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Child marriages
Pakistan court rules forced abduction, conversion and marriage of minor girl is valid as per Sharia law as she had her first period
Pakistan court dismisses charges of forced marriage saying minor girls can marry after having 1st menstrual cycle as per Sharia
Assam government plans to spend Rs 800 crore on Arundhati scheme to discourage child marriages in the state
According to the Arundhati scheme, every bride from Economically Weaker Section(EWS) will get 10gms of gold free
Citing Hadiya case, 16-year-old Muslim girl approaches SC to hold her ‘marriage’ valid per Islamic law as she has attained puberty
The woman's advocate has stated that the 16-year-old girl's father is interfering with her right to live with her life partner whom she had chosen after attaining puberty and married through a valid 'Nikahnama'.
India records 51% decline in child marriages and 63% decline in teen motherhoods since 2000: Global Childhood Report 2019
According to the report, India has been ranked at 113 out of a total of 176 countries in the 'End of Childhood Index Ranking 2019'.
India Today uses the photo of a Hindu girl to highlight the high rate of child marriage among Muslims in Kerala
Recently a detergent brand was highly criticised by people for releasing a Hinduphobic advertisement targeting the festival of Holi.
Rajasthan: BJP candidate makes controversial statement backing child marriage, district collector takes cognizance
Chauhan was addressing a gathering at a Sneh Sammelan at the Peepaliya Kala region in Sojat area
NCPCR report reveals a significant decline in child marriages across India, prevalence highest among SC/ST castes
Data in the NCPCR report shows that girls who complete secondary school education are least likely to get married before 19 years of age.
UNICEF report says child marriages in India are on the decline
UNICEF report brings good news, but still India needs to do a lot to prevent child marriage
