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1.4 billion Catholics look up to Pope Leo for fundamental changes through peaceful means
The world’s attention has been on Rome for the past few days. The Catholics have made history with the election of Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old American cardinal of Spanish descent. He…
- World
Tokyo High Court says same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional
Tokyo: Japan’s Tokyo High Court ruled on Wednesday that the absence of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, though it denied the plaintiffs’ request for damages, local media reported. The decision…
- India
SC to consider pleas over verdict for legal recognition of same-sex marriage
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on July 10 a batch of pleas seeking review of its last year’s judgement which refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage.…
- India
Catholic priests can bless same sex-couples in Meghalaya: Church
Shillong: The Catholic Church in Meghalaya announced that its priests will be allowed to bless same-sex couples sans any marriage rites, days after Pope Francis approved blessings for such couples. The declaration…
- India
Plea in SC seeks review of October 17 verdict on same-sex marriage
New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a review of its October 17 verdict by which it had refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage. The…
- India
SC recognises right to marry for transgenders in same-sex marriage verdict
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that a marriage entered into by a transgender person is in the nature of a heterosexual relationship and must be recognised by the law.…
- Hyderabad
‘Not up to courts to decide…’: Owaisi on SC’s same-sex marriage verdict
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that the Supreme Court has upheld the principle of parliamentary supremacy. “It is not up to the courts to decide who gets married under…
- India
Same-sex marriage: No legal recognition from SC, leaves it to Parliament
New Delhi: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages. Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, who was heading the bench…
- India
SC to deliver on Tuesday verdict on pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver its much anticipated judgement on Tuesday on pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D…
- India
Rajasthan, AP, Assam oppose same-sex marriage; UP, Maha, Sikkim seek time
New Delhi: The Central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that seven states have responded on the issue of same-sex marriage and Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, and Assam have opposed the petitioners’…
- India
SC declaration on same-sex marriage may not be correct course: Centre
New Delhi: The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday any constitutional declaration made by it on pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage may not be a “correct course of action”…
- India
Rajasthan, AP & Assam opposing legal validation for same-sex marriage: Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Centre Wednesday told the Supreme Court it has received responses from seven states on the issue of same-sex marriage and the governments of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Assam have…
- India
‘Affecting nature of Hinduism..’: RSS body writes to SC on same sex marriage
New Delhi: Legalising same-sex marriage will defeat the very objective of the Hindu Marriage Act and depict how liberal thoughts of other religions and western countries are “overpowering” India and affecting the…
- India
Whether anyone has a fundamental right to marry? SC queries while hearing pleas for same-sex marriages
New Delhi: While hearing a bath of pleas for same-sex marriages, Supreme Court on Tuesday queried whether anyone has a fundamental right to marry, or is there no fundamental right to marry…
- India
Dangerous, misleading, say LGBTQ activists on RSS’s survey on same-sex marriage
New Delhi: Several LGBTQ rights activists have called the survey on same-sex marriage by an RSS body “dangerous and misleading” and accused the organisation of “spreading disinformation”. According to the survey by Samwardhini…
