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The Orissa High Court said that excluding the adopted child from the scope of two children as envisaged under Section 25(1)(v) of the Orissa Gram Panchayat Act, 1964 would amount to rewriting the section.

Can adoption save your election? Orissa High Court dismisses woman sarpanch’s petition in ‘two-child’ ruling

January 21, 2026 11:48 am

Orissa Gram Panchayat Act: Justice V Narasingh was hearing a petition filed by a woman who was elected as a sarpanch of a village panchayat and observed that excluding adoption from the statutory bar would amount to rewriting the law.

‘I’m not a mother mother’: Sreeleela on adopting three children at 24 and redefining motherhood; what it really means to adopt young

January 16, 2026 6:22 pm

Actor Sreeleela opens up about adopting three children in her early 20s, challenging ideas of readiness, biology, and what it really means to show up emotionally as a caregiver

Kidnapped baby, cop posing as a heart patient: How child trafficking racket spanning 3 cities was busted

September 09, 2025 12:47 pm

The Delhi Police arrested 10 people, including a doctor, last month.

5 things to do as a pet parent after adopting a stray dog

August 14, 2025 3:29 pm

Indies are hardy, intelligent and incredibly loyal but the early days are about to earning trust, not enforcing rules too harshly.

Sushmita Sen opens up about the court hearing when she adopted her first daughter

'No father will be okay': How Sushmita Sen's father reacted when the actor adopted her daughters

June 25, 2025 4:26 pm

Today, Sushmita is a proud mother of two daughters—Renee and Alisah—and continues to inspire many

HC seeks response from authorities on long waiting period for adoption

May 05, 2025 8:11 pm

Over 35,000 parents are registered to adopt

World's 'baby exporter' South Korea admits to 'mass exporting' children for adoption

March 26, 2025 6:18 pm

Private agencies were able to export babies and children due to government’s lack of oversight and the agencies were driven by profit which enabled the "mass exportation of children".

When Sunny Leone opened up about always wanting to have a girl child: 'The four eggs didn't work out'

March 12, 2025 5:54 pm

"While working for Splitsvilla, I got to know from Daniel that we have been matched with a little girl," shared Sunny Leone

Seeing such a tedious procedure and also the long waiting list of eligible parents looking for adoption, the two women decided to hoodwink the system. (Representational image)

How an appendix operation on an HIV+ baby at Mumbai hospital exposed illegal adoption bid

March 03, 2025 12:45 pm

When doctors at Wadia Hospital revealed the baby’s HIV status, the ‘adoptive’ mother disowned the child, said Ramkrishna Reddy, district child protection officer, Thane.

Why foreigners can no longer adopt children from China

September 11, 2024 12:03 pm

Americans have formed the largest group of foreigners adopting Chinese children over the years. We explain why such adoptions were once more common, and the context for the latest decision.