Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. India’s highest court is to decide whether the age of consent for sexual activity should be lowered, in a landmark case that has ...

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Rep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage, speaks in favor of House Bill 62 on Friday, May 16, 2025. The Alaska Legislature is on pace to raise the state’s age of sexual consent to 18 next year, after the state ...

India’s highest court is to decide whether the age of consent for sexual activity should be lowered, in a landmark case that has sparked fierce debate across the country. Lawyers petitioned the ...