Even though the prevalence of child marriage declined in India from 49.4% in 1993 to 22.3% in 2021, a Lancet Global Health study revealed that in the last eight years, ...

In a disturbing case from Kharkhoda, a minor girl delivered a baby, prompting the District Protection Officer (DPO) to ...

History tells us that every social revolution has a defining moment, a day when the old order begins to crumble and a new ...

Age BA, pore bie (education first, then marriage) – this simple slogan, long championed separately by a government education ...

Trichy: A one-day skill development training session was held at the Navalpattu Police Training School in Trichy on Friday to ...

Mandya: Collective efforts by the public and officials are crucial to making Mandya district free from child marriages, said Subramanya JN, principal .

Kishan Gopal, right, 15, sits with his 12-year-old newly wed wife Urmila in a mass marriage outside his village in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan on May 17, 2010 Danish Siddiqui / Reuters ...

T he Supreme Court on Friday gave comprehensive directions to address child marriages in India, issuing a specific order to integrate comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) into school curricula ...

Rights activists have lauded a top court order to prevent child marriages in India, where over 1 million children entered into wedlock in the 2023-24 period. The Supreme Court on Oct. 18 said child ...

Child marriage is illegal in India and is regarded internationally as a human rights violation. Its roots in India run deep, and it has complex cultural and economic causes.