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The social evil of honour killing has emerged from this very problem: non-acceptance of inter-caste marriages. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Government to fix right age' of marriage for girls: PM Modi

The 10-member panel was due to submit its report to the government by July 31

17 Oct 2020 11:30 AM IST

The bill, as it stands now, states that if the bride is under 18 and the bridegroom is under 21, their parents must register the marriage within 30 days of the event .

Patralekha Chatterjee | Child marriage law in Raj: Why is civil...

Ironically, a BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh had once publicly pushed the cause of early marriages

23 Sept 2021 11:40 PM IST

Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Using stick isn't the way to deter child...

Sarma has followed the letter of the law in his zeal to fight the social evil of child marriage.

10 Feb 2023 12:39 AM IST

The SHE teams visited houses of both the girls and counselled their parents. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

For the girl child: SHE Teams in Hyderabad prevent two child...

In one of the incidents, a 15-year-old minor was rescued from being married to a 25-year-old boy.

11 March 2018 4:02 PM IST

Child marriage is legal across the United States. While 18 is typically the minimum age, every state has legal loopholes or exceptions allowing children to wed at a younger age. (Representational Image)

Florida passes strictest US law: Doesn't ban, limits child marriage...

The Florida governor intends to sign the bill into law, a spokeswoman said.

10 March 2018 6:33 PM IST

Kohli married at the age of 15, which is not unusual in Pakistan, where one in five girls marry before the age of 18, according to the United Nations. (Photo: File)

Fight child marriage, honour killings: Pak's 1st woman Dalit senator's...

Although Krishna Kumari Kohli was a child bride, her husband encouraged her to continue studying.

8 March 2018 3:59 PM IST

Given the life-altering impact child marriage has on a young girls life, any reduction is welcome news. (Photo: Pixabay)

Child marriages decline in India: UNICEF

When a girl is forced to marry as a child, she faces immediate and lifelong consequences.

6 March 2018 4:43 PM IST

Child Marriage Act.(Photo:PTI/File)

Child marriages in India halved driving down global rate: UNICEF

Despite the law, child marriage remains deeply rooted and accepted in society, and is widespread in parts of the...

6 March 2018 1:50 PM IST

Child Marriage Act.(Photo:PTI/File)

Drive against child marriages going nowhere

National statistic on child marriages show that the state is on the third position in terms of share of child marriages...

19 May 2018 2:22 AM IST

This can help assist policymakers in designing better interventions to fight poverty. (Photo: Pixabay)

1.2 billion children threatened by war, poverty, discrimination: study

More than 575 million girls live in countries "where gender bias is a serious issue".

31 May 2018 5:21 PM IST

A bench of Justices MB Lokur and Deepak Gupta, which criminalised sex with a minor wife in a landmark verdict on Wednesday, referred to a study conducted on child marriages, based on 2011 census. (Photo: Representational/File)

13-yr-old Andhra boy marries 23-yr-old woman to fulfil terminally ill...

Wedding was reportedly held as boy's terminally ill mother wanted family to have an adult woman to take care of...

12 May 2018 5:50 PM IST

A bench of Justices MB Lokur and Deepak Gupta, which criminalised sex with a minor wife in a landmark verdict on Wednesday, referred to a study conducted on child marriages, based on 2011 census. (Photo: Representational/File)

Hyderabad: 15-yr-old rescued minutes before parents could marry her...

The girl was promised to a 38-yr-old man after her family failed to pay rent to his parents for months.

10 May 2018 4:51 PM IST