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From Norman Mailer's 'fug' to Trump's Oval Office: How a four-letter word conquered the English languageThe F-word's journey from censored print to common usage is explored. Norman Mailer faced publisher edits in his debut novel, substituting ...
Bring down age of consent from 18 to 16 yrs, SC toldThe Supreme Court faces a plea to lower the age of consent. Advocate Indira Jaising argues current laws criminalize adolescent relationship...
Sexual acts with wife, including oral or anal, not a rape, consent not needed: Madhya Pradesh HCThe Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that unnatural sex with a wife isn't rape under the IPC, regardless of consent. Justice G S Ahluwalia's...
High time our country, Parliament take note of happenings across globe, says Bombay HC on sexual relationship consent age for adolescentsIndia's Bombay High Court has suggested that the country's parliament should consider reducing the age of consent for adolescents to enter ...
Identity paradox: Wives below 18 years of age can have sex, not teensProhibition of Child Marriage Act does not invalidate marriage of women below 18, the age of consent does not apply to an underage wife, un...
BJP to support anti-rape BillBJP wanted to keep the age of consent for sex at 18 years and the government has agreed to this demand.
Anti-rape bill gets all-party okay, to be introduced in House todayThe Cabinet on Monday decided to retain 18 years as the age for consensual sex, after the government came under fire for reducing the age t...
Govt accepts 18 as age of consent for sex in anti-rape Bill: BJPBJP said the anti-rape Bill should be passed without any delay and that the govt has agreed to its demand for making 18 years the age of co...
All-party meet on anti-rape Bill fails to reach consensusThe concerned Ordinance lapses on April 4 and the government and most parties agree that the Bill be passed with suitable changes in this s...
- Anti-rape bill to face hurdles in all-party meet tomorrow
Main opposition BJP wants the bill to be passed at the earliest. But, it has objections to lowering of age of consent.
SP, BSP differ on anti-rape lawTwo key outside supporters of the UPA government adopted divergent views on the proposed anti-rape law.
Samajwadi Party to oppose anti-rape billRubbishing the anti-rape bill, SP has said that it will oppose its recommendations in Parliament and at the all-party meeting.
Lowering age for consensual sex will lead to more rapes: RamdevSex at 16 was not right for a person either physically or psychologically, Ramdev said.
Anti-rape bill: GoM sorts out differences, recommends lowering of age for consensual sexThe age of consent for sex was one of the highly contentious provisions in the Bill, because of which it was referred by the Cabinet to the...
- Bill fixing 16 yrs as consent age for sex in Budget session
A bill fixing 16 years as the age of consent for sex is among other proposed legislations slated for introduction in Parliament during the ...
- Child rights panel moves SC against gay ruling
Dilution of Section 377 may legalise sexual exploitation of children.
- States don't agree with NCW on minimum age for sex
Several states have expressed reservations over the recommendation of the National Commission for Women to raise the minimum age of consens...
- States don't have consensus with NCW on sex age
Several states have expressed reservations over the recommendation of the National Commission for Women to raise the minimum age of consens...
- Men can drive, vote and now marry at 18
In a path-breaking proposal, the Law Commission has proposed reducing the minimum age of marriage for men from 21 to 18 years.
- SC notice over girl's marriageable age
A plethora of laws and recent rulings by high courts have made the question of a girl’s marriageable age highly contentious prompting Supre...