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Assam Tables Bill To End Muslim Marriages, Divorce Law. Reason Given Is...
The Assam government on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims, stating that it had scope to allow marriages of minors from the community.
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Pakistani Man Forces Minor Daughter To Marry 72-Year-Old, Cops Rescue Bride
Police foiled an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man in Charsadda town and arrested the groom, ARY News reported.
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Mass Wedding Plan For Nigerian Orphans Sparks Uproar, Some Girls Feared To Be Underage
Several Nigerian Human rights groups have also launched a petition to stop the mass wedding plan.
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Man Kills Woman, Her Family For Rejecting His Marriage Proposal, Dies By Suicide: Cops
A 32-year-old man allegedly murdered five members of a family including a married woman who had rejected his marriage proposal and her minor son before committing suicide in Chhattisgarh's Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district on Saturday, police said.
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Engagement Off, Karnataka Man Chops Off Teen Fiancee's Head, Flees With It
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly beheaded by the man she was set to marry on Thursday, hours after authorities stopped their engagement ceremony in Karnataka's Madikeri.
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Why Himanta Sarma Says Polygamy, Child Marriage Are Not Election Issues
Terming polygamy, child marriage and other subjects related to 'Miya' community as non-issues in Lok Sabha elections, Assam CM Himanta Sarma claimed he was raising these problems as he wants social transformation of minorities, not their votes.
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Marriage Dissolution Doesn't Efface Status Of Child's Parents: Court
Dissolution of a marriage does not efface the parental status of the mother and father of a child, the Delhi High Court has observed while allowing a man's plea to have his name reflected in the school records of his minor son.
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Delhi Man Stabbed During Marriage Function, 3 Teens Arrested: Police
A 24-year-old man was allegedly stabbed in East Delhi's Pandav Nagar during a marriage function on Wednesday, said police, adding that three minors have been arrested in connection with the incident.
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Many Marriages Would Be At Risk If Minor Disputes Seen As "Cruelty": Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that if small disputes in a marriage are viewed as "cruelty" by courts under divorce law, then many marriages would risk being dissolved even if there is no actual cruelty by either spouse.
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Marriage Between Survivor, Accused No Reason To Close Rape Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has refused to close criminal proceedings against a man accused of raping a minor, saying the subsequent marriage between the two was no reason for quashing the FIR and the charges against him were "serious in nature".
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"I Stand By What I Said": Chief Justice On Marriage Equality Judgment
Chief Justices have been in the minority in 13 significant judgments, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has said, standing by his recent ruling in the marriage equality case.
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Mumbai Couple Killed By Woman's Father Over Interfaith Marriage, 3 Arrested
A 50- year-old man, his son and another person have been arrested by Mumbai police and three minors detained for allegedly murdering the man's daughter and son-in-law in a case of so-called honour killing, police said.
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17-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Marrying Minor Girl In Delhi: Cops
A 17-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly marrying a minor girl and impregnating her in east Delhi's Laxmi Nagar area, police said on Wednesday.
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Two Girls Allegedly Raped At Marriage Function In Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor
Two minor girls were allegedly raped by an unidentified man at a marriage function here, police said on Sunday, adding the victims have been hospitalised.
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22-Year-Old UP Man Rapes Minor After Promising Marriage, Arrested: Cops
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man here on the pretext of marriage, police said on Sunday.
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Assam Tables Bill To End Muslim Marriages, Divorce Law. Reason Given Is...
The Assam government on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims, stating that it had scope to allow marriages of minors from the community.
-
Pakistani Man Forces Minor Daughter To Marry 72-Year-Old, Cops Rescue Bride
Police foiled an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man in Charsadda town and arrested the groom, ARY News reported.
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Mass Wedding Plan For Nigerian Orphans Sparks Uproar, Some Girls Feared To Be Underage
Several Nigerian Human rights groups have also launched a petition to stop the mass wedding plan.
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Man Kills Woman, Her Family For Rejecting His Marriage Proposal, Dies By Suicide: Cops
A 32-year-old man allegedly murdered five members of a family including a married woman who had rejected his marriage proposal and her minor son before committing suicide in Chhattisgarh's Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district on Saturday, police said.
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Engagement Off, Karnataka Man Chops Off Teen Fiancee's Head, Flees With It
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly beheaded by the man she was set to marry on Thursday, hours after authorities stopped their engagement ceremony in Karnataka's Madikeri.
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Why Himanta Sarma Says Polygamy, Child Marriage Are Not Election Issues
Terming polygamy, child marriage and other subjects related to 'Miya' community as non-issues in Lok Sabha elections, Assam CM Himanta Sarma claimed he was raising these problems as he wants social transformation of minorities, not their votes.
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Marriage Dissolution Doesn't Efface Status Of Child's Parents: Court
Dissolution of a marriage does not efface the parental status of the mother and father of a child, the Delhi High Court has observed while allowing a man's plea to have his name reflected in the school records of his minor son.
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Delhi Man Stabbed During Marriage Function, 3 Teens Arrested: Police
A 24-year-old man was allegedly stabbed in East Delhi's Pandav Nagar during a marriage function on Wednesday, said police, adding that three minors have been arrested in connection with the incident.
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Many Marriages Would Be At Risk If Minor Disputes Seen As "Cruelty": Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that if small disputes in a marriage are viewed as "cruelty" by courts under divorce law, then many marriages would risk being dissolved even if there is no actual cruelty by either spouse.
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Marriage Between Survivor, Accused No Reason To Close Rape Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has refused to close criminal proceedings against a man accused of raping a minor, saying the subsequent marriage between the two was no reason for quashing the FIR and the charges against him were "serious in nature".
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"I Stand By What I Said": Chief Justice On Marriage Equality Judgment
Chief Justices have been in the minority in 13 significant judgments, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has said, standing by his recent ruling in the marriage equality case.
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Mumbai Couple Killed By Woman's Father Over Interfaith Marriage, 3 Arrested
A 50- year-old man, his son and another person have been arrested by Mumbai police and three minors detained for allegedly murdering the man's daughter and son-in-law in a case of so-called honour killing, police said.
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17-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Marrying Minor Girl In Delhi: Cops
A 17-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly marrying a minor girl and impregnating her in east Delhi's Laxmi Nagar area, police said on Wednesday.
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Two Girls Allegedly Raped At Marriage Function In Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor
Two minor girls were allegedly raped by an unidentified man at a marriage function here, police said on Sunday, adding the victims have been hospitalised.
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22-Year-Old UP Man Rapes Minor After Promising Marriage, Arrested: Cops
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man here on the pretext of marriage, police said on Sunday.
