Girl child marriage in total weddings remained above two per cent in the country, barring in Covid-hit year (2020) ...

Rights activists have lauded a top court order to prevent child marriages in India, where over 1 million children entered into wedlock in the 2023-24 period. The Supreme Court on Oct. 18 said child ...

Rukhmabai Raut, married at 11, became the first woman in India to legally obtain a divorce, defying societal norms and ...

Speaking about the way forward towards making the state child marriage-free by 2030, Ribhu said, “Without strong enforcement, child marriage will keep pulling girls out of schools and into recurring ...

Correction: an earlier version of this story and headline said that India failed to “sign” the resolution. In fact, it chose not to co-sponsor it. The story and headline have been edited to reflect ...

In Sepahijala, where 51 percent of girls face child marriage and 26 percent experience teenage pregnancy, 10 villages have no ...

The action was initiated following a complaint that the girl was underage at the time of the marriage, police said.