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India is `becoming a hub` for largescale child prostitution rackets, the Supreme Court said today and suggested the setting up of a special investigating agency to tackle the menace.

The organisers say that holding a beauty contest will not only help transgender people feel more confident about their sexuality but that it will also attract attention to serious issues like HIV/Aids and help community members get more mainstream jobs.

The hijras` roots run deep in Asia: many were respected courtesans in the courts of the Moghul emperors who ruled south Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries. One even commanded troops into battle.

China`s first reported gay couple to marry said they earnestly hoped to register their marriage for legal protection.

About half of the 3,500-odd youngsters who had surgical abortions after contacting a pregnancy hotline were students at vocational schools, it was revealed yesterday.