New Delhi: The Supreme Court is expected to hear a petition challenging decriminalisation of homosexuality. The apex court has asked anti-gay groups to explain why they believe homosexual acts are against the 'order of nature'. Homosexuality should be seen in the context of changing society as many things which were earlier unacceptable have become acceptable with passage of time, the Supreme Court had observed on February 16. A bench of...
08:59 AM, Feb 22, 2012
New Delhi: Homosexuality should be seen in the context of changing society as many things which were earlier unacceptable have become acceptable with passage of time, the Supreme Court observed on Thursday. A bench of justices GS Singhvi and SJ Mukhopadhaya, which is hearing a bunch of appeals filed against decriminalisation of gay sex, said that these things should be seen in the light of changing times where phenomena of...
08:51 AM, Feb 17, 2012
Moscow: The bill, pushed by the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, was backed by 28 out of 35 deputies in Kostroma town's legislature. A similar ban is already in place in the southern Astrakhan and central Ryazan regions but it was shelved in St Petersburg, Russia's second city, last November after MPs failed to agree on its "legal definitions". The legislation effectively outlaws any gay pride events while allowing authorities to...
01:05 PM, Feb 04, 2012
New Delhi: Artist Balbir Krishan, a gay painter from Uttar Pradesh claimed that he was assaulted by unidentified men at the end of his solo exhibition at the Lalit Kala Academy in Delhi on Thursday evening. The assailants said that his art was provocative and went against the religious sentiments of people. They also threatened that just as late painter MF Husain was hounded out of the country for his...
02:34 PM, Jan 06, 2012
London: Pop diva Lady Gaga has offered to team up with the 'Goddess of Pop' Cher on a duet. Cher, 65, who is currently recording tracks for her upcoming album, admits being delighted after learning that Gaga and producer Red One had co-written a song for her, titled 'The Greatest Thing', reported Daily Star. "Just walked in from studio. Finished 1st track on new cd & 'Gaga' 'You Are The...
02:04 PM, Jul 17, 2011
London: Actor Brad Pitt supports the New York state's decision to legalise same-sex marriage, and says every American should have the right to marry whoever they want. Pitt raises six children - Maddox, nine; Pax, seven; Zahara, six; Shiloh, five; and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - with partner Angelina Jolie. "It is encouraging that New York has joined the movement to grant equal marriage rights to its citizens. But...
09:28 AM, Jul 08, 2011
Mumbai: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's comment that men having sex with men (MSM) is a "disease" and "unnatural" has upset the film fraternity. More and more actors, like Bipasha Basu and Nandita Das, are expressing their displeasure over the comments. Azad clarified his stance Tuesday saying his remarks were out of context, clarifying that while some people say it's unnatural, some say it is natural. This what the celebs...
03:05 PM, Jul 07, 2011
CNN-IBN talks to activists over Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's comment, 'Homosexuality is unnatural.' ...
09:59 PM, Jul 05, 2011
New Delhi: Giving clarification on his controversial comments on homosexuality, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said that the Media has misquoted him and he didn't use the words 'homo' or 'gay'. Speaking at an AIDS conference in New Delhi on Monday, Azad said, "The disease of 'Men having Sex with Men' (MSM), which was found more in the developed world, has now unfortunately come to our country and...
07:32 PM, Jul 05, 2011
New Delhi: Bollywood celebrities like Celina Jaitley and Onir, who are quite vocal about supporting India's gay community, are shocked at Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's comment that men having sex with men (MSM) is a "disease" and "unnatural". They feel he is "regressive". "Dear honourable Mr.Health Minister the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of diseases in 1990. I'm shocked 2 hear that R health minister wld...
04:36 PM, Jul 05, 2011
New Delhi: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday sparked off a debate by saying that homosexuality is 'unnatural' and a 'disease'. Speaking at an AIDS conference in New Delhi, Azad said that gay sex is unnatural and leads to more AIDS cases. He added that the phenomenon has been transported to India from 'foreign shores'. "The disease of 'Men having Sex with Men' (MSM), which was found more in...
07:11 AM, Jul 05, 2011
New Delhi: Baba Ramdev after becoming an enemy of MNCs is now a crusader against corruption, but there's a whole other side to the Yoga Guru. Ramdev has made some pretty striking statements in the past. Baba Ramdev had earlier taken a stand against cold drinks saying, "Drinking cold drinks cause cancer, drinking cold drinks can also lead to impotency, drinking cold drinks causes osteoporosis, drinking cold drinks can also...
09:26 PM, Jun 03, 2011
Kathmandu: Still portrayed as buffoons, aliens and despicable people by their own silver screen story-tellers, Nepal's burgeoning gay community is now hoping Bollywood's path-breaking films like I Am and My Brother Nikhil will give Nepali filmmakers the right perspective one day. Bollywood film director Anirban Dhar, whose I Am, starring Nepal's Manisha Koirala and Bollywood's Rahul Bose, Juhi Chawla, Nandita Das and Sanjay Suri, released in India last month, is...
02:00 PM, May 31, 2011
They have asked the Supreme Court to uphold a ruling that decriminalized homosexuality in 2009. ...
08:51 AM, Feb 10, 2011
They have asked the Supreme Court to uphold a ruling that decriminalized homosexuality in 2009. ...
08:51 AM, Feb 10, 2011
Tonight at 10 Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts if being gay is destroying family values in India.
02:20 PM, Feb 09, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea to make armed forces a party to the petitions supporting and opposing the Delhi High Court's ruling which decriminalised homosexual acts between two consenting adults in private. A bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi dismissed the plea made by one Suresh Kumar Kaushal, who submitted that the defence forces should be made a party to the matter in view...
03:22 PM, Feb 07, 2011
New Delhi: With India becoming a favoured destination among gay travellers, many international gay travel agencies are keen to open shop in India to cater to this niche travel segment. "There is a lot of interest by LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) travel agencies and related services to start operations in India, as the country has such a rich culture and history," product manager (south Asia and Pacific region)...
01:03 PM, Jan 31, 2011
New Delhi: Novelist Vikram Seth is chasing a new story, 'A Suitable Girl', which is a sequel of his popular novel, 'A Suitable Boy'. " 'A Suitable Boy' was a very long book. I did not think it would get published. But as it did well, my publishers wanted me to write a sequel. I had left hints in my last book about a sequel. But the inspiration did not...
02:39 PM, Jan 25, 2011
