A massive landslide has taken 22 lives in Irshalwadi village in the Raigad district of Maharashtra and the Chief Minister had announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of the deceased. His party announced that CM...
The state government would be the parent of orphans living in orphanages or with relatives or those who have been adopted as well as single women and would provide funds for their education and day-to-day needs, Sukhu told...
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion has opened up about navigating her life since her mom Holly Thomas lost her battle with brain cancer in 2019.
The killer waves of the 2004 tsunami washed the entire family away except for Karibeeran and his wife. They later turned their two-storied house into a shelter home as they brought in 17 children the tsunami had orphaned.
The Maharashtra government would issue the orphan certificate to children living in orphanages within three months through an online procedure, state minister for women and child development Mangal Prabhat Lodha told the...
Over 100 registered Kashmiri Pandit families in a Jammu migrant camp feel abandoned by the government and society, with no one ready to shed a tear for them.
Yogesh Singh, vice chancellor of Delhi University, stated on Saturday that the university is reserving seats for orphans, including those whose parents were killed in Covid-19, to pursue higher education free of charge.
As per the ongoing survey, as of now 5,153 children are living on the streets with their families, 1,266 are on the streets but live in slums and 39 are orphans, Thakur said.
The apex court, which was annoyed over non-disbursal of Rs 50,000 ex-gratia to the kin of those who lost their lives due to COVID-19.
As the country mourns the death of Padma Shree awardee Sindhutai Sapkal, Outlook looks at the strength of a mother, second to none, and her journey from being...
Three siblings lost parents in four days. Their hopes of education now crushed by a battle for survival in Bihar.
A recent census report indicates an alarming decline in fertility among Indian parents, with couples choosing to delay or deny parenthood and/or suffering from...
Adoptive parents share their experiences with adoption in India and its social, cultural and bureaucratic bottlenecks.
There should be no stigma to not giving birth, and no sense of moral high ground to adopting a child, writes Maloshree Sarkar.
Some couples think adopting a child equals a tacit admission—we can’t procreate on our own.
What happens to Indian orphans who are adopted by foreigners, when they want to trace their biological parents? Help is now at hand.
Covid-19 pandemic compounds woes as disruptions lead to further delay in the entire process of adopting a child. But beautiful stories of love and compassion...
A riotiously impure act, adoption upends all markers of genetic or cultural pride for Indians.
Poet-writer Prasoon Joshi’s heart-felt essay on the joys of adoption and parenthood
Adoption is just another process of becoming a parent.
The mountain gorilla's life was featured in shows and the documentary film “Virunga,” and she gained internet fame in 2019 for a photo that featured her...
More than half the children who lost a primary caregiver during the pandemic are either Black or Hispanic Americans, which make up about 40 per cent of the US...
Children from SOS Children's Villages of India, a pan-India NGO, at Greenfields, Faridabad, have sent handmade 'rakhis' and greetings cards to doctors, nurses...