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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
TopicSection 377

Topic: Section 377

Why the legal challenge to Section 377 is much stronger this time

The battle against Section 377 has graduated from NGOs to LGBT people themselves, from sex to rights, from privacy to equality.

Why Lalu Prasad ignored doctor’s advice to rush back to Patna

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Section 377: Words of Supreme Court judges that have sparked hope in India’s homosexuals

The top court has taken a compassionate view of the plight of India's gay community, which has suffered deep stigma on account of an archaic law.

How Arun Jaitley persuaded Narendra Modi to soften his stand on homosexuality in India

Arun Jaitley has for some time been going against his party's grain and arguing that Section 377 should be scrapped.

LGBTQ will not be ostracised once Sec 377 is declared unconstitutional: Supreme Court

The top court noted that discrimination against the LGBTQ community has also adversely impacted their mental health.

Pre-modern, pre-Section 377 Queer Ramayana shows sages desiring Rama’s body

Odia poet Upendra Bhanja’s retelling was cast aside by the middle class who grew up with the same morality that made Section 377 possible.

Section 377 exposes BJP and Congress’ doublespeak on homosexuality

Governments refusing to take a stand on Section 377 have no right to accuse the judiciary of overreach.

Gay Modi fans can finally shut the liberals up if Section 377 is decriminalised

Given that now RSS has also changed its position, the LGBTQ+ community needs to no longer be perceived as Left liberal.

Centre passes buck again, will let apex court decide Section 377 validity

Representing Centre, ASG Tushar Mehta tells the court that the government leaves the decision to the court's wisdom.

RSS has changed its position on homosexuality. Can Islamic clerics do the same?

Questions on homosexuality are routinely posed to those who support RSS, such questions are not posed often enough to Islamists and their apologists.

On Camera

Where is Skill India money going? It’s a Rs 48,000 crore mystery

All industries are still facing an acute shortage of skilled manpower despite thousands of crores spent on skilling schemes.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.