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Tharoor raps BJP, says Section 377 about freedom, not sex
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], July 11 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Thraoor on Wednesday said that by not taking a 'clear stand' on scarring of section 377, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 'betrayed Hindu values, as the issue is about freedom and not sex.
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SC to decide constitutional validity of Section 377
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Centre will leave the matter of the constitutionality of Section 377 to be decided by the Supreme Court.
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Section 377 arbitrary, unconstitutional: lawyer Menaka Guruswamy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): As the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court continues to hear the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalises homosexuality, lawyer for one of the petitioners Menaka Guruswamy on Wednesday said that the section
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SC hearing on Section 377 to continue today
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday will continue hearing a batch of petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises homosexual activities.
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If enacted, Section 377 'won't withstand the test of constitutionality'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): As the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court continues to hear the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalises homosexuality, advocate Arvind Dattar said if enacted the law "won't withstand the test of constitutiona
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Children detained in school for not clearing fee
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Several students of primary section in the city's Hauz Qazi area were allegedly detained by school authorities on Monday after their parents failed to clear the school fees.
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Section 377: LGBT community expects favourable outcome
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community activists have expressed their optimism as the hearing of petitions against Section 377 in the Supreme Court gets underway.
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Section 377: Centre to file response in SC today
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Soon after a Constitution Bench of Supreme Court began hearing the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Central Government, told the cour
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Homosexuality a danger to national security: Swamy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on petitions filed against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday opined that homosexuality was a danger to national security.
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SC to hear petition against Section 377 today
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 10 (ANI): The Constitution Bench of Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises homosexuality.
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SC refuses to delay hearing on Section 377
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to adjourn hearing a batch of petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality.
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SC orders Delhi private hospitals to treat poor for free
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday passed an order that private hospitals in Delhi which were given subsidised land by the government will have to provide free treatment to patients belonging to the weaker sections of the society.
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