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Thousands of US immigrants got scammed by an attorney exploiting humanitarian visas, lawsuits sayA Washington attorney, Alexandra Lozano, is accused of fabricating abuse and trafficking claims for tens of thousands of immigrants seeking...
Quote of the Day by Friedrich Nietzsche: 'If married couples did not live together, happy marriages would be more frequent...' Famous philosopher explains why living apart could make relationships seem happierFriedrich Nietzsche's Quote of the Day, "If married couples did not live together, happy marriages would be more frequent," offers a though...
Viral Kumbh mela girl Monalisa appears to be an adult: Kerala High Court, husband gets one-month reliefThe Kerala High Court granted transit bail to Mohd Farman, husband of the viral Kumbh Mela girl, for one month to seek anticipatory bail 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...
Japan population sees record five-year drop, census showsJapan's population has seen a record decline. Census data reveals a 2.5 percent drop over five years. The number of newborns also fell for ...
She waited decades to become a mother, wanted to send him abroad: Delhi woman and adopted son found murdered at home days after Manali tripA mother and her adopted teenage son were brutally stabbed to death in Southeast Delhi. The 40-year-old woman, Sharda, and her son, Kushal,...
Quote of the Day by Sir Walter Scott: 'Love will subsist on wonderfully little..'—Top quotes by the famous novelist known for the Waverley novels and IvanhoeQuote of the Day: Sir Walter Scott, a celebrated author, penned a timeless quote about love and hope. His words suggest love can survive on...
Assam surpasses national average in decline in child marriages: ReportAssam recorded a sharp decline in child marriages, surpassing the national average. A survey report identified legal deterrence and governm...
2 lakh child marriages prevented during past year but 1 in 5 girls still wed below legal age: MinisterIndia prevented nearly 200,000 child marriages in the past year, yet one in five girls still marries before 18. A new campaign, Bal Vivah M...
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 ...
Ghana: Why was 12-year-old girl married to 63-year-old high priest? Know what UNICEF report suggestsUNICEF has said in a report that child marriage has declined in Ghana but is difficult to track down the victim due to lack of birth certif...
Progress in ending child marriage stagnating in India; 1 in 5 girls, 1 in 6 boys are married: StudyA study published in 'The Lancet Global Health' journal found that child marriage in India has stagnated in recent years, with one in five ...
3 out of every 5 child brides went through teenage pregnancy: ReportTalking about the way forward, she said, "Strengthening village-level child protection mechanisms by the government and the civil society o...
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...
Will raising the marriageable age for women to 21 improve gender outcomes?National health survey indicates the urgent need for lowering maternal and infant mortality rates, as well as for promoting responsible and...
5 countries including India account for about half of total child brides in world: UNICEFWorldwide, an estimated 650 million girls and women alive today were married in childhood, with about half of those occurring in Bangladesh...
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 ...
Government mulling revising legal age of marriage for girls, hints PM ModiAs of now, while the legal age of marriage in India is 18 years for girls, it is 21 for boys. Anaemia and malnutrition are common afflictio...
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...
- Child marriages on decline in India: UN report
A UN body has said that there has been a decline in the rate of child marriages among young girls in India but the progress is not sufficie...