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Sahitya Akademi organises face-to-face and story reading programmes at New
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Sahitya Akademi organised a Face-to-Face programme and a Panel Discussion on India's Intellectual Traditions, during the New Delhi World Book Fair 2026 at Hall No. 2 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
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Forcing woman to continue unwanted pregnancy compounds her suffering, viol
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court has observed that forcing a woman to continue an unwanted pregnancy would not only compound her suffering but also violate her dignity, privacy and decisional freedom guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.
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Delhi HC permits minor to abort pregnancy after considering report from AI
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The court noted that the petitioner wished to terminate the pregnancy and, in that context, had requested the constitution of a medical board to provide an opinion in accordance with the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. She also sought directions for the medical termination of the
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Married woman seeks permission for termination of 32 week pregnancy; Delhi
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A married woman moved to the Delhi High Court seeking permission to medically terminate her 32-week pregnancy with an abnormal foetus.
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SC allows abortion of minor rape survivor
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed medical termination of the pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape survivor while noting that continuing the pregnancy may harm the physical and mental health of the minor.
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Delhi HC recalls order permitting widow to terminate 29-week pregnancy
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday recalled its order permitting a widow to medically terminate her 29-week pregnancy after considering the application moved by the central government.
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At Davos, Smriti Irani credits PM Modi for prioritising sanitation, women'
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi prioritised sanitation and women's dignity. She also cited the Union government's initiatives like the Jan Dhan Yojana and MUDRA as measures that increased women's financial access.
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Delhi: LG VK Saxena gives his nod to proposal to notify MTP Act
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
This move, aimed at ensuring universal access for women to comprehensive abortion care, comes more than two years after the amendments were made by Parliament.
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Delhi HC directs for psychiatric evaluation of widow seeking termination o
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS) to conduct a psychiatric evaluation of a 23-year-old widow who has sought permission for medical termination of her pregnancy.
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Delhi HC directs board to explain pros, cons of medical termination of pre
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court has directed the Medical Board to explain the pros and cons of the medical termination of pregnancy to the rape victim and her guardian in their mother tongue, be it Hindi or English.
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SC averse to directing doctors to stop unborn's heartbeat, turns down plea
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, also comprising Justice JB Pardiwala, observed that if a medical termination were to be conducted at this stage, the doctors would be faced with a viable foetus.
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SC rejects woman's plea seeking termination of 26-week pregnancy
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Ruling in favour of pro-life, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected a woman's plea, seeking medical termination of 26 weeks of pregnancy.
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