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Nandita Saikia
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Section 377: Decriminalising homosexuality is great, but the fight for true equality is not yet over
Members of the LGBT community still cannot marry, adopt children unimpeded or make tax and inheritance arrangements that heterosexual people take for granted.
Nandita Saikia
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Rape laws: Why the Supreme Court must read down Section 377 – but not strike it down in its entirety
It can offer some relief to women whose husbands rape them, and to men who are raped.
Nandita Saikia
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TimesNow’s Tejpal tapes programme reflects many legal and ethical concerns about reporting rape
On Monday, the channel aired CCTV footage that it claimed was evidence from the ongoing trial in which journalist Tarun Tejpal is accused of sexual assault.
Nandita Saikia
Trending
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Readers’ comments: Article on South Asia’s view of India is ‘horribly biased’
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Translated short fiction: A 73-year-old Indian man goes to Bangladesh, his ‘land of birth’ to die
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Opinion: #DeathForChildRape is an empty slogan – it won’t stop attacks on our children
India must develop legal processes to report that are easy to navigate and that would increase the likelihood of rapists being held to account.
Nandita Saikia
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Opinion: Making Postcard News founder’s arrest about fake news rather than communal hatred is risky
It potentially puts all speech at risk since ‘fake news’ is an amorphous term that can be applied to almost any content.
Nandita Saikia
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Sexual abusers list is problematic – but gives victims a sense of regaining control
Support systems for abuse victims are almost non-existent. A name and shame list gives survivors the satisfaction of having taken action against perpetrators.
Nandita Saikia
Video
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature