From Monday 23 May, in We are family , Lidewij Nuitten will look for her own roots and those of others, and she will try to get closer to her own family.

Last year, Lidewij appeared in the three-part series Where is Mark? looking for her first childhood love. It became a touching story in which she got help from several adopted people who shared their experiences with her. After the broadcasts, Lidewijs mailbox was flooded with messages from viewers who were touched by the program. That made her realize how important knowing your roots is for your identity. That is why Lidewij wants to learn more about her own ancestors and wonders where she actually came from and how far back in time she can go.

From a DNA sample to a spectacular appeal in Chinese media

In We are family, Lidewij not only goes in search of her own roots; she also helps Noëmi and Anéline in their search for their biological parents. The two Chinese adoptive sisters from Leuven would like to find lost relatives, but have no idea how to get started. What starts with a small sample of DNA quickly escalates into a major search campaign with a spectacular appeal in the Chinese media.

The two sisters

Alejandro knew as a child that he was adopted. But it wasn't until he was in his early 30s that he found out the bitter truth: after he was born, his Chilean mother was told that her child had died. But the baby was placed for adoption in the Netherlands. Alejandro made every effort to learn Spanish well in order to piece together the fragments of his story.

Around 20,000 children from Chile were adopted abroad between the 1970s and the mid-1990s. It is only gradually becoming clear that most of these adoptions did not go smoothly.

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Madurai: Police on Tuesday arrested a 19-year-old woman and her husband for murdering her adoptive father at Chinna Chokkikulam on Monday. The deceased, S Krishnaram, 73, was staying with his wife, Pankajavalli at Kamala Second Street. Around 10 months ago, Krishnaram's adoptive daughter Nivedha got married to Hariharan of Managiri in Sivaganga district, following a love affair. There were disputes between Nivedha and Krishnaram after the marriage and he asked her not to visit his house. The couple had been living in Managiri since then.

Tallakulam police registered a case and the special team formed to investigate the murder zeroed in on the culprits. They said the woman was disgruntled after Krishnaram did not let her into the house and felt she would not get her inheritance as well. Hence she planned the murder with her husband Hariharan and his friend Suresh. Around 10pm on Monday, the trio murdered Krishnaram and made away with 23 sovereigns of gold jewellery from the house. City police commissioner T Senthilkumar lauded the efforts of the police team in arresting the accused within 24 hours.s.com/articleshow/91479076.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

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Her low-gifted adoptive parents let Mariël (39) know almost daily that she did not live up to expectations. The foster family where she ended up turned out to be her salvation. “I was a lonely girl with a broken heart.”

“I was four months old when I came to the Netherlands. My adoptive parents could not have children and the church helped them financially to bring me to the Netherlands. In addition to financial support, the church also promised spiritual help. 'We are behind this', was the message.

I noticed from a very young age that things were different at our house. When I wanted to play after school, it always happened at other children's houses. 'Take her with you. She can also continue to eat,' my adoptive mother would say to the other parents. As long as I wouldn't cause her too much trouble, it soon became clear to me. She also said it literally: that afterwards she would rather not have had me. I had cost my parents and the Church a lot of money and not live up to that amount. When I was very little, I had no idea of ??the impact of those words. I had been very expensive, I was told almost daily. I liked that quite a bit.”

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“My adoptive mother often stayed in bed until half past eleven. By then I had already got up and walked around the house on my own in my pajamas. I didn't always go to school. My adoptive father would take me to work at a sheltered workshop. Then he said I was on vacation. Or a day off. In those early years, the school allowed that. Nobody intervened.

The Karnataka High Court ruled that adopting a child directly from the parents, where the ward is not abandoned or surrendered or an orphan, does not constitute an offence.

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that adopting a child directly from the parents, where the ward is not abandoned or surrendered or an orphan, does not constitute an offence under Section 80 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

The Karnataka HC ruled that adopting a child directly from the parents, where the ward is not abandoned or surrendered or an orphan, does not constitute an offence. (Arijit Sen/HT Photo)

Justice Hemanth Chandanagoudar, in a recent order, quashed the proceedings against four people in the Magistrate court. “In the absence of any declaration that the child is deserted by his biological or adoptive parents or guardians, the filing of the charge sheet is also without any substance,” the High Court said.

Banu Begum, a resident of Koppal, had delivered twin girls in 2018, and one of these children was given in adoption by her and her husband Mahiboobsab Nabisab to the couple Zareena Begum and Shaakshavali Abdulsab Hudedamani.

The Karnataka High Court has said that in the absence of a declaration that a child is

deserted by his biological or adoptive parents or guardians, filing of chargesheet under

section 80 of the Juvenile Justice (Care And Protection Of Children) Act 2015, is without

any substance.

Section 80 provides punishment for adopting any orphan, abandoned or surrendered

From disseminating Edward Snowden’s damning NSA leaks to becoming a leading critic of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, American journalist Glenn Greenwald and his husband, Brazilian Congressman David Miranda, are no strangers to controversy. Nor are they rattled by its attendant fiery chain reactions: It was, after all, a spilled drink in the sands of Ipanema that sparked a rapid relationship and, eventually, a long, arduous battle for the future of Brazil.

Here, the couple reflect on parenting, politics, and personal measures they’ve had to take at the precipice of the country’s bitter political divide.

ON THEIR FIRST MEETING AND FAMILY

David Miranda: We met on Ipanema beach, in front of Farme de Amoedo street, where I was playing footvolley. I kicked a ball straight into Glenn’s drink and spilled it, so I went up to him and apologized. We both took a good look at each other. It was love at first sight. And here we are together, stronger than ever, after 17 years.

Glenn Greenwald: I was going through a midlife crisis and I wanted to figure out my life. So, I rented an apartment for seven weeks in Rio, and I met David on the first day. When you go to Rio, you’re not looking for marriage — you’re not really looking for anything other than some fun. But love often happens when you are not looking for it, and right from the beginning I felt he was the one for me. That feeling has grown every day, right up to this day.

In a shocking incident, a newborn baby was found left inside a dustbin at NS Road, Marine Drive on Saturday morning.

As per reports from Mid-Day, the infant was discovered by a BMC cleaner, who with the help of locals recovered the baby from the dustbin and provided him first-aid treatment and milk.

A case was registered against the unknown parents of the baby after the BMC cleaner informed the Marine Drive police station about the occurrence.

Earlier on Friday, a child was kidnapped from Boisar railway station. However, the case of the kidnapping was solved and the accused was nabbed within eight hours of the incident.

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HYDERABAD: Saroornagar police are searching for a man who is suspected to have killed his adoptive mother and fled with 30 tolas of gold late on Friday. According to the police, one Jangaiah found his 58-year-old wife Bhoodevi dead in his home on Saturday morning and the gold along with their adopted son missing.

Based on Jangaiah’s complaint, they registered a case and launched efforts to trace Sai Teja. While there were no visible injuries on the body, it was sent for postmortem to the Gandhi Hospital. Authorities are awaiting the report. Police sources said Jangaiah was not keen to mention Sai Teja as a suspect and said that he used to get along well with the family.

SINGAPORE - The four-year-old girl was abused by her stepfather and later ostracised by both her parents, but her mother refused to let her be adopted by another family.

The girl had been placed in the care of foster parents to remove her from her abusive stepfather. When she finally went home, the physical abuse stopped but the couple began to shun her and favour the two children from their new marriage.

Ms Ng Kwai Sim, centre head of Heart@Fei Yue, a child protection specialist centre, said they asked the mother to place the child for adoption for her safety and psychological well-being.

"The birth mother rejected the option (of adoption) for fear that she would be seen by her family and friends as a lousy mother," Ms Ng said.

"The lack of a stable home environment and a secure caregiver often result in a child feeling rejected. Many of these children have difficulty forming trusting relationships with others," she added.