Flawed Approach
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Delhi HC judgment on insurance for genetic disorders still allows many conditions to be excluded
The high court decision allows insurance exclusion for specific diseases that can be identified through ‘appropriate genetic testing’.
Prashant Reddy T
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An all-male panel decided to recommend mandatory sex-determination for all pregnant women
A 25-member Maharashtra panel recommended mandatory pre-natal sex determination last week. The only woman member was not part of the discussions.
Priyanka Vora
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Surrogacy bill: India needs better background checks on parents and doctors, not blanket bans
Proposed legislation kills hopes of many parents-to-be and a legal, thriving industry.
Gita Aravamudan
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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Portraits of India’s people by a Flemmish artist who lived on the margins of 18th-century Calcutta
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Congress to decide Indian cricket team based on religion, claims PM Modi
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PM Modi’s claim of dramatically enhancing India’s global standing a ‘mirage’, says report
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Why a new Bill claiming to protect transgender rights has drawn the community's ire
The new Bill restricts itself to biology while defining the community, ignores the idea of self-identification and penalises professions such as begging.
Menaka Rao
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Why India has failed to halt its epidemic of road-mishap deaths
The country's approach is driver-centric. But roads should be designed to be safe for the most vulnerable user – pedestrians.
Binoy Mascarenhas