Family Matters
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Marriages between NRIs and Indian citizens should be compulsorily registered: Law Commission
The panel recommended that the Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indians Bill, 2019 – which is pending in Parliament – be made more comprehensive.
Scroll Staff
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Elderly couple’s lawsuit demanding grandkids highlights woes of Indians who choose to be childfree
Getting married and having children has long been considered the only path to a fulfilling adulthood. But that is changing.
Rohan Banerjee
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Men whose female partners earn 40% of household income feel sad and nervous, says new research
Men who are the only earners are relatively unhappy but they were not as stressed as men whose partners are the principal earners.
Joanna Syrda, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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For the Ambanis, it’s all about loving their family (and making sure the world knows)
The hashtag #MukeshNitaSaveAnil started trending on Twitter on Monday.
Karnika Kohli
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Cold comfort: What ails India’s new centralised online adoption system?
Two years after India revamped the process of adopting children, parents and adoption agencies find the system lacks the human element.
Aarefa Johari
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Indian couples who want surrogate babies may now have to turn to Cambodia and Ukraine
Proposed bill allows only infertile couples who have been married for five years to opt for altruistic surrogacy.
Priyanka Vora
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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How an Agarwal family in Canada planned a big, fat Hindu wedding for their son and his groom
When Rishi Agarwal told his family he was gay, his parents shocked him with their reaction. They now help other families cope with their children coming out.
Aparita Bhandari
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Adoption rules are changing, but can the new system really give more children a home?
In the final part of Scroll's series on adoption, parents and agencies weigh in on the pros and cons of the government's new guidelines.
Aarefa Johari
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Why some parents are paying more than the official fee to adopt a child
In the second part of Scroll's series on adoption, we explore how many couples have ended up paying more than the Rs 46,000 ceiling prescribed by the government, sometimes in the form of donations that agencies encourage but are not allowed.
Aarefa Johari
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties