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Linda enlisted the help of ITV’s Long Lost Family to help track down her sisters (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman is reunited with her twin sisters 65 years after they were put up for adoption

Twins separated from siblings when father put them up for adoption, finally meet with elder sister who has been searching for them.

01 Sep 2017 5:50 PM

Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

205 infants abandoned in cradles under scheme: Maneka Gandhi

Ms Gandhi said there were lot of irregularities in the earlier system, which forced people to go to other countries for adoption.

21 Jul 2017 1:23 AM

Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi

Hospitals, orphanages told to put cradles for unwanted kids

‘Palna’ scheme to help bridge gap between number of children available for adoption.

29 Jun 2017 2:19 AM

Orissa tops list with most adoptive children (Photo: Pixabay)

Only one child for every nine prospective adoptive parents in India, says study

While number of Indian adults registered for adoption has doubled, process has dipped with most of them wanting children below two

28 Jun 2017 8:42 AM

The couple, who are of Sikh-Indian heritage, had told Adopt Berkshire adoption agency that they would be delighted to adopt a child of any ethnic background. (Photo: Twitter)

UK agency refuses white child to Sikh couple, says adopt Indian baby

The Manders, whose cause has been taken up by PM Theresa May as their local MP, will take their case to court.

27 Jun 2017 3:43 PM

Even after a month of forming new CWCs, the process is still underway. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Four out of eight child panels stand disbanded for over a month

However, Delhi has only eight such committees for its 11 districts.

13 Jun 2017 2:55 AM

Madonna has announced that she has adopted twin four-year-old girls — Esther and Stella — from the African country of Malawi.

Madonna adopts Malawi twins

The singer had been questioned “at length” by Malawi authorities during the adoption process.

10 Feb 2017 12:59 AM

Madonna apparently appeared in court in Lilongwe last month after filing her application. (Photo: AP)

Malawian judiciary grants Madonna permission to adopt two more kids

She already has two children from the African country- David, adopted in 2006 and Mercy, adopted in 2009.

07 Feb 2017 7:19 PM

The Calcutta High Court. (Photo: Facebook)

2-year-old will remain with adoptive parents, says Calcutta HC

As the child had reportedly fallen ill, she was admitted to a hospital and then reportedly handed over to another NGO for upkeep.

05 Dec 2016 4:33 AM

Police detain SUCI (communist) activists during their demonstration protest against Child trafficking in front Raj Bhavan in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Kolkata child trafficking case: Adoption to be tougher now

CM Mamata Banerjee asks officials to come up with stringent steps to curb child trafficking.

30 Nov 2016 3:12 AM

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