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Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week. That's far fewer than in 2016Four candidates are vying to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. This selection process unfolds in a world marked by deep div...- 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...
- Pope Francis labels both U.S. presidential candidates as evil, urges American Catholics to vote for the lesser onePope Francis advised Catholic voters to choose Trump or Harris as the lesser evil in the race for president of the United States. The pope ...
- After leak, religious rift over legal abortion on displayNational polls show that most Americans support abortion access. A Public Religion Research Institute survey from March found that a majori...
- China says will reduce abortions for 'non-medical purposes'China has already enacted strict measures aimed at preventing sex-selective abortions, and health authorities also warned in 2018 that the ...
- Selective abortion in India may lead to 6.8 million fewer girls being born by 2030: StudyResearchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, and Universite de Paris, France, noted that ther...
- 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...
- Government plans equal abortion rights for single womenIn a move that will make it easier for single women to safely and legally terminate unwanted pregnancies, the health ministry has recommend...
- Sex ratio at birth dips in 17 of 21 large states, Gujarat records 53 points fallAccording to the report, improvement in SRB was witnessed in Punjab, which registered a rise of 19 points, followed by Uttar Pradesh (10 po...
- AIIMS study hints at rampant selective foeticide in south DelhiThe doctors said they observed that females outnumbered males among fetuses that were less than or equal to 20 weeks of gestational age, cl...
- Sex selective abortions: Health Minister JP Nadda for 'change from within'Nadda assured the support to the movement which aims to cover more than 6000 areas including villages, towns and districts in a number of s...
- Sex ratio worsens in small families, improves with 3 or more childrenA glimpse into this intriguing decision-making process undertaken by about 2.5 crore parents every year is provided by Census 2011 data.
- Women organisations oppose Maneka's idea, ask Centre not to 'dilute' PCPNDT ActManeka had said that sex determination test should be made compulsory to track women pregnant with a girl child as a measure to check femal...
- British MPs vote in favour of ban on sex-based abortionscase was investigated by Scotland Yard and passed on to the Crown Prosecution Service which said that although there was enough evidence.
- Skewed sex-ratio may force Chinese men to marry foreignersThe skewed sex ratio was attributed to sex-selective abortion and preference for a male child as also seen elsewhere in Asia.
- UK MPs want probe into possible sex-selection in immigrantsThe EDM, which has cross-party support, is tabled to initiate a debate on the issue in Parliament as soon as possible.
- Immigrant mothers in UK could be aborting unwanted girlsImmigrant mothers in Britain could be aborting unwanted girls as boys are considered preferable for cultural, religious or economic reasons...
- Census of India 2011: Government calls emergency meet to discuss anti-feticide lawThe Union health ministry registered only 107 cases of female feticide under Section 315 and 316 of IPC in 2010.
- Google, Microsoft pull gender ads after legal threatInternet giants Google and Microsoft have pulled adverts for sex selection products and services considered illegal in India after being th...
- Pregnancies, abortions to be checkedGovernment plans mandatory registry of pregnancies and abortions to check female foeticide.
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