KALLAKURICHI: Kallakurichi district collector MS Prasanth, on Sunday, warned the public that stringent legal action will be taken against anyone involved in conducting child marriages in the district.

Civil society actors have raised the alarm that 8.9 million girls aged ten to nineteen years face the threat of harmful practices, including child marriage, unless urgent action is taken. Child ...

Ranchi: The state women and child development department is conducting consultation meetings to prepare a state action plan (2025-30) to end child marriage in Jharkhand. On Thursday, one such meeting ...

Around the world, about 12 million child marriages (or marriages of girls less than 18 years of age) occur every year. Child marriage is considered a hallmark of backward societies, but it is also ...

Her childhood ended at the age of 12 years, when she was married off. Now, she is on a mission to save other children from the clutches of child marriage, reports Rajesh Asnani RAJASTHAN : Saving a ...

Nine villages in Kaithal district have passed resolutions to socially boycott families found involved in child marriage, particularly of girl child. The resolution was passed in Sisla, Jakholi Kaman, ...

WOMEN and girls’ rights defender, Equality Now, has called on Zimbabwe and other Southern African Development Community (Sadc) countries to address the region’s rising cases of child marriages. The ...

Hardik Pandya and Gautam Gambhir were spotted in a long animated chat during India’s training session in Dubai ahead of the ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dissolved a couple's marriage and asked them to look after their minor child, noting their egos should "vanish" now that the wedlock was over. IMAGE: A view of the ...

Mumbai: Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has instructed all state departments to work in coordination to launch a special campaign aimed at making Maharashtra free from anemia and child marriage. The ...

Missouri state representatives met in the House chamber in Jefferson City, Mo. During the 2025 session, lawmakers passed more than 50 bills, many of which take effect Aug. 28. Nick Wagner ...