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Thursday, April 30, 2026
TopicTransgender Rights

Topic: Transgender Rights

‘Irreparable injury, regression’—What petition before SC challenging transgender amendment law says

National Council for Transgender Persons (NCTP) members filed an 886-page petition seeking to strike down the 2026 amendment on 3 April.

UN body criticises India’s new transgender law, says it ‘risks setting back hard-won rights’

The amendments, it warns, will have 'far-reaching impacts on the right to privacy' and risk the 'marginalisation of transgender people.'

Rajasthan HC flags Transgender Bill as ‘departure’ from Constitution. What it said on gender rights

Rule of law requires that legislative and executive frameworks must align with constitutional values and not merely procedural legality, a division bench asserts.

Trans Amendment Bill echoes Criminal Tribes Act. It wants them to stay in violent families

The one thing that keeps the relentless beauty of trans people alive is their community. But for lawmakers, kinship is ‘deception’, ‘allurement’, and ‘undue influence’.

Safety or stigma? How constitutional the blood donation ban on gay men, sex workers, trans people is

The issue of exclusion from donating blood needs to be looked at from the perspective of equality, dignity and discrimination.

Transgender amendment bill drops self-perceived identity, adds penalties for coerced identity change

Introduced in LS Friday, Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill provides for graded punishments for abducting & forcibly altering the identities of adults & children.

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,...

Rawalpindi police introduce school for transgenders. Pakistanis fight over ‘intersex vs trans’

In a collaborative effort, the Rawalpindi police and the district government started regular classes for transgender people in Islamia Higher Secondary School Liaquat Bagh on Tuesday.

Vatican says transgender people can be baptised, serve as godparents

The Vatican's doctrinal office said transgender people could be godparents at baptism as well as wedding witnesses, but the local priest should exercise 'pastoral prudence' in his decision.

Pakistan’s transgender rights act struck down. They want to see us begging, say activists

The federal court has struck down sections on the self-determination of transgender persons and the right to inheritance.

On Camera

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.