Minor Marriage
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Interfaith Couple Dies By Suicide In Hyderabad Four Months After Marriage
Asia Hashim Khan, 29, from Uttar Pradesh and Pavan Kumavath, 21, from Rajasthan, who got married four months ago, were found dead in their rented house in Laxmi Nagar, Golnaka.
-
"Not Guilty": Supreme Court Acquits Man On Death Row After 11 Years In Jail
The Supreme Court in an important judgment today set aside the death sentence of Baljinder Kumar from Kapurthala, who has been in jail for over 11 years in murder cases of his wife, two toddlers and sister-in-law.
-
Woman, Her 11-Month Son Killed Over Inter-Caste Marriage In Rajasthan: Cops
A woman and her 11-month-old son were killed allegedly by her kin here as she eloped and married a man outside her caste, police said on Monday.
-
Father Of 6 Elopes With Minor Son's 'Fiancee', Beats Up Wife For Objecting
The man, Shakeel, first set up his minor son's marriage to a girl, and allegedly beat his family members when they objected. He then started talking to her over the phone, his wife, Shabana, alleged.
-
Senior Tamil Nadu Cop Suspended Over Alleged Role In Minor Boy's Kidnapping
A senior police officer in Tamil Nadu has been suspended amid a probe into an alleged kidnapping case involving a family dispute over a love marriage.
-
Delhi High Court Allows Family Of Minor Sex Abuse Survivor To Close Case
The Delhi High Court quashed a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case after the survivor and her family requested the court to close the case as they were seeking a marriage prospect for the girl and now wish to move on.
-
Assam Tables Bill To End Muslim Marriages, Divorce Law. Reason Given Is...
The Assam government on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims, stating that it had scope to allow marriages of minors from the community.
-
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.
-
Mass Wedding Plan For Nigerian Orphans Sparks Uproar, Some Girls Feared To Be Underage
Several Nigerian Human rights groups have also launched a petition to stop the mass wedding plan.
-
Man Kills Woman, Her Family For Rejecting His Marriage Proposal, Dies By Suicide: Cops
A 32-year-old man allegedly murdered five members of a family including a married woman who had rejected his marriage proposal and her minor son before committing suicide in Chhattisgarh's Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district on Saturday, police said.
-
Engagement Off, Karnataka Man Chops Off Teen Fiancee's Head, Flees With It
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly beheaded by the man she was set to marry on Thursday, hours after authorities stopped their engagement ceremony in Karnataka's Madikeri.
-
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.
-
Marriage Dissolution Doesn't Efface Status Of Child's Parents: Court
Dissolution of a marriage does not efface the parental status of the mother and father of a child, the Delhi High Court has observed while allowing a man's plea to have his name reflected in the school records of his minor son.
-
Delhi Man Stabbed During Marriage Function, 3 Teens Arrested: Police
A 24-year-old man was allegedly stabbed in East Delhi's Pandav Nagar during a marriage function on Wednesday, said police, adding that three minors have been arrested in connection with the incident.
-
Many Marriages Would Be At Risk If Minor Disputes Seen As "Cruelty": Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that if small disputes in a marriage are viewed as "cruelty" by courts under divorce law, then many marriages would risk being dissolved even if there is no actual cruelty by either spouse.
-
Interfaith Couple Dies By Suicide In Hyderabad Four Months After Marriage
Asia Hashim Khan, 29, from Uttar Pradesh and Pavan Kumavath, 21, from Rajasthan, who got married four months ago, were found dead in their rented house in Laxmi Nagar, Golnaka.
-
"Not Guilty": Supreme Court Acquits Man On Death Row After 11 Years In Jail
The Supreme Court in an important judgment today set aside the death sentence of Baljinder Kumar from Kapurthala, who has been in jail for over 11 years in murder cases of his wife, two toddlers and sister-in-law.
-
Woman, Her 11-Month Son Killed Over Inter-Caste Marriage In Rajasthan: Cops
A woman and her 11-month-old son were killed allegedly by her kin here as she eloped and married a man outside her caste, police said on Monday.
-
Father Of 6 Elopes With Minor Son's 'Fiancee', Beats Up Wife For Objecting
The man, Shakeel, first set up his minor son's marriage to a girl, and allegedly beat his family members when they objected. He then started talking to her over the phone, his wife, Shabana, alleged.
-
Senior Tamil Nadu Cop Suspended Over Alleged Role In Minor Boy's Kidnapping
A senior police officer in Tamil Nadu has been suspended amid a probe into an alleged kidnapping case involving a family dispute over a love marriage.
-
Delhi High Court Allows Family Of Minor Sex Abuse Survivor To Close Case
The Delhi High Court quashed a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case after the survivor and her family requested the court to close the case as they were seeking a marriage prospect for the girl and now wish to move on.
-
Assam Tables Bill To End Muslim Marriages, Divorce Law. Reason Given Is...
The Assam government on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims, stating that it had scope to allow marriages of minors from the community.
-
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.
-
Mass Wedding Plan For Nigerian Orphans Sparks Uproar, Some Girls Feared To Be Underage
Several Nigerian Human rights groups have also launched a petition to stop the mass wedding plan.
-
Man Kills Woman, Her Family For Rejecting His Marriage Proposal, Dies By Suicide: Cops
A 32-year-old man allegedly murdered five members of a family including a married woman who had rejected his marriage proposal and her minor son before committing suicide in Chhattisgarh's Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district on Saturday, police said.
-
Engagement Off, Karnataka Man Chops Off Teen Fiancee's Head, Flees With It
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly beheaded by the man she was set to marry on Thursday, hours after authorities stopped their engagement ceremony in Karnataka's Madikeri.
-
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.
-
Marriage Dissolution Doesn't Efface Status Of Child's Parents: Court
Dissolution of a marriage does not efface the parental status of the mother and father of a child, the Delhi High Court has observed while allowing a man's plea to have his name reflected in the school records of his minor son.
-
Delhi Man Stabbed During Marriage Function, 3 Teens Arrested: Police
A 24-year-old man was allegedly stabbed in East Delhi's Pandav Nagar during a marriage function on Wednesday, said police, adding that three minors have been arrested in connection with the incident.
-
Many Marriages Would Be At Risk If Minor Disputes Seen As "Cruelty": Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that if small disputes in a marriage are viewed as "cruelty" by courts under divorce law, then many marriages would risk being dissolved even if there is no actual cruelty by either spouse.
