Family Planning

Maharashtra-based saint calls family planning anti-Hindu

Some saints are opposed to the family planning Maha Kumbh in Allahabad by claiming that the Hindu religion is under threat. But some women's organisations have opposed the saints and issued an open letter to them saying that opposing family planning is like shackling women. ...  

Seven bn & counting: Family planning a challenge

New Delhi: In keeping with the United Nations projection that the world population would hit 7 billion for the first time, on October 31, babies from the Philippines, to Uttar Pradesh are symbolically being recognised as the seven billionth person. Though the UN on Monday announced the birth of the symbolic 7 billionth baby, it hasn't been able to pinpoint exactly where the child was born - it could be...  

Kerala's two-child draft draws minority flak

Thiruvananthapuram: The proposed plan of the Kerala government to control population has come under severe criticism. It recommends a fine of Rs 10,000 for couples who have more than two children. The controversial change in the approach to family planning is being mooted in one of India's most progressive states. One of the proposals in the draft of the Kerala Women's Code Bill calls for punishing the family that has...  

Sania-Shoaib to be Pak brand ambassadors

Pakistan said the two "superstars" would be its ambassador to help the country control rising population. ...  

Stick to 2 kids or no schemes: Yeddyurappa

Yeddyurappa has proposed a Chinese model of population control. ...  

China to raise payments for one-child families

Rural parents may have a second child if the first is a girl. ...  

Now, fatwa says Muslims can use contraceptives

Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board has said that it had no information about the return of refuge wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider to the country from London. A senior PCB official told PTI neither was the board aware of Haider having withdrawn his application for asylum with the British home office nor his return to Pakistan. "He has not been in touch with us so we don't anything about his plans," chief operating...  

Chuck 'we two, our two', think nutrition: Govt

SC and Opposition don't buy the Government reasoning. ...  

Family planning scheme goes awry, man gives up kids

Wanjari is giving away two of his children to the District Collector. ...  

Delay your first kid, get a second honeymoon free

Newly weds in Maharashtra have something exciting to look forward to. ...