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Everything we have done and every action we have taken has been made possible by the steadfast support from all of our generous donors, the heart of our precious community, and the hard work of our staff, board, and volunteers who have dedicated their valuable time and talents to advance DAI’s work.

After more than twenty years of providing leadership to improve the lives of children and strengthen families, the Donaldson Adoption Institute (DAI) will be winding down our operation.

We are very proud of the contributions we have made in providing groundbreaking research, world-class education, and passionate advocacy--- all in service of shedding much needed light and understanding on the topics that matter most to those closest to adoption and foster care. Unfortunately, DAI’s board and leadership concluded that the challenge of raising sufficient funding to run and grow the organization was no longer feasible and thus, we have made the difficult decision to close. An archive of DAI’s work will remain online and accessible however, our active engagement in adoption reform will come to an end on January 4, 2018.

Former telecom minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi were on December 21 acquitted by a special court in the case.

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Very Happy That You Stand Vindicated in 2G Case, Manmohan Writes to Raja File photo of former PM Manmohan Singh and former telecom minister A Raja. (Reuters)

Chennai: DMK leader A Raja getting acquitted in the 2G spectrum case was a vindication of his stand, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said.

"I am very happy that you stand vindicated in the 2G case," Singh told Raja in a letter dated January 2, a copy of which was released to the media by the DMK on Thursday.

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Jane Philpott doesn't see 'eye to eye' with Manitoba on First Nations child welfare reforms

Indigenous services minister to hold 'emergency meeting' to discuss countrywide 'crisis'

By John Paul Tasker, CBC News Posted: Jan 03, 2018 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 03, 2018 5:00 AM ET

Minister of Indigenous Services Jane Philpott says she will raise concerns about Manitoba's child welfare system at an emergency meeting with her provincial counterparts later this month.

Siblings can be separated during adoption with consent: Maneka Gandhi

TNN | Jan 3, 2018, 04:07 IST

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NEW DELHI: In a significant development that will play a decisive role in the adoption of siblings, soon the consent of a child above five years of age in the adoption pool of the Child Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) could be sought before separating him or her from the sibling to enable adoption. This will be a break from the current position wherein siblings are adopted together by a prospective parent.

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New Delhi: A news report about a Kerala mother selling her four-day-old baby for Rs 1 lakh to a childless couple from Tamil Nadu has prompted the National Human Rights Commission to issue notices to both state governments and the Centre.

The commission has observed that the alleged sale violated the baby's human rights and adoption laws.

It issued the notices on Thursday to the chief secretaries and police chiefs of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, seeking a detailed report on the alleged sale. They are to also mention what action had been taken in similar cases in the past, if any.

A notice has been sent also to the secretary in the Union women and child development ministry seeking a report on the matter.

The commission has specifically asked about the monitoring mechanism in place at the Central Adoption Resource Authority, the nodal statutory body overseeing adoptions, for the protection of children against the misuse of adoption laws.

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Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAAs) are homes established by the government to house abandoned, surrendered and missing children in the 0-6 age group.(Representative image)

Trapped in a world of silence, some children living in Bihar’s Specialised Adoption Agencies don’t speak at all because they have no one to talk to, reveals a TISS report that details instances of hunger, isolation and verbal abuse at the state-run institutions.

Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAAs) are homes established by the government to house abandoned, surrendered and missing children in the 0-6 age group.

In its audit of 21 SAAs in 20 Bihar districts, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences found some children as old as three years were not speaking at all because there was no trained staff and also because they had no one to speak to. These institutions have 70% girls.