Rs 12 lakh for a birth without women? China’s new 'pregnancy robot' is set to replace the human womb by 2026Chinese researchers are creating the first humanoid robot capable of carrying a pregnancy using an artificial womb. Led by Dr Zhang Qifeng ...
18 Aug, 2025, 07.44 PM IST
Surrogacy abroad: Legal pathways and challenges for Indian couples seeking parenthood beyond bordersSurrogacy laws in India are restrictive. NRIs and OCIs seek surrogacy abroad. They face legal and ethical challenges. Parentage establishme...
14 Jul, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
Elon Musk’s dozen kids and the ‘anchor baby’ debate: Will their half-Canadian descent create a dilemma for MAGA?Elon Musk's multinational children find themselves at the heart of the birthright citizenship debate, challenged by Trump's aggressive poli...
21 Feb, 2025, 08.41 PM IST
Eggs from men, sperm from women: Stem cell therapy may just turn reproduction upside down!It may soon be possible to coax human skin cells into becoming functional eggs and sperm using a technique known as "in vitro gametogenesis"
13 Jan, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
Artificial wombs: A revolutionary invention that can be a beacon of hope for infertile womenArtificial wombs could disrupt long-established norms in more profound ways, as there would no longer be a "birth mother" at all.
04 Dec, 2023, 06.33 PM IST
Congress delegation meets EC, seeks action against PM Modi over 'moorkhon ka sardar' remarkCongress leader Abhishek Singhvi said the delegation raised three issues primarily, which included the action against the prime minister an...
28 Nov, 2023, 10.26 PM IST
This Diwali, new parents Nayanthara-Vignesh wish for love, happiness & peace to keep 'hurdles' at bayThe couple is under scrutiny for violating surrogacy laws to become parents.
26 Oct, 2022, 04.43 PM IST
Emerging markets such as China and India will grow old before they grow richEmerging markets are growing old before growing rich. EMs are where ageing is happening fastest. By 2050, EMs will be home to almost 80% of...
11 Jun, 2022, 11.52 AM IST
Pregnant pause: How a ban on commercial surrogacy could drive it undergroundIn India, the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, which came into effect on January 25, has made it very difficult for couples to have children thr...
29 Jan, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
Indian consumer laws should evolve to allow more choice for consumers29 Dec, 2020, 04.12 PM IST
New strict Surrogacy Bill on the anvil, clinics shut shopThe National ART Registry of India (NARI) maintained by the ISAR is the nodal agency tasked with recording surrogacy cases. But infertility...
16 Nov, 2019, 11.35 AM IST
I thought I was destiny’s child but now I feel like I’m controversy’s child: Karan JoharThe successful filmmaker said that things would be easier, if his name was Karan Kashyap.
23 Apr, 2017, 02.43 PM IST
Bill awaiting House nod will end Karan Johar-like rent-a-wombSurrogacy Bill of 2016 not only bans commercial surrogacy but also homosexual couples, people in live-in relationships and single individua...
06 Mar, 2017, 03.39 PM IST
Banning commercial surrogacy will expose women to exploitationSurrogacy has been an unregulated arena and there is immense scope for exploitation of poor women acting as surrogate mothers.
28 Aug, 2016, 10.25 AM IST
Ban on surrogacy for foreigners: How govt's recent decision will push a booming industry into black marketThe speedy passing of the long-pending Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill might put to rest a lot of the questions surround...
08 Nov, 2015, 06.11 AM IST
Britain issues guidance on surrogacy in IndiaThe UK has issued a new guidance for prospective parents looking at surrogacy arrangements in countries like India.
13 Feb, 2014, 12.49 AM IST
- Giving birth becomes the latest job outsourced to India as commercial surrogacy takes off
Every night in this quiet western Indian city, 15 pregnant women prepare for sleep in the spacious house they share, ascending the stairs i...
30 Dec, 2007, 06.06 AM IST