SC allows minor rape victims to abort their foetus
OUR CORRESPONDENT / NEW DELHI The Supreme Court allowed two minor rape victims from Delhi and Bengaluru to abort their foetus. The court observed that the medical boards have said…
10-year-old rape victim gives birth to baby girl
WEB DESK A 10-year-old rape victim gave birth to a baby girl at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Chandigarh on Thursday. Girl was refused permission to abort despite…
Nepal criminalises isolation of menstruating women
AMN Nepal’s parliament Wednesday made an ancient practice that banishes women from the home during menstruation as a ‘criminal offence’. Many communities in Nepal view menstruating women as impure and…
Was almost kidnapped on a Chandigarh road: Varnika Kundu
That being said, I’d like to take a moment to commend and thank Chandigarh Police for unparalleled efficiency and attention to a distress call from me. They almost restore my…
SC rejects plea for abortion of 10-yr-old rape survivor
AMN The Supreme Court has refused to allow the termination of 32-week pregnancy of a 10-year old rape survivor, relying on a medical report that it would not be good…
Govt makes registration of marriages compulsory
AMN / NEW DELHI UNION Government has decided to make registration of marriages compulsory in a bid to prevent harassment of women. This was stated by Law Minister Ravi Shankar…
Irom Sharmila ties the Knot with Tamil Friend
AMN Irom Sharmila, the ‘Iron Lady’ of Manipur got married with her long-time Tamil-British friend Desmond Coutinho in Kodaikanal, sources close to her said today. Known for her 16-year-long hunger…
Pregnant man gives birth to baby girl
In a rare medical development, Britain’s first pregnant man has given birth to a baby girl. Hyden Robert Cross, 21 made headlines around the world earlier this year, when he…
From slum to IAS, the moving story of Ummul Kher
By our Special Correspondent ‘Where there is will there is a way’, the cliché has been proved true by a petite and fragile girl from slum who has achieved what…
President praises role of Nurses in Healthcare system
AMN President Pranab Mukherjee has said that Nurses in the country are at the forefront of National Healthcare system. Speaking on the occasion of International Nurses Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan,…