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Marriage to Minor No Defence Against Rape Charges Under POCSO Act: Bombay HC

Marriage to Minor No Defence Against Rape Charges Under POCSO Act:...

Nagpur bench refuses to quash FIR against 29-year-old man married to 17-year-old, stresses child protection intent of...

30 Sept 2025 2:35 PM IST

Karnataka Cabinet Clears Bill to Make Engagement of Minors a Punishable Offence

Karnataka Cabinet Clears Bill to Make Engagement of Minors a...

Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill, 2025, to be introduced in legislature; aims to curb rising cases

24 July 2025 8:02 PM IST

Odisha Reports 8,159 Child Marriages in 8 Years: Dy CM

Odisha Reports 8,159 Child Marriages in 8 Years: Dy CM

Experts and activists attribute the persistence of these problems to poverty, lack of education, and entrenched societal...

15 Feb 2025 6:57 PM IST

Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage

Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law...

22 Jan 2025 7:24 AM IST

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses the media, at the state secretariat in Guwahati, Saturday. (PTI Photo)

416 people arrested in third phase of crackdown against child...

Guwahati: Four hundred and sixteen people have been arrested in the third phase of the crackdown against child marriage...

22 Dec 2024 9:14 AM IST

Iraq to Amend Marriage Laws, Allowing Men to Marry 9-year-old Girls

Iraq to Amend Marriage Laws, Allowing Men to Marry 9-year-old Girls

Iraq is set to amend a marriage law that will allow men to marry girls as young as nine years of age. The country will...

12 Nov 2024 2:26 PM IST

SC: Child Marriage Cannot Be Stunted Under Personal Laws

SC: Child Marriage Cannot Be Stunted Under Personal Laws

Observe PCMA violates free will to choose a partner and life paths

18 Oct 2024 7:18 PM IST

Bill introduced in Iraq parliament to lower marriage age for girls to 9 years

Bill introduced in Iraq parliament to lower marriage age for girls to...

A controversial bill that proposes to lower the age for marriage for both women and men has been introduced in the Iraq...

10 Aug 2024 3:37 PM IST

Minor Girl Saved from Forced Marriage in Kurnool

Minor Girl Saved from Forced Marriage in Kurnool

Harmony Foundation, aided by police intervention, prevents the forced marriage of a 12-year-old girl in Kurnool district

18 July 2024 8:54 PM IST

Eight held in Assams Karimganj for solemnising child marriage

Eight held in Assam's Karimganj for solemnising child marriage

Guwahati: Continuing its drive against child marriage, the Assam police on Wednesday arrested a Kazi (marriage...

22 May 2024 6:45 PM IST

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma speaking at a conclave in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar on Saturday. (Image: DC)

Himanta Biswa Sarma Vows to End Child Marriage in Assam

Assam Chief Minister pledges to abolish child marriage, faces opposition in assembly.

26 Feb 2024 6:36 PM IST

Another Underage Girl Married Under Kalyana Lakshmi

Another Underage Girl Married Under Kalyana Lakshmi

Hyderabad: Officials in Medak district found another case of a minor girl being married off under the state...

20 July 2023 12:00 AM IST