A key House committee deadlocked over whether to recommend support or political death for carving out an exception to the ban on child marriage to allow a 17-year-old to wed when one of the partners ...

RAJASTHAN: Every evening, the football ground in Kekri comes alive with the energy and determination of young girls charging ...

A Senate Bill, SB156, an act to increase the minimum age for marriage, has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 4-2 ...

"With numerous civic and political leaders raising awareness about the scourge of child marriage, we must maintain this ...

Lawmakers have introduced two bills this year to limit or outlaw marriage for minors. Previous efforts to pass laws that would keep young pregnant mothers from marrying have failed.

In Muzaffarpur, 14-year-old Radha faced the threat of child marriage. Her courageous appeal to the Deputy Sarpanch highlights a reality faced by countless girls across India. Watch Radha's story to ...

But if not given proper training, addition of hands will not serve any purpose, say activists After the Women and Child Development Department issued an order adding three more people to the list ...

This figure indirectly reflects the high incidence of child marriages in the state," said Ghasiram Panda, an activist working against child marriages. He said the Supreme Court has ordered the ...

The Adonteng Division of Nyakrom Traditional Council in the Central Region has unanimously declared war against child marriage and teenage pregnancy in the area ...

Krishnagiri: All A 25-year-old man was booked on Tuesday for marrying a 14-year-old girl, a Class IX student of a govt school ...