Top Indian court rules sex with wife younger than 18 is rape

India's highest court has ruled that having sexual intercourse with a wife under the age of 18 is rape.

Top Indian court rules sex with wife younger than 18 is rape

India's highest court has ruled that having sexual intercourse with a wife under the age of 18 is rape.

Activists hailed the decision as an important step towards ending child marriages.

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