NEW DELHI — In India, the government has proposed legislation to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years old, bringing it on par with men and saying it will empower women.

NEW DELHI - A government decision to increase the minimum marriage age for women in India from 18 to 21, bringing it on a par with that for men, would seem like a non-controversial, even ...

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 one in five underage girls and one in six boys are ...

India to raise legal marriage age for women, activists sceptical. Government clears proposal to raise minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21, but rights activists say the move could be a ...

The difference in the minimum marriage age for men and women in India is a testimony to that fact. Currently, several personal laws prescribe ages 18 and 21 as the minimum marriage age for women and ...

To apply for a marriage certificate in India, the couple must meet the following eligibility criteria: The bride and groom must be of legal marriageable age (21 years for males and 18 years for ...

The plea before Delhi High Court earlier stated that at present men in India are allowed to get married at the age of 21, women are allowed at 18. It was mentioned that more than 125 countries in ...

India: Crackdown on underage marriage, 1,800 men arrested 02/03/2023 February 3, 2023. Police in the state of Assam began arresting over 1,800 people violating underage marriage laws.