Delhi's sex ratio at birth drops for 3rd year, health experts warn of rising pre-natal sex testsDetails of the decline were disclosed in the recently released 'Annual Report on Registration of Births and Deaths in Delhi-2023' by the Di...
27 Aug, 2024, 03.08 PM IST
Child sex ratio: Concern over misuse of technology exacerbating gender imbalancesThe primary concern discussed at the meeting was the declining child sex ratio (CSR) and sex ratio at birth (SRB) in the country, indicativ...
20 Oct, 2023, 04.34 PM IST
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...
16 Jan, 2023, 05.21 PM IST
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...
26 Oct, 2022, 03.09 PM IST
No SC stay on order relaxing reporting of prenatal tests. The relaxation was valid only up to June 30 and labs capable of carrying out pre-natal diagnostic tests would get more time to renew lice...
16 Jun, 2020, 07.37 AM IST
SC leaves it to government to regulate ads on pre-natal sex tests on internetThe case had begun in 2008, when an activist filed a PIL to get the search engines to abide by local law which bans such tests to arrest th...
14 Dec, 2017, 12.52 AM IST
Supreme Court asks Google, Yahoo, Microsoft to prohibit ads on sex-determination testsA citizen has a right to access to internet. We are on a concept of pre-censorship. Court has to be very cautious, a bench led by Justice D...
14 Apr, 2017, 02.24 AM IST
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo to auto-block words on gender selection testsThe court has been dealing with a PIL which demanded that these search engines either comply with local laws banning such tests or wind up ...
20 Sep, 2016, 10.51 AM IST
SC raps Google, Yahoo for failing to check pre-birth test adsDuring the hearing, Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar said that companies were violating the PCPNDT Act by displaying advertisements on sex de...
05 Jul, 2016, 07.07 PM IST
Ban may go, sex test on fetus could be mandatory: Maneka Gandhi"Those registering the sex of the fetus will have to produce a medical certificate or cite the reason for termination of pregnancy," Maneka...
02 Feb, 2016, 11.42 AM IST
Maharashtra government to honour cops, public prosecutors for good workMaha govt has decided to honour efficient police officers and public prosecutors with 'Chief Minister's Medal' for their meritorious work d...
15 May, 2015, 09.08 PM IST
Despite skewed sex ratio, conviction for female foeticide rareThe data shows that only four states convicted 13 people in 2013. In 2012, eight persons were punished by three states and in 2011, 11 peop...
10 May, 2015, 12.02 PM IST
Rajasthan fared poorly in implementing prohibiting pre-natal sex selection law: CAGAlso the same was not being provided to a large number of adolescent girls, the report added.
26 Mar, 2015, 03.48 PM IST
New in vitro fertilisation techniques help design genetically healthy babiesFrom helping infertile couples have babies, assisted reproduction techniques has evolved to assist people in having genetically healthy bab...
10 Dec, 2014, 01.22 PM IST
High Court seeks to know basis of charge of gender test against Shahrukh KhanDeshpande had in her complaint alleged the child's gender had been determined before birth, thereby violating the sections of the Act.
22 Aug, 2013, 07.37 PM IST
Received birth report of Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan's baby: BMCAs per details in the birth report, the baby boy was born on May 27 to parents listed as Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Shah Rukh Khan.
03 Jul, 2013, 03.13 PM IST
- Rajya Sabha member demands arrest of Google India chief
A demand was made in the Rajya Sabha to arrest the chief of Google India and impose a ban on the site for allegedly hosting advertisements ...
02 Dec, 2009, 04.37 PM IST