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"Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 20-Year-Old Filed By Mother Of One
The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed a rape case slapped against a man below marriageable age by an older married woman whom he had been in a relationship with.
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Man Accuses Wife Of Attempt To Murder, Gets Booked Under Child Marriage Act
According to police sources, the Raichur Women's Police have registered a case against the husband, Tataiah, after confirming that he had married a minor girl aged 15.8 years.
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India Has Had Arranged Matches For Ages, The West Is Only Waking Up To The Reality Of Filtered Love
Dating apps has filters to find the right partner - rooted in Indian culture for decades. It's arranged marriage but with a twist
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"Will Marry Raja Raghuvanshi But...": Sonam's Threat To Mother Before Wedding
Sonam Raghuvanshi was in love with Raj Kushwaha and had warned her family of "consequences" if she was pressured to marry Raja Raghuvanshi, who was brutally murdered days after he married the woman, police sources said.
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Polygamy, Child Marriage Banned In Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Draft
A complete ban on polygamy and child marriage, a common marriageable age for girls across all faiths, and similar grounds and procedures for divorce are among the major recommendations of a panel that drafted the UCC for Uttarakhand.
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Parliament Panel On Increasing Age Of Marriage Of Women Gets More Time
A parliamentary committee examining a bill which seeks to increase the age of marriage of women from the present 18 to 21 years has been granted a fresh three-month extension to table its report.
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Opinion: Age Of Consent In India - What Is The Debate?
The courts in India are flooded with cases on the rampant misuse of the POCSO Act (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act of 2012), in which consenting teenagers are prosecuted for acts that become illegal simply because of their age.
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Killed Mumbai Woman, Partner Hid Their Marriage Due To Age Gap: Cops
Saraswati Vaidya and Manoj Sane, the man accused of killing her, chopping up her body and boiling parts of it in their home near Mumbai, were married, the police said today, as new details emerged on the gruesome murder.
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Young Men Are Not Finding Brides Because Of Unemployment: Sharad Pawar
Criticising the Centre and in Maharashtra over unemployment, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday that it is creating social issues as young men of marriageable age are not finding brides.
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"1 Woman In Committee Of 31": MP Priyanka Chaturvedi On Marriage Age Bill
Maharashtra MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has raised concerns over the make-up of a committee that is looking into a bill for raising the legal age of marriage of women from 18 to 21.
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UP Khaps Want Promises To Farmers Kept, Oppose Girls' Marriage Age Change
Heads of several Khaps held a meeting here demanding fulfilment of promises made to agitating farmers in Delhi, and also opposed the centre's decision to raise the legal age of marriage for women.
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Bill To Raise Marriage Age Of Women In Lok Sabha, Referred To Parliament Panel
A bill that seeks to have a uniform age of marriage for men and women was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid protests by opposition members, with Union minister Smriti Irani urging the chair to refer it to a parliamentary panel.
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On Raising Marriage Age Of Women, PM's Swipe At Akhilesh Yadav's Party
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 10th visit to Uttar Pradesh in the past month, showcased his government's contributions to women's welfare the latest of which, he said, was the raising of marriage age for girls from 18 to 21.
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Opinion: Centre's Hypocrisy In Raising Marrying Age For Women To 21
The central government is set to introduce a Bill to raise the marriageable age for women to 21 years. Given its majority in parliament, this Bill will probably become law. Yet there are so many important issues that require deeper consideration that
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Rajya Sabha MPs Seek Changes In Surrogacy Bill Over Age, Eligibility, Marriage Norms
Rajya Sabha members on Wednesday sought changes in certain provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2019, which mandates that only a close relative can be a surrogate mother and provisions of five years of marriage for commissioning parents.
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"Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 20-Year-Old Filed By Mother Of One
The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed a rape case slapped against a man below marriageable age by an older married woman whom he had been in a relationship with.
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Man Accuses Wife Of Attempt To Murder, Gets Booked Under Child Marriage Act
According to police sources, the Raichur Women's Police have registered a case against the husband, Tataiah, after confirming that he had married a minor girl aged 15.8 years.
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India Has Had Arranged Matches For Ages, The West Is Only Waking Up To The Reality Of Filtered Love
Dating apps has filters to find the right partner - rooted in Indian culture for decades. It's arranged marriage but with a twist
-
"Will Marry Raja Raghuvanshi But...": Sonam's Threat To Mother Before Wedding
Sonam Raghuvanshi was in love with Raj Kushwaha and had warned her family of "consequences" if she was pressured to marry Raja Raghuvanshi, who was brutally murdered days after he married the woman, police sources said.
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Polygamy, Child Marriage Banned In Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Draft
A complete ban on polygamy and child marriage, a common marriageable age for girls across all faiths, and similar grounds and procedures for divorce are among the major recommendations of a panel that drafted the UCC for Uttarakhand.
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Parliament Panel On Increasing Age Of Marriage Of Women Gets More Time
A parliamentary committee examining a bill which seeks to increase the age of marriage of women from the present 18 to 21 years has been granted a fresh three-month extension to table its report.
-
Opinion: Age Of Consent In India - What Is The Debate?
The courts in India are flooded with cases on the rampant misuse of the POCSO Act (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act of 2012), in which consenting teenagers are prosecuted for acts that become illegal simply because of their age.
-
Killed Mumbai Woman, Partner Hid Their Marriage Due To Age Gap: Cops
Saraswati Vaidya and Manoj Sane, the man accused of killing her, chopping up her body and boiling parts of it in their home near Mumbai, were married, the police said today, as new details emerged on the gruesome murder.
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Young Men Are Not Finding Brides Because Of Unemployment: Sharad Pawar
Criticising the Centre and in Maharashtra over unemployment, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday that it is creating social issues as young men of marriageable age are not finding brides.
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"1 Woman In Committee Of 31": MP Priyanka Chaturvedi On Marriage Age Bill
Maharashtra MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has raised concerns over the make-up of a committee that is looking into a bill for raising the legal age of marriage of women from 18 to 21.
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UP Khaps Want Promises To Farmers Kept, Oppose Girls' Marriage Age Change
Heads of several Khaps held a meeting here demanding fulfilment of promises made to agitating farmers in Delhi, and also opposed the centre's decision to raise the legal age of marriage for women.
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Bill To Raise Marriage Age Of Women In Lok Sabha, Referred To Parliament Panel
A bill that seeks to have a uniform age of marriage for men and women was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid protests by opposition members, with Union minister Smriti Irani urging the chair to refer it to a parliamentary panel.
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On Raising Marriage Age Of Women, PM's Swipe At Akhilesh Yadav's Party
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 10th visit to Uttar Pradesh in the past month, showcased his government's contributions to women's welfare the latest of which, he said, was the raising of marriage age for girls from 18 to 21.
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Opinion: Centre's Hypocrisy In Raising Marrying Age For Women To 21
The central government is set to introduce a Bill to raise the marriageable age for women to 21 years. Given its majority in parliament, this Bill will probably become law. Yet there are so many important issues that require deeper consideration that
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Rajya Sabha MPs Seek Changes In Surrogacy Bill Over Age, Eligibility, Marriage Norms
Rajya Sabha members on Wednesday sought changes in certain provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2019, which mandates that only a close relative can be a surrogate mother and provisions of five years of marriage for commissioning parents.
