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`Demand for Vietnamese brides booming in China`

There is a surging demand for Vietnamese brides by Chinese men who have given up hope of finding a w...

Delhi`s sex ratio skewed in high-end areas

Delhi has recorded a slight increase in sex ratio from 821 in 2001 to 866 in 2011 but a close look a...

RS members express concern over poor sex ratio

Rajya Sabha members expressed concern over the poor sex ratio in India, pointing out that stringent ...

`Inform about female foeticide, earn Rs 20,000`

A person in Haryana can now earn an award up to Rs 20,000 by informing authorities concerned about...

‘Sharp fall in child sex ratio in many states’

Voicing concern, Union minister Krishna Tirath said child sex ratio has seen sharp fall in many st...

Skewed sex ratio: Govt blames neighbouring states

Delhi Women and Child Welfare Minister Kiran Walia said lack of proper medical infrastructure in nei...

Beti Bachao Abhiyan to tackle declining sex ratio

The skewed sex ratio in several districts of Madhya Pradesh has forced ruling BJP government to la...

Need to change mindset to save girl child: MP CM

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched an ambitious campaign to save the girl child and c...

Prime Minister concerned over declining sex ratio

The child sex ratio has declined from 927 to 914 in 2011 as per the provisional census 2011 data.

Maharashtra: Sex ratio down to 750 in some tehsils

The declining number of girls will lead to abundant crop of bachelors in villages, said RR Patil.

Sex ratio in rural areas better than urban: Survey

Sex ratio at birth and in all ages in rural areas is better than in urban areas, according to the ...

Urban population up in Bihar

The urban population in Bihar has increased to 11.30 percent of the estimated total population of ...

Pawar`s daughter on anti-female foeticide mission

Alarmed over the fall in child sex ratio in rural Maharashtra, NCP MP Supriya Sule is on a mission t...

Child sex ratio improves in Himachal

The child sex ratio has improved from 896 in 2001 census to 906 in 2011 in Himachal Pradesh.

Sex ratio: Rajasthan steps up raids on clinics

Alarmed over the state`s skewed sex ratio, the Rajasthan government has planned more steps to curb p...

Maha govt worried over skewed sex ratio in Beed; meet on May 20

Beed has the lowest male-female sex ratio in the age group of 0-6 years (801 as against 1000 male c...

The sex ratio crisis

India fares among the worst in South Asia when it comes to the sex ratio.

Gujarat puts brakes on declining child sex ratio

Gujarat has managed to halt the speedy decline in child sex ratio, but it still has a long way to go...

`Declining sex ratio means we`ll all become gays`

The cabinet minister Farooq Abdullah says that the day is not far when there "will be no girls to ma...

Rajasthan jolted into action on skewed child sex ratio

The state`s medical and health department has seized ultrasound machines and records of least 70 son...

Though India`s worst, Haryana`s sex ratio is best in 110 years

Haryana ranks lowest among all 28 states on the sex ratio front.

Prez calls for urgent steps to improve `pathetic` sex ratio

President Pratibha Patil on Saturday described the low sex ratio in the country as "pathetic" and ...

Haryana records highest sex ratio since 1901

In a positive sign, Haryana has registered a significant increase in overall sex ratio in the latest...

Sex ratio in Arunachal improves

The sex ratio in Arunachal Pradesh has improved to 920 females per 1000 males, up from 893 a decad...

Women outnumber men in Naxal-hit Chhattisgarh districts

Naxal-affected areas in Chhattisgarh have registered the best sex ratios, says Census 2011.

Figures of child-sex ratio unfortunate but not surprising: NCW

NCW urged the government to quickly provide "more teeth" to the PNDT Act, while asking religious le...

Himachal tribal district has best child sex ratio

Himachal Pradesh has set an example with 1,013 females per 1,000 males in the 0-6 age group - the hi...

Child sex ratio drops to lowest since Independence

Indicating a continuing preference for boys in society, the child sex ratio in India has dropped t...

Another newborn girl killed in Rajasthan

The body of a newborn girl was found in Rajasthan, bringing to the fore the plight of the girl child...

HP shows considerable improvement in sex ratio: Data

Ban of pre-natal sex determination test in Himachal Pradesh has led to considerable improvement of...

President expresses concern over skewed sex ratio

Emphasising on the need for women empowerment, President Pratibha Patil on Monday expressed concern ...

Sex ratio improves in Punjab: Health Minister

Known for its skewed sex ratio, Punjab has shown considerable improvement in this respect in the p...

Sex ratio improves in Haryana

Jhajjar district in Haryana has won the first prize in increasing the sex ratio, with the number i...

Haryana saves more girls, but 9 districts fall behind

The 2001 census showed that Haryana had the worst male-female ratio in India. Since then, it has had...

Punjab takes steps to correct adverse sex ratio

The Punjab State Commission For Women on Tuesday held a meeting with officers of the Health and Fa...

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