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During Emergency, Congress sent thousands like me to jail to end democracy
Updated : 3 years ago IST
General secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Dattatreya Hosabale said on Tuesday questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's right to speak on democracy and said that during the Emergency in 1975, Congress had sent thousands of people like him to jail to end democracy and in a
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"Institution of marriage is matter of policy; govt not interfering in anyb
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Asserting that the institution of marriage is a matter of "policy", Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday clarified that the Centre is not interfering in the personal life of anybody by opposing the plea seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
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SC refers petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage to Cons
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday referred various petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the Constitution Bench.
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"A right stand": Activist Rahul Easwar on same-sex marriage
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"We need much more deliberations . Everyone agrees there should not be any kind of discrimination. There should not be any kind of phobia at the same point of time even living together," he added.
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Centre in SC opposes plea seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage,
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Centre, in its affidavit, has opposed the plea seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage, saying that living together as partners by same-sex individuals, which is decriminalised now, is not comparable with the Indian family unit and they are clearly distinct classes which cannot be
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SC transfers to itself various petitions seeking legal recognition for sam
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday transferred to itself various petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage from various High Courts including Delhi, Kerala and Gujarat.
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Doubt whether India is ready to take the plunge: Activist on legalising sa
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Social activist Rahul Eswar on Tuesday expressed his concern in response to BJP MP Sushil Modi's stand on legalising same-sex marriage in the country.
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Indian society is "not ready" to accept same-sex marriage: Sushil Modi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"Same-sex marriage will not be appropriate for India's culture and tradition. But some leftist & liberal activists went to Supreme Court (SC) and asked to legalize same-sex marriage. It will not be appropriate if two judges sit in SC and make a decision about it," said Sushil Modi outsid
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Same-sex marriage will cause havoc: Sushil Modi objects to legalising gay
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In India, same-sex marriage is neither recognised nor accepted in any personal law like Muslim Personal Law or any codified statutory laws," Sushil Modi said in Rajya Sabha.
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'Reservations will help transgenders avail better opportunities': India's
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Joyita Mondal, India's first transgender judge, on Friday urged the government to provide more facilities and reservations for the social upliftment of the transgender community.
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Petition in SC seeking equality of marriage under Special Marriage Act
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A lawyer on Friday mentioned a plea seeking equality of marriage under the Special Marriage Act before the Supreme Court of India.
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US President Biden signs same-sex marriage bill into law
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The new US law enshrines federal protections for same-sex couples, requiring that the federal government and all states recognize marriages if the couple was married in a state where the union was legal, The Hill reported.
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