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Shalini Nair
The writer is a gender studies PhD scholar at the University of Sussex, UK
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Marital rape a crime in many countries, an exception in many moreSubscriber Only
August 31, 2017 00:43 IST
The grounds for “marital immunity” for rape prosecution were laid by Chief Justice Sir Matthew Hale in The History of the Pleas of the Crown, published in 1736. Poland first to make it a criminal offence in 1932.
Thu, Aug 31, 2017
Don’t criminalise marital rape, may disturb institution of marriage: GovernmentSubscriber Only
August 29, 2017 20:41 IST
Section 375 of the IPC dealing with rape makes an exception for such instances within marriages and holds that “sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under 15 years of age, is not rape”
Wed, Aug 30, 2017
Right to Privacy: Protection of sexual orientation at core of fundamental rights, says Supreme CourtSubscriber Only
August 25, 2017 04:25 IST
The court expressed its disagreement with the reasoning of a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court in the Suresh Kumar Koushal vs Naz Foundation case of December 2013, and the way it had dealt with the privacy-dignity based claims of LGBT persons.
Fri, Aug 25, 2017
Right to Privacy: Very little scope to defend Section 377 now, says retired HC Judge A P Shah who read it downSubscriber Only
August 25, 2017 03:26 IST
Delhi High Court’s order read down Section 377 pertaining to sexual intercourse “against the order of nature” so as to decriminalise sex between consenting adults while maintaining that the section will still be applicable in cases of non-consensual sex or sex with minors.
Fri, Aug 25, 2017
Cabinet approval for panel to study quotas within OBC quotaSubscriber Only
August 24, 2017 05:20 IST
Announcing that the Cabinet has approved the proposal submitted by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Jaitley said that the former National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) as well as a Parliamentary Standing Committee had recommended such a sub-classification.
Thu, Aug 24, 2017
Triple talaq verdict: ‘Going back to my husband will be a sacrifice, but I will do so for my son’Subscriber Only
August 23, 2017 06:04 IST
The talaqnama, which she refused to accept, was the culmination of two years of physical battering over dowry demands. “I know I will be making a sacrifice by going back to the same person, but I want to do it for the sake of my three-year-old son Ridan
Wed, Aug 23, 2017
The women behind the petitions: ‘Historic day for all Muslim women in India’Subscriber Only
August 23, 2017 05:43 IST
“I am feeling very good. I hugged my family when the verdict came, they congratulated me, told me it was a historic day for Muslim women in India. We have been vindicated —not just I, for all those like me, even those who were not present, this is for all of them,” Bano told The Indian Express
Wed, Aug 23, 2017
Nowhere in the world has PPP in Metro rail fully succeeded, says E SreedharanSubscriber Only
August 17, 2017 02:27 IST
India’s Metro Man, 85, former DMRC head and now adviser to Metro projects in many cities, tells The Indian Express what he finds wrong with New Metro Policy.
Thu, Aug 17, 2017
For Metro rail, states must bring private players: Govt Subscriber Only
August 17, 2017 00:00 IST
The new metro rail policy states that ‘’Private participation either for complete provisioning of metro rail or for some unbundled components will form an essential requirement for all metro rail project proposals seeking central financial assistance”
Thu, Aug 17, 2017
Low-interest loans on anvil: Govt keen to fund OBC entrepreneursSubscriber Only
August 15, 2017 03:19 IST
As per ministry estimates, quoted from the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI), there are about 1,000 Dalit entrepreneurs in the country, with a combined turnover of Rs 60,000 crore.
Tue, Aug 15, 2017
498A, batteredSubscriber Only
August 13, 2017 01:58 IST
While, as in case of any other legislation, 498A too has been prone to misuse, such cases have been largely anecdotal. In comparison, complaints declared false on similar grounds are far higher in other IPC cases such as for cheating, kidnapping and abduction, criminal breach of trust
Tue, Jun 26, 2018
Mother should be natural guardian, not father, says WCD ministrySubscriber Only
July 27, 2017 04:50 IST
The 2015 Law Commission report defines guardianship as a “bundle of rights and powers that an adult has in relation to the person and property of a minor”. It states that custody is a “narrower concept relating to the upbringing and day-to-day care and control of the minor”.
Thu, Jul 27, 2017
Will continue to search for missing Indians till there is concrete proof of their death: Sushma SwarajSubscriber Only
July 27, 2017 01:12 IST
Sushma Swaraj’s statement came two days after Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said here that there is no “substantial evidence” on whether the Indians are alive or dead and confirmed that their last known location, the prison at Badush, has been destroyed by the IS.
Thu, Jul 27, 2017
To widen SC scholarship net, govt for raising income criteriaSubscriber Only
July 24, 2017 04:02 IST
According to the current eligibility criteria, their parents’ annual income shouldn’t exceed Rs 4.5 lakh. This figure is now proposed to be revised to Rs 6 lakh per annum. The funding, available in 175 notified top institutes, covers much of the expenses incurred towards fees, living expenses, books and computer.
Mon, Jul 24, 2017
House panel headed by BJP MP slams homophobia, calls for transgender rightsSubscriber Only
July 22, 2017 04:56 IST
The report by the Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment — headed by Ramesh Bais, a seven-term Lok Sabha MP representing the Raipur constituency— is the first ever government document to recognise the right to civil union for transgender persons.
Sat, Jul 22, 2017
Protests force early closure of Lok SabhaSubscriber Only
July 21, 2017 05:56 IST
Opposition members, mainly Congress, rushed into the well demanding that the Prime Minister respond to the agrarian distress on the floor of the House.
Fri, Jul 21, 2017
Panel approves much of OBC commission billSubscriber Only
July 20, 2017 02:29 IST
The bill, passed by Lok Sabha earlier, will insert clause 338B for establishing such a constitutional body following Articles 338 (National Commissions for SCs) and 338A (National Commission for STs)
Thu, Jul 20, 2017
Move to amend calculation of compensation for immovable assetsSubscriber Only
July 19, 2017 04:15 IST
The proposed amendment has been mooted at the behest of the Ministry of Defence following an acquisition case involving 296 acres of Maharaja Hari Singh Charitable Trust (MMHCT) land in Jodhpur that housed sensitive military establishments.
Wed, Jul 19, 2017
Govt moves closer to granting NCBC constitutional status, Oppn objectsSubscriber Only
July 15, 2017 03:56 IST
Members of the Congress, Trinamool Congress, DMK, AIADMK, Samajwadi Party, BJD, NCP and the BSP had sought modifications in the Bill and Yadav had assured the members some of their amendments would be included as suggestions in a separate sheet.
Sat, Jul 15, 2017
Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act: Serious disorder if deadline is missed, M Venkaiah Naidu ask statesSubscriber Only
July 12, 2017 04:09 IST
In his letter, Naidu has noted that only Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have so far established a Regulatory Authority as required under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA), while none of the states have established an Appellate Authority.
Wed, Jul 12, 2017
Adoption process: Financially able, 40-plus single women top on listSubscriber Only
July 11, 2017 03:52 IST
The move is a radical shift from the Centre’s stand on the issue of surrogacy, which limits the option to only infertile married couples while entirely disallowing single men and women.
Tue, Jul 11, 2017
‘Quota for upper caste poor would stop attacks on Dalits’Subscriber Only
July 10, 2017 05:07 IST
On attacks that are linked to alleged consumption of beef, the minister said “those consuming buffalo meat or those removing carcasses of dead cows” should not be attacked. “They (attackers) were not “gau rakshaks, but nar bhakshaks (man-eaters)”.
Mon, Jul 10, 2017
MGNREGA wages less than minimum farm wages in 15 states: PanelSubscriber Only
July 10, 2017 03:17 IST
As per data being examined by the committee, the minimum wages paid to agricultural workers are significantly higher than MGNREGA wages in Karnataka, Punjab, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Mizoram, and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands.
Mon, Jul 10, 2017
Memorials in official residences: What rules say, how govts have found ways around themSubscriber Only
July 10, 2017 01:26 IST
To ward off the many requests to allow Lutyens’s Zone government bungalows once occupied by senior leaders to be turned into memorials after their death, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government had, in 2000, ordered a ban on such conversions.
Mon, Jul 10, 2017
The Too Smart CitySubscriber Only
June 25, 2017 00:20 IST
The issue is not only the parachuting of consulting firms and vendors for local IT and infrastructure solutions, but that such private partnerships would necessitate a return on investments unconstrained by concerns of social equity or justice. The abolition of octroi, the once largest source of municipal revenue for many cities, has had a debilitating impact on the fiscal sovereignty of urban local bodies.
Mon, Jun 26, 2017Journalism of Courage
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