SC reserves Section 377 verdict: 'If rights are violated, we can't wait for majoritarian Govts to act'

Raising hopes among those who have challenged the Indian Penal Code Section 377, which criminalises same-sex relations between two consenting adults in private, the Supreme Court Tuesday observed that it does not wait for “majoritarian governments” ... We'll strike down any law that violates rights, says SCTimes of India Scrapping Section 377 in entirety will lead to anarchy: Supreme CourtIndia Today Supreme Court reserves verdict on validity of Section 377Daily News & Analysis The Hindu -Financial Express -Livemint -The Telegraph India

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Horrendous acts of mobocracy can't be allowed, create law against it, SC asks government

"Horrendous acts of mobocracy" cannot be allowed to overrun the law of the land, the Supreme Court today said and asked Parliament to consider enacting a new law to sternly deal with mob lynching and cow vigilantism, warning that such incidents may

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With a deadline looming, the US can't find dozens of parents it separated from children

(CNN) We've seen a flurry of recent activity in efforts to reunite migrant children removed from their parents. But with all the legal and political wranglings, the latest developments can be difficult to follow. Here's a quick look at what's new and

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Trump can't beat Putin at his own game

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. Before last Thursday, President Trump's meeting in Helsinki ... It will be the most surreal US-Russia summit in historyCNN Trump Looks to Temper Expectations Ahead of Putin SummitWall Street Journal Trump-Putin summit: US leader cautious ahead of Helsinki talksBBC News Bloomberg -Reuters -The Hill -USA TODAY

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