Female Foeticide
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Aamir's Satyameva Jayate stint scares his mother
Bollywood | Feb 27, 2014, 09:26 AM ISTMumbai: The fact that actor-producer Aamir Khan hosts a TV show like "Satyamev Jayate", where startling facts and cases about societal issues are picked, scares his mother.The second season of the show is due to
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Maharashtra govt to set up vigilance panels to curb female foeticide
India | May 04, 2013, 09:52 AM ISTMumbai, May 4: Maharashtra government will set up vigilance committees in four cities of the state, including Mumbai, to check female foeticide.Speaking at a Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection)
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Jackie Shroff to lead campaign against female foeticide in Bihar
India | Oct 22, 2012, 05:24 PM ISTPatna, Oct 22: The Bihar government has roped in Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff to lead a campaign against female foeticide in the state.Shroff, who met Health minister Ashwini Choubey has agreed to lead the campaign
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Season 2 of ' Satyamev Jayate' likely next year
Bollywood | Jul 12, 2012, 07:34 AM ISTMumbai, Jul 11: Basking in the glory of his debut television show ‘Satyamev Jayate', Bollywood actor Aamir Khan is keen its second season by next year.Aamir made his debut on small screen with the social
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Body of newborn girl found in Jaipur hospital dump
India | Jul 07, 2012, 06:22 PM ISTJodhpur, Jul 7: Body of a newborn girl, surrounded by dogs who were trying to feast on it, was today found in a garbage dump behind the Umaid Hospital here. Police found the body inside
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Ajay, Kajol to do film on female foeticide
Bollywood | Jun 18, 2012, 04:01 PM ISTMumbai, Jun 18: Bollywood star couple Ajay Devgn and Kajol will be seen together in a short film on female foeticide, being made as part of Maharashtra government's initiative to curb the issue.Ajay and Kajol,
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Ajay Devgn-Kajol to make film on female foeticide
Bollywood | May 18, 2012, 04:03 PM ISTMumbai, May 18: Bollywood star couple Ajay Devgn and Kajol have associated themselves with the Maharashtra government's campaign against female foeticide.Devgn's script for a social awareness film has been approved by the state's health department.Health
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Raj min blames Aamir for sensationalising female foeticide
Bollywood | May 14, 2012, 05:40 PM ISTJaipur, May 14:A Rajasthan minister has hit out at Bollywood star Aamir Khan for sensationalising female foeticide cases in the state, saying the government was already working on the issue before the actor's campaign.Minister of
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Aamir to write to Rajasthan CM on female foeticide
Bollywood | May 08, 2012, 07:42 AM ISTJaipur, May 7: Bollywood star Aamir Khan, whose debut TV show “Satyamev Jayate” focused on the issue of female foeticide, said he would write to Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot requesting him to set up
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Ramdev, Hazare Should Agitate Against Female Foeticide, Says Anand Sharma
National | Jun 04, 2011, 02:00 PM ISTBangalore, Jun 4: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Friday took a dig at Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev, wondering why the “self-appointed social activists” are not agitating against “larger concerns” such as
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Fatwa Against Female Foeticide
India | Apr 20, 2011, 01:05 PM ISTLucknow, Apr 20 : An Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Firangi Mahal has issued a decree (fatwa) terming female foeticide as forbidden for Muslims.The fatwa was issued by a four-member panel of the Darul Uloom Firangi