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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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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‘Nehru, Indira were not fools’: JNU VC says uniformity in religion, language cannot be imposed
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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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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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
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’