Chhattisgarh's Balod district is the first in India declared free of child marriages, achieved under PM Modi's campaign. With ...

Assam has recorded a sharp decline in the number of child marriages, surpassing the national average, as per a report of a survey carried out by a non-governmental organisation in five states. Legal ...

A recent report indicates that poverty remains the primary driver of child marriage in India, although cases have declined in villages over the past three years. The study, conducted across five ...

The latest statistical report of the Sample Registration System (SRS) published this month points out that West Bengal has recorded the highest proportion of females getting married before the age of ...

Over 2019 to 2023 West Bengal and Jharkhand saw the share of girl child marriages in total weddings rise. IMAGE: Children dressed in traditional attire take part in an awareness campaign against child ...

A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India's northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after 416 people were detained in the latest police sweep, a minister said on Dec. 22. "We will ...

Jaipur: Long regarded as a child marriage hotspot, Rajasthan has registered a dramatic 67% drop in cases among boys and 66% among girls, a new study has revealed.The study entitled, ‘Tipping Point to ...