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  • Rihanna is pregnant again, rep says after Super Bowl show

    By PTI

    ARIZONA:  Rihanna was pregnant with her second child as she performed her Super Bowl halftime show Sunday.

    The singer’s representative confirmed the pregnancy shortly after she ended her 13-minute set at Super Bowl 57.

    She hovered high at times as she performed a number of hits including “We Found Love,” “Diamonds” and “Work” during a halftime break between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

    The baby bump that was visible in the tight clothes she wore under her baggy red jumpsuit set off a wave of social media speculation that she might be pregnant again.

    Rihanna, 34, has a nine-month-old son with rapper A$AP Rocky.

    During her media preview Thursday, Rihanna said she was initially unsure about taking on the challenge of performing during a time when she was three months postpartum and wondered “should I be making major decisions like this right now? I might regret this.”

    “But when you become a mom, there’s something that just happens where you feel like you can take on the world, you can do anything,” Rihanna said.

    “The Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages of the world. As scary as that was because I hadn’t been on stage in seven years, there’s something exhilarating about the challenge of it all”.

    Rihanna said had to figure out how to fit some of her biggest songs into her 13-minute set.

    “The setlist was the biggest challenge,” she said.

    “That was the hardest, hardest part. Deciding how to maximize 13 minutes but also celebrate, that’s what this show is going to be. It’s going to be a celebration of my catalogue in the best way that we could have put it together.”

    A nine-time Grammy Award-winner, Rihanna has 14 No.1 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including “We Found Love”, “Work,” “Umbrella” and “Disturbia”.

    ARIZONA:  Rihanna was pregnant with her second child as she performed her Super Bowl halftime show Sunday.

    The singer’s representative confirmed the pregnancy shortly after she ended her 13-minute set at Super Bowl 57.

    She hovered high at times as she performed a number of hits including “We Found Love,” “Diamonds” and “Work” during a halftime break between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

    The baby bump that was visible in the tight clothes she wore under her baggy red jumpsuit set off a wave of social media speculation that she might be pregnant again.

    Rihanna, 34, has a nine-month-old son with rapper A$AP Rocky.

    During her media preview Thursday, Rihanna said she was initially unsure about taking on the challenge of performing during a time when she was three months postpartum and wondered “should I be making major decisions like this right now? I might regret this.”

    “But when you become a mom, there’s something that just happens where you feel like you can take on the world, you can do anything,” Rihanna said.

    “The Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages of the world. As scary as that was because I hadn’t been on stage in seven years, there’s something exhilarating about the challenge of it all”.

    Rihanna said had to figure out how to fit some of her biggest songs into her 13-minute set.

    “The setlist was the biggest challenge,” she said.

    “That was the hardest, hardest part. Deciding how to maximize 13 minutes but also celebrate, that’s what this show is going to be. It’s going to be a celebration of my catalogue in the best way that we could have put it together.”

    A nine-time Grammy Award-winner, Rihanna has 14 No.1 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including “We Found Love”, “Work,” “Umbrella” and “Disturbia”.

  • District jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur celebrates birth of prisoner’s baby

    By PTI

    BALRAMPUR: The district jail here celebrated the birth of an inmate’s baby with flowers and folk songs to make her feel at home.

    Prison Superintendent Kundan Kumar said the inmate Maya Devi, a resident of Bihar, was pregnant when she was brought to the jail undertrial.

    She has been looked after by the staff since then.

    On August 19, Devi gave birth to a child in the jail hospital under the supervision of Jail Medical Officer Ratnasen.

    The officer said in order to give the new mother and her child a home-like environment, celebrations were held on the sixth day of the child’s birth on Friday evening.

    The women’s barracks were decorated with flower garlands and the female inmates sang folk songs and danced during the celebration.

    Gifts like a cradle, toys and new clothes were also presented for the newborn child, whereas the mother was gifted a new saree.

    Devi said she had never imagined that she would get such care in jail after the birth of her child.

    After coming to the jail, she was worried about her childbirth but all her worries vanished after seeing the response and support of the jail staff, she said.

    The Jail Superintendent said special care is being taken to ensure that the basic rights of the undertrial prisoners in jail are not violated.

    BALRAMPUR: The district jail here celebrated the birth of an inmate’s baby with flowers and folk songs to make her feel at home.

    Prison Superintendent Kundan Kumar said the inmate Maya Devi, a resident of Bihar, was pregnant when she was brought to the jail undertrial.

    She has been looked after by the staff since then.

    On August 19, Devi gave birth to a child in the jail hospital under the supervision of Jail Medical Officer Ratnasen.

    The officer said in order to give the new mother and her child a home-like environment, celebrations were held on the sixth day of the child’s birth on Friday evening.

    The women’s barracks were decorated with flower garlands and the female inmates sang folk songs and danced during the celebration.

    Gifts like a cradle, toys and new clothes were also presented for the newborn child, whereas the mother was gifted a new saree.

    Devi said she had never imagined that she would get such care in jail after the birth of her child.

    After coming to the jail, she was worried about her childbirth but all her worries vanished after seeing the response and support of the jail staff, she said.

    The Jail Superintendent said special care is being taken to ensure that the basic rights of the undertrial prisoners in jail are not violated.

  • ‘Need to fine-tune rules to allow abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy’: SC on MTP Act

    The court said it is reserving its verdict on the issue of interpretation of the MTP Act and will include 'unmarried woman' or 'single woman' to allow them the benefit of abortion up to 24 weeks.

  • ‘Unmarried women’ now in Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act

    By Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday expanded the scope of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP) to include “unmarried woman” and allowed a woman to abort her 24-week pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship.

    A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and AS Bopanna directed the AIIMS director to set up a medical board of two doctors to examine the woman by Friday under the provisions of the MTP Act. It also asked the board to determine whether the pregnancy, if terminated could risk the life of the woman or not. “We request the AIIMS director to constitute a medical board in terms of provisions of Section 3(2)(d) MTP Act by tomorrow (Friday). In the event the medical board concludes that the foetus can be aborted without any danger to the life of the petitioner (woman), the AIIMS shall carry out the abortion in terms of the petition…,” the bench said.

    The SC sought the report of the medical board within one week of the procedure and said the order of the Delhi High Court stands modified to the above extent. The bench said provisions of the MTP Act amended in 2021 include the word “partner” instead of “husband” in the explanation to section 3, which shows the intent of Parliament that it was not to confine the situations arising only out of matrimonial relationships.

    It said the use of the word “partner” ascribes to an intention of Parliament to cover “unmarried woman” under the act, which is in consonance with the Constitution. It added that the Delhi HC had taken an unduly restricted view by not allowing the woman to undergo medical termination of pregnancy at 23 weeks arising out of a consensual relationship on the ground that she was “unmarried”.

    The bench sought the assistance of Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati on the interpretation of the provisions of the act and observed that allowing the petitioner woman to suffer an unwanted pregnancy will be contrary to the object and spirit of the legislation.

    It said the petitioner should not be denied the benefit of the law merely on the ground that she is an unmarried woman. In an order issued on July 16, a Delhi HC bench refused to grant permission to the woman to abort the 23-week foetus, saying it is not permitted under the abortion law after 20 weeks for pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship.

    The petitioner, a 25-year-old woman, had told the court that her partner, with whom she was in a consensual relationship, had refused to marry her. She had stressed that giving birth outside the wedlock would cause her psychological agony as well as social stigma and she was not mentally prepared to be a mother.

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday expanded the scope of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP) to include “unmarried woman” and allowed a woman to abort her 24-week pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship.

    A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and AS Bopanna directed the AIIMS director to set up a medical board of two doctors to examine the woman by Friday under the provisions of the MTP Act. It also asked the board to determine whether the pregnancy, if terminated could risk the life of the woman or not. “We request the AIIMS director to constitute a medical board in terms of provisions of Section 3(2)(d) MTP Act by tomorrow (Friday). In the event the medical board concludes that the foetus can be aborted without any danger to the life of the petitioner (woman), the AIIMS shall carry out the abortion in terms of the petition…,” the bench said.

    The SC sought the report of the medical board within one week of the procedure and said the order of the Delhi High Court stands modified to the above extent. The bench said provisions of the MTP Act amended in 2021 include the word “partner” instead of “husband” in the explanation to section 3, which shows the intent of Parliament that it was not to confine the situations arising only out of matrimonial relationships.

    It said the use of the word “partner” ascribes to an intention of Parliament to cover “unmarried woman” under the act, which is in consonance with the Constitution. It added that the Delhi HC had taken an unduly restricted view by not allowing the woman to undergo medical termination of pregnancy at 23 weeks arising out of a consensual relationship on the ground that she was “unmarried”.

    The bench sought the assistance of Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati on the interpretation of the provisions of the act and observed that allowing the petitioner woman to suffer an unwanted pregnancy will be contrary to the object and spirit of the legislation.

    It said the petitioner should not be denied the benefit of the law merely on the ground that she is an unmarried woman. In an order issued on July 16, a Delhi HC bench refused to grant permission to the woman to abort the 23-week foetus, saying it is not permitted under the abortion law after 20 weeks for pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship.

    The petitioner, a 25-year-old woman, had told the court that her partner, with whom she was in a consensual relationship, had refused to marry her. She had stressed that giving birth outside the wedlock would cause her psychological agony as well as social stigma and she was not mentally prepared to be a mother.

  • Britney Spears says she’s lost baby due to miscarriage

    By Associated Press

    LOS ANGELES: Britney Spears says she has lost a baby early in her pregnancy. Spears announced the loss on Instagram Saturday in a joint post with her partner, Sam Asghari. The pop superstar, who gained her freedom from a court conservatorship that controlled her life for more than a decade, said in April that she was expecting a child with Asghari.

    “It is with deepest sadness we have to announce that we have lost our miracle baby early in the pregnancy. This is a devastating time for any parent,” the post said. “Perhaps we should have waited to announce until we were further along however we were overly excited to share the good news.”

    “Our love for each other is our strength,” the post said. “We will continue trying to expand our beautiful family.”

    The 40-year-old Spears has said she longed for a baby with the 28-year-old Asghari, a personal trainer, but also said the nearly 14-year-long conservatorship that ended last year forced her to remain on birth control.

    The two met on the set of her “Slumber Party” video in 2016. Spears has two sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline.

  • ‘It’s growing’: Singer Britney Spears announces her pregnancy with fiance Sam Asghari

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Singer Britney Spears is expecting a child with fiance Sam Asghari. On Tuesday, Britney took to Instagram and shared the good news with her fans and followers. ” So I got a pregnancy test … and uhhhhh well … I am having a baby,” she wrote.

    However, Britney confused fans as she mentioned in her caption that she was ‘a little food pregnant’ and had taken a pregnancy test after noticing that she had gained weight while on vacation.

    “I lost so much weight to go on my Maui trip only to gain it back… I thought ‘Geez … what happened to my stomach ???’ My husband said ‘No you’re food pregnant silly,” she quipped. She also informed that she “won’t be going out as much” so the paparazzi cannot take photos of her for money.

    “It’s growing !!! If 2 are in there … I might just lose it… I obviously won’t be going out as much due to the paps getting their money..shot of me…like they unfortunately already have,” Britney added.

    The ‘Stranger’ hitmaker, who is already mother to two teen sons, Sean and Jayden, with her ex-husband Kevin Federline, also said the pregnancy would likely be “hard” as she had previously experienced perinatal depression.

    “it’s hard because when I was pregnant I had perinatal depression … I have to say it is absolutely horrible … women didn’t talk about it back then … some people considered it dangerous if a woman complained like that with a baby inside her … but now women talk about it everyday … thank Jesus we don’t have to keep that pain a reserved proper secret… This time I will be doing yoga every day !!! Spreading lots of joy and love,” she concluded.

    Britney met Asghari in 2016 when they co-starred in a music video for her single ‘Slumber Party.’ 

  • 877 newborns, 61 mothers died as women refused hospital delivery during COVID: Meghalaya to NHRC

    During the time the deaths had taken place, it was mandatory to segregate COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients, hence testing was done to avoid the spread of the disease, especially in hospital wards.

  • American singer-songwriter Lizzo slams Texas’ anti-abortion law

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: American singer-songwriter Lizzo has criticized the recently passed anti-abortion law in Texas.

    During a keynote session at this year’s SXSW festival, Lizzo expressed her views about Texas’ laws that restrict access to abortion, Variety reported.

    She said, “I’m proud to rep Houston, but I’m not proud to rep Texas politics right now.” “The abortion ban is atrocious. Mind your business. Stay out of my body. This is not political,” Lizzo added.

    The Texas Supreme Court on Friday restricted the possibility that its infamous anti-abortion law could be blocked. The law in question is called SB 8 and it bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. 

  • Rihanna: You will still get music from me

    By IANS

    LOS ANGELES: Singing sensation Rihanna has said her pregnancy and impending motherhood won’t stop her from releasing new music.She told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “Well, yes ,You’re still going to get music from me.”When jokingly asked if she will release lullabies, she laughed: “Oh my goodness, not a lullaby. My fans would kill me that they waited this long for a lullaby!”In December, the ‘Talk That Talk’ singer promised new music is coming “soon, soon, soon”, reports femalefirst.co.uk. In an exchange with a paparazzi, who asked: “Any new music? Anything?”, she replied: “Soon soon soon.” Rihanna previously promised her new album will be ‘worth the wait’, while she has teased fans can expect a “completely different sound”.The ‘Rude Boy’ hitmaker said she is “always” working on her music and despite fans’ pleas for her to share her latest material, she wants to wait until she’s completely satisfied.She said: “I’m always working on new music. Just because I haven’t released an album in a few years doesn’t mean I haven’t been working on it. I’m not just going to put music out because people are craving it. I’m going to make it worth the wait – and it will be worth the wait.” The ‘Umbrella’ hitmaker released her debut studio album ‘Music of the Sun’ in 2005.

  • Rihanna and A$AP Rocky expecting  their first child 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Singer-songwriter Rihanna and rapper A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child together.

    According to People magazine, the couple was spotted in New York City over the weekend, where the “Diamonds” hitmaker showed off her baby bump while wearing a long, oversized pink jacket that was unbuttoned at the bottom. The bump was adorned in a gold cross with colourful jewels.

    In one of the photos, which were snapped in Harlem, where Rocky grew up, the rapper kisses Rihanna (33) on her forehead as they enjoy a walk in the snow. A source close to the couple said the fashion mogul, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, “couldn’t be happier”.

    “Having a baby is something she was never focused on, but being with Rocky opened her up to the idea. She couldn’t be happier and is so excited to be a mom. She is loving all the changes to her body during pregnancy and has always celebrated pregnant women in her runway shows for Fenty,” they said.

    A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, last May announced that he is in a relationship with Rihanna. The 33-year-old recording artiste described the multiple Grammy winner as “the love of my life” and “my lady” in an interview with GQ magazine.

    Reports of the duo being in a relationship go back to the year 2013, when Rocky supported Rihanna on her ‘Diamonds World Tour’. They also featured in the rapper’s 2013 video for his song “Fashion Killa”. The couple, who are longtime friends, were confirmed to be dating in November 2020.

    Speaking of their relationship, the source said Rocky has “doted” on Rihanna from the very beginning. “A lot of guys tried to sweep her off her feet, but Rocky actually managed to do it,” they added. Another insider revealed the couple “live together now and seem beyond happy”.