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Nepal rivals rally on final day of election campaignNepal's election campaign enters its final day on Monday, six months after deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government, with riv...
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...
Bring our voting age down to 10Britain plans to lower its voting age to 16 by 2029, prompting a satirical argument that India should go further and let 10-year-olds vote....
UK to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reformBritain is set to lower the voting age. Sixteen and seventeen-year-olds may soon vote in all UK elections. Prime Minister Keir Starmer supp...
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One parliament, 27 ways of voting: Europe's electionMore than 350 million people across 27 countries are called on to participate in one of the West's largest democratic events from June 6 to...
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...
Voting age of 18 is discriminatory, rules New Zealand courtThe government will place a legislature to decrease the voting age to 16 before the parliament. However, the National Party has opposed the...
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 ...
Delhi govt takes on plea that challenged its lowering of drinking ageThe plea sought mandatory age check at places selling and serving alcohol, such as bars, pubs, liquor vends, eateries, etc. It also sought ...
Countries that have kept the age of youth enfranchisement under 18Almost 90 per cent of nations have a voting age of 18, in the remaining countries, the age varies from as low as 16 to as high as 21.
BJP to support anti-rape BillBJP wanted to keep the age of consent for sex at 18 years and the government has agreed to this demand.
- 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.
- Make the drinking age to 18: Citizen
The Delhi government may have proposed to lower the drinking age from 25 to 21, but Delhiites aren’t saying 'cheers'.