Vatican rejects Bulgarian envoy for writing ‘homosexual act’
August 7th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Vatican City, Aug 6 (IANS/AKI) The Vatican rejected the candidacy of a Bulgarian diplomat to become the next ambassador of his country because he is the author of a best-selling ... Read more...
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Two journalists held in Aligarh gay teacher case
April 19th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, April 19 (IANS) Two journalists have been arrested on charges of breaching the privacy of gay Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) teacher S.R. Siras who was found dead earlier this month, police ... Read more...
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‘AMU should issue public posthumous apology to gay professor’
April 12th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A group of activists and members of the sexual minority community Monday staged a protest in the capital demanding that the gay Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor ... Read more...
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Judicial probe demanded into gay AMU teacher’s death
April 10th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, April 10 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University Teachers' Association Saturday wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and the human resource development (HRD) ministry demanding a judicial probe into the ... Read more...
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FIR against Aligarh varsity officials in gay teacher case (Lead)
April 10th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, April 10 (IANS) Acting on court orders, a first information report (FIR) was registered Saturday against four Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) officials and some journalists for breaching the privacy of gay ... Read more...
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Case against four AMU officials for breach of privacy
April 10th, 2010 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Aligarh, April 9 (IANS) A court here Friday ordered a case to be registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against four Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) officials and two ... Read more...
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Mystery shrouds death of AMU gay teacher
April 8th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, April 8 (IANS) Mystery shrouds the death of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) gay teacher S.R. Siras with a police official saying Thursday that preliminary investigations revealed that he died "an unnatural ... Read more...
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Gay community demands probe in AMU teacher’s death
April 8th, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community and social activists Thursday demanded an impartial investigation into the mysterious death of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor S.R. Siras, ... Read more...
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Gay AMU teacher found dead, suicide suspected (Lead)
April 7th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, April 7 (IANS) An Aligarh Muslim University professor, who was suspended on charges of "gross misconduct" on campus after he was filmed engaging in homosexual act with a rickshaw puller, was ... Read more...
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Synopsis: I AM OMAR (2009)
September 17th, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
CAST: Rahul Bose, Arjun Mathur, Abhimanyu Singh (from GULAL)
LOCATION: Shot in Mumbai
OMAR is a film that reveals the nexus between the police and Male sex workers to blackmail and abuse gay men. ... Read more...
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Gay sex is an elitist issue, says Vayalar Ravi
July 10th, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi Friday termed the controversy over decriminalisation of homosexuality as an "elitist issue", and said "the poor are not concerned ... Read more...
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Gay sex legality: court slam government
July 2nd, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Decriminalising gay sex in India, the Delhi High Court Thursday also pulled up the government for its stand that judiciary should refrain from interfering on the issue ... Read more...
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