100m record holder and winner of two Asian Games silver medals Dutee Chand on Sunday revealed that she is in a same-sex relationship with a girl from her home town. The 23-year-old is thus the first Indian sportsperson to admit to being in a same-sex relationship.


SC gave me belief that we aren't wrong: Dutee on same-sex relation


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US President Donald Trump has outlined a less restrictive view of abortion than what was passed by Alabama's Republican state government.


Trump opposed to parts of Alabama's abortion ban


A former CIA officer has been jailed for 20 years for disclosing military secrets to a Chinese agent in return for $25,000, bringing to a close one of several cases involving Chinese bids to recruit former American intelligence officers, the media reported.


Ex-CIA officer jailed for spying for China


Rome, May 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy has reaffirmed its commitment at international level to fight all forms of discrimination, including that based on sexual orientation and gender identity, the Foreign Ministry has said.


Italy reaffirms commitment to LGBTI rights


Singer-actor Nick Jonas was not able to join his wife Priyanka Chopra Jonas for her debut appearance at the red carpet of the 72nd edition of Cannes Film Festival, but he arrived in time to accompany her on the second day of the gala.


Priyanka, Nick giving couple goals in Cannes


The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant protection from arrest to the SP-BSP candidate Atul Rai, who is on the run in an alleged rape case, from Ghosi parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh.


SC declines protection from arrest to SP-BSP candidate in rape case


The Delhi High Court on Friday extended its stay on the ban on a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) order banning the sale, manufacture, distribution, trade, import and advertisement of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) including e-cigarettes, till August 22, the next date fixed for further hearing.


Delhi HC extends stay on circular banning e-cigarettes


The Rajasthan High Court on Friday, terming the administration and police a "failure", issued notice to the Ashok Gehlot government on the rising incidents of rape in the state.


Rajasthan HC notice to Gehlot government over rising rape cases


A Sikh youth has claimed that a bar in New York's Long Island didn't let him enter because he was wearing a turban.


NY bar turns away turban-wearing Sikh youth


Bangladesh authorities made a series of new arrests in their crackdown on the right to free speech, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. The arrests were based on vague charges such as "hurting religious sentiment" or undermining "law and order".


Poet, lawyer jailed in fresh crackdown in Bangladesh: HRW


NSE will appeal against a Sebi order in the co-location issue in which it has been penalised up to Rs 1,000 crore and  barred from approaching market for the next six months at the Securities Applleate Tribunal (SAT).


Co-location case: NSE to appeal against Sebi order


The Supreme Court on Friday vacated the interim protection granted to former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar from arrest by the CBI in the multi-crore chit fund scam cases.


SC lifts stay on ex-Kolkata police chief's arrest


Essar Steel creditors on Thursday informed the NCLAT that the Rs 2,500 crore of the Rs 42,000 crore coming from the resolution plan of Arcelor Mittal has been marked as working capital of the debt-laden company.


Rs 2,500 cr marked as working capital: Essar Steel creditors


On a day when CBI said it will continue its probe in Bofors kickbacks case, advocate Ajay Aggarwal, who once spearheaded the case, claimed the "BJP does not want the investigations to conclude on Bofors; instead they want to delay it as much as possible for political and electoral gains."


Once BJP's face in Bofors case, advocate says party using it for political gains


The Principal Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to de-attach the properties of a corporate debtor attached during its execution proceedings.


NCLT asks SEBI to de-attach corporate debtor's properties


The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday withdrew its application seeking further probe into the Rs 64-crore Bofors payoff case from a Delhi court.


Bofors case: CBI withdraws plea seeking further probe


Upset over the enforcing of contractual obligations and delays in arbitration awards, Kolkata-headquartered infrastructure finance major Srei has decided to be extra cautious where the government or its agencies are a contracting party.


SREI for faster arbitration payout, dispute resolution


Companies in India claiming that they can help people send bulk messages on WhatsApp must cease operations, the Facebook-owned messaging app warned on Thursday.


WhatsApp warns clones to cease bogus operations in India


The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice on a plea seeking 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in the 2019 Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET).


SC issues notice on 10% quote for EWS in CTET


The Supreme Court on Wednesday termed as "prima facie arbitrary" the arrest of BJP's West Bengal youth wing leader Priyanka Sharma for allegedly publishing a morphed image of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media.


Mamata meme: SC terms BJP youth leader arrest 'abitrary'


Fifty-year-old Rukeya Khatun's (name changed) name appeared in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) published by the Assam government last year. She was very happy as the names of all the eight members of her family appeared in the draft NRC.

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