No respite from deaths of newborns in India!

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 18:09

India accounts for 29 percent of all the first-day deaths globally, the highest for any country, according to the ‘State of the World’s Mothers’ report released by ‘Save the Children’ on May 6th 2013.

SC directs quick and tough action against female foeticide

Last Updated: Monday, March 4, 2013, 20:59

Supreme Court directed Centre and state govts to take action against people indulging in female foeticide and directed effective implementation of PNDT Act prohibiting pre-natal sex determination.

Top South African mountain biker killed

Last Updated: Friday, January 4, 2013, 10:17

Burry Stander, a two-time mountain bike Olympian, was killed in a road accident while training near his home Thursday.

Walia warns of strict action against pre-natal sex

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 22:44

Delhi government on Tuesday warned of strict against those involved in pre-natal sex determination which is banned under the law.

Rajasthan: 12 doctors suspended for violation of PCPNDT Act

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 15:13

Rajasthan Medical Council has suspended registration of 12 doctors for violation of Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act.

Persons informing about sex determination to be rewarded

Last Updated: Friday, June 22, 2012, 13:41

In a bid to check female foeticide in the state, the Chhattisgarh government has decided to reward those who provide information about sonography centres conducting pre-natal sex determination tests.

Mahesh was scared about me shooting DVD: Lara

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 13:14

Actress Lara Dutta, who has unveiled her pre-natal yoga DVD, revealed that her husband Mahesh Bhupathi was scared about her shooting the video.

Cricketer D`Oliveira honoured in South Africa

Last Updated: Thursday, December 29, 2011, 21:47

Basil D`Oliveira, the South African cricketer whose treatment at the hands of the white minority apartheid government sparked the international sporting boycott of the country in the 1960s, has been honoured by a provincial cricket board.

Centre, states to go tough against pre-natal sex determination

Last Updated: Thursday, April 21, 2011, 16:35

The Centre and state governments have decided on a slew of measures, including monitoring use of ultrasound machines and setting up state inspection committees to check pre-natal sex determination.

Strict measures to curb pre-natal sex determination: Minister

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 22:43

Voicing concern over the declining female sex ratio in J-K, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Sham Lal Sharma said effective measures will be taken to curb pre-natal sex determination tests.

CSA approve Pietersen’s return KwaZulu Natal Dolphins

Last Updated: Friday, September 10, 2010, 00:00

Cricket South Africa has given the all clear to Kevin Pietersen to play two matches for the KwaZulu Natal Dolphins in an effort to regain form for the forthcoming Ashes series Down Under.