Section 377 verdict: India’s finally on the right side of historyIt’s nobody’s business to proscribe, prescribe & legislate on matters of consensual sexual activity between adults.
07 Sep, 2018, 01.24 PM IST
Sec 377: A timeline of the colonial law in the modern eraSection 377 was introduced in 1861 by the British, on lines of the Buggery Act of 1533.
07 Sep, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
How Trinidad and Tobago played a key role in India’s ongoing LGBT hearingSection 377 was introduced by the British in India in 1861, modelled on the infamous Buggery Law.
15 Jul, 2018, 06.56 AM IST
Section 377: After long battle, it’ll be another fight for right to marry or adoptA common question is: How many gay people get prosecuted under this law? Clearly, not many but it hangs as Damocles’ sword over their heads.
12 Jul, 2018, 09.43 AM IST
Activists criticise govt's move to cancel licence of Indira Jaising's NGOActivists allege that central government's move is a "new witch-hunt of our times".
09 Dec, 2016, 03.55 PM IST
Post Game of Thrones, Siberian huskies have become the most sought-after dogs, even in IndiaBoosted by Game of Thrones, the sale of huskies peaked some years back in the West and now in India, which has come to the series a little ...
03 Sep, 2016, 08.33 AM IST
- Centre blocks govt's plan to 'gift' forest land
The ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) has raised objections to the state government's decision to denotify 129.87 acres of virgin f...
09 Nov, 2014, 03.17 AM IST
Don’t wear a condom, wear values to fight Aids: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Health MinisterHowever, what remains a concern is the resurgence of the deadly disease in low prevalence states like Gujarat, MP, Orissa, and UP.
25 Jun, 2014, 08.17 AM IST
TOI manifesto for minority voices: Will this poll listen to the rainbow voice?Although there are no exact estimates, the government last year told SC that India has about 25 lakh gays. Other estimates put the communit...
29 Mar, 2014, 01.19 PM IST
SC ruling on homosexuality: Steps by India Inc to end discrimination may be hitThe top court pronounced that gay sex is illegal, overturning a 2009 Delhi High Court judgement that had decriminalised homosexuality.
12 Dec, 2013, 07.03 AM IST
Gay activists shocked with with SC verdict, a "black day"Calling it a "black day' for the LGBT community, gay activists vowed to carry on the fight.
11 Dec, 2013, 04.37 PM IST
- French Cabinet minister to visit India from Oct 25 to 28
A French Embassy release said that the visit will be an opportunity to initiate an Indo-French dialogue on a range of social matters.
24 Oct, 2013, 11.16 PM IST
AirAsia’s Mittu Chandilya to LinkedIn’s Nishant Rao, under-35s corner top jobs at India IncA shortage of candidates has led to companies taking a calculated risk and pushing young turks to corner offices in young businesses.
26 Aug, 2013, 06.25 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee named among world's most influential peopleBanerjee joins a club of people that includes US Obama, Warren Buffet, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and She...
19 Apr, 2012, 05.37 PM IST
- HC judgment on gay sex 'progressive': Gay activists
"Now it seems we are in 21st century as the rights of homosexuals have been recognised by the high court," gay rights activists said.
02 Jul, 2009, 12.35 PM IST
- Indians are charity rich but philanthropy poor
Civil society sector in the country raises funds upto $ 600 mn in a year while the potential is of more than $ 10 bn. Ornamental fish next ...
05 Mar, 2008, 12.17 PM IST
- 'India's WTO compliance threatens AIDS drugs'
A protest erupted at a global AIDS conference Tuesday over India's compliance with WTO drug patent rules which critics charge could leave t...
16 Aug, 2006, 08.50 AM IST