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Can same sex couples adopt children? Why not, says SC
Rediff.com10 May 2023Indian laws permit an individual to adopt a child irrespective of marital status, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while asserting that the law recognises there may be situations apart from an "ideal family" having its own biological children.
Can same sex couples adopt children? Why not, says SC
Rediff.com10 May 2023Indian laws permit an individual to adopt a child irrespective of marital status, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while asserting that the law recognises there may be situations apart from an "ideal family" having its own biological children.
What You Must Know About Sex
Rediff.com10 May 2023If one partner has to coax the other into having sex, it's neither the right time nor the right move, alerts Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack, an online dating app.
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah... Here Comes Netflix's Class Act
Rediff.com10 May 2023Undeniably fun styles from the Class folks.
Marriage is entitled to constitutional protection, not just legal recognition: SC
Rediff.com9 May 2023The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it has to be alive to the fact that the concept of marriage has evolved and must accept the basic proposition that marriage itself is entitled to constitutional protection as it is not just a matter of statutory recognition.
This transgender sprinter's Olympic dream shattered
Rediff.com9 May 2023World Athletics (WA) banned transgender women from elite female competitions.
No political statements on scrapping Muslim quota please, says SC
Rediff.com9 May 2023The Supreme Court on Tuesday took serious exception to political statements being made on the sub-judice matter related to the withdrawal of four percent Muslim quota in Karnataka, saying "some sanctity needs to be maintained".
The Kerala Story Review: Distorted
Rediff.com5 May 2023Any aware viewer, who might wander into the film, will be repulsed by this unabashed spewing of communal hatred, feels Deepa Gahlot.
Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo Review: All Sass No Soul
Rediff.com5 May 2023Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo overdoses on sex, violence and drugs without an inkling of plot or purpose, feels Sukanya Verma.
10 Classic Malayalam Films On OTT
Rediff.com4 May 2023These films, even at their saddest, darkest and grossest, retain their sense of humour, their sense of proportion, which again is something you associate with a Malayali.
Govt's offer in SC: Panel to address 'humane concerns', no same-sex marriage
Rediff.com3 May 2023Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, which is hearing a batch of pleas seeking legal validation of same-sex marriage, that the government is positive about the suggestion for exploring administrative steps in this regard.
We don't go by popular morality, says SC bench in same sex marriage hearing
Rediff.com3 May 2023We don't go by either "popular morality or segmental morality" but what the Constitution mandates, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday when an argument was advanced before it that young same-sex couples across the country wanted to get married.
Watch The Best Of Satyajit Ray On OTT
Rediff.com2 May 2023Had he not taken his final curtain call on April 23, 1992, Satyajit Ray would still, undoubtedly, have been making movies.
Made-In-India Relationship Apps Woo You
Rediff.com2 May 2023Made-in-India apps -- the likes of QuackQuack, TrulyMadly, and Aisle -- are wooing Internet users in smaller towns. Indian consumers spent close to $10 million in 2022 on dating and friendship apps.
120 personalities write to President against legalising same sex marriage
Rediff.com28 Apr 2023More than 120 eminent citizens, including retired high court judges and former bureaucrats, have written to President Droupadi Murmu opposing what they called "highly objectionable attempts" to legalise same-sex marriages.
How about granting same sex couples social benefits, SC asks govt
Rediff.com27 Apr 2023The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre whether social welfare benefits can be granted to same-sex couples without going into legalising their marriage.
Can right to incest also be claimed, asks govt in same sex marriage hearing
Rediff.com27 Apr 2023The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court, which is hearing arguments on a clutch of pleas seeking legal sanction for same sex marriages, that arguments about freedom of sexual orientation and autonomy may be raised in future to challenge incest prohibition.
SC may refer challenge to Special Marriage Act provision to 2-judge bench
Rediff.com27 Apr 2023The Special Marriage Act, 1954 provides a legal framework for the marriage of people belonging to different religions or castes. It governs a civil marriage where the state sanctions the marriage rather than the religion.
Queer collectives of law schools slam BCI resolution on same sex marriage
Rediff.com27 Apr 2023More than 30 LGBTQIA++ collectives of law school students have said the Bar Council of India resolution urging the Supreme Court not to deal with pleas seeking legalisation of same sex marriage is 'antithetical' to the Constitution.
Is Period Sex Safe?
Rediff.com27 Apr 2023If you're not comfortable with the idea of period sex, there are other ways to be intimate with your partner, such as cuddling or kissing, suggests gynaecologist Dr Archana Dhawan Bajaj.
People should decide such matters, not court: Rijiju on same-sex marriage
Rediff.com27 Apr 2023He, however, clarified that he does not want to make the matter a "government versus judiciary" issue.
Don't cite US abortion verdict, we've gone ahead, SC tells govt
Rediff.com27 Apr 2023The Centre referred to the controversial judgement of the US Supreme Court in the Dobbs case in support of its contention that the judiciary should not venture into the domain of the legislature.
Court can't change basic structure of law, govt tells SC in same sex marriage hearing
Rediff.com26 Apr 2023The court can neither rewrite nor alter provisions and the very fundamental architecture of a law as conceived at the time of its framing even by reading something into it, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Same sex marriage: Humongous exercise, judiciary not equipped, govt tells SC
Rediff.com26 Apr 2023The Centre on Wednesday requested the Supreme Court to consider leaving questions raised in the pleas seeking legal sanction for same sex marriages to Parliament.
Same-sex marriage: How far can courts go, asks SC
Rediff.com25 Apr 2023A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud was faced with several consequential legal questions, such as adoption, succession, intestacy and laws governing pension and gratuity where a once legally-acknowledged spouse is the beneficiary, if it decides to legalise same-sex marriage.
SC allows 4% Muslim quota in Karnataka to continue till May 9
Rediff.com25 Apr 2023A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna said the earlier regime of four percent quota to Muslims will continue to hold field till May 9, when the matter will be heard next, without any prejudice to the contentions to be raised by the state government.
Hope to see rainbow marriages: Parents of LGBTQIA++
Rediff.com25 Apr 2023'Similarly, we hope that those who oppose Marriage Equality will come around too. We have faith in the people of India, the constitution and the democracy of our nation'
Overseas Friends of BJP ex-chief convicted of raping 5 Korean women in Australia
Rediff.com24 Apr 2023Dhankhar also recorded his sexual assaults using a camera hidden in his bedside alarm clock and on his phone, it said.
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Review: Only Bhai No Jaan
Rediff.com21 Apr 2023Salman Khan is so neck deep in his formulaic rut that the only way he knows out is to dole out some more of the bunk. Except now, the swagger has traded places with desperation, notes Sukanya Verma.
People moving away from having boy child due to impact of education: SC
Rediff.com21 Apr 2023Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, who is heading the five-judge constitution bench which is hearing the matter, also touched upon the notion that only the very highly educated or elitist want fewer children.
We may be redefining evolving notion of marriage, says SC in same-sex union case
Rediff.com20 Apr 2023The Supreme Court Thursday said it may be redefining the "evolving notion of marriage" as the next step after decriminalising consensual homosexual relationship which implicitly recognised that same-sex people could live in a stable, marriage-like relationship.
SC urges time limit for same-sex marriage case, points to earlier CJIs
Rediff.com20 Apr 2023The Supreme Court, which is hearing arguments on a batch of pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage, said on Thursday that the inflow of cases in the apex court is so heavy that it is impossible to list Constitution bench matters unless the time taken to argue is rationed.
India overtakes China, becomes world's most populous nation
Rediff.com19 Apr 2023India has surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, shows the latest United Nations data, even as UN projections estimate that the country's population is expected to grow for the next three decades after which it will begin declining.
Same-sex marriage: SC says Centre has no data to back 'elitist' claim
Rediff.com19 Apr 2023The state cannot discriminate against an individual on the basis of sexual characteristic over which the person has no control, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, asserting the Centre has no data to back up its claim that the concept of same-sex marriage is 'elitist' or 'urban'.
Need to finish in time-bound manner, SC stresses in same sex marriage hearing
Rediff.com19 Apr 2023The Supreme Court, which is hearing arguments on a batch of pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriages, on Wednesday emphasised on the need to finish the matter in a time-bound manner, saying there are other cases waiting to be heard.
Same-sex marriage: I am sorry Mr solicitor, we are in charge, SC tells govt
Rediff.com18 Apr 2023A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, that the nature and tenability of the preliminary objection will depend on the canvass the petitioners open up and the court wants to have a view of their argument.
SC to skip personal laws, focus on Special Marriage Act for same-sex marriage
Rediff.com18 Apr 2023The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that it will not go into the personal laws governing marriages while deciding the pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriages, and asked the lawyers to advance arguments on the Special Marriage Act.
Brazil football star Alves changes statement in sexual assault case
Rediff.com17 Apr 2023Alves had previously denied any sexual encounter with the woman who filed a complaint in January about an alleged sexual assault in a restroom at an exclusive Barcelona nightclub.
Child rights body moves SC against legalising same sex marriage
Rediff.com17 Apr 2023The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has moved the Supreme Court against the legalisation of same-sex marriages.
Centre tells SC pleas for same-sex marriage are 'urban-elitist' views
Rediff.com17 Apr 2023Terming the petitions seeking legal validation of same-sex marriage as one which reflect an "urban elitist" view, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that recognition of marriage is essentially a legislative function which the courts should refrain from deciding.