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6 Haryana districts see sharp fall in sex ratio at birth

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 10 -- Haryana's battle against gender imbalance has hit a worrying roadblock in six districts-Ambala, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Karnal, Palwal and Sirsa-where the sex ratio at birth (SR... Read More


MP report card: Need more open, consensus-driven approach in House: Naveen Jindal

CHANDIGARH, July 21 -- Ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections, industrialist-turned politician Naveen Jindal parted ways with the Congress and joined the BJP, a gamble that paid off. And after a decade-lon... Read More


MP Report Card | Parliament is a forum for debate, restricting it undermines democracy, says Selja

CHANDIGARH, July 15 -- Former Union cabinet minister Kumari Selja, a fifth-term Lok Sabha MP, is a Congress' veteran leader with a firm grassroots connect. Educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, N... Read More


Haryana's war on drugs: Over 3k held, 1,858 FIRs filed in 6 months

CHANDIGARH, July 4 -- Haryana appears to be intensifying its crackdown on drug trafficking, with the state reporting significant gains in the first half of 2025 through more arrests of peddlers and la... Read More


In Haryana, no dip in sex ratio at birth in last 8 months

CHANDIGARH, June 19 -- Haryana has recorded a sex ratio at birth (SRB) of 906 girls per 1,000 boys up to May 2025, according to Civil Registration System (CRS) data, revealing a worrying trend in gend... Read More


MTP kit sales plummet in Haryana after crackdown

CHANDIGARH, June 12 -- Following a state-wide crackdown on the sale of abortion pills--both legal and illegal--in the last four months, there has been a dramatic fall in the demand for medical termina... Read More