A couple in India are demanding that their son and daughter-in-law have a child or pay them $650,000 in damages. “This is an Indian parent thing,” their lawyer said.
Tag: Families and Family Life
‘There Will Be a Battle’: A Family Prepares for War in Kyiv
As the war in Ukraine moves closer to the capital, some families are facing a difficult choice: Stay home or take up arms.
Ukraine War Splits Families That Have Roots on Both Sides
Because of their countries’ complex and intertwined history, many Ukrainians and Russians have relatives who are standing on opposite sides of the conflict.
Covid’s New Divide: Risk Takers vs. the Risk Averse
In Italy, with its high vaccination rate, the social schism revolves less around who’s gotten a shot, and more around lifestyles and comfort levels of living with the coronavirus.
32 Years After Civil War, Mundane Moments Trigger Awful Memories
Cards. Candles. Sunsets. For this New York Times correspondent and other children of Beirut in the 1980s, traumatic reminders of the war are still there in everyday activities.
Men in Gaza Imprisoned Over Wedding Loans
Like many men in Gaza, Wasfi al-Garosha regularly returns to prison for failing to repay a wedding loan. His trip back, always on foot, reveals much about the stresses of life in the Strip.
After Pastor Evicts Nearly 200 Migrants, His Brother Welcomes Them All
An evangelical minister in a Mexico border town had let dozens of migrant families live in his church. When he ousted most of them, his brother across the way invited the outcasts into his home.
Dutch-Turkish Novelist Depicts Her Journey to Secularism With No Inhibitions
Lale Gul’s autobiographical and sexually frank tale of a woman breaking with her conservative Muslim culture, and her strict parents, is a best seller in the Netherlands. “I’m done hiding,” she says.
More than 1.5 million children have lost a caregiver to the pandemic, a study says.
The number of children in need is only expected to grow as Covid-19 cases rise in areas short of vaccines and as variants spread.
‘Mother, When Will You Come?’: The Covid Orphans of India
Thousands of children lost their parents during a calamitous wave of infections. While the government is vowing to help them, many face the risk of neglect and exploitation when the attention fades.