Supreme Court to Review Constitutional Validity of Marital Rape Laws Granting Immunity to Husbands The Supreme Court of India is set to decide whether laws that provide immunity to husbands from prosecution for marital rape are constitutional. These laws, under both the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), currently state that … Read more
Telangana women eligible for ‘Maha Lakshmi Free Bus’ scheme with valid ID; ‘Zero Ticket’ to be issued Hyderabad: Good news for women and the third gender in Telangana! The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has introduced the ‘Maha Lakshmi Free Bus’ scheme. This means eligible women from Telangana can now travel for free on … Read more
Kochi, Kerala: The Kerala High Court has ruled that women are not slaves of their mothers or mothers-in-law, and that they have the right to live their lives independently. The ruling came in a case where a woman had filed for divorce from her husband, alleging that he and his family had subjected her to … Read more