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Saturday, December 13, 2025
TopicAbortions

Topic: Abortions

India saw 67% rise in recorded abortions over last 5 years, Centre tells Parliament

It rose from 5.34 lakh in 2020-21 to 8.93 lakh in 2024-25, govt informs Parliament. In 2024-25, Maharashtra reported maximum cases followed by Tamil Nadu.

Ayodhya gangrape case: Foetus DNA matches with Moid Khan’s employee, not with SP leader

Both Moid Khan & employee Raju Khan were booked in the case. Relatives of the SP leader, whose bakery was razed after his arrest, say this proves he was 'framed for political reasons'.

Ultrasound that doesn’t reveal sex of foetus in the works & what it means for pregnant women

Association of Healthcare Providers of India has asked ultrasound makers to develop software. USG access is currently controlled by strict guidelines under PCPNDT Act to curb misuse.

An email from an AIIMS doctor changed India’s abortion debate. Heartbeat the new flashpoint

Abortion in India is protected by law, not a judgment which can be overturned at any time. There are also no religious & conscientious objection problems, which the West is facing.

78% of Indian abortions are outside clinics, even with a good law

Women have, and always will, need abortions. Our job as policymakers and programme implementers is to empower them to do so.

On Camera

A shame-faced modesty pervades 1991 reforms. This is strange and inappropriate: Ashok Desai

Liberty is not accepted in India as the ultimate goal of political systems. This is why, for instance, there is so much paranoia about foreign investments, wrote economist Ashok V Desai in 1995.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.