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Why Is China Taxing Condoms, Birth Control Pills Now? Policy Shift Explained
China has begun imposing a 13 percentsales tax on contraceptives such as condoms, birth control pills, and devices from January 1, 2026, while exempting childcare services from value-added tax (VAT).
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Are Men Ready To Pop The Pill? Hormone-Free Male Contraceptive Pill Moves Closer To Reality
A hormone-free male contraceptive pill called YCT-529 has successfully completed its first human safety trial, marking an important milestone in the global effort to expand birth-control options for men.
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Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.
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Born Just 640 gm, 24-Week Premature Baby Survives After 90-Day Battle In Delhi Hospital
After spending 90 days in the NICU, the baby was discharged weighing 1.8 kilograms. Now six months old, he weighs 6 kilograms, with normal vision, hearing, and brain scan results.
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Mumbai Civic Body Intensifies Animal Birth Control Drive To Regulate Stray Dog Population
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stepped up the implementation of its Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme in Mumbai in an effort to regulate the growing population of stray dogs across the city.
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Top Court To Hear Stray Dogs Case Tomorrow, Mandates Top Officials' Presence
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday (November 3) the suo moto case concerning stray dog management across the country, with the Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories, except West Bengal and Telangana.
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Over 350 Greenlandic Women, Girls Forcibly Given Contraception By Denmark
More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, reported that they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s.
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Need To Shut Population Control Programmes: PM's Economic Advisor
India does not have an aging population yet but it is time to consider the future and shut down the birth control programmes, Sanjeev Sanyal, member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council, told NDTV today.
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Denmark Apologises For Forced Birth Control Scandal In Greenland
Denmark's prime minister on Wednesday presented a long-awaited apology to the victims of Denmark's forced contraception campaign in Greenland, lifting a key point of tension with its autonomous territory.
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Rajasthan 'Takes Lead,' Becomes First State To Implement Supreme Court's Order On Stray Dogs
Following the Supreme Court's directive on stray dogs, the Rajasthan government has taken the "lead" in managing the animals more systematically.
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After Supreme Court Order, Delhi Launches Sterilisation Drive For Stray Dogs
The Delhi government will launch a sterilisation and vaccination drive campaign under the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules 2023 after the Supreme Court orders on stray dogs.
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"Will Implement Top Court's Stray Dogs Order With Full Strength": Delhi Mayor
Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh welcomed the Supreme Court's decision on stray dogs and said it will be implemented 100 per cent.
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How A Failed Online Payment Exposed This Man's Extramarital Affair
A Chinese man's attempt to secretly purchase birth control pills backfired after his mobile payment failed, inadvertently exposing his extramarital affair to his wife.
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100 Stray Dogs Picked Up In 2 Days, Civic Body To Relocate Sick Canines First
The MCD has picked up 100 stray dogs so far since the Supreme Court order on relocating canines, and converted the city's 20 Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres into shelter homes, Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh said on Wednesday.
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Animal Birth Control Centres Report Rise In Rescue Calls After Court Order
A day after the top court's order on the relocation of stray dogs, some animal birth control centres reported a surge in calls requesting rescue of stray dogs as well as people abandoning their pet dogs.
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Why Is China Taxing Condoms, Birth Control Pills Now? Policy Shift Explained
China has begun imposing a 13 percentsales tax on contraceptives such as condoms, birth control pills, and devices from January 1, 2026, while exempting childcare services from value-added tax (VAT).
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Are Men Ready To Pop The Pill? Hormone-Free Male Contraceptive Pill Moves Closer To Reality
A hormone-free male contraceptive pill called YCT-529 has successfully completed its first human safety trial, marking an important milestone in the global effort to expand birth-control options for men.
-
Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.
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Born Just 640 gm, 24-Week Premature Baby Survives After 90-Day Battle In Delhi Hospital
After spending 90 days in the NICU, the baby was discharged weighing 1.8 kilograms. Now six months old, he weighs 6 kilograms, with normal vision, hearing, and brain scan results.
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Mumbai Civic Body Intensifies Animal Birth Control Drive To Regulate Stray Dog Population
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stepped up the implementation of its Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme in Mumbai in an effort to regulate the growing population of stray dogs across the city.
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Top Court To Hear Stray Dogs Case Tomorrow, Mandates Top Officials' Presence
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday (November 3) the suo moto case concerning stray dog management across the country, with the Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories, except West Bengal and Telangana.
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Over 350 Greenlandic Women, Girls Forcibly Given Contraception By Denmark
More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, reported that they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s.
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Need To Shut Population Control Programmes: PM's Economic Advisor
India does not have an aging population yet but it is time to consider the future and shut down the birth control programmes, Sanjeev Sanyal, member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council, told NDTV today.
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Denmark Apologises For Forced Birth Control Scandal In Greenland
Denmark's prime minister on Wednesday presented a long-awaited apology to the victims of Denmark's forced contraception campaign in Greenland, lifting a key point of tension with its autonomous territory.
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Rajasthan 'Takes Lead,' Becomes First State To Implement Supreme Court's Order On Stray Dogs
Following the Supreme Court's directive on stray dogs, the Rajasthan government has taken the "lead" in managing the animals more systematically.
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After Supreme Court Order, Delhi Launches Sterilisation Drive For Stray Dogs
The Delhi government will launch a sterilisation and vaccination drive campaign under the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules 2023 after the Supreme Court orders on stray dogs.
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"Will Implement Top Court's Stray Dogs Order With Full Strength": Delhi Mayor
Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh welcomed the Supreme Court's decision on stray dogs and said it will be implemented 100 per cent.
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How A Failed Online Payment Exposed This Man's Extramarital Affair
A Chinese man's attempt to secretly purchase birth control pills backfired after his mobile payment failed, inadvertently exposing his extramarital affair to his wife.
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100 Stray Dogs Picked Up In 2 Days, Civic Body To Relocate Sick Canines First
The MCD has picked up 100 stray dogs so far since the Supreme Court order on relocating canines, and converted the city's 20 Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres into shelter homes, Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh said on Wednesday.
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Animal Birth Control Centres Report Rise In Rescue Calls After Court Order
A day after the top court's order on the relocation of stray dogs, some animal birth control centres reported a surge in calls requesting rescue of stray dogs as well as people abandoning their pet dogs.
