OBC Creamy Layer May Be Dropped from Reservations in Institutions
...pointed out that the reservation move was based on archaic data. Lalu Prasad said the government should seek views of all political parties on the proposal, perhaps realizing that there are strong votaries for OBC reservation in other parties too and none would oppose the OBC reservation - not openly. Ba...Five Million Indian Women Suffer Mental Illness
...a great threat. We think India needs to review its archaic law and broaden the scope of mental health," said NCW chairperson Girija Vyas. On the occasion of International Women's Day Thursday, NCW will focus on women's mental health and ask the central government to do so as well. "Nearly five million wo......n should be counseled that this older loss rate is archaic and their decision about whether or not to have an amniocentesis should be based on contemporary information about miscarriage rates with newer screening techniques, rather than just relying on general age based risks,” said Eddleman. “This new resea...