Surrogacy
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Hyderabad baby-selling racket busted after couple finds no genetic link to surrogate baby; 8 nabbed
India | Jul 28, 2025, 10:09 AM ISTOver 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 | Jun 24, 2024, 02:40 PM ISTThe 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 | Dec 15, 2023, 09:00 PM ISTThe 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 | Dec 13, 2023, 08:04 PM ISTDelhi 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 | Nov 07, 2022, 03:48 PM ISTLegal 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 | Apr 22, 2022, 05:43 PM ISTActress 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 | Apr 14, 2022, 11:46 PM ISTPriyanka 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 | Feb 27, 2022, 07:57 PM ISTPriyanka 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 | Feb 22, 2022, 08:03 AM ISTPriyanka 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 | Jan 26, 2022, 05:11 PM ISTAnushka 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 | Jan 22, 2022, 09:56 PM ISTSoon 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 | Jan 23, 2022, 12:06 AM ISTPriyanka 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 | Jul 27, 2021, 12:12 PM ISTKriti 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 | Feb 26, 2020, 04:05 PM ISTThe 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 | Nov 21, 2019, 05:33 PM ISTRajya 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 | Aug 05, 2019, 08:08 PM ISTThe 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 | Jul 15, 2019, 04:42 PM ISTSurrogacy 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 | Jul 03, 2019, 07:59 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 31, 2019, 02:08 PM ISTIt's a boy for Ekta Kapoor!
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Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016: All you need to know
India | Dec 20, 2018, 09:43 AM ISTThe surrogacy bill that was introduced in Lok Sabha in 2016 was passed on Wednesaday.