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Pregnancy is full of contradictions, says actress Nandita Das

March 5, 2013

Terming motherhood as a "contradiction" of life, actor-director Nandita Das Tuesday said the happy stereotypical perception about motherhood is very different in reality.Das was speaking at a book launch of an anthology "Of …

SC blasts states over sex determination, female foeticide

February 13, 2013

Expressing its concern over the deteriorating sex ratio, the Supreme Court on Tuesday chided state governments over their failure to check sex determination clinics and punish law violators fuelling female foeticide. ‘People …

Female foeticide still rampant in Delhi: Study

January 10, 2013

Sex-selective abortion is rampant in Delhi, particularly in south Delhi, a survey by Centre for Social Research (CSR), an organisation working for women empowerment and welfare, revealed on Wednesday. ‘CSR took this survey in …

Delhi prefers sons to daughters!

January 10, 2013

Do you believe that sons carry the family name and lineage and it is difficult to secure or maintain the chastity of a girl child? Well, at least majority of the people in the national capital think so. A survey by Centre for …

Top health newsmakers of 2012

December 19, 2012

2012 was quite a year for India’s healthcare sector. While we finally managed to eradicate polio, incidents like Baby Falak’s torture and female infanticide shook us to the core. Also finally the government promised to …

‘Over 180,000 abortions took place in Delhi over the last five years’

October 23, 2012

More than 180,000 abortions took place in the Indian capital in the last five years, according to information provided to a RTI activist. The maximum number of cases came to light from west Delhi followed by south Delhi. The …

Angered over raids, Maharashtra chemists to go on strike from Monday

October 12, 2012

Over 75,000 retail chemists and pharmacists in Maharashtra have decided to down shutters for three days from Monday to protest alleged harassment by government officials, a representative of the protestors said on …

Odisha to use sting ops to catch illegal sex determination clinics

September 28, 2012

The Odisha government has decided to launch a sting operation to trap those who attempt to determine the sex of unborn children, an official said Thursday. According to Census 2011, the state now has 934 girls under six years …

Satyamev Jayate: Finale and season review

December 14, 2012

The last episode of Aamir Khan's Satyamev Jayate highlighted the basic tenets of the constitution which promised equality for all. It showed us the efforts of certain individuals who fought for that belief, refusing to give up in …

Satyamev Jayate Impact: J & K to crackdown on illegal sex determination clinics

July 23, 2012

Expressing concern over the "alarming decline" in in Jammu and Kashmir's sex ratio - 883 females per 1,000 males - a minister said the government will continue to crackdown on illegal sex determination clinics. Health Minister …

Satyamev Jayate Impact: Centre frames more stringent rules for ultrasound clinics

July 21, 2012

The central government has hiked the registration rates for ultrasound centres from Rs 3,000 to Rs 25,000 and from Rs 4,000 to Rs 35,000. The Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) took umbrage to the hike and termed …

Aamir supports Maha government’s plans to slap murder charges for female infanticide

July 13, 2012

Satyamev Jayate anchor Aamir Khan backs the Maharashtra governments decision to slap the charge of murder on people participating in female foeticide. Aamir Khan says aborting a child after sex determination is wrong and …

Satyamev Jayate impact: Maharastra government moots murder charge for female foeticide

December 14, 2012

Recently there has been a marked change in the government's view on female foeticide. After Aamir Khan's Satyamev Jayate outlined the foeticide menace, a number of state governments have woken up to the malice. In a move to curb …

Satyamev Jayate impact: Haryana health dept nabs three for sex-determination tests

July 10, 2012

The Haryana health department recently caught three persons including a doctor for allegedly conducting sex-determination tests and sealed the ultrasound machine at Saunda village on Monday. This is a part of the government’s …

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