Woman can abort pregnancy in case of marital discord, it's not an offence: HCThe Delhi High Court ruled that forcing a woman to continue a pregnancy violates her bodily integrity and mental health. The court discharg...
08 Jan, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Haryana sees sex ratio rebound after years of slide, but why Gurgaon, Faridabad and Rewari still lagHaryana's sex ratio at birth reached 923 girls per 1,000 boys in 2025. This marks an improvement following strict enforcement against sex-s...
02 Jan, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Delhi: LG VK Saxena gives his nod to proposal to notify MTP ActLG VK Saxena gave the nod for the issuance of notifications related to Statutory Forms I, II, and III under the Medical Termination of Preg...
29 Dec, 2023, 08.27 AM IST
Supreme Court upholds rights of unborn childThe Supreme Court of India has rejected a woman's plea to terminate her 27-week-old pregnancy, citing that it violates the Medical Terminat...
16 Oct, 2023, 11.57 PM IST
Delhi HC issues guidelines for medical examination of rape victims in cases where pregnancy exceeds 24 weeksImposing the responsibility of motherhood on a sexual assault victim would amount to denying her the human right to live with dignity, the ...
26 Jan, 2023, 10.51 PM IST
Supreme Court protects minors seeking abortion, says doctors need not disclose their identities to copsA bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, A S Bopanna and J B Pardiwala said to ensure that the benefit of Rule 3B(b) is extended to all women a...
30 Sep, 2022, 02.49 PM IST
Abortions shrink by 40% during Covid-19 pandemicThe first year of lockdown witnessed a drop of 40% to 20,886 from an average of 35,000 abortions annually (April-March). However, in the su...
03 Jul, 2022, 05.39 PM IST
Maharashtra: Cases filed against e-commerce firm after FDA detects illegal sale of abortion kits in parts of stateFDA Assistant Commissioner Ganesh Rokade said the administration had received information that abortion drugs were being sold illegally on ...
07 May, 2022, 02.51 PM IST
Irdai imposes Rs 51 lakh penalty on 4 insurersA penalty of Rs 25 lakh has been imposed on SBI General Insurance Company for not fulfilling regulatory obligations under the Motor Third P...
18 Apr, 2021, 04.15 PM IST
Supreme Court's abortion ruling brings focus back on proposed amendments to MTP ActExperts have raised concerns that despite the health ministry approving changes to the law, women are made to approach the court and go thr...
25 Sep, 2019, 04.22 PM IST
Government recommends traditional medicine practitioners for Medical Termination of PregnancyHealth Ministry recommended inclusion of medical practitioners with degrees in traditional medicine to increase the availability of legal a...
22 Dec, 2015, 04.04 PM IST
IMA has objected to allowing AYUSH practitioners to conduct abortions: GovernmentAccording to IMA and FOGSI, MTP is to be done only by registered medical practitioners who are all trained qualified MBBS doctors.
05 May, 2015, 05.58 PM IST
IMA opposes government's proposed amendments to the MTP ActIMA has written a letter to the Prime Minister and Union Health Minister requesting them to withdraw this proposed Bill immediately.
06 Nov, 2014, 08.24 PM IST
Sandeep Ohri's FB page helps Mumbai traffic police nab non-standard licence plate offendersWhen Sandeep Ohri filed an RTI seeking the number of offenders in the city with illegal non-standard licence number plates two months ago, ...
25 Jul, 2014, 05.35 PM IST
Crackdown on female foeticide in Maharashtra creates shortage of abortion pillsA crackdown on female foeticide in Maharashtra has, triggering a shortage of medicines used to terminate unwanted pregnancies.
07 Sep, 2012, 04.50 AM IST
- Maxx Mobiles launches touch-screen projector phone
Indian handset maker Maxx Mobiles introduced a full touch-screen projector phone Maxx Focus Thursday. The 2.8 inch touch screen phone has a...
09 Dec, 2011, 11.25 PM IST
- Trivitron, BioSystems, Spain to set up facility in Chennai
Medical technology company Trivitron has forged an alliance with BioSystems of Spain to manufacture IVD Reagents.
22 Apr, 2009, 09.27 PM IST