FDA officers in 13 parts of the state posed as customers and managed to easily procure the kits. FIRs lodged against e-commerce app, ‘unlicensed’ agency.
Both testified against Manoj Bansal, who's been sentenced to life in prison. He allegedly grew abusive towards their mother after they were born, and forced her to have 5 abortions.
India's Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 established women’s right to seek an abortion two years before US Supreme Court judgment in Roe vs Wade.
Justice Samuel A Alito Jr said the the contentious issue that has invoked political debates in the US for more than a generation should be decided by politicians, not the courts.
UN Population Fund says India has made major inroads in sexual & reproductive health, but should address need for family planning/contraceptives, improve access to safe abortions.
Issue surfaced when 13-yr-old girl's parents complained to police they were threatened by parents of teen boy who got her pregnant. ‘Illegal’ abortion was done at Kadam Hospital.
The high court bench allowed the abortion of a 23-week-old healthy foetus, saying the woman had undergone mental trauma and continuation of the pregnancy would add to such trauma.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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