The Unique Identification Authority of India has updated Aadhaar enrolment and correction rules. New regulations expand accepted documents ...

In a significant legal move, the Supreme Court has called upon the Centre, various states, and Union territories to respond to the challeng...

A new law amends transgender rights, replacing self-identification with medical board approval. Maya Thakur, a transgender icon, argues thi...

President Droupadi Murmu has approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. The legislation faces opposition...

India's Transgender Act faces criticism for undermining individual rights and autonomy. This law's restrictions on self-determination and t...

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

A new bill introduced in the Lok Sabha aims to legally define transgender persons, excluding those with different sexual orientations or se...

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

The Manipur High Court has affirmed the right of transgender individuals to update their name and gender on educational and official docume...

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that "woman" refers to biological sex in the Equality Act 2010, excluding transgender women from legal prote...

The MEA has detailed the procedure for transgender individuals who underwent gender affirmation surgery abroad to update their passports. I...

The Supreme Court has been informed that a 'certificate of identity' issued by the district magistrate under the Transgender Persons (Prote...

ET gathers that discussions are ongoing in the government and among social groups over the right term to represent the transgender communit...

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment also recently sought NCBC’s advice on the issue of including transgenders in the list of OBC...

The Centre and state governments would bring about changes in the educational curriculum to foster respect for gender diversity, sensitise ...

The petition, filed by Assam’s first transgender judge Swati Bidhan Baruah, through advocate-on-record Rashmi Nandkumar, alleged that the T...

Now, a person would be identified as transgender through self-identification and a certificate would be issued by the district magistrate.