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Fertility Rate Slight Increase, Caesarean Births Rise In Telangana: NFHS-6

Fertility Rate Slight Increase, Caesarean Births Rise In Telangana:...

Child marriage among women aged 20-24 years also dropped from 23.5 per cent to 17.9 per cent in 2023-2024, while child...

30 May 2026 1:03 AM IST

Parents Booked for Child Marriage After Video Goes Viral Near Nalgonda

Parents Booked for Child Marriage After Video Goes Viral Near Nalgonda

The marriage was allegedly performed near a temple on the night of May 6 in the presence of villagers. Kesharajupally is...

11 May 2026 7:24 PM IST

Hyderabad Police Foils Child Marriage Hour before Wedding

Hyderabad Police Foils Child Marriage Hour before Wedding

With the written consent from the girl’s family, the police and childline officials shifted the girl to the Government...

7 May 2026 8:37 AM IST

Minor Rescued, Child Marriage Foiled in Belagavi

Minor Rescued, Child Marriage Foiled in Belagavi

A case has been registered against the girl’s father at the Belagavi Women Police Station for attempting to conduct a...

27 April 2026 11:44 AM IST

Two Child Marriages Foiled In Koppal Within A Week

Two Child Marriages Foiled In Koppal Within A Week

In both the cases the students had not been attending school regularly for some time.

19 April 2026 12:42 AM IST

Thane: Minor Tribal Girl Sold for Marriage; Husband, 3 Others Arrested

Thane: Minor Tribal Girl Sold for Marriage; Husband, 3 Others Arrested

The victim was exploited due to her extreme poverty and the absence of her parents. She was allegedly abducted on...

18 March 2026 2:13 PM IST

Deogarh Declares Religious Institutions ‘Child Marriage-Free Zones’

Deogarh Declares Religious Institutions ‘Child Marriage-Free Zones’

To tighten surveillance, a child marriage prohibition task force has been constituted in every panchayat

19 Feb 2026 11:40 AM IST

Karnataka: Village Turns Teacher’s Wedding Into Social Awareness Campaign

Karnataka: Village Turns Teacher’s Wedding Into Social Awareness...

“Instead of limiting it to rituals and celebrations, we decided to make it a ‘model wedding’ by linking it with...

16 Feb 2026 9:15 PM IST

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