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After 10 Daughters, Haryana Woman Gives Birth To Son; Father Rejects Patriarchy Claims
A Haryana woman delivered her 11th child, a son, after having ten daughters, in a high-risk but successful medical procedure.
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Haryana's Sex Ratio Rises To 923 In 2025, Highest In 5 Years
Haryana has seen a marked improvement in its sex ratio, which reached 923 in 2025, clocking a 13-point jump from 2024, with officials attributing the gain to several steps taken to check the practice of prenatal sex determination and illegal abortion
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Ex-Peon Posing As Doctor Caught Conducting Illegal Pre-Birth Gender Tests
A former peon posing as a doctor was caught red-handed while allegedly conducting illegal fetal sex determination tests in Morena, one of the districts with a low sex ratio in Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.
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"Girls Must Thrive, Not Just Survive": Top Court Judge On Worsening Sex Ratios
Supreme Court judge BV Nagarathna on Saturday expressed concern about the deteriorating sex ratios due to potential female infanticide and foeticide in certain states, stating that girls should not merely survive but thrive.
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Delhi Registers Decline In Birth Rate, Sex Ratio: Report
The sex ratio in Delhi declined to 920 females per thousand males in 2024 as compared to 922 in the previous year, according to an official report.
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Vietnam Scraps Two-Child Limit As Birth Rate Declines
Vietnam's communist government has scrapped its long-standing policy of limiting families to two children, state media said Wednesday, as the country battles to reverse a declining birth rate.
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In Haryana, Over 1,700 Abortion Kits Seized, 6 FIRs Filed After Raids
Authorities in Haryana has seized 1,787 Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) kits during statewide inspections carried out last week to check their illegal sale, and registered six FIRs in this regard, an official statement said here on Tuesday.
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What Produces 1:1 Sex Ratio In Humans? A New Genetic Study Looks For Clues
A new paper searches huge human data sets for gene variants that throw the 1:1 sex ratio off balance, and test the biological and theoretical rules of sex ratio.
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Decline In Delhi's Sex Ratio, Rise In Birth Rate In 2022: Report
The sex ratio in the national capital dropped to 929 in 2022 from 932 a year back, according to a report published by the Delhi government.
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Sex Ratio At Birth Improves From 918 In 2014-15 To 933 in 2022-23: Centre
The sex ratio at birth has improved by 15 points from 918 in 2014-15 to 933 in 2022-23 in the country, Union minister Smriti Irani told the Lok Sabha today.
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After 10 Daughters, Haryana Woman Gives Birth To Son; Father Rejects Patriarchy Claims
A Haryana woman delivered her 11th child, a son, after having ten daughters, in a high-risk but successful medical procedure.
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Haryana's Sex Ratio Rises To 923 In 2025, Highest In 5 Years
Haryana has seen a marked improvement in its sex ratio, which reached 923 in 2025, clocking a 13-point jump from 2024, with officials attributing the gain to several steps taken to check the practice of prenatal sex determination and illegal abortion
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Ex-Peon Posing As Doctor Caught Conducting Illegal Pre-Birth Gender Tests
A former peon posing as a doctor was caught red-handed while allegedly conducting illegal fetal sex determination tests in Morena, one of the districts with a low sex ratio in Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.
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"Girls Must Thrive, Not Just Survive": Top Court Judge On Worsening Sex Ratios
Supreme Court judge BV Nagarathna on Saturday expressed concern about the deteriorating sex ratios due to potential female infanticide and foeticide in certain states, stating that girls should not merely survive but thrive.
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Delhi Registers Decline In Birth Rate, Sex Ratio: Report
The sex ratio in Delhi declined to 920 females per thousand males in 2024 as compared to 922 in the previous year, according to an official report.
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Vietnam Scraps Two-Child Limit As Birth Rate Declines
Vietnam's communist government has scrapped its long-standing policy of limiting families to two children, state media said Wednesday, as the country battles to reverse a declining birth rate.
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In Haryana, Over 1,700 Abortion Kits Seized, 6 FIRs Filed After Raids
Authorities in Haryana has seized 1,787 Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) kits during statewide inspections carried out last week to check their illegal sale, and registered six FIRs in this regard, an official statement said here on Tuesday.
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What Produces 1:1 Sex Ratio In Humans? A New Genetic Study Looks For Clues
A new paper searches huge human data sets for gene variants that throw the 1:1 sex ratio off balance, and test the biological and theoretical rules of sex ratio.
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Decline In Delhi's Sex Ratio, Rise In Birth Rate In 2022: Report
The sex ratio in the national capital dropped to 929 in 2022 from 932 a year back, according to a report published by the Delhi government.
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Sex Ratio At Birth Improves From 918 In 2014-15 To 933 in 2022-23: Centre
The sex ratio at birth has improved by 15 points from 918 in 2014-15 to 933 in 2022-23 in the country, Union minister Smriti Irani told the Lok Sabha today.
