The Madras High Court has held that Muslim and Christian couples cannot directly register adoption deeds, and must instead follow the Juvenile Justice Act, offering a clear legal route for non-Hindu families to to adopt children lawfully.

The US vice-president’s visit comes after a flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas that threatened to derail the 12-day-old truce. 

​The US vice-president’s visit comes after a flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas that threatened to derail the 12-day-old truce.  

India’s Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, has sparked controversy by issuing a tender for seven white BMW 330Li M Sport cars. This move has drawn sharp criticism from the opposition, which alleges the body, formed to fight corruption, is now wasting taxpayer money and is merely symbolic.