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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.
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This holiday season, who’s ‘Uninvited’ from Goa?
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‘No data’ and other tactics: How the government is dodging RTI queries on health pacts with Big Tech
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A new book examines the ‘jali’ – from 17th-century Mughal architecture to modern designs
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What does the summary expulsion of an Opposition MP say about Parliamentary democracy in India?
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‘The Muslim Secular’: This book argues that Muslims contribute equally to Indian secularism
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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.
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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.
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Eco India, Episode 246: How protecting our oceans could help us in the battle against climate change
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Caught on camera: Mobile tower collapses in Bengaluru, bringing down building on which it stood
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‘At top of the very good boy list’: King Charles gets Santa’s approval ahead of Christmas
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Watch: Actors Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway reminisce about working together in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’
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Caught on CCTV: Close shave for shoppers as speeding SUV crashes through glass doors of UK store