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Polygamy, Child Marriage Banned In Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Draft
A complete ban on polygamy and child marriage, a common marriageable age for girls across all faiths, and similar grounds and procedures for divorce are among the major recommendations of a panel that drafted the UCC for Uttarakhand.
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Parliament Panel On Increasing Age Of Marriage Of Women Gets More Time
A parliamentary committee examining a bill which seeks to increase the age of marriage of women from the present 18 to 21 years has been granted a fresh three-month extension to table its report.
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Opinion: Age Of Consent In India - What Is The Debate?
The courts in India are flooded with cases on the rampant misuse of the POCSO Act (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act of 2012), in which consenting teenagers are prosecuted for acts that become illegal simply because of their age.
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Killed Mumbai Woman, Partner Hid Their Marriage Due To Age Gap: Cops
Saraswati Vaidya and Manoj Sane, the man accused of killing her, chopping up her body and boiling parts of it in their home near Mumbai, were married, the police said today, as new details emerged on the gruesome murder.
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Young Men Are Not Finding Brides Because Of Unemployment: Sharad Pawar
Criticising the Centre and in Maharashtra over unemployment, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday that it is creating social issues as young men of marriageable age are not finding brides.
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"1 Woman In Committee Of 31": MP Priyanka Chaturvedi On Marriage Age Bill
Maharashtra MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has raised concerns over the make-up of a committee that is looking into a bill for raising the legal age of marriage of women from 18 to 21.
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UP Khaps Want Promises To Farmers Kept, Oppose Girls' Marriage Age Change
Heads of several Khaps held a meeting here demanding fulfilment of promises made to agitating farmers in Delhi, and also opposed the centre's decision to raise the legal age of marriage for women.
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Bill To Raise Marriage Age Of Women In Lok Sabha, Referred To Parliament Panel
A bill that seeks to have a uniform age of marriage for men and women was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid protests by opposition members, with Union minister Smriti Irani urging the chair to refer it to a parliamentary panel.
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On Raising Marriage Age Of Women, PM's Swipe At Akhilesh Yadav's Party
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 10th visit to Uttar Pradesh in the past month, showcased his government's contributions to women's welfare the latest of which, he said, was the raising of marriage age for girls from 18 to 21.
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Opinion: Centre's Hypocrisy In Raising Marrying Age For Women To 21
The central government is set to introduce a Bill to raise the marriageable age for women to 21 years. Given its majority in parliament, this Bill will probably become law. Yet there are so many important issues that require deeper consideration that
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Rajya Sabha MPs Seek Changes In Surrogacy Bill Over Age, Eligibility, Marriage Norms
Rajya Sabha members on Wednesday sought changes in certain provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2019, which mandates that only a close relative can be a surrogate mother and provisions of five years of marriage for commissioning parents.
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Karwa Chauth 2019: Know About Important Puja Rituals, Timings Of The Festival
Karwa Chauth 2019: Married women or women of marriageable age observe strict fast and do not drink water or consume food after pre-dawn till the moon is sighted in the evening.
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Pak Senate Passes Bill To Set Puberty Age For Girls At 18: Report
Pakistani Senate has passed a bill to fix 18 years as the age of puberty for girls to end the practice of child marriages in the country, triggering objections from some members who said the move was against Islam.
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"Bhaisahab, Need Time," Cop Says On Arrests After UP Teen Raped In Car
A teenage girl was raped in a car by four men on Sunday while she was returning from a marriage ceremony from Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr. The girl, aged around 15, is critical and admitted in a hospital. A medical examination of the girl has confirmed rape, according to police.
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Top Court Fines Lawyer For Filing PIL To Lower Marriageable Age Of Men
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking that the legal marriageable age for men be brought down from 21 to 18 years, as for women, and imposed a fine of Rs. 25,000 on a lawyer for filing such a plea. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul refused to entertain the plea filed by lawyer Asok Pande saying that th...
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Polygamy, Child Marriage Banned In Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Draft
A complete ban on polygamy and child marriage, a common marriageable age for girls across all faiths, and similar grounds and procedures for divorce are among the major recommendations of a panel that drafted the UCC for Uttarakhand.
-
Parliament Panel On Increasing Age Of Marriage Of Women Gets More Time
A parliamentary committee examining a bill which seeks to increase the age of marriage of women from the present 18 to 21 years has been granted a fresh three-month extension to table its report.
-
Opinion: Age Of Consent In India - What Is The Debate?
The courts in India are flooded with cases on the rampant misuse of the POCSO Act (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act of 2012), in which consenting teenagers are prosecuted for acts that become illegal simply because of their age.
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Killed Mumbai Woman, Partner Hid Their Marriage Due To Age Gap: Cops
Saraswati Vaidya and Manoj Sane, the man accused of killing her, chopping up her body and boiling parts of it in their home near Mumbai, were married, the police said today, as new details emerged on the gruesome murder.
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Young Men Are Not Finding Brides Because Of Unemployment: Sharad Pawar
Criticising the Centre and in Maharashtra over unemployment, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday that it is creating social issues as young men of marriageable age are not finding brides.
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"1 Woman In Committee Of 31": MP Priyanka Chaturvedi On Marriage Age Bill
Maharashtra MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has raised concerns over the make-up of a committee that is looking into a bill for raising the legal age of marriage of women from 18 to 21.
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UP Khaps Want Promises To Farmers Kept, Oppose Girls' Marriage Age Change
Heads of several Khaps held a meeting here demanding fulfilment of promises made to agitating farmers in Delhi, and also opposed the centre's decision to raise the legal age of marriage for women.
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Bill To Raise Marriage Age Of Women In Lok Sabha, Referred To Parliament Panel
A bill that seeks to have a uniform age of marriage for men and women was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid protests by opposition members, with Union minister Smriti Irani urging the chair to refer it to a parliamentary panel.
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On Raising Marriage Age Of Women, PM's Swipe At Akhilesh Yadav's Party
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 10th visit to Uttar Pradesh in the past month, showcased his government's contributions to women's welfare the latest of which, he said, was the raising of marriage age for girls from 18 to 21.
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Opinion: Centre's Hypocrisy In Raising Marrying Age For Women To 21
The central government is set to introduce a Bill to raise the marriageable age for women to 21 years. Given its majority in parliament, this Bill will probably become law. Yet there are so many important issues that require deeper consideration that
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Rajya Sabha MPs Seek Changes In Surrogacy Bill Over Age, Eligibility, Marriage Norms
Rajya Sabha members on Wednesday sought changes in certain provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2019, which mandates that only a close relative can be a surrogate mother and provisions of five years of marriage for commissioning parents.
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Karwa Chauth 2019: Know About Important Puja Rituals, Timings Of The Festival
Karwa Chauth 2019: Married women or women of marriageable age observe strict fast and do not drink water or consume food after pre-dawn till the moon is sighted in the evening.
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Pak Senate Passes Bill To Set Puberty Age For Girls At 18: Report
Pakistani Senate has passed a bill to fix 18 years as the age of puberty for girls to end the practice of child marriages in the country, triggering objections from some members who said the move was against Islam.
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"Bhaisahab, Need Time," Cop Says On Arrests After UP Teen Raped In Car
A teenage girl was raped in a car by four men on Sunday while she was returning from a marriage ceremony from Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr. The girl, aged around 15, is critical and admitted in a hospital. A medical examination of the girl has confirmed rape, according to police.
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Top Court Fines Lawyer For Filing PIL To Lower Marriageable Age Of Men
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking that the legal marriageable age for men be brought down from 21 to 18 years, as for women, and imposed a fine of Rs. 25,000 on a lawyer for filing such a plea. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul refused to entertain the plea filed by lawyer Asok Pande saying that th...
