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'Trace Them': Supreme Court Orders Hunt For Russian Woman, Child
In a dispute pertaining to a custody of a four-year-old child, the Supreme Court directed the External Affairs and Home ministries to issue look-out notices to track a Russian women who allegedly absconded with the boy from her marriage to an Indian.
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Taliban Tells Afghan, 45, Who Married 6-Year-Old: "Wait Till She's 9"
Since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, the country has seen a significant increase in child and early marriages.
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Four Arrested For Staging Fake Wedding Between Adult Man And 9-Year-Old Girl At Disneyland Paris
Four people have been arrested at Disneyland Paris after allegedly attempting to stage a fake wedding between a 22-year-old British man and a 9-year-old Ukrainian girl.
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Bihar Teen Forcefully Married To 33-Year-Old Man. Supreme Court Steps In
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Bihar government on a petition filed by a 16-year-old girl, who is "facing threat" for refusing to continue her "coerced" marriage with a 33-year-old man.
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"Want To Study": Girl, 16, Approaches Supreme Court, Seeks To End Her Child Marriage
A 16-year-old girl from Bihar approached the Supreme Court through her best friend, seeking annulment of her forced marriage under the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma Vows To End Child Marriage In Assam By 2026
The Assam government's approach of taking legal action against child marriage led to an 81 per cent decline in such cases in 20 of its 35 districts between 2021-22 and 2023-24, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
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Sobhita Dhulipala And Naga Chaitanya Expecting First Child After Five Months Of Marriage? Here's What We Know
Sobhita and Naga Chaitanya married on December 4
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An Auspicious Day Tainted By Child Sexual Abuse
Auspicious Akshaya Tritiya, meant for prosperity, sadly marks child marriages, a tragic misfortune for our daughters
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Desperate For Child After 7 Years Of Marriage, Delhi Woman Steals Newborn
Unable to conceive despite being married for seven years, a woman from south Delhi lied to her husband that she was pregnant, went to the Safdarjung Hospital, kidnapped a one-day-old girl and took her home.
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Opinion | Role of 'CMPOs' In Ending Child Marriage In India
While laws like the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, and campaigns such as Child Marriage-Free India aim to end the practice, enforcement gaps and deep-rooted social norms allow it to continue.
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Swara Bhasker Says She Is Raising Daughter Raabiyaa With Rituals From "All Religions And Cultures"
Swara Bhasker shared how she is raising her child with husband Fahad Ahmad in an inter-faith family
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Dipika Kakar Slams Trolls Who Claimed She Abandoned Her Daughter From First Marriage
Earlier, Shoaib Ibrahim cleared the air about his wife, Dipika Kakar, abandoning her daughter
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Opinion: Women Warriors Fighting For Every Girl's Future
On the eve of International Women's Day, the world woke up to the disturbing news of a 14-year-old forcibly married and physically carried off by her 29-year-old husband.
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Video: 14-Year-Old Forcibly Married, Physically Carried Off By Husband
A teen roughly carried off by a man, her cries and shrieks carrying over the barren fields. While another man and woman follow, they make no attempt to come to her aid. This video from Karnataka's Hosur is now being widely circulated and has led to a
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'Trace Them': Supreme Court Orders Hunt For Russian Woman, Child
In a dispute pertaining to a custody of a four-year-old child, the Supreme Court directed the External Affairs and Home ministries to issue look-out notices to track a Russian women who allegedly absconded with the boy from her marriage to an Indian.
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Taliban Tells Afghan, 45, Who Married 6-Year-Old: "Wait Till She's 9"
Since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, the country has seen a significant increase in child and early marriages.
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Four Arrested For Staging Fake Wedding Between Adult Man And 9-Year-Old Girl At Disneyland Paris
Four people have been arrested at Disneyland Paris after allegedly attempting to stage a fake wedding between a 22-year-old British man and a 9-year-old Ukrainian girl.
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Bihar Teen Forcefully Married To 33-Year-Old Man. Supreme Court Steps In
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Bihar government on a petition filed by a 16-year-old girl, who is "facing threat" for refusing to continue her "coerced" marriage with a 33-year-old man.
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"Want To Study": Girl, 16, Approaches Supreme Court, Seeks To End Her Child Marriage
A 16-year-old girl from Bihar approached the Supreme Court through her best friend, seeking annulment of her forced marriage under the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma Vows To End Child Marriage In Assam By 2026
The Assam government's approach of taking legal action against child marriage led to an 81 per cent decline in such cases in 20 of its 35 districts between 2021-22 and 2023-24, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
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Sobhita Dhulipala And Naga Chaitanya Expecting First Child After Five Months Of Marriage? Here's What We Know
Sobhita and Naga Chaitanya married on December 4
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An Auspicious Day Tainted By Child Sexual Abuse
Auspicious Akshaya Tritiya, meant for prosperity, sadly marks child marriages, a tragic misfortune for our daughters
-
Desperate For Child After 7 Years Of Marriage, Delhi Woman Steals Newborn
Unable to conceive despite being married for seven years, a woman from south Delhi lied to her husband that she was pregnant, went to the Safdarjung Hospital, kidnapped a one-day-old girl and took her home.
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Opinion | Role of 'CMPOs' In Ending Child Marriage In India
While laws like the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, and campaigns such as Child Marriage-Free India aim to end the practice, enforcement gaps and deep-rooted social norms allow it to continue.
-
Swara Bhasker Says She Is Raising Daughter Raabiyaa With Rituals From "All Religions And Cultures"
Swara Bhasker shared how she is raising her child with husband Fahad Ahmad in an inter-faith family
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Dipika Kakar Slams Trolls Who Claimed She Abandoned Her Daughter From First Marriage
Earlier, Shoaib Ibrahim cleared the air about his wife, Dipika Kakar, abandoning her daughter
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Opinion: Women Warriors Fighting For Every Girl's Future
On the eve of International Women's Day, the world woke up to the disturbing news of a 14-year-old forcibly married and physically carried off by her 29-year-old husband.
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Video: 14-Year-Old Forcibly Married, Physically Carried Off By Husband
A teen roughly carried off by a man, her cries and shrieks carrying over the barren fields. While another man and woman follow, they make no attempt to come to her aid. This video from Karnataka's Hosur is now being widely circulated and has led to a
