While struggling with low birth rates, this nation admits to sending babies like 'luggage' to foreign countriesSouth Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that adoption agencies falsely labelled children as orphans and committed other vio...
27 Mar, 2025, 03.28 PM IST
Explained: Adoption procedure for NRIs, OCI cardholders, and foreign nationalsNon-resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders, and foreign nationals have equal priority in adopting orphaned ch...
17 Jun, 2024, 01.17 PM IST
How to get Koh-i-noor backThe British Museum curator stole nearly 2,000 items, but 356 have been recovered and displayed. The museum holds vast collections from arou...
25 Feb, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
Inter-country adoptions: Issuance of NOC to prospective adoptive parents can't be made onerous, HC to CARAThe Delhi High Court has expressed concern over the difficulties faced by prospective adoptive parents in obtaining no-objection certificat...
18 Oct, 2023, 07.35 PM IST
Russia using genocide 'lie' as pretext to destroy, Ukraine tells World CourtUkraine has accused Russia of using a false pretext of genocide to justify its invasion and war against Ukraine. Ukraine's representative a...
19 Sep, 2023, 02.59 PM IST
Government introduces new regulations to make inter-country adoptions easierThe Women and Child Development Ministry in a notification issued late on Friday, said CARA shall issue a no-objection certificate for Hagu...
18 Sep, 2021, 04.20 PM IST
Government to make it easier for NRIs adopting in India to take child back to country of residenceThe move follows much debate and consultations over bridging the gaps and address this critical concern as there is no mechanism for inter-...
16 Sep, 2021, 01.20 PM IST
Govt to simplify child adoption rules, make stricter regulation for child care centresAdoptive parents who wish to move to a foreign country along with their child within two years of adoption will also be allowed to do so un...
15 Sep, 2021, 12.06 AM IST
Russia under renewed pressure to explain Navalny poisoningNavalny fell ill on Aug. 20 during a domestic flight in Russia, and was flown to Germany for treatment two days later. His allies accused t...
30 Nov, 2020, 05.28 PM IST
India expresses deep regret with failure of OPCW meetAddressing the concluding session of the RevCon in The Hague, Permanent Representative of India Venu Rajamony said the need of the hour is ...
01 Dec, 2018, 02.40 PM IST
India is against use of chemical weapons: Venu RajamonyThe conference has been called by the UK, the US and the West to have discussions on upholding the global ban against the use of chemical w...
27 Jun, 2018, 05.48 PM IST
Pakistan Senate to debate ICJ verdict on Kulbhushan JadhavThe senator said Pakistan did not act as per expectations and steps taken by it in the case has only caused embarrassment to the nation.
05 Jun, 2017, 08.13 PM IST
Vienna Convention not for spies involved in terror: Pakistan to International Court of JusticePakistan also said that India's application on Kulbhushan Jadhav was "unnecessary and misconceived" and must be dismissed.
15 May, 2017, 10.14 PM IST
Special US Advisor for Children's issue, Susan Jacobs to visit IndiaJacobs would meet with government officials to discuss further cooperation as partners under The Hague Adoption Convention.
12 May, 2015, 04.46 PM IST
Government liberalises policy for adoption by foreign couplesMEA noted that in spite of various measures, some abandoned and orphan inter-country adopted children are facing difficulties in obtaining ...
26 Mar, 2015, 05.02 PM IST
Parliamentary panel rejects plan for inter-country adoption of orphansStrongly objecting to the proposal of a legislation introduced in Parliament last year as "unacceptable", it said all efforts should be mad...
08 Mar, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
- Loopholes in personal law
There are a large number of legal issues that concern a sizeable part of the global Indian community.
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