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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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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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: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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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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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’