EU finds Meta failing to keep under-13s off Facebook, InstagramThe European Union has accused Meta of not effectively preventing users under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram, which could lead to...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
90-year-old doctor moves HC to adopt 43-year-old; Opens debate on why India doesn’t allow adult adoption90-year-old retired doctor is seeking legal recognition to adopt his 43-year-old caretaker as his son, highlighting a gap in India’s largel...
08 Apr, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Panel to examine medical grievances in adoption casesThe Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has constituted a medical grievance committee to address recurring complaints about the heal...
05 Oct, 2025, 01.42 PM IST
No fundamental right of Indians to adopt US citizen child of relative: Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court has ruled that Indian citizens do not have a fundamental right to adopt a child of American nationality, even if they...
17 Jul, 2025, 01.27 PM IST
Parents of two disabled children can adopt a third child: Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court has instructed authorities to re-evaluate a Mumbai couple's request to adopt a third child. The couple has two disabl...
14 Apr, 2025, 02.09 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
Right to adopt child not fundamental right: Delhi High CourtThe court's decision came on a batch of petitions by several PAPs with two biological children who applied for adoption of a third child as...
20 Feb, 2024, 04.02 PM IST
Unmarried couples, including queer couples, can jointly adopt child: CJI in minority verdictThe Indian Supreme Court has ruled that unmarried couples, including queer couples, can jointly adopt a child. The court struck down a regu...
18 Oct, 2023, 10.18 AM IST
New rules speed up adoption process; tighter deadlines for child care institutionsTill the rules were notified, nearly 905 adoption orders were pending with courts but as on date the pendency has come down to 644, an offi...
06 Dec, 2022, 11.36 PM IST
Indians remain averse to accepting children with special needsFewer than 50 children with special needs found a home within India in the past three financial years, accounting for less than 1% of the t...
04 Jun, 2022, 11.20 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
No GST on adoption fees, kids not goods: AARIndian couples interested in adopting a child must pay a fee of Rs 40,000 and those living abroad are charged $5,000 in India. The fees are...
01 Nov, 2019, 11.03 AM IST
New rules allow step parents to have legal relationship with childThe latest regulations, which will come into effect from January 16, will also allow relatives to adopt children.
08 Jan, 2017, 10.20 AM IST
Government plans rules to regulate playschools soonWCD minister Maneka Gandhi said that the guidelines were an important step towards regulating early childhood care centres operating in the...
04 Jan, 2017, 10.51 AM IST
Inter-country adoptions: Delhi High Court seeks process of adoption in US"At present, we are concerned with the fate of the adopted child in US. What will be the status of the child there?" the court said.
08 Jan, 2015, 06.11 PM IST