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child marriage
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August 21, 2025
Karnataka outlaws minor betrothals: New law toughens stance on child marriage
Karnataka passes Prohibition of Child Marriage (Karnataka Amendment) Bill 2025. The new Bill criminalizes not only the solemnization but also the betrothal and preparation for child marriage
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July 10, 2025
Wal-What? Taliban arrests 45-year-old Afghan man for marrying 6-year-old girl because he didn't wait till she was 9!
The shocking case of child marriage was reported in Afghanistan's Helmand province, but Taliban is yet to charge either the father or "groom" despite their arrests
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July 18, 2024
Will conduct special drive against child marriage every six months: Assam CM Himanta
Himanta says DGP instructed to conduct preliminary survey for next crackdown
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April 14, 2023
SC seeks report from Centre on steps taken to implement ban on child marriage
An NGO filed a plea stating the Act was not being enforced in letter and spirit
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February 04, 2023
Assam: Over 2000 arrested in crackdown against child marriage
Women protest against the arrests of their husbands and sons
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February 03, 2023
Assam to crack down on child marriages; over 4,004 cases registered
Those having married girls below 14 years of age will be booked under POCSO
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December 15, 2022
OPINION: Poverty pushing parents to marry off minor daughters
KSCF wants the “scheme for adolescent girls” be made operational across India
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December 12, 2022
OPINION: Economic vulnerability pushing parents to marry off their minor daughters
Girls are used as a substitute for money to offset debts and settle conflicts
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November 15, 2022
Three out of five child marriages end in teenage pregnancy: Study
Out of four states, Andra Pradesh recorded the highest percentage of child marriages
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September 30, 2022
Child marriage free India campaign's Maharashtra leg kicks off in Mumbai
There's a gross under-reporting of child marriages
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December 21, 2021
Bill to raise marriage age of women sent to Parliament panel
Opposition slams the bill in Lok Sabha, demands more discussion
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September 19, 2021
Child marriage reported in Kerala's Malappuram; parents, husband booked
Both the minor girl and the man belong to minority community
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December 27, 2019
Saudi Arabia has curbed, not banned, underage marriages
Like many countries, Saudi Arabia approves minor marriages under certain conditions
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August 22, 2019
MP worst performer on child rights indicators: Report
Child rapes five times up in 12 years in India, says the report by NGO alliance
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May 17, 2019
Teen pregnancy in India strongly linked to child stunting
India is home to more stunted children than any other country
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April 30, 2019
Child marriage rate drops in Africa, shaking up tradition
The practice of child marriage is deeply rooted in traditional African culture
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March 24, 2019
Pak PM orders probe into conversion of teenage Hindu girls
They were kidnapped by a group of "influential" men from their home in Ghotki distric
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January 16, 2019
Child marriages: The plight of child grooms nobody talks about
Girl children have always been at the centre of discourses on child marriage
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