New Delhi - An impoverished young mother sold her newborn son in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state so she could pay her hospital bill, news reports said Tuesday.
Rajitha, 20, a single mother, sold the baby a day after he was born to a childless couple for 6,000 rupees (about 120 dollars), PTI news agency reported.
Rajitha delivered her baby by a caesarean section last week. Her hospital bills ran up to 2,000 rupees.
New Delhi, Feb 24 : The government has decided to give Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Secretary Veenith Joshi additional charge of its chairmanship.
The HRD Ministry had written to Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), seeking an extension for Joshi as the appointment of a regular chairman was delayed.
The DoPT agreed to the extension and has directed Joshi to continue his chairmanship either for six months or till the appointment of a regular chairman, whichever is earlier.
New Delhi, Feb 24 : To enhance growing defence cooperation between India and Indonesia, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor is on a four day goodwill visit to that country from today.
During his visit, General Kapoor will interact with Indonesia's defence and army officials and visit their important training establishments.
The visit assumes special significance in the light of enhanced defence cooperation in consonance with India's "Look East Policy" and growing relationship with ASEAN.
New Delhi, Feb 24 : Union Corporate Affairs Minister Prem Chand Gupta today said that an investigation into the affairs of Satyam Computer Services Limited is being carried out by officers drawn from the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) after orders were issued by the Government under the Companies Act, 1956.
New Delhi, July, Feb 24 : President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate a sub-regional conference of South, South-West and Central Asia on Higher Education here tomorrow.
The two-day conference is being organized by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development and the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) in collaboration with UNESCO.
New Delhi - An impoverished young mother sold her newborn son in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state so she could pay her hospital bill, news reports said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 24 : The government has decided to give Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Secretary Veenith Joshi additional charge of its chairmanship.
New Delhi, Feb 24 : To enhance growing defence cooperation between India and Indonesia, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor is on a four day goodwill visit to that country from today.
New Delhi, Feb 24 : The Government is planning to give 50 per cent assistanc
New Delhi, July, Feb 24 : President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate a sub-regional conference of South, South-West and Central Asia on Higher Education here tomorrow.
