Maharashtra is considering making birth dates mandatory on wedding invitation cards to prevent child marriages. The proposal ...

Maharashtra has written to the Rajasthan government to study its practice of mentioning the dates of birth of both the bride ...

Tatkare said consultations are underway with the Rural Development Department and the Law and Judiciary Department before a ...

Aditi Tatkare informed that as per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2019-21 the child marriage percentage average was ...

Maharashtra is considering a new rule requiring the birth dates of brides and grooms on wedding invitation cards to prevent ...

Mumbai: Maharashtra is considering a rule to print the birth dates of the bride and groom on wedding invitation cards to help curb child marriages, Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare ...

Mumbai: In a unique move aimed at tackling the persistent problem of child marriage, the Maharashtra Government is ...

With the help of a local charity and child marriage activist, 18-year old child bride who was married off at just 11 months finally wins her freedom. After 18 years of persecution, Santadevi Meghwal ...

The proposal was recommended by the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights following concerns over a ...

Child marriage has long been a problem in Afghanistan. A 2021 UNICEF report estimated that 28% of Afghan women aged 15–49 years were married before the age of 18. A new decree issued by the Taliban's ...