A parliamentary panel in its report tabled on Monday has recommended allowing LGBTQ community members to adopt a child, apart from asserting the need for a uniform and comprehensive legislation on adoption which is more transparent, accountable, verifiable, less bureaucratic and applicable to all

Violence is generally interpreted as physical, sexual and mental abuse of individuals.

It is taking discrimination against women to the womb. It is denying women the right to equality and the right to life on the grounds of gender. It is like telling them that they are not wanted. The issue of female foeticide simply does not shock or disturb anyone any longer.

The Indian family welfare program is a centrally sponsored scheme, implemented by the State governments within the framework of elaborate guidelines and norms developed by the Central Government.

The issues of equality of access to health care has two related questions - access whom and access to what? They seem to have a simple answer: there should be access to health care services for anyone in need of it.