Assam recently launched a crackdown on child marriage in the State. However, the action has left many young girls, including mothers, in distress.

In the drive against child marriage in the State, the police had till recently arrested 2,258 people, including Hindu and Muslim priests who conducted such weddings. The police said they have identified around 8,000 accused in connection with such cases...See more

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early on Monday, killing over 4,000 people in both countries.

Authorities feared the death toll from the earthquake and aftershocks would keep climbing as rescuers looked for survivors among tangles of metal and concrete spread across the region beset by Syria’s 12-year civil war and refugee crisis.

Tens of thousands who were left ...See more

After 135 days on the road, the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra ended in Srinagar, on the Mahatma’s death anniversary, with several Opposition leaders attending the unfurling of the tricolour.

The yatra’s objective was to emphasise the contrast between the party’s vision for India, built on its slogan of “unity in diversity”, and the Hindutva ideology of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)