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No court can force minor to carry pregnancy against her will: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has permitted a 15-year-old girl to medically end her over seven-month pregnancy. Justices emphasized a woman's reproduct...
HC allows sperm extraction of comatose man to enable wife pursue IVFThe Delhi High Court has permitted the extraction and preservation of sperm from a comatose Army soldier. This allows his wife to proceed w...
Dhurandhar 2 in trouble? Aditya Dhar’s nearly Rs 2,000 cr blockbuster hit with lawsuit over 'Tirchi Topiwale' useDhurandhar 2, a box office hit, is facing a legal challenge over music rights. Trimurti Films has filed a lawsuit against B62 Studios, alle...
Semenya vows to fight against IOC's gene-screening policyThe International Olympic Committee has introduced a new gender testing policy for female athletes. Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya ...
SC allows maternity leave to mothers adopting children older than 3 monthsThe Supreme Court has ruled that adoptive mothers are entitled to maternity leave regardless of the child's age. A law restricting this ben...
If an unmarried man dies, can his parents use his sperm to continue the family? Case pits Centre against Delhi HC over inheritance lawThe Union Health Ministry challenged a Delhi High Court order allowing parents to use their deceased son's frozen semen. The government arg...
India's population at crossroads, not a crisis: Population Foundation of IndiaPopulation Foundation of India advocates for a shift in population policies. They emphasize dignity, rights, and opportunities, especially ...
Reimagining population policy: From demographic anxiety to human dignityIndia's population narrative is shifting from overpopulation concerns to addressing declining fertility rates. The focus is now on rights-b...
Govt in process of geo-tagging all anganwadis"The Ministry is also doing collaboration with Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications & Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) for geo-mapping ...
SC grants Centre four weeks to respond to plea against age restriction for conducting pre-natal diagnostic testsThe top court posted the plea, filed by advocate Meera Kaura Patel, for hearing after eight weeks. In its October 17, 2022 order, the bench...
Centre opposes plea before Delhi HC assailing provisions of surrogacy lawIn an affidavit, the Centre has said the law was passed by Parliament after receiving comments from all the stakeholders and the provisions...
SC to examine validity of age restriction for conducting tests before abortionSupreme Court of India has agreed to examine the validity of the age restriction necessary to consider before conducting abortion-related t...
SC seeks Centre's response on plea challenging provision of Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021The plea has sought a direction recognising the rights of women other than married women above 35 years of age to avail surrogacy as a mean...
Surrogacy law: Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on challenge to provisionsA bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta issued notice on the petition by Karan Balraj Mehta, a single ...
Flagging concerns over two-child policy push: Will endanger health of women, say expertsThree BJP-ruled states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Assam -- have already announced their intent to introduce population control polic...
Right to enter temple not absolute, Centre tells Supreme CourtArguing for the Centre on the scope of a reference in the Sabarimala review made to a nine-judge bench, Mehta invoked Hinduism’s pluralism ...
Ceiling of 20 weeks for abortion can't be extended: Centre to SCThe government said that an unborn child cannot protect itself from the harm designed by his/her own mother.