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Kerala HC reiterates that every Indian citizen, regardless of their religion, is bound to adhere to the law prohibiting child marriage
After holding that the Child Marriage Act 2006 supersedes the Muslim personal law, Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan emphasises upon the psychological impact that marriage has on the child, impacting their education, career and lives, making child brides are more vulnerable to domestic violence and abuse; states it’s the duty of every citizen to help eradicate this practice
Unveiling the Harsh Truth of Child Marriage in India
The article below explores the untenability of the custom and the urgent need for institutional attention and reform
Using children to chant communal hate slogans fosters hate
A video showing the small boy raising hate slogans in a PFI rally in Alappuzha, Kerala, has raised serious concerns
Over 1.28 lakh cases of crime against children in 2020, yet there is eerie silence on issue
Horrific details of the Dalit child’s rape and murder in Delhi crematorium by priest emerge, news of another child raped in Rajasthan reported
Sonbhadra: 1L of milk given to 81 students as part of their mid-day meal!
A primary school was allegedly caught giving adulterated milk to its students as part of their mid-day meal in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. A video demonstrating the cook adding one litre of milk to a bucket of water went viral on social media this Tuesday, on November 26.
UN Committee Takes Stock of the Status of Child Rights on World Children’s Day
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UN-CRC)...
New POCSO Act retains clause “sexual assault on child in course of communal and sectarian violence”
Hate crimes against marginalised communities have seen a steady...
22,000 children risking lives in India’s ‘illegal’ mica mines, 10-20 die each month
An investigation by a high-profile e-journal run by a...
Despite Green Revolution success, rate of malnutrition in India remains stubbornly high
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Excerpts from “Food and Nutrition Security Analysis, India, 2019”,...
‘Desist from showing children in indecent and vulgar manner’: Ministry of I&B to private satellite TV channels
In an advisory issued to all private satellite TV...