View on homosexuality issue only after knowing govt stand: BJP

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 01:09

BJP put ball in government`s court on Supreme Court verdict on homosexuality, saying it will take stand on the matter if the Manmohan Singh dispensation calls meeting for amending Section 377 of IPC.

Section 377: Government to take the Ordinance route?

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 23:47

Supreme Court of India on 11 December 2013 set aside the Delhi High Court`s verdict, which had decriminalised gay sex among consenting adults in private in 2009.

SC verdict on homosexuality against liberal values of Constitution: AAP

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 22:59

A day after Supreme Court set aside a landmark Delhi High Court order decriminalising gay sex, Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday said it was disappointed with the verdict which was against the "liberal values" of the Constitution.

Gay sex ruling: Activists pin hope on govt after SC verdict

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 22:05

Women rights activists asked government to file petition in Supreme Court seeking review of verdict upholding law criminalising homosexuality but address the grievances of the LGBT community.

Gay sex ruling: `Courts should respect individuals` choice, says Pilot

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 22:03

Union Corporate Affairs (Independent charge) Minister Sachin Pilot on Thursday said Courts should respect "individuals` freedom and choice" in areas like gay rights issue.

Homosexuality should be debated in Parliament:Mahila Congress

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 20:38

Mahila Congress chief Shobha Oza on Thursday said criminalisation of homosexuality should be debated by Parliament in the light of the Supreme Court verdict on gay sex.

Homosexuality in Bollywood films

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 18:07

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.

Gay sex ruling: It’s a matter of personal freedom, says Rahul Gandhi

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 17:45

Congress` Rahul Gandhi said he agrees more with Delhi High Court`s earlier verdict, than with Supreme Court’s recent judgement deeming consensual sex between adults of the same gender as an offence.

Darul Uloom Deoband welcomes SC verdict on homosexuality

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 17:17

Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict declaring gay sex illegal and asked the Centre not to repeal Section 377 that criminalises homosexuality.

Gay sex verdict a step backward for India: UN

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 15:54

A decision by the Supreme Court to reinstate a ban on gay sex represents a "significant step backwards for India" and violates international law, United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Thursday, suggesting the case be reheard.

UN chief calls for equality for lesbians, gays and bisexuals

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 15:36

In his message on the occasion of Human Rights Day, observed on December 10, Ban said the global body denounces all attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) or intersex people.

Gay sex verdict: Why is Narendra Modi silent? asks Congress

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 14:43

Amidst hullabaloo over the Supreme Court`s ruling restoring the ban on gay sex, the Congress has sought the Bharatiya Janata Party`s prime ministerial candidate`s opinion on the matter.