AIIMS cited one-year-old who was on ventilator for months and remains admitted after Delhi HC last year ordered 24-week termination that left child with lifelong medical problems.
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.
Delhi HC order allowed abortion citing psychiatric report that woman was suffering from extreme trauma. Hospital's application says 'feticide' in this case 'neither justified nor ethical'.
Court passes directions for pregnancies arising out of sexual offences, said early awareness of right to abort can avoid trauma later. Order came on minor’s plea for abortion at 24 weeks.
Top court took into account an AIIMS medical report which ruled out risk to woman's life and detected no abnormalities in foetus. Also ordered Centre to provide the couple support.
CJI-led bench looks at case after 2-judge bench delivered split verdict on a 26 weeks pregnant woman’s plea to allow her to medically terminate her pregnancy. Hearing continues Friday.
Legal abortion backed by 59% in India, 62% in US & at least 75% in most European nations. Increased support for abortion in India since previous survey, say researchers.
Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.
PM-EAC paper says overhaul of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority system sharply improved processing speed and reduced paperwork for investors.
While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.
Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.
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