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Elon Musk sued by Ashley St. Clair for sole custody and paternity rights
Ashley St. Clair claims Musk has barely seen their son as she files for sole custody, paternity, and child support.

Published on Feb 22, 2025 05:48 PM IST
Richa Chadha reveals Ali Fazal didn't get paternity leave after daughter's birth
Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal welcomed their first child last year. The actor talked about the first few months of motherhood.

Updated on Jan 27, 2025 06:11 AM IST
Travis Head reacts to Rohit Sharma missing IND vs AUS 1st Test due to fatherhood
Travis Head spoke out in support of Rohit Sharma, stating he was '100 percent' behind the Indian captain's decision to take a paternity leave.

Published on Nov 18, 2024 04:43 PM IST
Rohit's wife Ritika's pregnancy all but confirmed with commentator's remark
Harsha Bhogle seemed to confirm on air that Rohit Sharma would miss the first Test in Australia due to a paternity leave.

Published on Nov 02, 2024 04:55 PM IST
Goldman Sachs exec takes 6 month paternity leave, fired, sues for £3.8 million
A Goldman Sachs manager filed a £3.8 million sex-discrimination claim against the investment bank, alleging he was unfairly fired for a 6 month paternity leave

Updated on Oct 13, 2024 08:38 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Odisha govt announces maternity, paternity leaves for surrogate parents
In July this year, the Orissa high court had ruled that surrogate mothers deserve equal maternity leave, emphasising the importance of early caregiving for child development.

Updated on Sep 27, 2024 02:12 PM IST
Bronze statues in London serve as paternity leave symbols
A group called Dad Shift is tying life-size baby dolls in slings on the statues in London to attract the attention

Published on Sep 19, 2024 03:08 PM IST
Govt amends surrogacy rules, maternity leaves to employees extended to 180 days
The notification regarding the child care leave was issued by the Department of Personnel & Training on June 18. s

Published on Jun 23, 2024 10:29 PM IST
Why Sikkim is pushing for generous maternity leaves
A look at the impact of Sikkim giving a full year of maternity leave to its employees

Published on Aug 11, 2023 12:11 AM IST
Sikkim to implement 1-year maternity, 1-month paternity leave for govt staff
This benefit will help the government employees to take better care of their children and families, CM Prem Singh Tamang said.

Published on Jul 27, 2023 09:50 AM IST
PTI |
World Bank President Malpass praises India for empowering women
Malpass commended the efforts of Prime Minister Modi in India, where the World Bank has a massive programme.

Published on Apr 14, 2023 03:12 PM IST
PTI |
Geeta Basra praises Virat for raising awareness about paternity leave
Geeta Basra has praised cricketer Virat Kohli for shedding light on paternity leave in India. The cricketer, who is married to actor Anushka Sharma, had taken paternity leave for the birth of daughter Vamika.

Published on Apr 01, 2022 04:44 PM IST
‘The game is with you today but might not be tomorrow. It’s the family that will stay’, Raina backs Kohli’s decision to put family first
The Adelaide horror fuelled the backlash as the fans opined that Kohli left the team when it needed him the most. But like several cricket experts, former Indian all-rounder Suresh Raina backed the Kohli for deciding to be with his family.

Updated on Jan 03, 2021 10:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com
India vs Australia: ‘This is the modern trend,’ Farokh Engineer backs Kohli’s ‘personal decision’ of taking paternity leave
Following India’s win in the Boxing Day Test, Kohli had to face backlash on social media as some of the cricket fanatics didn’t like his departure when the team needed him the most.

Updated on Jan 01, 2021 09:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com
‘It’s a sinking ship,wouldn’t have gone back if I was in Virat Kohli’s shoes’: Dilip Doshi reacts on India captain’s paternity leave
India vs Australia: Terming paternity leave a ‘modern phenomenon’, former India left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi said he wouldn’t have flown back home had he been in Virat Kohli’s shoes.

Updated on Dec 24, 2020 03:37 PM IST
New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com
‘For me, national duty comes before everything else’: Former India spinner Dilip Doshi says he wouldn’t have returned home had he been in Virat Kohli’s shoes
Kohli, in a recent conversation with Australian batting great Steve Smith, reiterated the importance of the moment in his life and said that he wanted to return home to be by the side of his wife Anushka Sharma at any cost.

Updated on Dec 23, 2020 05:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times |
hindustantimes.com
India vs Australia: ‘Right now, Virat is our captain,’ Ajinkya Rahane on Kohli’s paternity leave
Ajinkya Rahane was asked about leading the Indian troops in Virat Kohli’s absence during a virtual press conference ahead of the first Test, and he said that he is focusing on the Adelaide Test at the moment.

Updated on Dec 16, 2020 07:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com
Anushka Sharma talks about caring for her baby more than herself in new ad, shares her pregnancy journey
Anushka Sharma has shared an ad that she shot while pregnant with her first baby. The actor has said that she will soon resume work in May, after delivering her baby in January.

Updated on Dec 15, 2020 04:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Entertainment Desk
‘Didn’t ask permission to return, was committed to play for India and my wife backed me’: Sunil Gavaskar clarifies about 1976 tour
Reports started doing the rounds about how BCCI had refused to grant Sunil Gavaskar a paternity leave in 1975-76 season ahead of the West Indies series. Gavaskar has now thrown some light on the matter and shared what actually transpired during that time.

Updated on Nov 30, 2020 04:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com
Brand Kohli: skipper’s absence to hit broadcasters hard?
Apparently, the Australian broadcaster, Channel 7 is upset with Cricket Australia as it’s set to “lose big” due to the absence of Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, from three test matches as he will be on a paternity leave

Updated on Nov 28, 2020 01:09 PM IST
HT Mumbai | Prashant Singh
India vs Australia: ‘It’s very special and beautiful moment’, Virat Kohli speaks for the first time on his paternity leave
India vs Australia: For the first time, India captain Virat Kohli has spoken about his paternity leave, revealing that he had kept the selection committee in the loop of his decision to return home after the first India-Australia Test.

Updated on Nov 27, 2020 08:06 AM IST
HT Brunch Cover Story: 11 women define feminism differently
Strength, status or mere symbolism, what the F word really means to the strong and successful women of today

Updated on Mar 21, 2020 10:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Veenu Singh
Esha Deol Takhtani: In India, fathers should be proud to take paternity leave
Actor-dancer Esha Deol Takhtani on why she chose to write about her experiences of motherhood in her debut book.

Updated on Mar 04, 2020 05:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi
Srinidhi GopalakrishnanReddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian pushes hard for paternity leave
Alexis Ohanian wants other guys to be jealous of him. Not because he’s a multimillionaire venture capitalist. Or because he’s married to tennis pro Serena Williams. The Reddit co-founder wants men to covet the time he gets to spend with his 1-year-old daughter, Olympia.

Updated on Feb 21, 2019 12:19 PM IST
Associated Press | , New York
Associated PressOn International Men’s Day, why it’s important that men get paternity leave
MNCs such as Microsoft led the way in India by providing paternity leave for men, hence acknowledging the father’s role post childbirth.

Updated on Nov 19, 2018 09:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | HT Correspondent
Bengal govt mulls extension of paternity leave from 30 to 45 days
The West Bengal government is planning to extend the tenure of paternity-cum-child care leave for its employees from 30 days to 45 and expand its ambit to dependent female relatives besides spouse, benefitting a seven-lakh-strong workforce.

Published on Jul 08, 2018 03:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent