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Baby-selling, kidney trafficking racket busted: Tamil Nadu Gynaecologist arrested
Busting a baby-selling and kidney trafficking racket in Tamil Nadu, the Tiruchengode police have arrested an obstetrician-gynaecologist and a broker for allegedly selling newborns to poor childless couples at Rs 5,000 for boys and Rs 3,000 for girls across the state.
Tamil Nadu Health Minister M Subramaniyan in Chennai speaking on the incident assured that after a thorough investigation, legal and department-wise action will be taken against those who indulge in infant selling and kidney trafficking.
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Baby-Selling, Kidney Trafficking Racket Busted: Tamil Nadu Gynaecologist Arrested
No stipend to MBBS interns is bonded labour: Supreme Court slams NMC
Expressing grave concerns regarding the issue of non-payment of stipends to the MBBS interns across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday termed it as "bonded labour".
While considering the matter, the Apex Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra also pulled up the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the delay in furnishing its reply on the plea that alleged that 70 per cent of medical colleges in the country do not pay any stipend to MBBS interns.
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