Topic: Homosexuality
Homosexuality not form of ‘expression’: Singapore top court disagrees with Indian SC judgment
Singapore SC opines that if a wider interpretation is given to ‘expression’, virtually any act would be protected, leading to ‘absurd outcomes’.
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan review: Perfect primer for Indians to talk about homosexuality
This Ayushmann Khurrana and Jitendra Kumar-starrer will make you laugh out loud and think twice about how accepting Indian parents really are.
Adultery, homosexuality maybe legal but in Army it’s unbecoming conduct & will be penalised
Outgoing Adjutant General Lt Gen. Ashwani Kumar says Army Act doesn’t specifically deal with adultery but under ‘Unbecoming Conduct’, a soldier can be punished for various offences.
At 17, I was drawn to two older girls. Didn’t know the term lesbian existed
A year after Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality, here’s an excerpt from the book where lesbians found their voice for the first time.
No single ‘gay gene’ & even clean tattoo needles can trigger allergic reactions
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them.
Made in Heaven shows Sooraj Barjatya & Karan Johar’s ‘happy Indian family’ doesn’t exist
Made in Heaven is the direct spiritual successor of Monsoon Wedding, and refuses to offer any easy answers to the viewers.
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga shows Bollywood is finally understanding sexuality
It is not the task of Sonam Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao-starrer 'Ek Ladki...' to break all stereotypes about sexuality, but it has set the ball rolling.
Army chief rules out gay sex, adultery in Indian Army
General Bipin Rawat says Indian Army ‘conservative’ not ‘westernised’, asserts that offenders will continue to be punished under relevant sections of Army Act.
This is how sugar daddies and sugar babies find each other in India these days
Online dating in India is gradually deviating from the mainstream, with sugar babies waiting to be ‘leashed & collared’ and bisexual couples seeking threesomes.
In post-Section 377 world, military can still punish what it calls ‘unbecoming conduct’
Armed forces can and must continue to enforce their higher moral standards to maintain discipline.
Why shrinking offices and hot-desking are bad ideas, Covid or no Covid
Employees’ demands for flexible working will include spacious offices. Given the relative savings, slashing floor space is a false economy.
Diesel demand drop forces India to import gasoline as Covid skews output
The slump in diesel demand is forcing refineries to operate below capacity, but gasoline sales are back at pre-virus levels with people resorting to personal vehicles.
Defence
Army says ‘poor quality’ Ordnance Board ammo, mines have cost India Rs 960 crore since 2014
Pointing out these shortcomings in an internal assessment, the Army has thrown its weight behind government plans to corporatise the OFB to make it more efficient.
Partners dispensable in Modi-Shah construct if they do not bring additional votes
In the Modi-Shah construct, if partners do not bring additional votes, they are dispensable. However old or loyal, either they become supplicants, or die.