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Specially-Abled Child, 2, From Karnataka Finds Loving Home In Italy
Abandoned by his biological parents, a specially-abled child from the Gangamma Chikumbimath Orphanage, a child welfare centre run by the Swami Vivekanand Seva Pratishthan in Belagavi, has now found a new home.
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Right To Adopt Child Can't Be Fundamental Right, Declares Delhi High Court
The right to adopt a child cannot be raised to the status of a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution and the prospective adoptive parents do not have any right to choose who to adopt, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Delhi Court Approves Assistance, Recovery Of Wages For Rescued Child Labourers
The Delhi High Court has approved the joint suggestions about the immediate financial assistance and recovery of back wages for rescued child labourers and issued directions to the Delhi Government to adopt the mechanism in the post-rescue protocol f
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Over 2,000 Children Adopted By Indians, 224 By Foreigners This Year: Centre
More than 2,000 children have been adopted by Indians in the financial year 2023-24 so far while 224 children have been adopted by foreigners, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani informed the Parliament on Wednesday.
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Opinion: The Long, Agonising Adoption Process In India
There are three crore orphaned children in India, but only 3,500 to 4,000 children are available for adoption in a year and some 30,000 prospective parents have to wait for three years to bring home a child.
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DNA Test On Rape Survivor's Child After Adoption Not In Its Interest: High Court
The Bombay High Court has said conducting a DNA test on the child of a rape survivor after adoption would not be in the child's best interest.
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Supreme Court Flags Issue Of "Great Delay" In Child Adoption Process
Terming child adoption a "human thing", the Supreme Court on Friday flagged the issue of "great delay" in the process and said several children are awaiting adoption in hope of a better life.
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Number Of Orphan, Abandoned Children Rise By 25% Since 2020: Centre
The Centre has over the last three years registered a 25 per cent spike in the number of orphaned, abandoned, and surrendered children in its child adoption portal CARINGS.
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Father, Domestic Help Physically Abuse Adopted Child In Assam, Arrested
A doctor and his family's domestic help were arrested in Guwahati on Saturday for allegedly physically abusing his adopted daughter, police said.
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Child Rescued From Drain In Maharashtra In 2018 Adopted By Italian Couple
A newborn found abandoned in a drain in Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra's Thane district in 2018 has been adopted by an Italian couple.
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Delhi Nurse, 50, Burnt 7-Year-Old Adoptive Daughter With Tongs, Arrested
The girl's school teacher saw the injury marks on her body, and called the police. The victim child told the police that she lives with her aunt in RK Puram, and studies in the first grade.
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No Waiting Period For Adopting Child With Special Needs: Government
There is no waiting period for those who desire to adopt a child having special needs and also from the immediate placement category which includes mostly older children, the government said today.
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Lakhs Of Children Waiting To Be Adopted, Simplify Process: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday emphasised that the child adoption process in India needs to be streamlined as there are three-to-four years waiting period under the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to adopt a single child.
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Indore Woman Inflicts Burns On Adopted Daughter, 9, For Bedwetting: Cops
A woman allegedly inflicted burns on the private parts of her nine-year-old adopted daughter as a punishment for bedwetting in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Monday.
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28,663 Indian Applicants Waiting To Adopt A Child, Says Centre
As many as 28,663 Indian applicants are waiting to adopt a child in the country, the Women and Child Development ministry said on Friday, and noted that number of adoptions are not declining.
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Specially-Abled Child, 2, From Karnataka Finds Loving Home In Italy
Abandoned by his biological parents, a specially-abled child from the Gangamma Chikumbimath Orphanage, a child welfare centre run by the Swami Vivekanand Seva Pratishthan in Belagavi, has now found a new home.
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Right To Adopt Child Can't Be Fundamental Right, Declares Delhi High Court
The right to adopt a child cannot be raised to the status of a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution and the prospective adoptive parents do not have any right to choose who to adopt, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Delhi Court Approves Assistance, Recovery Of Wages For Rescued Child Labourers
The Delhi High Court has approved the joint suggestions about the immediate financial assistance and recovery of back wages for rescued child labourers and issued directions to the Delhi Government to adopt the mechanism in the post-rescue protocol f
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Over 2,000 Children Adopted By Indians, 224 By Foreigners This Year: Centre
More than 2,000 children have been adopted by Indians in the financial year 2023-24 so far while 224 children have been adopted by foreigners, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani informed the Parliament on Wednesday.
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Opinion: The Long, Agonising Adoption Process In India
There are three crore orphaned children in India, but only 3,500 to 4,000 children are available for adoption in a year and some 30,000 prospective parents have to wait for three years to bring home a child.
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DNA Test On Rape Survivor's Child After Adoption Not In Its Interest: High Court
The Bombay High Court has said conducting a DNA test on the child of a rape survivor after adoption would not be in the child's best interest.
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Supreme Court Flags Issue Of "Great Delay" In Child Adoption Process
Terming child adoption a "human thing", the Supreme Court on Friday flagged the issue of "great delay" in the process and said several children are awaiting adoption in hope of a better life.
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Number Of Orphan, Abandoned Children Rise By 25% Since 2020: Centre
The Centre has over the last three years registered a 25 per cent spike in the number of orphaned, abandoned, and surrendered children in its child adoption portal CARINGS.
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Father, Domestic Help Physically Abuse Adopted Child In Assam, Arrested
A doctor and his family's domestic help were arrested in Guwahati on Saturday for allegedly physically abusing his adopted daughter, police said.
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Child Rescued From Drain In Maharashtra In 2018 Adopted By Italian Couple
A newborn found abandoned in a drain in Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra's Thane district in 2018 has been adopted by an Italian couple.
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Delhi Nurse, 50, Burnt 7-Year-Old Adoptive Daughter With Tongs, Arrested
The girl's school teacher saw the injury marks on her body, and called the police. The victim child told the police that she lives with her aunt in RK Puram, and studies in the first grade.
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No Waiting Period For Adopting Child With Special Needs: Government
There is no waiting period for those who desire to adopt a child having special needs and also from the immediate placement category which includes mostly older children, the government said today.
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Lakhs Of Children Waiting To Be Adopted, Simplify Process: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday emphasised that the child adoption process in India needs to be streamlined as there are three-to-four years waiting period under the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to adopt a single child.
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Indore Woman Inflicts Burns On Adopted Daughter, 9, For Bedwetting: Cops
A woman allegedly inflicted burns on the private parts of her nine-year-old adopted daughter as a punishment for bedwetting in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Monday.
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28,663 Indian Applicants Waiting To Adopt A Child, Says Centre
As many as 28,663 Indian applicants are waiting to adopt a child in the country, the Women and Child Development ministry said on Friday, and noted that number of adoptions are not declining.
