New minimum age for women to marry is 21, not 18; proposal cleared by Cabinet

New Delhi, December 16
The government has decided to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, bringing it at par with that of men.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday had cleared a

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