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One of the men switched off the lights while the two others raped her. (Representational Image)

Rapist marrying his victim remedy to crime, social problems: Malaysian...

Parliament, which was in session over the Sexual Offences Against Children Bill 2017 debated on child marriage as an...

6 April 2017 3:33 PM IST

Representational picture (Photo: File)

Delhi: Minor saved from forced marriage to mentally challenged man

The Delhi Commission for Women got information about her scheduled marriage from an anonymous caller on its helpline.

2 Feb 2017 8:04 AM IST

Psychiatrists say that the media play a vital role while reporting suicide news.

Forced marriage to widowed sister-in-law, minor boy commits suicide

The 15-year-old boy studied in Class 9 and hung himself from the ceiling soon after being married to his sister-in-law...

15 Dec 2017 2:53 PM IST

The fatwa, which has no legal force but is influential, urges the government to amend a 1974 Law on Marriage to raise the minimum marriage age for women to 18. (Photo: Twitter)

Indonesian women's group issues edict against child marriage

UNICEF, the UN children's agency, welcomed the edict, describing it as a landmark moment in efforts to end child...

28 April 2017 6:00 PM IST