Poster calling for a plea for help to alleviate issues in South Asia such as forced marriage, child marriage, honour killings, and rape. These posters have sprung up in downtown Toronto, Ontario, ...

Dharwad: The Centre has directed all states and districts to launch a campaign over the next ten years, to make the entire ...

Ranchi, In line with the Centre’s ‘Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat’ campaign, child protection organisation Just Rights for Children on Monday announced the launch of an intensive intervention programme across ...

Child marriage has declined in India—but across the country, one in five girls and nearly one in six boys are still married as children, and in recent years the practice has become more prevalent in ...

In India, nearly half of all girls are married before they turn the legal age of 18. In the state of Bihar, the statistics are even grimmer: 69% of girls are wedded before they’re 18 and 48% before ...

Ahmedabad: A city sessions court on Wednesday sentenced a 25-year-old man to one-year imprisonment for child marriage and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000..

Puttaparthi: Parents coming forward voluntarily to prevent child marriages is a positive and encouraging step, said District ...

BHILWARA, India, Aug 4 (TrustLaw) - Her fate looked sealed when her family began organising the nuptial celebrations. But the bride-to-be, a shy schoolgirl from a remote village in western India, wasn ...

The West Bengal government has long showcased its welfare models, but reports and testimonies from schools, health centres and field workers show early marriage continuing at scale.

MUMBAI, Aug 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When the police knocked on the door as 15-year-old Muskaan prepared to head to the temple in their village in northern India, the bride-to-be was ...

Police in western Assam’s Barpeta district could rescue 16-year-old Amina Khatoon (name changed) hours before her marriage on September 6 only because she had called the Childline helpline (1098).

Parents in Puttaparthi commit to ending child marriages, promoting education and safeguarding their daughters' futures during a public pledge event.