by arian | Feb 18, 2012 | Reuters Foundation
Researchers in South Korea have developed a blood test that can determine the sex of a foetus as early as five weeks but not everyone may be gung-ho about the discovery, fearing it might be misused for sex selection in South Asian countries such as India where boys...
by arian | Feb 18, 2012 | Reuters Foundation
By Ariana Wardak American host Jay Leno has sparked anger among Sikhs with a joke about their holiest shrine and the Indian government is making its displeasure known. In his ‘Tonight Show’ last week, the comedian poked fun at the wealth of U.S. presidential candidate...
by arian | Feb 18, 2012 | Reuters Foundation
By Ariana Wardak NEW DELHI (TrustLaw) – Police in India have arrested three labourers for raping and strangling to death a 4-year-old girl before dumping her body in a drain in the country’s capital, the Indian Express reported on Wednesday. According to the...
by arian | Feb 18, 2012 | Reuters Foundation
By Ariana Wardak NEW DELHI (TrustLaw) – Authorities in India’s capital have rescued 14 HIV-positive children from a local charity after it was discovered the minors were being sexually abused by the manager of the group, the Hindustan Timesreported on Wednesday....
by arian | Feb 18, 2012 | Reuters Foundation
By Ariana Wardak NEW DELHI (TrustLaw) – India’s election commission has appointed a team of female observers to the beach state of Goa ahead of local polls, citing that male observers deployed in the past have treated the job as an all-expenses paid...
by arian | Feb 18, 2012 | Reuters Foundation
By Ariana Wardak NEW DELHI (TrustLaw) – A 24-year-old woman in northern India is recovering from serious burn injuries after she was gangraped and then set ablaze by her abusers when she threatened to inform the police, local news channel NDTVreported on Monday....
