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The Delhi High Court legalised homosexuality by striking down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Hearing a petition of Naz foundation, a bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S Muralidhar said if not amended, Section 377 of the IPC would violate Article 21 of the Indian constitution, which states that every citizen has equal opportunity of li..

A senior clerk in Mantralaya said he came face to face with lone arrested Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab and his accomplice Abu Ismail during the terrorist attacks on the night of November 26 in the city. Deposing before special judge M L Tahilyani, who is presiding over the proceedings in the 26/11 attacks, the witness Harishchandra Srivardhankar, identified Kasab an..

The Delhi High Court, which legalised homosexual acts among consenting adults, on Thursday gave wider interpretation to a constitutional provision and extended its ambit by treati..

K. Sarath Babu (55), deputy manager of Andhra Bank’s Cheque Processing Centre, was arrested by the police on Tuesday in the sensational case of withdrawing Rs. 5.1 crore by presenting a fabricated cheque. An amount of Rs. 15 lakh was recovered from him, Hyderabad Detective Department Inspector S. Sharath K..

  A Pakistani lawyer, whose no-show led to the Pakistan Supreme Court dismissing Sarabjit Singh’s review petitions challenging his death sentence, says he continues to represent the condemned Indian prisoner on behalf of a Canadian Sikh organisation, and is preparing to appeal for restoration of the petitions. Rana A..

Home Minister P Chidambaram indicated that there could be a change in the perspective of the Home Ministry on repealing Section 377 thereby legalising homosexuality in the country. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Law Minister Veerappa Moily and the Home Minister to discuss and debate on the issue and arrive at some consensus. The mee..

 A local court extended the judicial custody of actor Shiney Ahuja, held on charges of raping his domestic help, till July 16, even as the actor informed he was not keeping well. "I am not well but even then I came to court," Ahuja said when asked by the Magistrate if he had anything to say. The actor, who ..

  Certain religious leaders on Thursday strongly disapproved of the Delhi High Court judgement which legalised gay sex among consenting adults. "This is absolutely wrong to legalise homosexuality. We will not accept any such law," Jama Masjid Imam Ahmed Bukhari said. He also critcised the government for trying to ..

In a breakthrough judgment, the Delhi High Court on Thursday legalised gay sex among consenting adults holding that the law making it a criminal offence violates fundamental rights. However, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality, will continue for non-consensual and non-vaginal sex. "W..

Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone gunman captured in Mumbai during the 26/11 terror attacks, is lying on a clean hospital bed. Wrapped in a blanket, his face scratched and a wound in the neck freshly covered, he tells his police interrogator that he is from the Lashkar-e-Toiba, assigned the “task of killing people” after his fat..

Gay sex among consenting adults legal: Delhi HC July 02, 2009 11:03 IST In a historic judgment, the Delhi [a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://search.rediff.com/img..

 Special court judge M L Tahilyani took strong exception to the delaying tactics of the defence in the 26/11 terror attacks case. The Judge said as the advocate has been provided with all the documents, so he should not ask for the court documents and should come to the court with proper homework. The judge, during the examination of witnesses, wit..

 The DNA test done on actor Shiney Ahuja has revealed that the actor had raped his domestic help on June 14. The DNA test results, which were out today, has brought more trouble for the Bollywood star, who is at present in judicial custody till July 2, police sources here said.  Ahuja’s domestic help has lodged a complaint, alleging that..

Examination of 100 witnesses was completed till today in connection with the 26/11 terror attacks in the city within 52 Days of commencement of the trial. These witnesses were examined in the designated court before special judge M L Tahilyani in connection with three ..

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday dismissed the bail petitions of the former auditors of the scam-hit Satyam Computer Services. The auditors -- S Gopalakrishnan and Srinivas Talluri -- are co-accused in the multi-crore accounting scandal at Satyam ..