LGBTQ+ activists and supporters react as they gather in front of the Greek parliament, ahead of the vote on the bill which legalises same-sex civil marriage, in Athens, Greece. | Photo Credit: Reuters Greece’s parliament approved a bill allowing same-sex civil marriage on Thursday, a landmark victory for supporters of LGBT rights that was greeted … Read more
Sunil Babu Pant with same-sex couple Surendra Pandey (second left) and Maya Gurung. | Photo Credit: AP A gay couple in Nepal, on November 29, became the first in the country to receive official same-sex marriage status. The Himalayan nation is one of the first in Asia to allow it. “After 23 years of struggle, … Read more
LGTBQ activist and petitioner for same sex-marriages Shivangi Sharma speaks with the media at the courtyard of India’s Supreme Court in New Delhi on October 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Though the Supreme Court has refused to legalise same-sex marriage, the Constitution Bench judgment is a formidable step to silence hostile voices … Read more
‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh being brought to Dibrugarh Central Jail following his arrest from Punjab’s Moga, in Dibrugarh. | Photo Credit: PTI Amritpal shifted to Assam on Centre’s directive, to be in solitary confinement The Punjab government has decided to shift pro-Khalistan propagator Amritpal Singh to a jail in Assam, more than 2,600 km away … Read more
File photo of Bhutan’s fifth King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Karnataka ‘cow vigilante’ shot to fame with Facebook Live videos on attacks on minorities A murder case was registered late on Saturday night against a group of self-styled cow vigilantes, who allegedly tortured and killed the 39-year-old assistant driver of a van … Read more
A member and supporter of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community shouts slogans while taking part in a pride parade in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Supreme Court on Friday sought the government’s response to pleas to allow solemnisation of same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act. The Special Marriage Act of … Read more