Sonia Gandhi expresses disappointment over SC verdict on homosexuality

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 13:18

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday expressed her disappointment over the Supreme Court’s judgement that consensual sex between adults of the same gender is an offence.

Homosexuality: SC says law not amended despite debate, puts ball in Parliament`s court

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 10:21

With the Supreme Court setting aside the judgement of Delhi High Court decriminalising gay sex among consenting adults in private, all eyes are on the elected representatives as to how will they react considering their slow approach to issues.

Gay activists disappointed with SC verdict on homosexuality

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 23:01

The NGO, which was the first to file the petition for decriminalising section 377 of IPC, expressed dissatisfaction over the Supreme Court judgement.

Homosexuality has never been considered crime in Hindu culture: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 22:39

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said on Wednesday that homosexuality had never been considered a crime in Hindu culture.

`SC ruling on homosexuality worst setback for gay movement`

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 21:30

Supreme Court`s ruling on Wednesday making consensual same-sex conduct between adults a criminal offence is the "worst setback" experienced by the global gay movement, a British expert said today.

BJP maintains guarded silence on Supreme Court verdict on gay sex

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 21:24

BJP on Wednesday maintained a guarded silence on the Supreme Court verdict against homosexuality.

The Homosexuality debate: Rights versus morality

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 19:54

The apex court of India set aside the Delhi High Court`s verdict, which had decriminalised gay sex among consenting adults in private in 2009.

SC verdict on homosexuality `retrograde`: Ramesh

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 19:19

Union Minister Jairam Ramesh termed as "retrograde" the Supreme Court verdict that upheld a law criminalising homosexuality and wondered why it is a crime if two consenting men and two consenting women share physical relations.

Gay activists shocked with SC verdict, calls it ‘black day’

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 16:47

Gay rights activists were today up in arms against the Supreme Court verdict that upheld a law criminalising homosexuality, calling it a "black day` for the LGBT community.

Homosexuality an offence, rules Supreme Court; activists outraged

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 06:43

In a setback for homosexual rights groups, the Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the judgement of Delhi High Court decriminalising gay sex among consenting adults in private.

Alec Baldwin`s talk show scrapped

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 20:24

Actor Alec Baldwin`s late-night talk show has been scrapped from the channel after his negative comments on homosexuals.

Homosexuals to be barred from entering Kuwait

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 19:15

Kuwait claims it has developed a medical test to detect homosexuals in order to prevent them from entering the country or any of the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC), which include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Daily Mail reported.