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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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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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14-Year-Old Girl Married Off In Maharashtra; Family, Husband Charged: Police
The kin of a 14-year-old girl have been booked after she was married off to a 25-year-old man in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar district in January this year, a police official said on Thursday.
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"Child Marriage Deprives Children Of Agency, Autonomy": Supreme Court
Issuing a slew of directions for the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the Supreme Court said that child marriage deprives children of their agency, autonomy, and right to fully develop and enjoy their childhood
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Pay Legal Expenses, Husband Told As Court Annuls Child Marriage Of Woman
Married off at the age of just four months, a woman came out of a 20-year unwanted situation on Monday when a family court annulled her child marriage.
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Pakistani Man Forces Minor Daughter To Marry 72-Year-Old, Cops Rescue Bride
Police foiled an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man in Charsadda town and arrested the groom, ARY News reported.
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Delhi Court Sentences Man To 10 Years Of Jail In Child Marriage, Rape Case
Delhi's Tis Hazari Court has sentenced a 49-year-old man to 10 years of imprisonment in a child marriage and rape case.
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Live-In Relation Still A "Stigma" In Indian Culture: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has said that the live-in relationship is an "imported" philosophy contrary to the general expectations of Indian tenets and that it is still considered a "stigma" in the Indian culture.
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Girl, Once Rescued From Forced Child Marriage, Tops In Andhra Pradesh's Intermediate Exam
In a fine example of resilience and determination, a girl from Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool, who was once rescued from forced child marriage, secured the top spot in the 1st Year Intermediate exam of the state.
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Why Himanta Sarma Says Polygamy, Child Marriage Are Not Election Issues
Terming polygamy, child marriage and other subjects related to 'Miya' community as non-issues in Lok Sabha elections, Assam CM Himanta Sarma claimed he was raising these problems as he wants social transformation of minorities, not their votes.
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"Nothing Sexual": 63-Year-Old Ghana Priest Defends Marrying 12-Year-Old Girl
The spokesperson of priest Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII said the girl is not expected to fulfil marital duties until she reaches the legal age of consent, which is 16 in Ghana.
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Beyonce Lookalike Rakes In Marriage Proposals, Job Offers, And More
She also named her youngest child Giselle, which is Beyonce's middle name.
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15 Arrested As Assam Child Marriage Crackdown Continues
Police in Assam have arrested 15 qazis, or Islamic judges, who have been accused of conducting child marriages, and seized 10 marriage certificates from the accused's possession.
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Assam Forms 5-Member Panel To Draft Bill To Ban Polygamy, Child Marriage
Assam formed a five-member committee under the Chairmanship of Advocate General of Assam Devajit Lon Saikia to draft appropriate legislation to ban polygamy and other related issues.
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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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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.
-
14-Year-Old Girl Married Off In Maharashtra; Family, Husband Charged: Police
The kin of a 14-year-old girl have been booked after she was married off to a 25-year-old man in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar district in January this year, a police official said on Thursday.
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"Child Marriage Deprives Children Of Agency, Autonomy": Supreme Court
Issuing a slew of directions for the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the Supreme Court said that child marriage deprives children of their agency, autonomy, and right to fully develop and enjoy their childhood
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Pay Legal Expenses, Husband Told As Court Annuls Child Marriage Of Woman
Married off at the age of just four months, a woman came out of a 20-year unwanted situation on Monday when a family court annulled her child marriage.
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Pakistani Man Forces Minor Daughter To Marry 72-Year-Old, Cops Rescue Bride
Police foiled an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man in Charsadda town and arrested the groom, ARY News reported.
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Delhi Court Sentences Man To 10 Years Of Jail In Child Marriage, Rape Case
Delhi's Tis Hazari Court has sentenced a 49-year-old man to 10 years of imprisonment in a child marriage and rape case.
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Live-In Relation Still A "Stigma" In Indian Culture: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has said that the live-in relationship is an "imported" philosophy contrary to the general expectations of Indian tenets and that it is still considered a "stigma" in the Indian culture.
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Girl, Once Rescued From Forced Child Marriage, Tops In Andhra Pradesh's Intermediate Exam
In a fine example of resilience and determination, a girl from Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool, who was once rescued from forced child marriage, secured the top spot in the 1st Year Intermediate exam of the state.
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Why Himanta Sarma Says Polygamy, Child Marriage Are Not Election Issues
Terming polygamy, child marriage and other subjects related to 'Miya' community as non-issues in Lok Sabha elections, Assam CM Himanta Sarma claimed he was raising these problems as he wants social transformation of minorities, not their votes.
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"Nothing Sexual": 63-Year-Old Ghana Priest Defends Marrying 12-Year-Old Girl
The spokesperson of priest Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII said the girl is not expected to fulfil marital duties until she reaches the legal age of consent, which is 16 in Ghana.
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Beyonce Lookalike Rakes In Marriage Proposals, Job Offers, And More
She also named her youngest child Giselle, which is Beyonce's middle name.
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15 Arrested As Assam Child Marriage Crackdown Continues
Police in Assam have arrested 15 qazis, or Islamic judges, who have been accused of conducting child marriages, and seized 10 marriage certificates from the accused's possession.
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Assam Forms 5-Member Panel To Draft Bill To Ban Polygamy, Child Marriage
Assam formed a five-member committee under the Chairmanship of Advocate General of Assam Devajit Lon Saikia to draft appropriate legislation to ban polygamy and other related issues.
