Mother Teresa’s order back in adoptions fold
2018-10-30
Minister Maneka Gandhi was keen on getting Missionaries of Charity into CARAContinue Reading
Sushma Swaraj asks Maneka Gandhi to probe Sherin Mathews’ adoption
2017-10-28
Chennai: Union External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday informed that she has asked minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi for a thorough investigation into the adoption process of three-year-old Sherin Mathews, who was killed by her foster father Wesley Mathews in the US recently. Swaraj said thatContinue Reading
British Sikh couple told they cannot adopt a white child
2017-06-28
Berkshire, UK: A British Sikh couple are bringing a legal case, claiming they were advised by an adoption agency not to apply because of their “cultural heritage”. Sandeep and Reena Mander said they had wanted to adopt a child of any ethnic background. But they were told that, as only whiteContinue Reading
Indian couples frustrated as Missionaries of Charity stop adoptions
2016-05-19
KOLKATA: Seventeen-month-old Anirban Mukherjee playfully touches his mother’s face with his fingers at Shishu Bhavan, the Missionaries of Charity children’s home. Anirban’s parents brought him to visit and play with his old housemates. He was adopted in April 2015 by Abhay and Sampa Mukherjee, a childless couple from Asansol, anContinue Reading
Mamata Banerjee supports Teresa nuns
2015-10-11
The nuns have made public that their decision to close adoption centers unable to follow the government normsContinue Reading