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Newborn baby girl abandoned in forest area in Sathya Sai district, rescued
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/newborn-baby-girl-abandoned-in-forest-area-in-sathya-sai-district-rescued/articleshow/126043755.cms Dec 17, 2025, 23:37 IST Tirupati: A four-day-old baby girl was found abandoned in severe cold conditions near a forest guest house close to Kalasamudram village in Kadiri rural mandal in Sri Sathya Sai district on Tuesday. According to the police, unidentified persons left the newborn by the roadside near the forest area. Loca

trushali Kotecha
Dec 22, 20251 min read


‘Single Papa’ Series Review: Kunal Kemmu's Comedy is a Flimsy Revision of the Man-Child Template
https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/reviews/streaming/single-papa-series-review-kunal-kemmus-comedy-is-a-flimsy-revision-of-the-man-child-template By Rahul Desai LAST UPDATED:DEC 12, 2025, 14:47 IST Despite a fun cast, the six-episode Netflix comedy is happy to be a rehashed portrait of single parenthood. A still from "Single Papa" Single Papa THE BOTTOM LINE Not Ready to Mingle Release date: Friday, December 12 Cast: Kunal Kemmu, Manoj Pahwa, Prajakta Koli, Isha Talwar, N

trushali Kotecha
Dec 21, 20255 min read


Newborn girl found dead in Pimple Nilakh
Newborn girl found dead in Pimple Nilakh | Pune News - The Times of India TNN / Updated: Dec 18, 2025, 18:51 IST Pune: A newborn baby girl was found dead in a plastic bag thrown into the garbage in Pimple Nilakh on Wednesday morning. A resident of the area noticed the infant and alerted police. A team from the Sangvi police reached the spot and sent the body to a hospital. An officer from the Sangvi police said, "We found a newborn girl in the plastic bag thrown into the ga

trushali Kotecha
Dec 20, 20251 min read


Abandoned newborn girl found dead inside toilet at govt hospital
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/abandoned-newborn-girl-found-dead-inside-toilet-at-govt-hospital/amp_articleshow/126019141.cms Amarjeet Singh | Dec 17, 2025, 23:50 IST Bhopal: In a tragic turn of events, the mortal remains of a newborn girl was found wedged inside a toilet commode at Parasia civil hospital in Chhindwara district on Monday night, prompting a police investigation and a search for the mother. The incident has yet again drawn a spotlight on Madhya

trushali Kotecha
Dec 18, 20252 min read


Newborn baby girl abandoned inside Baruipur hospital garden: Staff rescue child as police launch probe into shocking act sparking outrage and emotional reactions across hospital
www.bhaskarenglish.in/local/west-bengal/news/newborn-baby-girl-abandoned-in-baruipur-hospital-garden-staff-rescue-child-police-probe-shocking-incident-emotional-reactions-136616305.html Baruipur 8 days ago Author: Tirthankar Das A heart-wrenching incident at BaruiPur Subdivisional Hospital has left staff and locals stunned, after a newborn baby girl was found abandoned in the hospital’s garden, just outside the emergency service area. The infant, only hours old, was spotted b

trushali Kotecha
Dec 17, 20251 min read

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Dec 16, 20250 min read


Ittaa Kittaa Movie
Ittaa Kittaa is a 2024 Gujarati family drama film, directed by Abhinn Sharma and Manthan Purohit and written by Antima Pawar and Azhar Saiyed. It stars Manasi Parekh and Raunaq Kamdar . The film was produced by Pankaj Keshruwala, Chandni Soni, and Vikas Agarwal. What is the movie about? Kavya and Nirav decide to start a family. Unfortunately, they were unsuccessful and were told they had a slight chance of getting pregnant. They decide to try the medical approach and beg

trushali Kotecha
Dec 15, 20252 min read


Scriptwriter says adopted children as film villains is harmful
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39dwglnmw0o?fbclid=IwdGRjcAOi25VjbGNrA6LbiGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHulKFPAlZmP5WRLlvL5FGZHUMhgRW__8TemFv91mns47HBlGGcEATQF7R6Jc_aem_U6AuiarO0HxurFQxPgF4tg Rowenna Hoskin BBC Wales Published 7 December 2025 Loki is Thor's adopted brother in the Marvel films, but the original myth is that the two gods are friends, says adoptee James Evans Hollywood blockbusters and horror films frequently using adopted children as psychopat

trushali Kotecha
Dec 10, 20255 min read


Mumbai sees 82 missing children cases in 36 days, with sharp gender disparity
www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-sees-82-missing-children-cases-in-36-days-with-sharp-gender-disparity-23606693 Updated on: 08 December,2025 07:37 AM IST | Mumbai Aishwarya Iyer | aishwarya.iyer@mid-day.com Girls account for over 75 per cent of overall cases; data reveals 134 minors went missing across Mumbai since June this year Illustration/Uday Mohite In a span of 36 days, from November 1 to December 6, the Mumbai Police recorded 82 cases of missing ch

trushali Kotecha
Dec 9, 20252 min read


Navi Mumbai reports 499 child kidnappings in 11 months; 41 still missing
www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/navi-mumbai-reports-499-child-kidnappings-in-11-months-41-still-missing/article70352159.ece Published - December 03, 2025 11:17 am IST - Thane PTI The police registered 483 cases of these child kidnappings and solved 442 of them, achieving a detection rate of 91.78% as per the data Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto “As many as 499 children were reported kidnapped in Maharashtra 's Navi Mumbai

trushali Kotecha
Dec 8, 20251 min read


Fall in adoption linked to cost of living concerns
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77z4g4nlgpo Cash Murphy South East Published 20 October 2025 Adoption England says there has been a drop in adoption registrations compared to last year A number of "complicated reasons" are behind declining adoption numbers in the South East, according to an adoption organisation. According to the latest figures, there has been a 12% drop in adoption registrations compared to last year across England. In the South East there are more children wai

trushali Kotecha
Dec 6, 20252 min read


Cost of unregistered children's care homes a 'national scandal' - Ofsted
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjg42zwx99o Kristian Johnson Published 2 December 2025 Ofsted warns unregistered care homes can sometimes charge "exorbitant fees" Nine in 10 councils across England are placing children in unregistered homes which can charge up to £30,000 a week per child. The findings, published in Ofsted's annual report, describe how local authorities often cannot find places in registered homes to cater for children's needs, despite the number of care homes be

trushali Kotecha
Dec 5, 20252 min read
Orphanage Trafficking Legislative Toolkit
www.taskforceonht.org/orphanage-trafficking/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOWaR9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE0N1BRM2FJbXJUVXlRb1pRc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpjo1MeK9c0WsLFfzUCpf5GFa_UprCMd7_XZsCZQ8pAYJazA8WmHd4VmrkcB_aem_5cMF9Jcn4vDoEEFfg8YO6Q Orphanage Trafficking Summary Human trafficking is a global problem, and children are uniquely vulnerable. Almost one third of all trafficking victims worldwide are children. “Orphanage trafficking,” is defined as the recruitment or transfer

trushali Kotecha
Dec 4, 20254 min read


Between the Mountain and the Sky
www.betweenthemountainandthesky.com From the Duplass Brothers, Between the Mountain and the Sky follows CNN Hero Maggie Doyne and Top Malla over twenty years as they build a home that becomes a family to more than fifty orphaned children in Nepal. At the height of this journey, an unimaginable loss shatters everything, and the filmmaker steps from behind the camera—deepening the story into a meditation on grief, resilience, and the power of love to heal. Through a mix of raw

trushali Kotecha
Dec 3, 20251 min read


Adoption charities call for urgent full review of support after BBC investigation exposes rising adoption breakdowns
www.familylaw.co.uk/news_and_comment/adoption-charities-call-for-urgent-full-review-of-support-after-bbc-investigation-exposes-rising-adoption-breakdowns © Copyright LexisNexis 2025. All rights reserved. Date:1 DEC 2025 Two leading adoption organisations have issued urgent calls for a full, cross-government review of support for adopted children and their families, following a BBC investigation highlighting rising numbers of adoptions breaking down and families in crisis. Th

trushali Kotecha
Dec 2, 20252 min read


More overseas couples adopting special needs kids
www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/more-overseas-couples-adopting-special-needs-kids-3807353 Nrupathunga S K DHNS Last Updated : 23 November 2025, 20:59 IST Data from the Department of Women and Child Development indicates a reluctance among prospective adoptive parents in India to take in children with special needs. Children are made available for inter-country adoption only if they are not adopted within India after three cycles of referral.Credit : iStock Photo Shivamog

trushali Kotecha
Dec 1, 20252 min read


CARA to host key adoption conclave in Visakhapatnam, focus on special needs rehabilitation
www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/cara-to-host-key-adoption-conclave-in-visakhapatnam-focus-on-special-needs-rehabilitation/ar-AA1RcZfo?ocid=BingNewsVerp Story by Statesman News Service CARA to host key adoption conclave in Visakhapatnam, focus on special needs rehabilitation The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, will organize the National Adoption Awareness Conclave 2025 in Visakhapatnam Thursday, bringing policymakers,

trushali Kotecha
Nov 30, 20252 min read


She accused her adoptive mother of torture and forced conversion in US. Back in India, Odisha woman says she lied
She accused her adoptive mother of torture and forced conversion in US. Back in India, Odisha woman says she lied | India News - The Indian Express Written by Sujit Bisoyi Bhubaneswar | November 26, 2025 07:00 AM IST The 21-year-old woman, who had been adopted by an Indian-origin US-based single mother in 2018, says she wanted to return to the country for love. The woman, who returned to Odisha on Tuesday following intervention by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), claim

trushali Kotecha
Nov 29, 20253 min read


Parents threatened and blamed by authorities as 1,000 adopted children returned to care
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kdv1x83gko Claire Kendall , Judith Moritz , BBC special correspondent and Sophia Cobby , File on 4 Investigates Published 6 hours ago Verity and Ian were threatened with prosecution for child abandonment Verity's breaking point with her adopted son Liam came after she had already been threatened with knives and arrested by police following untrue allegations. Her husband Ian recounts that she said at one point to a social worker: "What if we ju

trushali Kotecha
Nov 28, 20259 min read


5-year-old kidnapped from Mumbai, sold for ₹1.8 lakh; aunt, uncle among five arrested
www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/aunt-uncle-3-others-held-for-kidnapping-and-selling-5-yr-old-girl-101764098618653.html ByMegha Sood Updated on: Nov 26, 2025 05:45 am IST Around 12:30 pm on Saturday, the child’s mother approached the Vakola police, reporting that her daughter had been kidnapped. Aunt, uncle, 3 others held for kidnapping and selling 5-yr-old girl(Representative image/PTI) MUMBAI: The police have arrested five people, including the 5-year-old victim’s

trushali Kotecha
Nov 27, 20252 min read
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