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Savita effect: Irish President signs first abortion bill into law

London: Irish President on Tuesday signed a landmark bill on abortion into law, allowing women in the predominantly Catholic country to have an abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality, followin

Ireland votes to allow 'life-saving' abortion

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London: Irish lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly voted in favour of a groundbreaking law that will allow abortion in limited cases in the predominantly Catholic country, following an outcry over the

Bill to legalise abortion in Ireland passes first hurdle

Lawmakers in Ireland, a pre-dominantly Catholic country, have overwhelmingly backed a bill that would pave the way for legalising abortion in life-threatening cases, after widespread outrage over the death of an Indian dentist following a miscarriage last year.

Rankin reveals Ashes ambition

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London: Former Ireland paceman Boyd Rankin says the chance to play Test cricket lay behind his decision to switch nationalities and play for England.
Rankin, who made 52 one-day international appeara

India holds Ireland to 4-4 draw

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Rotterdam: Rupinderpal Singh scored two goals as India survived a scare before eking out a 4-4 draw against lower-ranked Ireland in a hard-fought Pool B match in the men's competition of the FIH Worl

Savita death: NHRC registers case

The National Human Rights Commission on Friday registered a case on the death of dentist Savita Halappanavar, who died last month in Ireland after doctors refused to terminate her miscarriage pregnanc

Inquiry into Savita's death will be fair, methodical: Ireland

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Ireland on Tuesday unveiled a 7-member team that will probe the tragic death of an Indian dentist, who was refused termination of her pregnancy despite miscarrying, and promised that the official inqu

Khurshid to keep tab on Savita case

India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will keep a close watch on the developments in the case of the death of a pregnant Indian woman in Ireland.

He has also asked India's mission in Dubl

Thousands rally in support of Savita in Ireland

Thousands of people, upset over the tragic death of an Indian dentist, have held rallies and candle light vigils across Ireland demanding changes in the country's draconian abortion laws.

"No more tr

Irish PM says won't be rushed on abortion issue

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Ireland's prime minister said on Friday he would not be rushed into making a decision on the issue of abortion, after Savita Halappanavar, an Indian woman who was refused a termination died from blood

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