Malaysia's Kedah state raises marriage age to 18

Jul 19, 2022

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia's Kedah state has raised the minimum legal age for marriage among Muslims from 16 to 18 years...

Task Force constituted to examine correlation of age of marriage and motherhood

Sep 22, 2020

New Delhi [India], September 22 : The central government on Tuesday said that a task force has been constituted to examine the correlation of...

SC dismisses plea seeking uniform minimum age of marriage for men and women

Mar 27, 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea seeking a uniform minimum age of 21 years for marriage for both men and...

SC issues notice to Centre on uniform age of marriage for Muslims girls

Dec 09, 2022

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) to make the...

Mira Road murder case: Couple hid marriage because of age difference, say police

Jun 09, 2023

In the murder case of a 32-year-old woman, whose body was cut into pieces by her 56-year-old live-in partner in Maharashtra's Thane, it has...

Committee set up to reconsider minimum age of marriage for women: PM Modi

Aug 15, 2020

New Delhi [India], Aug 15 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that a committee has been set up to reconsider minimum age...