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Since sonography wasnt done, neither the woman nor doctors knew that the baby was still there (Photo: Pixabay)

Girls still unwanted: Sex ratio dips in major states, Gujarat falls 53...

The Niti Aayog report stressed the need to effectively implement the PCPNDT Act and the need to check sex-selective...

17 Feb 2018 12:58 PM IST

Dealers in death

A racy medical thriller explores the criminal nexus that fosters female foeticide.

18 April 2018 12:59 AM IST

Unsafe abortion is the third biggest cause of maternal deaths in India.

Rajasthan government's foeticide video comes under fire

Further, the text of the video implies a male foetus while the voice claims it to be a girl.

2 April 2018 1:24 AM IST

Gender-based discrimination towards girls doesnt simply prevent them from being born, it may also cause the death of those who are born. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sex bias kills 240,000 infant girls in India yearly: study

Gender-based discrimination towards girls doesn't simply prevent them from being born, it may also cause the death of...

15 May 2018 8:49 PM IST

The girl, who was lured by the couple into London, was forced into prostitution and was made to involve in sexual activity with 15 men in a day. (Representational Image/PTI)

Banchhada members celebrate birth of girls, but only for prostitution

In order to improve financial conditions of their families, Banchhada members also buy girls from different parts of the...

19 March 2018 3:45 PM IST

The CSR fell drastically due to the technology enabling pre-conception and pre-natal sex determination and sex selective abortion becoming easily available.

Child sex ratio falls in J&K Muslim-dominated areas

It termed the situation as a monumental challenge and urged the state government to undertake measures to monitor...

1 March 2017 3:31 AM IST

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Female sex ratio in maha dips to 899 from 960 in 2015

Health minister Deepak & secretary Pradeep did not reply to calls and text messages regarding the falling sex ratio of...

30 July 2017 1:07 AM IST

The foetuses were buried in a farm in Sangali.

PAC proposes stricter law

Says docs and parents must be held responsible for female foeticide.

11 April 2017 1:16 AM IST