The Opposition demanded the Bill be sent to a select committee of the House for scrutiny; Union Minister says it will ensure protection to persons who face discrimination due to biological issues LGBTQIA+ community members hold placards during a protest demanding the withdrawal of the Transgender Amendment Bill 2026, in Mumbai, on March 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendme

A Rohingya refugee girl gestures as she walks through a muddy street at a refugee camp on the World Refugee Day, in New Delhi on June 20,...

Indian strikes on locations in Pakistan used by Kashmiri Jihadi organisations underline the enduring nature of the conflict, which has...

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The Right-wing populist’s professed aversion to “anarchism” never applies to actual Right-wing anarchism. Kapil Mishra is Delhi’s Minister of Law and Justice. 2024 protests on Columbia University campus over Palestinians in Gaza (Photo: Reuters) Academic freedom in the West has come a long way since astronomer Galileo was declared a heretic and imprisoned for challenging the Church’s view that the universe revolves around the Earth. Or has it? Columbia University caving to pr

Experts, civil society leaders and officials from international organisations came together for the 'India on the Brink: Preventing Genocide' summit between February 26 and 28. VHP workers at the dharma sabha at Ayodhya in November, 2018. [Reuters] At a three-day global summit held virtually, experts working on hate speech and genocide concluded that since genocide is a process and not a one-time event, it can be stated that the genocide against Muslims in India has begun. Ex