Guwahati: Nizara Begum, 18, is distraught. It’s been over 24 hours since her husband, 26-year-old Ismail Ali, was arrested from their house in Bothimari,...
In his bail application, the petitioner cited Islamic law to defend his marriage to his now-pregnant minor ‘wife’. POCSO is a special law, said the court, rejecting the argument.
The 15-year-old girl had requested release from childcare home so that she could live with her spouse. Judge says marriage is valid as per Islamic Law.
Meghalaya HC quashed case against man for marrying, impregnating 'consenting minor'. But recent judgments in cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act not uniform.
Punjab & Haryana High Court last week held marriage of Muslim bride, 17, with Hindu groom as valid due to provisions of Muslim personal law. Couple had petitioned court for protection.
After triple talaq, Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, could be another step in the Modi government’s strategy to nudge India towards a uniform civil code.
Several BJP leaders call amendment a direct violation of the law against child marriages, but govt says it’s only a ‘technical’ change to an existing law.
A Delhi-based legal resource group says its study analyses district and high court case law pertaining to child marriage in India between 2008 and 2017.
Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.
As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.
New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour.
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In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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