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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicSame-sex couple

Topic: same-sex couple

No data to back govt claim that same-sex marriage is ‘urban elitist’ concept, says SC

It may be that same-sex relationships are more urban in their manifestations because more people in urban areas are coming out of closet, says CJI Chandrachud.

Dear retd judges, disagree as you may, but gay marriages do not invite your HIV phobia

Over 83 per cent of the HIV infections in India are caused by heterosexual contacts. Only 2.5 per cent are caused by homosexual relations.

Pakistan asks Cambridge to delete same-sex family from textbook. ‘Sharam’ trumps education

Pakistan's education minister Rana Tanveer Hussain said that the government would ask Cambridge to remove the "highly objectionable" chapter or the book would be banned in the country.

‘Very offensive’ — same-sex marriage petitioners slam Modi govt’s ‘psychology of child’ stand in SC

Govt had argued that only Parliament should debate matter of same-sex marriage, claiming issues like 'psychology' of child raised by homosexual couple would have to be considered.

South Korean same-sex couple who were granted health benefits sees court win as breakthrough for equality

The decision was hailed by human rights group Amnesty International as a ‘step towards marriage equality.’

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10-point guide to Bihar election results: Lalu, Nitish & BJP’s hawk eye

Alliance partners have not lost any vote share. The central message of this election, therefore, is that the rival can’t take away your committed voters. You have to stitch alliances to bring in the “others”.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.