Rajasthan HC calls transgender policy ‘eyewash’, orders 3% extra weightageRajasthan High Court has slammed the state's transgender reservation policy as a mere facade. The court has ordered a 3% weightage in marks...
31 Mar, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Parliament passes transgender bill amid opposition protestParliament has approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. The Rajya Sabha gave its assent after discussi...
26 Mar, 2026, 12.40 AM 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
Parliament passes bill to amend law on protection and rights of transgender personsParliament has passed a bill amending the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, excluding social orientations from its scope and ...
25 Mar, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
Activists condemn transgender bill passage in Lok Sabha, say haste in Rajya Sabha 'scary'Activists have labelled the passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha a significant ...
25 Mar, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
Transgressive bill ignores individualityA new bill proposes changes to transgender rights in India. It moves away from self-identification for legal gender recognition. The bill r...
23 Mar, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
Transgender community seeks bigger share of LS tickets; recognition of 'Trans Shakti'Transgender community members in India are demanding a larger share of tickets for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and recognition of 'Trans S...
23 Feb, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
Cabinet note to classify transpeople as OBCs to enable access to reservationsThe ministry of social justice and empowerment has moved the Cabinet note after a year-long pre-legislative exercise which included detaile...
25 Sep, 2021, 09.15 AM 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
Govt to launch portal for giving I-cards, special homes to transgendersThe social justice and empowerment ministry is set to launch a national portal, which would equip transgenders to apply for an identity car...
25 Nov, 2020, 12.04 AM 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
Government makes two major changes in Transgender Bill; may introduce in Parliament next weekNow, a person would be identified as transgender through self-identification and a certificate would be issued by the district magistrate.
18 Jul, 2019, 07.46 AM IST
Panel to study personal laws for third genderThe Law Commission is working on the codification of personal laws, an endeavour which is being perceived as the first step towards bringin...
09 Jul, 2018, 08.26 AM IST
Transgender bill may offer gender choiceCentre plans to tweak the clause in the bill to shift the focus from "biological test" to an individual's exclusive freedom to choose gende...
11 Dec, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
Government to list Right of Transgender Persons Bill for winter sessionIndia is readying to officially recognise transgenders and accord benefits of reservation in education and jobs to this marginalised commun...
22 Sep, 2015, 08.11 AM IST
Transgenders' rights bill to be tabled in next Parliament sessionA bill giving rights to transgenders will be tabled during the next session of Parliament, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawa...
11 Jun, 2015, 06.46 PM IST