27 countries' World Peace Meet in Goa demands freedom for Palestine
26 November 2014 21:43 IST
The World Peace Council has demanded to end US-sponsored Israeli terrorism and freedom to Palestine. READ
No 'Goan' below poverty line: Mandrekar
05 August 2014 12:12 IST
Civil supply minister Dayanand Mandrekar on Monday raised eye brows in the legislative assembly with his claim that no resident of Goa fell in 'below the poverty line' category. READ
SC refuses to review its verdict on homosexuality
28 January 2014 21:10 IST
In another setback to the LGBT community, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 28) refused to relook at its verdict criminalising gay sex in the country. READ
Review petition filed against criminalisation of gay sex
24 December 2013 19:22 IST
Gay right activists on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court pleading it to review its verdict for declaring gay sex an offence punishable up to life imprisonment saying it amounts to violation of fundamental rights of ... READ
Homosexuality in Bollywood
12 December 2013 22:02 IST
While the Supreme Court has held homosexuality as a criminal offence, Bollywood has been quite open about it and several filmmakers have also depicted such relationships on the big screen. READ
Court can't legalise gay-sex until IPC amended: SC
12 December 2013 21:48 IST
The Supreme Court today put the ball in Parliament's court to consider the "desirability and propriety" of deleting or amending the penal provision making sexual intercourse between people of same sex as a criminal offence ... READ
Sonia - Rahul voice dismay over 'gay' order
12 December 2013 21:38 IST
Amid the storm over the Supreme Court verdict on gay rights issue, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi today expressed disappointment over the order, signalling that Parliament would address the matter. READ
Gay right activists upset with SC verdict
11 December 2013 12:29 IST
The NGO, which was the first to file the petition for decriminalising section 377 of IPC, today expressed dissatisfaction over the Supreme Court judgement upholding the constitutional validity of the penal provision making gay sex ... READ
Gay sex is a criminal offense: SC
11 December 2013 12:14 IST In a blow to gay rights activists, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of the penal provision making gay sex an offence punishable with upto life imprisonment. READ
BJP accused of sidelining local MLAs in social schems
09 October 2013 22:08 IST
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was today accused of party workers distributing cheques of Kanyadan schemes, sidelining the system of routing it through the local MLAs. READ
