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India Orders Akshaya Tritiya Crackdown on Child Marriages

States are directing age checks with fast alerts to head off a festival‑linked spike in underage weddings.

MP Police Search Kochi for Kumbh Mela Bride as Court Order Bars Her Arrest

Comodoro Rivadavia Child Death: Mother and Partner Held Six Months

Russia Summons Mexico’s Ambassador Over Russian Teen Held in State Custody

NCST Says Kumbh ‘Viral Girl’ Was a Minor, POCSO Case Filed and DGPs Summoned

Broward Fire Lieutenant, Wife Jailed on Child Abuse Charges in Alleged Yearslong Confinement of Adopted Girl

Uttar Pradesh Father Arrested After 12-Year-Old Daughter Killed Over Alleged Candy Theft

Sangli Father Arrested After 9-Year-Old Dies From Alleged Overnight Hanging

Goa Councillor’s Son Arrested in Obscene Videos of Minors Case as Crime Branch Takes Over

Police Book Ujjain Vedic School Warden After Viral Video Shows Student Caned

Karnataka High Court Declines To Quash Child Marriage Case, Extends Liability To Temples, Priests and Venues

Bal Vivah Mukti Rath Concludes Key State Legs, Cites Massive Reach in Child Marriage Awareness Drive

Mother Gets 18 Months for Failing to Protect Daughter From Years of Sexual Abuse

Tokyo Massage Shop Owner Denies Charges in Case of 12-Year-Old Thai Girl

Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill to Permit Death Penalty for Child Sex Crimes

Algemesí Nursery Abuse Probe Widens to Auxiliary Worker

Multiple Probes Target Peru Shelter Linked to Congresswoman After Images of Child Victims

Child Recruitment by Armed Groups Soars in Colombia and Haiti

Delhi 16-Year-Old Dies Months After Acid Ingestion as Police Probe Assault Allegations, Child Marriage

Benevento Nursery Abuse Probe Puts Five Teachers, Including Three Nuns, Under Movement Restrictions