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1 day ago | thenewsminute.com | Azeefa Fathima |Bharathy Singaravel

In a significant affirmation of LGBTQIA+ rights, the Madras High Court has recently held that same-sex couples can constitute a family and ruled that marriage is not the only foundation for a familial unit. A bench of Justices GR Swaminathan and V Lakshminarayanan made this observation, on May 22, while allowing a habeas corpus petition filed by a woman seeking the release of her partner, who was allegedly detained by her natal family.

2 days ago | thenewsminute.com | Shivani Kava |Bharathy Singaravel

During the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, a new threat emerged on social media: the surge of disinformation powered by artificial intelligence (AI). As tensions intensified, AI-generated videos of political leaders, manipulated battlefield footage, and cloned voices flooded platforms, spreading false narratives at an unprecedented pace.

4 days ago | thenewsminute.com | Haritha John |Vidya Sigamany

This story is part of our series on Police Impunity in India. Reporters from The News Minute and Newslaundry are travelling across states to bring you stories of negligence and abuse of power by the police, and how minorities and marginalised sections suffer the most.

5 days ago | thenewsminute.com | Bharathy Singaravel |Nandini Chandrashekar

A recent study in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh showed nearly 13% of 22-year-old women were married before the legal age of 18. These surveyed women – 1,826 women aged 22 years – also had a child by 19 years of age. The report also indicated that the education status of the woman’s mother had a significant impact in this regard. The worrying data was from round seven of the Work and Family Lives: Young Lives Survey released on May 30. The data was collected between August 2023 and January 2024.

6 days ago | thenewsminute.com | Anjana Meenakshi |Dhanya Rajendran

Narsaraopet Member of Parliament (MP) from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Lavu Krishna Devarayalu on Thursday, May 29, stated that the aim of the all-party delegation travelling to various foreign nations is to explain how Indian military offensives like ‘Operation Sindoor’ are the new normal. Part of an Indian all-party delegation led by NCP-SCP leader Supriya Sule, the TDP MP from Andhra Pradesh is currently in Ethiopia.