Sport can be life changing in a country where millions of girls are illegally married in childhood, limiting their futures to a life of domestic chores and dependence on their husbands. Football is ...

In India, nearly half of all girls are married before they turn the legal age of 18. In the state of Bihar, the statistics are even grimmer: 69% of girls are wedded before they’re 18 and 48% before ...

When reports revealed that authorities in Maharashtra stopped 6,428 child marriages in seven years, many reacted with alarm.

Police in Assam detain 3,000 men in month-long operation Crackdown leaves poor families without main breadwinner Campaigners say arrests wrong way to tackle child marriage RADHANAGAR, India, March 1 ...

India has launched Raksha, a first-of-its-kind AI-powered child protection system that uses nationwide real-time data to predict and prevent trafficking, child marriage, and online exploitation.

Agartala: Tripura’s social welfare and social education minister, Tinku Roy, announced that more than 700 child marriages were successfully prevented .

Kota: Two Class 12 minor girls from Bundi district Friday sought intervention from local authorities to halt their forced marriages scheduled for Feb .