Aditi Tatkare informed that as per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2019-21 the child marriage percentage average was ...

MUMBAI: Aimed at curbing the rising incidence of child marriages, the Maharashtra government is considering making the ...

In the third part of the ‘Child Brides of America’ series, Firstpost learns about the life of Sara Tasneem, a child marriage survivor, who has been working tirelessly for the past nine years to ensure ...

Maharashtra has written to the Rajasthan government to study its practice of mentioning the dates of birth of both the bride ...

Maharashtra is considering making birth dates mandatory on wedding invitation cards to prevent child marriages. The proposal ...

Maharashtra is considering a new rule requiring the birth dates of brides and grooms on wedding invitation cards to prevent ...

Once an order for wedding cards is placed, printing press owners and operators, as well as marriage hall (mangal karyalaya) managers, will be legally required to verify the authenticity of the bride's ...

Mahbooba Faiz grew up hearing about her mother's shock and horror at being married at just 10 years old. As the Taliban reintroduces child marriage in Afghanistan, she urges the world to act ...

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have ...

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Even though the legal age of marriage is 18, cultural traditions and poverty continue to encourage early marriages. In tribal ...