and human rights activist BT Venkatesh said at a press conference.

Several participants said the SC's last year verdict was not being implemented in several states and felt that the society still misunderst...

A bill giving rights to transgenders will be tabled during the next session of Parliament, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawa...

Companies in India should incorporate and put in place a policy framework to prevent discrimination against trans-genders, a top management...