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TopicConsent

Topic: consent

Behind same-sex couple’s legal battle, a commitment to stand by each other in health & in sickness

Plea cites rights violations under Articles 14 & 15 and seeks legal recognition of same-sex couples' right to act as medical representatives for each other, calling their exclusion discriminatory.

UK cracks down on non-consensual sharing of intimate images, makes it ‘priority offence’

A new legislation will impose fines up to 10% of worldwide revenue for offenders, and will require social media firms to take steps to remove illegal material from their sites.

Chinmayi Sripada isn’t wrong. Kids should learn about consent early on

Chinmayi Sripada never questioned her husband's intentions or sexualised her baby. Her point was simple: if Ravindran had forced a hug on their daughter, it could have negatively impacted her mindset.

Privacy, consent, data — what Delhi govt ignores when giving parents live classroom footage

Arvind Kejriwal's Delhi govt needs to conduct a privacy assessment and find out what value does live streaming of classrooms add to children’s security.

Say ‘no’ to Gray, Amazon miniTV’s film on consent, and move on. It’s lazy stuff

The 30-minute short movie, Gray starring Did Mirza is made with the best of intentions, but it fails to give its characters or ideas any justice.

Awareness of ‘consent’ improving? 82% women able to refuse sex to husbands, finds govt survey

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

‘Bura na maano’, but Holi is a great chance to teach children about consent

Bura na maano Holi hai’ is the defensive phrase used by adults for their children violating consent of passersby, usually women. But kids must be told better.

How courts are ‘creatively interpreting’ grey zone between minors & consent in POCSO cases

Last year, both the Bombay and Madras High Court noted there were issues with the POCSO Act and its harming teenagers in consensual relationships.

This 12-year-old was abducted, married to 52-yr-old. Her rescue exposed ‘child bride’ racket

Police operation to rescue 12-year-old UP girl 'kidnapped & forced into marriage' with Haryana man unearths 'multi-state racket' feeding trend spawned by state's skewed sex ratio.

Modi, Rahul Gandhi, and Djokovic — what liberals miss

The Djokovic episode is a real-life dilemma of moral philosophy that will be cited as a case study for future philosophy courses.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.