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‘Child Marriage bill of Rajasthan violates central acts and court judgements’: NCPCR writes to Ashok Gehlot govt urging to reconsider the bill

OpIndia Staff -
NCPCR says Rajasthan Child Marriage Bill violates Juvenile Justice Act, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and other acts and court orders
Government and Policy

Rajasthan Congress Govt passes bill to register child marriage, BJP protests, says it justifies child marriage: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Rajasthan government's decision to pass the contentious bill to register child marriage faces strong opposition from all quarters
World

60 yo guy with a 12 yo saying ‘that is my wife’: US admin tries to monitor child brides being snuck in from Afghanistan

OpIndia Staff -
A leaked internal document has revealed that several old Afghan refugees have been entering the country with brides as young as 12 years old
Opinions

On Women’s day, can we please make child marriage illegal among India’s minority community?

Abhishek Banerjee -
Could we please make child marriage illegal in India? In fact, could we do it today?
News Reports

Punjab and Haryana HC cites Sharia again: Says marriage of minor Muslim girl is legal because she has ‘attained puberty’

OpIndia Staff -
The High Court cited the Muslim personal law and held the marriage of the 17-year old girl with 36-year old man valid.
News Reports

Hyderabad: 54-year-old Abdul Lateef marries 16-years-old minor girl, detained by police

OpIndia Staff -
Abdul Lateef, a 54-year-old man from Kerala, has been held for marrying a 16-year-old girl in Hyderabad.
News Reports

Child marriages in Maharashtra on the surge as families suffer from economic difficulties amid coronavirus woes: Report

OpIndia Staff -
About 200 cases of child marriages were reported from Maharashtra during the period of coronavirus lockdown from April to June 2020, says the report by India Today group.
News Reports

Outrage grows in Somalia as bill legitimising child marriage tabled in Parliament, UN and other international bodies criticise the move

OpIndia Staff -
Bill tabled in Somalia parliament legalizing marriage of girls without their consent once they achieve sexual maturity
News Reports

Pakistan court rules forced abduction, conversion and marriage of minor girl is valid as per Sharia law as she had her first period

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan court dismisses charges of forced marriage saying minor girls can marry after having 1st menstrual cycle as per Sharia
Government and Policy

Assam government plans to spend Rs 800 crore on Arundhati scheme to discourage child marriages in the state

OpIndia Staff -
According to the Arundhati scheme, every bride from Economically Weaker Section(EWS) will get 10gms of gold free
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