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    Child Marriage News

    ‘Marriage under personal law no exemption from criminal liability’: Delhi HC

    In their petition before the high court, the couple argued that their marriage was valid under Muslim personal law. (File Photo)
    India News
    Published 26 days ago

    POCSO court acquits seven persons after woman denies she was 17 at time of marriage

    POCSO court acquits seven persons after woman denies she was 17 at time of marriage
    Cities
    Published 31 days ago

    The world finally has a date to confront child marriage

    Stop child marriage (HT file)
    Ht Insight
    Published 32 days ago

    Gujarat’s ‘prostitute village’: Why families engage girls as young as 7

    For several families in Vadia, which has a population of about 750, it is the only way of keeping their daughters away from the flesh trade that has long sustained the community.
    Cities
    Updated 33 days ago

    What’s in a school? A Swiss woman's West Bengal initiative offers new meaning

    Sandra Lavie Gojkovic, a Swiss national, set up the India School Project in a remote island in West Bengal's Sunderbans regions back in April 2013.
    India News
    Published 40 days ago

    India co-sponsors UNGA resolution declaring Nov 27 as day against child marriage

    India was among the nations that joined as co-sponsors of the resolution.
    World News
    Updated 47 days ago

    Father among 8 booked in Pratapgarh for attempting child marriage; six held

    File photo of a minor girl saved from child marriage (For representation only)
    Cities
    Published 120 days ago

    Birth dates on wedding cards? Maharashtra's new plan to curb child marriage

    The state aims to bring the incidence of the illegal practice below 10 per cent within the next five years.
    India News
    Updated 121 days ago

    Numbers that sting: Haryana registers 402 child marriage complaints in 12 months

    According to official records, Haryana reported 33 child marriage cases each in 2020 and 2021, 37 cases in 2022, and 28 cases in 2024. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 125 days ago

    Haryana’s women, child protection system grapples with staff crunch

    The women protection-cum-child marriage prohibition officers are responsible for implementing key legislations, including the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH) Act and dowry prohibition laws.
    Cities
    Published 126 days ago

    Nine booked for child marriage of 14-year-old orphan girl in Kharadi

    Nine booked for child marriage of 14-year-old orphan girl in Kharadi
    Cities
    Published 133 days ago

    National family health survey: Digital access surges for Haryana women, yet economic participation lags

    The report suggests that nearly three out of four women in Haryana have used the internet, with the figure rising from 48.4% in 2019–21 to 74% in 2023–24, compared to 87% of males. (HT Photo for representation)
    Cities
    Published 145 days ago

    UP Guv calls for campaign against child marriage, dowry

    UP Guv calls for campaign against child marriage, dowry
    Cities
    Published 154 days ago

    13 booked as 13-year-old girl is married off to 42-year-old man in Indore

    13 booked as 13-year-old girl is married off to 42-year-old man in Indore
    Cities
    Published 155 days ago

    ‘Silence of a virgin girl’ will count as consent under new Taliban law: Report

    Taliban’s new Afghanistan law says silence of ‘virgin girl’ can count as marriage consent.
    World News
    Updated 159 days ago

    Eight-year-old boy foil child marriage of his friend in Rajasthan's Bundi

    Eight-year-old boy foil child marriage of his friend in Rajasthan's Bundi
    Cities
    Published 186 days ago

    Rajasthan: Officials rescue 2 girls from child marriage; teen stops own wedding

    Rajasthan: Officials rescue 2 girls from child marriage; teen stops own wedding
    Cities
    Updated 191 days ago

    Two child marriages foiled in Jind, minors rescued, say officials

    No FIR was registered as the marriage was not solemnised. (HT Photo for representation)
    Cities
    Published 210 days ago

    Jodhpur: Child bride breaks free, lights up path for others

    Jodhpur: Child bride breaks free, lights up path for others
    Cities
    Published 215 days ago

    Rajasthan family court annuls child marriage, advocates eradication of practice

    Rajasthan family court annuls child marriage, advocates eradication of practice
    Cities
    Published 217 days ago

    Authorities foil child marriage days after 16-year-old girl elopes with man in Rajasthan's Bundi

    Authorities foil child marriage days after 16-year-old girl elopes with man in Rajasthan's Bundi
    Cities
    Published 239 days ago

    Girl leaves behind child marriage and domestic violence trauma to appear for Class 10 exam

    Girl leaves behind child marriage and domestic violence trauma to appear for Class 10 exam
    Education
    Published 243 days ago

    Odisha launches education scheme for children, 100-day campaign against early marriage

    Odisha launches education scheme for children, 100-day campaign against early marriage
    Education
    Published 282 days ago

    Haji Mastan’s daughter seeks justice from PM Modi, Shah in alleged abuse case

    Haseen Mastan Mirza, who claims to be the daughter of late underworld don Haji Mastan, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
    India News
    Published 305 days ago

    Married off, robbed of hope: US aid cuts enable exploitation of Rohingya kids

    Rohingya refugee girls attend a class at their school in the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Wednesday,
    World News
    Published 310 days ago

    Ludhiana: Marriage of 17-year-old stopped in Jugiana, kin counselled

    According to officials, the boy was only 17 years old, while the girl was 19. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 317 days ago

    Maharashtra launches drive against child marriage

    Portrait Of Young Girl (Shutterstock)
    Cities
    Published 369 days ago

    You’re the change, be the change

    Girl child
    Ht Insight
    Published 373 days ago

    16-year-old girl allegedly forced into marriage in Bengaluru, case filed

    The incident took place in full public view on Monday morning at Sunkadakatte bus stand of Bengaluru, police said,
    India News
    Published 386 days ago

    16-year-old girl forcibly married at mosque in Bengaluru; FIR registered: Report

    A formal complaint was filed in Bengaluru, leading to a case under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.
    Cities
    Published 386 days ago
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