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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicPet parenting

Topic: pet parenting

No kids please, we’re pet parents—why some Indian couples choose cats & dogs over babies

Some couples are channelling their nurturing instincts towards animals due to the costs, mental burden, long-term commitment associated with raising children.

Swiggy’s paw-ternity policy a relief for pet parents like me—a new PL enters leave calendar

Swiggy is not the only company to roll out such a policy, though. In 2017, HarperCollins India announced five paid leaves for employees adopting a pet.

RWAs of Indian cities have declared a war on dogs. Pet lovers are on the back foot

While dog parents are feeling alienated in their high-rise societies and housing colonies, a new line of attack has been opened against people who feed stray dogs as well.

Pet Puraan on SonyLIV will warm your heart and ask some crucial questions

The show addresses an important issue–liking children is not the same as bringing a child into the world.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.