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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
TopicTransgender Persons Act

Topic: Transgender Persons Act

Decade after NALSA, trans citizens still rely on courts for what govts fail to provide—basic rights

New Delhi: Nearly a decade after the Supreme Court’s landmark NALSA judgment and five years after Parliament enacted the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act,...

NMC’s U-turn on norms that listed lesbianism as sexual offence not its first. Here’s what happened

National Medical Commission withdrew its revised guidelines for the MBBS curriculum after protests by transgender and disability rights activists.

As Calcutta HC orders 1% quota for transgender people, how SC ruling & 2019 law protect their rights

2014 SC ruling recognised right to self-identified gender & ordered govts to offer reservation. 2019 law prohibits discrimination, requires govt to introduce adequate healthcare facilities.

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India has 7.4% growth, but faltering tax revenue could have implications in coming fiscal year

In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Army chief lambasts Chinese infra push in Shaksgam Valley. ‘We consider it illegal action’

Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.