The landmark decision overturns a long-standing provision in the country's penal code that dates back to British colonial rule and outlawed all anal and oral sex.
The exercise, called "Peace Mission 2018," included 3,000 troops from China, India, Pakistan and other countries. Next week's war games are billed as the biggest Russian exercises since the Cold War.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are expected to discuss anti-terrorism, maritime security, China's influence — and India's reliance on Iranian oil and Russian arms.
The heavy rains hitting the popular tourist destination of Kerala have loosed deadly floods and landslides. "Never before had the State witnessed a calamity of this scale," says a local leader.
Vajpayee served as premier three times. He was a poet and nature lover who tested nuclear bombs. He sparked an arms race with Pakistan, but later launched peace talks and a cross-border bus service.
Posh private hospitals give world-class care — and serve lattes. At government facilities, cancer patients sleep on the sidewalk. But the prime minister has a plan to help the poor.
The police came after the guys who made the video because of their dangerous stunts. The courts gave them what some folks think is a highly appropriate punishment.