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Curbing child marriage: Maharashtra contemplating rule mandating birth dates on wedding cards

Mumbai: Maharashtra is considering a rule to print the birth dates of the bride and groom on wedding invitation cards to help ...
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Child marriage prevention: State mulls making birth year mandatory on cards

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Phys.org

Child marriage law 'backlash' causes rise in under-age brides

A law intended to stamp out child marriage may have had the opposite effect and lead to an increase, new research by King's College London shows. The study is published in The Journal of Law, ...
Digital Journal

Indian activists seek to save child brides

Jyoti Thorat (left), a sugarcane worker who was married as a child bride, prays with her husband, Ravindra, in their home at Kathoda village in Beed district of India ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Thousands of girls ending up as child brides

NEW YORK -- A disturbing issue that affects many girls in our area is being forced into marriage when they are underage. It might surprise you that thousands of girls under the age of 18 are getting ...

No birth date, no wedding? Maharashtra govt mulls big rule to crack down on child marriages

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

‘Monsoon brides’: Extreme weather fuels Pakistan child marriages

Shamila (L) was married off in exchange for money, one of a growing number of underage marriages taking place in Pakistan's flood-stricken areas - Copyright AFP Asif ...