#NewsInTweets: Women Should Be Allowed To End Pregnancy “Regardless Of Reason”
Posted on September 21, 2016 in NewsBy YKA Staff:
What’s the latest around the world today? Curated for you from the interwebz, here’s a quick morning fix to keep you updated. In 140 characters at that! Presenting, #NewsInTweets:
1. Bombay HC has stated that a woman prisoner be allowed to terminate her pregnancy .The division bench observed that it was a woman’s sole right to do what she wants to with her body and the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act must also include the mental health of a woman.
It’s a prisoner’s wish to terminate her pregnancy or become a mother: High Court https://t.co/Pj5bH8SiSV
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) September 20, 2016
2. Seven students were killed after a DAV bus fell into a canal in Punjab. 15 more students were also injured and the school management were booked for what parents alleged was ‘rash driving’.
Seven schoolkids killed, 15 injured as bus falls into canal in Punjabhttps://t.co/hsUBqNSfyf pic.twitter.com/He8BSQo5tI
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) September 21, 2016
3. India is unlikely to introduce the vaccine for dengue soon due to limited data for trials. The vaccine, known as Dengvaxia has already been released in places such as Mexico and the Phillipines.
India not likely to introduce vaccine for dengue this yearhttps://t.co/vXtpYfLO64 pic.twitter.com/ZMT2TGUnV8
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) September 21, 2016
4. US introduces a bill that would make Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism. The bill would require the Obama administration to reply to it within 90 days.
US: Act to designate Pakistan State Sponsor of terrorism introduced – https://t.co/ts71dtiYeQ pic.twitter.com/47uiPw8z2V
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) September 21, 2016
5. A man threw a 23-year-old woman off a balcony in Delhi for refusing to marry him. The woman has been admitted to the general ward of Delhi’s Ambedkar hospital while police have arrested the man in question.
Affair sours, man throws 23-year-old woman off balcony for refusing to marry https://t.co/imQ7qXNQc0 pic.twitter.com/QbJm6qkqYZ
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) September 21, 2016
6. Students of Ghana university have demanded the removal of a statue of Gandhi. According to them, Gandhi was racist against black people, calling them ‘kaffirs’ (a derogatory term) in his letters.
Ghana university students, teachers demand removal of Gandhi statue from campus https://t.co/7tB8Hf2SF4 pic.twitter.com/QLPUzV81hr
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) September 21, 2016
7. Delhi Govt. announces that every road in Delhi will be fogged to make it mosquito free. This is coming into action after a sharp increase in mosquito-borne diseases such as chikungunya, dengue and malaria this season.
AAP government to begin fogging drive in Delhi to make capital ‘mosquito-free’. https://t.co/95HJLFgQPK
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) September 21, 2016
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