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The BNS: A missed opportunity for gender inclusivity and LGBTQ+ rights

Take, for example, Clauses 75 and 76 within the BNS, which seek to replace Sections 354B and 354C of the IPC. The IPC, in its original form, routinely employed gendered language in its descriptions of various offences and the parties involved.

20 September 2023, 20:54 IST

The BNS: A missed opportunity for gender inclusivity and LGBTQ+ rights

20 September 2023, 20:54 IST

Law and live-in relationships

Although marital rape is not presently a criminal offence under the Indian Penal Code, the fundamental nature of the crime—sexual intercourse without the wife’s consent—is applicable in the case of live-in relationships as well.

20 September 2023, 20:50 IST

Law and live-in relationships

20 September 2023, 20:50 IST

From NEP to SEP, state must craft a clear path for quality education

The new Congress government is certainly at liberty to conceptualise a fresh ‘State Education Policy’ (SEP) to replace NEP-2020 aligned with its 2023 election manifesto.

17 September 2023, 20:17 IST

From NEP to SEP, state must craft a clear path for quality education

17 September 2023, 20:17 IST

A King and his librarian

What of libraries in India today? Who cares! We are too busy fuming about age-old events.

10 August 2023, 19:34 IST

A King and his librarian

10 August 2023, 19:34 IST

Rajasthan's tribal women find empowerment through Sitafal

Driven by poverty and a near-absence of agriculture, migration was common as most family members, including women, were compelled to seek work far from home.

10 August 2023, 19:31 IST

Rajasthan's tribal women find empowerment through Sitafal

10 August 2023, 19:31 IST

Tycoon who gave away $750 m sees profit in loans to poor

Thyagarajan’s career highlights untapped opportunities in the world’s most populous country, as more of its 1.4 billion people strive to enter a growing middle class.

09 August 2023, 19:17 IST

Tycoon who gave away $750 m sees profit in loans to poor

09 August 2023, 19:17 IST

Alternate media rises in UP as youth take up filming

Ikra is one of the few girls from her village who is part of Chal Chitra Abhiyan (CCA), a media and film collective that makes short documentaries

04 May 2023, 19:40 IST

Alternate media rises in rural UP as youngsters take up filming

Alternate media rises in UP as youth take up filming

04 May 2023, 19:40 IST

The tree of life

04 May 2023, 19:20 IST

The tree of life

04 May 2023, 19:20 IST

What you eat is how you think

Research from the past 10 or so years has shown that the more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) a person eats, the higher the chances that they feel depressed

04 May 2023, 19:10 IST

What you eat is how you think

04 May 2023, 19:10 IST

Biden is on a spree shoring up Asian alliances

In January, Biden hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House

02 May 2023, 18:49 IST

Biden is on a spree shoring up Asian alliances

02 May 2023, 18:49 IST