The couple argued on the grounds of Muslim tradition, stating that 'in Muslim, law, puberty and majority are one and the same'.
With an aim to empower adolescent girls against child marriages and similar social injustices, the West Bengal Women and Child Development and Social Welfare...
A short video clip of the minor couple entering into wedlock came into light on Saturday, police said
'Akshaya Tritiya', also known as 'Akti' or 'Akha Teej', is an annual springtime festival when holding weddings is considered auspicious. This year 'Akshaya...
According to the members' list of the parliamentary standing committee, led by senior BJP leader Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, available on the Rajya Sabha website, TMC...
The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, piloted by the Women and Child Development Ministry, seeks to increase the legal age of marriage from 18...
The bill seeks to increase the legal age for women to marry to 21 years, bringing in at par with those of men.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday had cleared a proposal to bring in uniformity in the marriageable age of men and women, sources said on Thursday.
According to officials, the district of Solapur led the list with 88 marriages of girls under 18 years being prevented since April 2020, followed by Aurangabad...
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The victim revealed that he was forced to perform marriage rituals during his one-week confinement at his teacher's residence.
10 million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, said the UNICEF as it...
Uncomfortable with being photographed, these three rural women battled hunger, poverty and the pandemic, emerging as leaders who actually made a difference.
The girl was rescued by officers of the women and child welfare department on Thursday, a day after she was married off.
The man, who is absconding after the marriage, was also booked for sexually assaulting the 16-year-old girl
The survey covered 22 states and Union Territories in the country in its first phase
Currently, the minimum age of marriage is 18 years for women and 21 for men.
Poshan Abhiyaan targets to reduce stunting, anaemia, underweight and low birth weight in children. The potential challenge is how to bring social and...
The Centre’s move to raise women’s legal age of marriage to 21 has sparked a heated debate
A war of words broke out between two senior ministers of Pakistan and India on Sunday over the reported abduction, forced conversion and underage marriages of...
The two girls were allegedly kidnapped by a group of "influential" men from their home in Ghotki district in Sindh on the eve of Holi. Soon after the...
The woman has been additionally booked for kidnapping and criminal intimidation as well as Child Marriage Act.
Now 18, Pintudevi, daughter of a labourer, was married to a youth from Saran Nagar. Their marriage was dissolved by a Family Court in Jodhpur on Tuesday.
