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Pramod Mutalik calls “urgent press conference” on Love Jihad

2014-09-182014-09-18 | Vijay Sharma

Love Jihad may not bring the rosiest memories for the Bharatiya Janata Party, but some of its supporters are definitely in no mood ‘abandon’ the cause. Pramod Mutalik, chief of Sri Ramasene — the organisation that became famous for attacking women in a beer parlour in Mangalore — will address an “urgent press conference” on […]

Half of Indian brides are underage – report

2014-06-242014-06-24 | Deepti Rajan

Close to half of India’s girls are married before the age of 18, and one in five is married even before she turns 15, a report by Dasra, a philanthropic foundation, said. According to the report, India accounts for 40% of the world’s 60 million child marriages, which is the highest share globally. Pakzan Dastoor, […]