'He stole my childbearing years': Woman demands IVF compensation from ex after 10-year relationship endsA 34-year-old woman seeks financial help from her ex-boyfriend for IVF treatment. The couple shared a decade and a home before he ended the...
12 Nov, 2025, 11.42 AM IST
ET Graphics: India’s fertility rate falls to 1.9, now below the replacement rate of 2.1India remains the world's most populous country in 2025 with 1.46 billion people, but its total fertility rate (TFR) has dropped to 1.9, be...
11 Jun, 2025, 12.42 AM IST
Why China wants its youths to take love lessonsMore than 50 percent youth, primarily college students, in China don't want to fall in love. China is grappling with low marriage and birth...
06 Dec, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
China calls on universities to provide 'love education'China calls on colleges and universities to offer 'love education' courses to promote positive views on marriage, love, fertility, and fami...
04 Dec, 2024, 09.52 AM IST
China looks to spur births, aid families in fight on shrinking populationChina has introduced a range of measures, including better maternity support and financial aid for families, to boost the birth rate amid a...
28 Oct, 2024, 05.22 PM IST
Asha Bhosle reflects on rising divorces amid Urmila Matondkar-Mohsin Akhtar Mir split. 'I feel love ends very soon'In a candid conversation, legendary singer Asha Bhosle delves into the complexities of modern relationships, addressing the alarming rise i...
25 Sep, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
Worried China asks girls and boys to marry early, have kids, and retire lateChina's National Health Commission is encouraging early marriage and childbirth to address a declining birth rate. Additionally, the countr...
13 Sep, 2024, 05.03 PM IST
70-year-old woman in Uganda gives birth to twins. Here is what you should knowSafina Namukwaya gave birth to a son and a daughter at a hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Know about the oldest woman to give birth at the age ...
04 Dec, 2023, 07.33 PM IST
Blood test taken after miscarriage may explain pregnancy loss causeOne in 10 women experience pregnancy loss, with the number even higher in countries where pregnancies increasingly occur later in a woman's...
23 May, 2023, 07.47 PM IST
'Active Grandparent Hypothesis' explains why physical activity is good for us as we ageWe have ample evidence that physical activity of almost any kind improves heart health, reduces the risks and severity of multiple diseases...
08 Feb, 2022, 07.02 PM IST
Muslims still have highest fertility rate among India's major religious groups, says Pew reportPew Research Center, a nonpartisan American think tank, in its report said among India's major religious groups Muslims still have the high...
21 Sep, 2021, 08.16 PM IST
Not women’s will, but governments’ failure behind large familiesAccording to the National Family Health survey (NFHS) report of 2015-16, the total wanted fertility rate or an estimate of what the fertili...
22 Jul, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
India may overtake China as most populous country sooner than UN projections of 2027: ReportIndia is expected to add nearly 273 million people to its population between now and 2050, a UN report said in 2019, forecasting that the c...
12 May, 2021, 08.08 PM IST
Breast milk may help detect cancer in young womenOne of the potential options for detection of BC is biochemical monitoring of protein markers in different types of bodily fluids.
25 Apr, 2017, 11.14 AM IST
More married women at work than single: CensusIn the child-bearing age group, just 27% of unmarried women are working compared with 41% among married women.
19 Dec, 2016, 06.58 AM IST
Indian women more likely to quit jobs mid-career due to 'double burden': SurveyWomen in India more likely to quit jobs at mid-career due to the ‘double burden syndrome’—a culture where both men and women feel the dutie...
11 Jul, 2016, 06.30 AM IST
Number of births drops by 320,000 in China in 2015About 16.55 million children were born in China in 2015, about 320,000 fewer than previous year despite relaxation of family planning polic...
20 Jan, 2016, 04.36 PM IST