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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.
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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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Pulwama attack: Omar Abdullah condemns attack on Kashmiri students, says ‘enemies driving a wedge’
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Pulwama attack: Guwahati professor suspended for ‘objectionable remarks’ about armed forces
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Mamata Banerjee’s spat with Congress is a reminder that forming an anti-BJP alliance won’t be easy
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Pulwama attack: Cricket Club of India covers Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s portrait on restaurant wall
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Pulwama attack: Government withdraws security cover of five Kashmiri separatists
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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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Video
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Watch: Anchor Ravish Kumar delivers a strong message to TV news channels on Pulwama attack coverage
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Watch: A nurse technician serenaded her patient with a moving rendition of the ‘Amazing Grace’
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‘Beauty and the East’: This film asks why the Beast in the fairy-tale always turns into a white man
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Watch: A Buddhist monk spun 150 times to seek blessings for a temple. Then the inevitable happened
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Eco India: How the game of Frisbee is changing the life of fishing communities in Chennai