Religious leaders welcome SC verdict on gay sex

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 00:31

Heads of various religious group welcomed decision of Supreme Court criminalising homosexuality and said verdict was in line with eastern traditions and India`s moral values and religious teachings.

Richard Branson urges Uganda boycott over anti-gay bill

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 13:10

British tycoon Richard Branson has urged companies to boycott Uganda over a draconian anti-homosexuality bill passed by its Parliament last week.

US `concern` over Uganda anti-gay bill

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 07:41

The United States has voiced concern over a draconian anti-homosexuality bill passed by Uganda`s parliament.

Criminalising gay sex unconstitutional: Gay right activist to SC

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 17:30

Gay right activists moved the Supreme Court, pleading it to review its verdict for declaring gay sex an offence punishable up to life imprisonment.

Britain pardons gay `father of computing` Alan Turing

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 13:21

Britain on Tuesday granted a posthumous pardon to Alan Turing, the World War II code-breaking hero who committed suicide after he was convicted of the then crime of homosexuality.

Judge lets Utah gay marriages continue

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 05:37

A federal judge has allowed gay marriage in Utah to continue.

Uganda Parliament passes life in jail anti-gay law

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 12:52

The controversial anti-gay law, which punishes certain homosexual acts with life imprisonment, was passed by the Ugandan lawmakers on Friday.

Stand with RSS, BJP on Section 377 issue: Minority leaders

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 18:52

Several Muslim leaders on Friday echoed the RSS and BJP`s sentiments on the Section 377 issue with some even warning the UPA government that it would be taught a lesson in the 2014 polls over its move to file a review petition against the Supreme Court verdict against homosexuality.

Vijaywargiya takes a jibe on Rahul for his homosexuality views

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 17:25

Former Minister and senior BJP leader in Madhya Pradesh, Kailash Vijaywargiya on Friday took a dig at Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi for his views on homosexuality after the Supreme Court verdict on the issue last week.

BJP ambivalent on homosexuality law, says debate not yet over

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 15:59

The BJP on Friday suggested that its stand on the Supreme Court judgement on Section 377 of IPC which upheld criminality of homosexual relations is still open, saying the debate over the issue is not yet over.

Gay sex verdict: Government files review petition in Supreme Court

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 13:22

The government has filed its review petition against the Supreme Court`s decision to uphold Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexual relations between adults.

Congress sends defamation notice to Ramdev over homosexuality

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 23:44

MPCC`s Legal and Human Rights Department`s general secretary sent a defamation notice to Baba Ramdev for his controversial remarks against fellow party workers on the issue of homosexuality.