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Gay sex illegal, rules SC
Says Section 377 constitutionally valid; Parliament free to drop it; triggers outrage
New Delhi, December 11
The Supreme Court today restored the Constitutional validity of Section 377 of the IPC, under which homosexual acts are a criminal offence punishable with life term, noting that Parliament had chosen to retain it despite amending the IPC as many as 30 times since 1950.

Activists protest against Supreme Court's verdict on homosexuality in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI

AAP supporters during the party's victory rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI

Land grab probe: HC slams Punjab for double standards
Chandigarh, December 11
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday admonished the Punjab Government once again for its double standards on probe in land grab matters.

Militants kill CRPF man in Kashmir
Srinagar, December 11
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was killed and a jawan injured in a suspected militant attack at Nowgam on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway today.

Kabaddi over gender of Pak women team players at World Cup Bathinda, December 11 The kabaddi associations of Punjab and England engaged in a war of words today over the demand for gender identification of some Pakistan women team players.