India’s Supreme Court Overturns Colonial-era Gay Sex Ban

India’s Supreme Court has overturned a colonial-era law that criminalised homosexuality. The judges said a controversial law dating from colonial times on gay sex was irrational and arbitrary. An LGBT activist told the programme that Thursday’s announcement was a “historic” moment.

Also in the programme: A former Russian military general reacts to the news that police in Britain have accused two Russian military intelligence officers of being behind the Salisbury nerve agent attack; And talks to bring about the end to the conflict in Yemen are put on hold.

Picture: LGBT supporters celebrate in Mumbai after the Indian Supreme Court’s verdict decriminalising gay sex. Credit: REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas