Police from Sagarpara also arrested the fathers of the teacher and the girl. The law enforcers rescued the Class XI student ...

In India, child marriages are still common, with families often seeing them as a way out of poverty — despite being illegal under the age of 18. In Maharashtra state, activists set up a helpline ...

Gangaikondan, a town in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district, has suddenly seen a flood of investments—from the likes of Tata ...

In February 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated the national MMR had dipped to 142. Between 2016 and 2023 it ...

Punjab Social Security Minister Baljit Kaur reports the successful prevention of 58 child marriages over 15 months. The ...

Nagpur: The women and child development department thwarted a child marriage involving a 16-year-old girl at Kamptee on Wednesday, marking the fourth .

Illegal marriages: Indian activists seek to save child brides India accounts for one in three of the world's child brides, with at least 1.5 million girls getting married each year ...

INDIA An open letter to faith leaders to unite against child marriage June 24, 2025, 3:35 PM IST Swaty Prakash in Edge-ucation, India, TOI Facebook Linkedin Email ...

From police protection to criminal penalties for offenders, this guide explains your legal rights under the Prevention of Child Marriage Act, BNS, POCSO, and more.

Teenage mothers using tampered Aadhaar cards exposed by PICME system, leading to legal action against child marriages.

KRISHNAGIRI: A total of four FIRs were filed in connection with child marriages in Krishnagiri district on Saturday, and the district administration is inquiring about two more cases. On June 18 ...

The Supreme Court while hearing the Bihar minor marriage case on Wednesday told the Bihar Director General of Police and the Delhi Police Commissioner to make sure the teenage girl, who wants her ...