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In Jammu and Kashmir, a high-stakes election for a low-power assembly

In one sense, not much is at stake in the ongoing election to the legislative assembly of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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India court allows survey of historic mosque to see if it stands on temple

Right-wing Hindu groups allege Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi was built on top of a Hindu temple during the Mughal rule.

Al Jazeera

Indian court allows survey of a 17th-century mosque to see if it was built over a Hindu temple

An Indian court says officials can conduct a scientific survey of a 17th-century mosque in northern India to determine if it was built over Hindu temple

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India's top court upholds bull-taming festival

New Delhi (AFP) - India's Supreme Court upheld on Thursday a state government's decision to lift the ban on a popular bull-taming festival long blighted by allegations of animal cruelty.

AFP

Will India legalize same-sex marriage? Its top court hears arguments this week

India's Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the historic case this week, years after it decriminalized gay sex. India could become the second place in Asia to allow marriage equality, after Taiwan.

WEKU

Landmark same-sex marriage hearings begin at India’s top court

India’s Supreme Court is set to begin hearing arguments for granting legal recognition to same-sex marriages in a crucial case that will decide the fate of marital and allied rights for lesbian and gay couples in the 1.4 billion-strong South Asian nation.

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Indian LGBTQ couples fight for legal recognition of same-sex marriage

India's Supreme Court decriminalized gay sex in 2018. In January, the court accepted a petition from four LGBTQ couples to legalize same-sex marriage. It is set to hear arguments on Monday.

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In India, couples begin their legal battle for same-sex marriage

Couples have filed petitions to India's Supreme Court seeking the legalization of same-sex marriage. The decision could make India the second economy in Asia after Taiwan to recognize the unions.

WEKU

Indian gay couples begin legal battle for same-sex marriage

More than four years after India’s top court struck down a colonial-era law that had made homosexuality a criminal offense, it will hear arguments in March on whether to legalize same-sex marriage

The Independent UK

All women have right to safe, legal abortion: India’s top court

Court says a woman’s lack of marital status cannot deny her the choice to abort a pregnancy at any time up to 24 weeks.

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India's top court legalises abortion regardless of marital status

India's top court on Thursday upheld the right of a woman to an abortion up to 24 weeks into pregnancy regardless of marital status, a decision widely hailed by women's rights activists.

Reuters

As India turns 75, Muslim girls are suing to wear the hijab — and protect secularism

When her high school banned the hijab, Ayesha Shifa sued. Her case went to India's Supreme Court. A verdict, expected soon, could redefine what secularism means in the world's largest democracy.

WEKU

Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India

For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall

The Independent UK

India's top court suspends British-era sedition law

New Delhi (AFP) - India's Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a colonial-era sedition law that activists say is often used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to target free speech and dissent.

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India top court puts colonial-era sedition law on hold for review

Rights groups and even the Supreme Court have spoken out about rampant misuse of the law against activists and students.

The Independent UK

Indian scholars, activists criticize school hijab ban ruling

An Indian court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights advocates amid concerns of judicial overreach regarding religious freedoms

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