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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicChild marriage

Topic: Child marriage

SubscriberWrites: From law to action—NALSA’s blueprint for eradicating child marriage

NALSA’s new SOP targets child marriage with legal action, community support, and rehabilitation—but its success hinges on political will, trained officials, and grassroots change.

SC steps in to protect 16-yr-old trapped in a forced marriage, ‘abused’ & let down by parents

Having run away from home in March, the girl has asked for court’s protection. An SC bench has listed the case for hearing on 15 July & directed police to ensure the minor's safety.

SubscriberWrites: A simple change, a game change – Small shifts can end child marriage

A crucial piece of the puzzle in eradicating child marriage are faith leaders. If awareness programs focus on sensitizing them, they could become powerful allies in this fight.

SubscriberWrites: A revolutionary GURU who banned child marriage in 1863

Who was the first to establish a minimum marriage age and prohibit child marriage? It was none other than Namdhari Satguru Ram Singh Ji.

A Hindu woman has no right to divorce her husband—consent is meaningless: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

In 'Kesari' by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Nadeem Khan and Yashodhan Parande offer English translations of the nationalist leader's articles in his Marathi newspaper.

SC to examine when a man can seek annulment of child marriage, address age discrepancy in law

SC is hearing a petition filed by a woman challenging an Allahabad HC order allowing her husband’s petition to declare their marriage void under Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.

Assam Police registers 345 cases, arrests over 430 in 3rd drive against child marriage

Among those arrested included men who wed underage girls, families and two Kazis. The first drive against underage weddings was launched in the state in February last year.

West Bengal has a child marriage problem. It’s defying its own haloed history

Child marriages in India dropped from 54.2% in 1992-93 to 23.3% in 2019-21, as per the NFHS data. But West Bengal has held steady at around 41%.

In SC guidelines to wipe out child marriage, onus on districts, legal action against negligent officials

Regarding Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Supreme Court said law enforcement machinery should not just focus on increasing prosecutions, but also make efforts to prevent the offence.

Assam govt to bring law making it compulsory for Muslims to register marriage, divorce

Earlier, Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration was conducted by Kazis. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, 'the main aim of this bill is to fight against child marriage'.

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Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.