Once criminality goes, stigma against LGBTQ will also go: SC on Section 377

Once the criminality of consensual gay sex goes away, then related issues like social stigma and discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community will also go, the......

SC hints at legalising homosexuality, says right to choose sexual partner a fundamental right

IMAGE: Gay rights activists shout slogans during a protest against Section 377 in Mumbai. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the right to sexual orientation is......

Human rights panel directs J&K govt to pay Rs 10 Lakh to human shield

The Jammu and Kashmir human rights commission on Monday directed the state government to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was used as a "human shield" by the army during......

Why we must all read this Tharoor speech

'I can tell you, Mr Chairman, from personal experience that there is nothing sadder than witnessing a close one, a loved one with mental illness at close quarters.' 'I have lived with a victim of......