In a recent news report, out of 216 children born in 132 Indian villages, none were girls. This report brings to light a problem that has dogged the Indian subcontinent, Pakistan and China for decades ...

NEW DELHI (TrustLaw) - Early results of India's 2011 census reveal that fewer girls have been born over the last decade compared with boys, suggesting that the illegal practice of female foeticide - ...

Bill, 2026 — aimed at fresh delimitation, raising the ceiling of Lok Sabha members to 850 and operationalising 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies — was defeated, Prime ...

India's PC-PNDT Act, enacted to curb female foeticide, has had a modest impact on sex ratios over 30 years. While the law's ...

The court pointed out that the Parliament has stepped in not only outlawing sex determination and selection but also prohibiting all related pre-conception and pre-natal techniques and procedures.

Aamir Khan has said he supports convictions for people involved in female foeticide in India. The actor featured the issue on an episode of his well-received discussion show Satyamev Jayate. He told ...

My Dad wanted a son. I was the first daughter and after me came three younger sisters. My mother became pregnant three more times after that, all of them would have been girls. They were all ...

The Supreme Court on Monday said discrimination against women, more particularly against the girl child, is widely prevalent across several parts of the country and female foeticide is a crude ...

PUNE: The Maharashtra government is mulling stricter provisions under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act to curb female foeticide, with the health department examining ...

Ajay Devgn and Kajol have confirmed that they are making a short film on the subject of female foeticide. The husband-wife team took on the role of brand ambassadors for the state government's 'Save ...