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‘Government exploring ways to restore HC ruling on homosexuality̵...

New Delhi – The government is considering all options before it in an attempt to restore the 2009 Delhi High Court verdict decriminalising homosexuality, union Law Minister Kapil Sibal said in a tweet Thursday. “The government is considering all options to restore the high court verdict... read more »

Exhibiting 25 years of audio-visual journey

New Delhi – Celebrating its silver jubilee, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) has mounted an exhibition of all the audio-visual equipment it has been using and the multi-disciplinary documentation it has done using this equipment in the last 25 years. The exhibition was... read more »

Why can’t Sikhs with beards join US forces?

By Arun Kumar Washington – An independent, bipartisan federal agency has asked the US defence leadership to explain why Sikh Americans wearing beards and turbans are not allowed to serve in the US armed forces. In a letter to US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, the US Commission on Civil Rights... read more »

'Government exploring ways to restore HC ruling on homosexuality'
‘Government exploring ways to rest...
Exhibiting 25 years of audio-visual journey
Exhibiting 25 years of audio-visual jour...
US reacts with dismay over India's gay sex ruling
US reacts with dismay over India’s...
Why can't Sikhs with beards join US forces?
Why can’t Sikhs with beards join U...

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