Legal age of consent protects minors: Delhi HC

In a POCSO case, the Delhi High Court emphasized that while the legal age of consent is crucial for protecting...

HP assembly passes amendment in marriage act, raises age limit

In a landmark decision, the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, on the first day of its monsoon session, passed legislation...

Tripura body intensifies efforts to prevent child marriages

Child marriage remains a critical issue in Tripura, with many girls married off before the legal age of 18. To...

SC declines to entertain plea seeking uniform marriage age

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking to equalise of the legal age of marriage for men and...

Assam: 4 arrested for arranging child marriage

"The groom along with Qazi and other persons reached Kurbaha village to marry the minor girl on Thursday," an...

K'taka Govt withdraws proposal to lower minimum age for drinking

The Karnataka government has withdrawn its proposal to lower the minimum age for drinking in the state following...

Malaysia's Kedah state raises marriage age to 18

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia's Kedah state has raised the minimum legal age for marriage...

Panel is gender skewed, says lone MP in Parliamentary...

New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): The parliamentary panel headed by BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Sahastrabuddhe,...

Raising legal age of marriage for women will not benefit...

Nuh (Haryana) [India], December 23 (ANI): Nuh District Bar Association President Sajid on Wednesday slammed the...

Muslim Rashtriya Manch members welcome bill to raise marriage...

New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Women belonging to an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliate organisaiton have...

SP leader's remark on increasing women's marriage age...

New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Saturday slammed Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur...

Women's constitutional rights should not be influenced by...

New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Hitting back at the criticizers of the Centre's decision to raise the...