New UAE oil pipeline bypassing Hormuz 50% complete ahead of 2027 startIran, which has attacked vessels to assert control over the Strait, has expanded its definition of the waterway to include the UAE's Gulf o...
21 May, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...
20 May, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
Sarah Warren secures another term on Georgia Supreme Court after unusually heated contestGeorgia's Supreme Court elections garnered national attention as Sarah Hawkins Warren secured re-election, fending off a challenger in a ra...
20 May, 2026, 09.55 AM IST
Election Day PA Primary 2026 results, winners: Who are on ballot in Pennsylvania, Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon? Key races to watch outElection Day 2026: Pennsylvania and will host races that are expected to play a critical role in determining control of the U.S. Senate and...
19 May, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
Twisha Sharma case: Former Miss Pune was allegedly forced to abort, sent final Instagram message saying “I am trapped, bro”, chilling details in post-mortem reportTwisha Sharma death case: A 33-year-old woman was found dead at her marital home in Bhopal, with police booking her mother-in-law and husba...
18 May, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
Who is Twisha Sharma? Ex-Miss Pune and former judge’s daughter-in-law found dead in Bhopal amid dowry harassment allegationsBhopal police are investigating the death of Twisha Sharma, a former Miss Pune contestant. She was found hanging at her marital home. Her f...
18 May, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
What is mifepristone, and why is it used? Court restricts abortion access by blocking mailing of abortion pill in USWhat is mifepristone, and why is it used? A federal appeals court has restricted access to mifepristone by blocking mailing of prescription...
02 May, 2026, 04.37 AM IST
Amend pregnancy termination law of rape survivors, says SCThe Supreme Court has asked the government to remove time limits for rape survivors to get abortions. This comes after a plea from AIIMS re...
01 May, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
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...
24 Apr, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
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...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
China's expanding surveillance state and crackdowns draw global scrutinyConcerns grow over China's global surveillance technology and repression of Uyghurs. The World Uyghur Congress highlighted these issues. Ac...
11 Apr, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
French lawmakers make abortion a constitutional rightWomen have had a legal right to abortion in France since a 1974 law - which many harshly criticised at the time. But the U.S. Supreme Court...
05 Mar, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
France set to make abortion constitutional rightFrench lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution, in a global first that has garnered ove...
04 Mar, 2024, 08.31 AM IST
Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rightsOhio voters have approved a constitutional amendment ensuring access to abortion and reproductive health care. This marks the seventh state...
08 Nov, 2023, 12.24 PM IST
US House votes to restore right to abortion, but Senate odds dimThe bill has little chance of becoming law, with the necessary support lacking in the 50-50 Senate. Yet voting marks the beginning of a new...
16 Jul, 2022, 12.17 AM IST
Abortion rights protesters rally in cities across the USIn Atlanta, demonstrators carried signs in favour of abortion rights as they marched through that city's downtown and chanted, “Not the chu...
08 May, 2022, 07.51 AM IST
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...
25 Sep, 2019, 03.34 PM IST