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Sweden to fine social media sites over 'murder adverts'Sweden's government said Wednesday it planned to introduce legislation requiring social media platforms like TikTok and Snapchat to take do...
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Murshidabad’s forgotten crisis: Beedi workers struggle amid charged political debates, SIR deletionsIn Murshidabad's beedi belt, children work alongside mothers to meet daily targets. Families earn meager wages for rolling beedis. Contract...
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US Republicans block bid to rein in Trump's Iran war powersHouse Republicans blocked a Democratic attempt to end U.S. attacks on Iran, continuing to prevent efforts to limit President Trump's war po...
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Why the US must not become a nation of emigrantsThe US is experiencing an unprecedented exodus of citizens, with a growing number seeking better opportunities abroad due to factors like h...
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Future India needs younger MLAs, MPsTelangana CM Revanth Reddy suggests lowering the election contesting age. The proposal aims to align legislatures with India's demographics...
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Maharashtra leads in 85+ voter category, UP and Bihar followsWomen outnumber men in the 85 and above age category both nationally and within Maharashtra. Of the 81 lakh voters in this group nationwide...
14 Apr, 2024, 02.47 PM IST
New Zealand to decide on lowering voting age from 18 to 16“Ultimately, you've got to draw the line somewhere, and we're comfortable with the line being 18.” At the Supreme Court, four judges found ...
21 Nov, 2022, 10.53 AM IST
Discussion to lower the minimum age of MLAs, MPs must begin, says CEC OP RawatThose who choose our representatives are aged 18 whereas those who are chosen have to be 25. There’s a dichotomy, says OP Rawat.
17 Mar, 2018, 11.15 PM IST
Dalit, tribal women fit to be an MP but unfit to be sarpanch in Haryana, RajasthanThey have additional criteria for exclusion such as a two-child norm, functional toilet at home, and no pending power bills or loan payment...
20 Dec, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
Record 61 women elected to Lower House in 16th Lok Sabha electionsAccording to an analysis of PRS Legislative Research, it was a marginal increase when compared with the 2009 general elections, when 58 wom...
25 May, 2014, 12.48 PM IST
Elections 2014: 253 Lok Sabha members above 55 yearsThe 16th Lok Sabha will be a little older than the earlier one, with 253 of the 543 elected members being above the age of 55 years of age.
17 May, 2014, 11.16 PM IST
General elections 2014: Aam Aadmi Party all set to promise lower age for contesting pollsThe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to make a tall promise to the country’s electorate ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
02 Apr, 2014, 08.29 AM IST
- No recommendation by EC to lower voting age to 16
The Election Commission on Saturday said it has made no recommendation to the government to lower the voting age to 16.
15 Jan, 2011, 05.25 PM IST