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Child marriage: Progress made, but millions of girls still at risk in India, say expertsIndia still exhibits troubling child marriage rates, with one in three child brides globally residing in the country. Significant improveme...- California bans child marriage: These 32 US states still allow minors to marry; 2 have no minimum ageCalifornia has officially outlawed child marriage, raising the minimum marriage age to 18 years. Governor Gavin Newsom signed this pivotal ...
- Unwritten love story of female friendshipsWomen's WhatsApp groups offer vital support beyond romantic relationships. These friendships provide practical help and emotional understan...
- Canadian citizenship by descent: These 2 documents are key for Indian-origin families applying under new IRCC rulesCanada's citizenship by descent rules now prioritize original birth and marriage certificates. Applicants must submit documents issued by t...
- Child marriage curb: Maharashtra considering a rule mandating birth dates on wedding cardsMaharashtra is exploring printing birth dates on wedding invitations to combat child marriages, aiming to reduce incidents to under 10% in ...
- India records progress against child marriage, gender violenceNew data reveals child marriage rates are falling in India. Women aged 20-24 married before 18 dropped to 20.1%. Spousal violence also decr...
- Assam launches intensive drive to make 30 high-risk districts child-marriage free within a yearAssam has launched an accelerated plan to end child marriage in 30 high-risk districts within a year, aligning with India’s goal of becomin...
- Authorities should look into legislating deepfakes, AI-enabled child abuse: Justice NagarathnaJustice Nagarathna was speaking at the closing session of the national annual stakeholders consultation on 'Safeguarding the Girl Child: To...
- Indore officials halt 36 child marriages at mass wedding eventAuthorities in Indore disrupted a mass wedding ceremony after discovering that 36 couples were underage. Acting swiftly, officials from the...
- Assam police launch fresh crackdown on child marriages, 416 arrests madeAssam police arrested 416 individuals in a recent operation against child marriage, registering 335 cases. This is part of an ongoing state...
- 2 lakh child marriages stopped in one year: Union Minister Annapurna DeviMinister Annapurna Devi launched a national campaign against child marriage, highlighting the 20 lakh such unions prevented in the past yea...
- Assam will become a Muslim-majority state by 2041: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam's chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, stated on Friday that the Muslim population in Assam is increasing by at least 29 to 30 percen...
- Every minute in India, three girls are forced into child marriageShocking stats reveal three girls forced into child marriage per minute in India. NCRB recorded 3,863 cases (2018-2022); 16 lakh estimated ...
- Marriages in China decline to lowest numbers since 1986Only 7.64 million couples registered to get married across China, the world's most populous nation, in 2021, the lowest since 1986, accordi...
- Sharp fall in marriages heightens China's concerns over declining birth rateA total of 7.63 million couples registered to get married across China in 2021, a record low for the past 36 years since 1986 when the Mini...
- Declining marriage numbers add to China's demographic conundrumAs the demographic crisis deepened, China has permitted all couples to have two children in 2016, scrapping the draconian decades-old one-c...
- China launches match making campaign as marriage and birth rates dropAuthorities are now not only encouraging young people to get married; they are also trying to keep married couples together. The Communist ...
- 29 lakh children got married between 10-14 years of age in last 10 years: ReportThe report by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), based on Census 2011, is a statistical analysis of prevalence...
- Demands for safety of women grew louder in 2012Tirath created a flutter by saying that men should allocate a portion of their salaries as a honorarium in return of the work done by women...
- 47% of young Indian women marry before 18That India marries off its daughters in such a hurry that they have little time to grow out of their teens is a fact that no longer raises ...
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