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  Iraq to lower girls' marriage age to 9 years to 'protect' them from 'immoral relationships': Report

  World | November 12, 2024 13:51 IST

  Iraq is set to lower the legal age of consent from 18 to just nine, enabling men to marry young children. The proposed law would also strip women of essential rights, including divorce, child custody, and inheritance.

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  Parliament committee examining 'Marriage Bill' gets another three months extension

  India | October 22, 2022 7:23 IST

  Marriage Bill India: The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha during the last Winter Session. The Government referred it to a Standing Committee for Parliamentary Scrutiny soon after its introduction.

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  Bill to increase marriage age for women introduced in Lok Sabha, referred to Standing Committee

  India | December 21, 2021 16:28 IST

  Smriti Irani introduced the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021 that seeks to increase the legal minimum age for women to marry to 21 years.

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  Hindu Marriage Bill becomes law in Pakistan after President’s approval

  World | March 20, 2017 7:24 IST

  President Mamnoon Hussain on Sunday gave his approval to the Hindu Marriage Bill, 2017 on the advice of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, turning it into law.

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  Pakistan passes landmark Hindu Marriage bill

  World | March 10, 2017 17:30 IST

  Pakistan's Parliament has passed a landmark bill giving its small Hindu minority the right to register marriages in the country. Pakistan's Hindus were set to get an exclusive personal law to regulate marriages after the

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  Britain introduces same-sex marriage bill

  World | January 25, 2013 20:58 IST

  London,Jan 25: The British government published a bill to legalize same-sex marriage on Friday, and said lawmakers will get their first vote on it in Parliament next month.The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill extends marriage