Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...
20 May, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
Transgender law must retain self-identification: Trans activist Maya ThakurA new law amends transgender rights, replacing self-identification with medical board approval. Maya Thakur, a transgender icon, argues thi...
13 Apr, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
Trump administration ends some civil rights settlements backing transgender studentsThe Trump administration has terminated six federal agreements designed to protect transgender students' rights in schools. These resolutio...
07 Apr, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
Droupadi Murmu assents to Transgender Rights Amendment; opposition flags exclusion, self-id concernsPresident Droupadi Murmu has approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. The legislation faces opposition...
01 Apr, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
Parliament passed Transgender rights amendment Bill amid Opposition protestParliament has approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. The Rajya Sabha gave its consent after discuss...
25 Mar, 2026, 11.25 PM IST
Centre, states exhibited 'grossly apathetic attitude' towards transgender community: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has strongly criticized the Centre and states for their "grossly apathetic attitude" and inaction towards the transgender...
17 Oct, 2025, 08.21 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh: Education, jobs and ending discrimination main issues, says transgender iconMaya Thakur, the transgender icon from Kothi village in Kunihar area of Solan district under Shimla parliamentary constituency, advocates f...
18 May, 2024, 12.09 PM IST
Odisha frames policy for giving equal opportunity to transgendersThe new policy will also ensure that the work environment is free from any discrimination against transgender persons. Action will be taken...
07 Oct, 2021, 12.04 AM IST
Reversing Trump, US restores transgender health protectionsThe action by the Department of Health and Human Services affirms that federal laws forbidding sex discrimination in health care also prote...
10 May, 2021, 06.52 PM IST
SC notice to Centre, others on plea raising issue of discrimination against transgendersA bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde agreed to hear the plea filed by a Mumbai-based organisation which has said that transgenders sho...
12 Apr, 2021, 09.37 PM IST
Plea in SC raises issue of discrimination against transgendersThe petition filed by a Mumbai-based organisation said that transgenders should be treated with the same dignity and respect as others, cla...
02 Mar, 2021, 02.31 PM IST
SC notice on plea against Transgender ActThe petition, filed by Assam’s first transgender judge Swati Bidhan Baruah, through advocate-on-record Rashmi Nandkumar, alleged that the T...
28 Jan, 2020, 09.18 AM IST
Cabinet approves transgender billThe bill will benefit large number of transgender persons, mitigate the stigma, discrimination and abuse against this marginalised section ...
10 Jul, 2019, 09.08 PM IST
Cabinet passes reworked Transgender Bill with 27 changesThe Bill had earlier made it mandatory for any organisation employing 100 or more persons to designate an official to examine complaints of...
03 Aug, 2018, 07.30 AM IST
Parliamentary panel favours reservations for transgendersThe committee is examining the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016, which seeks to define the term "transgender" and proh...
26 Apr, 2017, 08.20 PM IST
Government worried transgenders bill could lead to scrap of Section 377The Centre is worried that the private members' bill on transgender rights could provide a strong opening for decriminalization of homosexu...
22 Jul, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
- Indian companies should have policies to prevent transgender bias
Companies in India should incorporate and put in place a policy framework to prevent discrimination against trans-genders, a top management...
27 Sep, 2007, 06.24 PM IST