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  Hyderabad baby-selling racket busted after couple finds no genetic link to surrogate baby; 8 nabbed

  India | July 28, 2025 10:09 IST

  Over the next nine months, the couple made multiple payments to the clinic. In June year, they were informed that the surrogate had delivered a baby boy via cesarean section in Visakhapatnam. Police revealed that the clinic charged the couple more than Rs 35 lakh in total.

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  Centre allows 6 months maternity leave for surrogacy, amends rules for govt employees

  India | June 24, 2024 14:40 IST

  The Central Government has amended the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, to grant 180 days of maternity leave to women government employees opting for surrogacy. Additionally, "commissioning fathers" are entitled to 15 days of paternity leave.

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  Surrogacy law made to prevent India from becoming 'industry of renting wombs': Delhi High Court

  India | December 15, 2023 21:00 IST

  The lawyer, who agreed that adoption should be encouraged, however, added that in the case of adoption, there is no biological connection of the child with the couple.

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  Surrogacy industry should not be encouraged in India: Delhi High Court

  India | December 13, 2023 20:04 IST

  Delhi High Court on surrogacy in India: The plea said the couple requested for surrogacy with oocyte donation where embryos were to be transferred into the uterus of the surrogate mother. The embryos were to be created from donor oocytes and sperm of the husband.

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  Centre opposes plea before Delhi HC seeking removal of these provisions of surrogacy law

  India | November 07, 2022 15:48 IST

  Legal battle over certain provisions of Surrogacy Law reached Delhi High Court. The petitioners termed the provisions discriminatory which is a violation of articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

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  Amrita Rao and RJ Anmol reveal losing their baby in surrogacy: 'It still breaks heart'

  Celebrities | April 22, 2022 17:43 IST

  Actress Amrita Rao shared that she and her husband RJ Anmol tried to get pregnant since 2016 but failed in their various attempts and even lost their baby in surrogacy.

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  Priyanka Chopra opens up on parenthood after welcoming baby with Nick Jonas, says 'I'll never...'

  Celebrities | April 14, 2022 23:46 IST

  Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas became parents via a surrogate and shared the news on social media in January earlier this year. The actress opened up about becoming a parent during a conversation with YouTuber Lilly Singh.

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  Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas to name their newborn after consulting 'pandit', reveals Madhu Chopra

  Celebrities | February 27, 2022 19:57 IST

  Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced the birth of their baby via surrogacy in January. They will name their baby after consulting a pandit or priest, the Bollywood actress' mother Madhu Chopra revealed recently. 

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  US Comedian who mistook Priyanka Chopra's identity apologises in video, says 'I felt so embarrassed'

  Celebrities | February 22, 2022 8:03 IST

  Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas dined at a popular restaurant in Malibu recently where the Bollywood actress was mistaken to be someone else by popular comedian Rosie O’Donnell, who apologised to the couple for the mix-up. 

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  Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas welcome their baby, Anushka Sharma says 'get ready for sleepless nights'

  Celebrities | January 26, 2022 17:11 IST

  Anushka Sharma congratulated Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas on the birth of their baby via surrogacy. She further said, "get ready for sleepless nights and unparalleled joy and love." Anushka gave birth to her daughter Vamika last year. 

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  Priyanka Chopra fans slam critics for calling 'surrogacy a trend' after she welcomes baby

  Celebrities | January 22, 2022 21:56 IST

  Soon after Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas announced the news of becoming parents, fans and their celebrity friends showered them with good wishes. However, a section of social media users started trolling the couple, quipping that Priyanka opted for a surrogate mother to avoid pregnancy pain.

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  Did Priyanka Chopra accidentally reveal she's having a daughter during Matrix promotions? WATCH

  Celebrities | January 23, 2022 0:06 IST

  Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas shared the big news with their fans on January 22. "We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via a surrogate. We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much," read the couple’s statement.

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  Mimi Twitter review and reaction: Fans love Kriti Sanon-Pankaj Tripathi's hilarious surrogacy drama

  Bollywood | July 27, 2021 12:12 IST

  Kriti Sanon and Pankaj Tripathi's surrogacy drama Mimi released four days ahead of its scheduled release date. The film was slated to stream on Netflix starting July 30. In the movie, Kriti essayed the role of a young surrogate mother.

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  Cabinet clears Surrogacy Regulation Bill

  India | February 26, 2020 16:05 IST

  The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill after incorporating recommendations of a Rajya Sabha Select Committee.

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  Govt refers surrogacy bill to select committee of Rajya Sabha

  India | November 21, 2019 17:33 IST

  Rajya Sabha members had on Wednesday sought amendments in certain provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019, that seeks to ban commercial surrogacy in India.

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  Lok Sabha passes Surrogacy Bill by voice vote

  India | August 05, 2019 20:08 IST

  The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 also provides for constitution of surrogacy boards at national and state levels, as well as that the intending couples should not abandon such a child under any condition. Some amendments moved by the opposition were rejected by voice vote.

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  Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2019: All you need to know

  Fyi | July 15, 2019 16:42 IST

  Surrogacy is a method of reproduction whereby a woman agrees to get pregnated with a fertilised egg (ovum and sperm) and deliver a child for infertile couples. The 228th report of the Commission of India recommended prohibiting commercial surrogacy. To this end, the Bill was introduced.

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  Cabinet approves Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill which allows only close relatives to act as surrogates

  India | July 03, 2019 19:59 IST

  The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill was passed by Lok Sabha in December, 2018. It had lapsed with the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha and has to be introduced again. Bringing in an Act to regulate surrogacy in the country is a matter of primacy for the Union Health Ministry.

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  TV Producer Ekta Kapoor blessed with baby boy through surrogacy

  Celebrities | January 31, 2019 14:08 IST

  It's a boy for Ekta Kapoor!

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  Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016: All you need to know

  India | December 20, 2018 9:43 IST

  The surrogacy bill that was introduced in Lok Sabha in 2016 was passed on Wednesaday.