Thane's first surrogate bundle of joy

THANE: Harish and Namita, happily married for the past 15 years, had everything but a child to complete their portrait of a family. But on Friday, the Thane-based couple's dream was fulfilled when their biological child was delivered by a surrogate mother in a city hospital. "There is new hope in our lives now,'' beamed 37-year-old Namita, who can't wait to take her boy home.

The couple, who belong to the business community, could well be Thane's first to have child through a surrogate mother. The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) officials, who have not come across another instance of surrogacy in...