Conflict raged near Kyiv on Saturday and Ukrainian officials said heavy shelling and threats of Russian air attacks were endangering attempted evacuations of desperate civilians from encircled towns and cities elsewhere. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia was sending in new troops after Ukrainian forces had put 31 of its battalion tactical groups out of…Continue Reading

Debate Rages Over Odisha’s Opposition To Raise Marriageable Age For Girls

The Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR), Chairperson, Sandhyabati Pradhan’s letter to the Centre opposing the latter’s decision to increase the minimum legal age for marriage of girls from 18 to 21 years, has triggered a debate in the State.Pradhan, in her letter to Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, the Chairperson of Parliament Committee on…Continue Reading