Law Commission to clear stand on One Nation One Election, minimum age of consent under POCSO today

Sep 27, 2023

The Commission under the chairmanship of Justice Rituraj Awasthi will meet to finalise the Commission's recommendation and clear its stand on the simultaneous elections,...

Philippines raises age of consent to 16

Mar 08, 2022

Manila [Philippines], March 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a bill to raise the age of consent in the country from 12...

Reducing age of consent from 18 to 16 will adversely affect fight against child marriage, trafficking: Law Commission

Sep 29, 2023

The Law Commission of India has submitted its report on the reduction of the age of consent from 18 to 16 and stated that...

Australia to legislate minimum age for social media usage

Sep 09, 2024

Albanese said that it's about supporting parents and keeping kids safe

Karnataka withdraws proposal to lower minimum age for drinking

Jan 19, 2023

The Karnataka government has withdrawn its proposal to lower the minimum age for drinking in the state following "objections raised by public, associations and...

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...