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Why Tamannaah Felt She Couldn't Play Selvi In Aranmanai 4: "No Maternal Instincts"
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Tamannaah Bhatia opened up on her role in the Tamil comedy horror film 'Aranmanai 4', sharing that she felt that she couldn't play Selvi, as she thought there were no maternal instincts in her.
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How PM Modi's Policies Enabled More Women To Join Workforce, Reap Benefits
From extending maternity leave benefits to relaxation in labour laws to providing creches, the policies led by the Modi government have enabled a significant number of women to join the workforce.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Indian Grandfather's Home In Zambia
US Vice President Kamala Harris remembered her maternal grandfather PV Gopalan, an Indian foreign service official, during her tour to Zambia and paid a visit to the Gopalan family home in Lusaka.
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Is A Woman Entitled To Maternity Leave For 3rd Child? What Court Said
Is a woman entitled to maternity leave and other monetary benefits for the third child, the first after joining government service? This question has been raised in the Madras High Court, which directed the government to consider the same on merits.
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Video Shows Man Trapped In Rubble After Russian Strikes, Newborn Killed
A newborn baby was killed following a Russian strike that hit a maternity ward in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region, which Moscow claims to have annexed, Ukrainian emergency services said Wednesday.
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Government Seeks Comments On Employees' Compensation Rules
The draft rules have provisions on employer's liability for compensation in case of fatal accidents, serious bodily injuries or occupational diseases.
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Casual Municipal Workers To Get Social Security Benefits, Says Labour Ministry
The coverage will enable workers to avail social security cover under which they will get sickness, maternity, disability and dependent benefits.
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Coronavirus Test Not Mandatory For Newborn, Maternal Services: Health Ministry
Essential services related to reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health should be continued in a restricted manner in areas defined as containment and buffer zones, the Union Health Ministry said, underlining that COVID testing is not mandatory for providing such services.
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Women On Maternity Leave To Be Paid 50% Salary Of 14 Weeks: Centre
Taking note of several reports which indicated a decrease in the recruitment of women workers owing to an increase in maternity leaves, the government has decided to pay 50 per cent of the salary of 14 weeks to women on maternity leave. Earlier, under the Maternity Benefit Act, women were given paid leave for 12 weeks which was extended to 26 week...
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Women and Child Ministry Corrects Data After RTI Reveals Error
The Women and Child Development Ministry said it has corrected the figures for women enrolled and benefited under the maternity scheme Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) in Uttar Pradesh stating that the previous RTI "contained certain errors inadvertently."
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12 Dead Babies Found Stuffed In Boxes, Plastic Bags In A Kenyan Hospital
Twelve dead babies have been found stuffed in boxes and plastic bags in a Kenyan hospital, prompting an investigation on the orders of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko.
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No Money Spent On PM Modi's Maternity Scheme In UP, Reveals RTI
Not a rupee of government money has been spent on pregnant and lactating women enrolled under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much-hyped maternity benefit scheme till August 2018 in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), which happens to have India's highest fertility rate, an RTI query has revealed.
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Abducted Minor Returns Home After 10 Years, Man Held
An 11-year-old girl who was abducted from Gurugram in 2008 and "sold" to a man in Uttar Pradesh has returned home after 10 long years. Her so-called maternal uncle has been attested on kidnapping and other charges, police said on Friday.
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Malnutrition Responsible For 15% Of India's Total Disease Burden In 2016: Report
Disease burden due to child and maternal malnutrition in India was 12 times higher per person than in China in 2016 even as the life expectancy at birth in the country improved by over a decade, said a report on Tuesday.
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Now, States Will Carry Out 100% Maternal Death Audit
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Monday urged all the states to carry out 100 per cent maternal death audit for understanding cause, and monitor new born and deaths of sick newborns separately. Chairing a national review meeting of National Health Mission here, Health Secretary C.K. Mishra said that the states must focus on strengthening rou...
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Why Tamannaah Felt She Couldn't Play Selvi In Aranmanai 4: "No Maternal Instincts"
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Tamannaah Bhatia opened up on her role in the Tamil comedy horror film 'Aranmanai 4', sharing that she felt that she couldn't play Selvi, as she thought there were no maternal instincts in her.
-
How PM Modi's Policies Enabled More Women To Join Workforce, Reap Benefits
From extending maternity leave benefits to relaxation in labour laws to providing creches, the policies led by the Modi government have enabled a significant number of women to join the workforce.
-
US Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Indian Grandfather's Home In Zambia
US Vice President Kamala Harris remembered her maternal grandfather PV Gopalan, an Indian foreign service official, during her tour to Zambia and paid a visit to the Gopalan family home in Lusaka.
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Is A Woman Entitled To Maternity Leave For 3rd Child? What Court Said
Is a woman entitled to maternity leave and other monetary benefits for the third child, the first after joining government service? This question has been raised in the Madras High Court, which directed the government to consider the same on merits.
-
Video Shows Man Trapped In Rubble After Russian Strikes, Newborn Killed
A newborn baby was killed following a Russian strike that hit a maternity ward in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region, which Moscow claims to have annexed, Ukrainian emergency services said Wednesday.
-
Government Seeks Comments On Employees' Compensation Rules
The draft rules have provisions on employer's liability for compensation in case of fatal accidents, serious bodily injuries or occupational diseases.
-
Casual Municipal Workers To Get Social Security Benefits, Says Labour Ministry
The coverage will enable workers to avail social security cover under which they will get sickness, maternity, disability and dependent benefits.
-
Coronavirus Test Not Mandatory For Newborn, Maternal Services: Health Ministry
Essential services related to reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health should be continued in a restricted manner in areas defined as containment and buffer zones, the Union Health Ministry said, underlining that COVID testing is not mandatory for providing such services.
-
Women On Maternity Leave To Be Paid 50% Salary Of 14 Weeks: Centre
Taking note of several reports which indicated a decrease in the recruitment of women workers owing to an increase in maternity leaves, the government has decided to pay 50 per cent of the salary of 14 weeks to women on maternity leave. Earlier, under the Maternity Benefit Act, women were given paid leave for 12 weeks which was extended to 26 week...
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Women and Child Ministry Corrects Data After RTI Reveals Error
The Women and Child Development Ministry said it has corrected the figures for women enrolled and benefited under the maternity scheme Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) in Uttar Pradesh stating that the previous RTI "contained certain errors inadvertently."
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12 Dead Babies Found Stuffed In Boxes, Plastic Bags In A Kenyan Hospital
Twelve dead babies have been found stuffed in boxes and plastic bags in a Kenyan hospital, prompting an investigation on the orders of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko.
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No Money Spent On PM Modi's Maternity Scheme In UP, Reveals RTI
Not a rupee of government money has been spent on pregnant and lactating women enrolled under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much-hyped maternity benefit scheme till August 2018 in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), which happens to have India's highest fertility rate, an RTI query has revealed.
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Abducted Minor Returns Home After 10 Years, Man Held
An 11-year-old girl who was abducted from Gurugram in 2008 and "sold" to a man in Uttar Pradesh has returned home after 10 long years. Her so-called maternal uncle has been attested on kidnapping and other charges, police said on Friday.
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Malnutrition Responsible For 15% Of India's Total Disease Burden In 2016: Report
Disease burden due to child and maternal malnutrition in India was 12 times higher per person than in China in 2016 even as the life expectancy at birth in the country improved by over a decade, said a report on Tuesday.
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Now, States Will Carry Out 100% Maternal Death Audit
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Monday urged all the states to carry out 100 per cent maternal death audit for understanding cause, and monitor new born and deaths of sick newborns separately. Chairing a national review meeting of National Health Mission here, Health Secretary C.K. Mishra said that the states must focus on strengthening rou...
