New Zealand was the first country where women gained the right to vote in 1893. Its parliament is now 5th highest in the world for women’s representation, at 48.3%.
In parliamentary panel meeting, EC says age of voting & contesting polls can’t be same. Cites SC rejecting several petitions on reducing age for contesting elections to 18.
Enfranchisement isn't a silver bullet. But unless the place of children in democracy is deepened, political division and democratic distrust will surely worsen.
The study done by Pew Research Center across 19 advanced democracies found that taking steps to reduce climate change & getting a Covid-19 vaccine are also considered important.
The rule which had been introduced Tuesday in a district of 20 in Jammu & Kashmir has been axed as Kashmris feared such rules would allow BJP to alter the region's demomgraphics.
Sunak, son-in-law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, has been quoted in the media as saying that he feels 'great' about the result of the first round of voting.
The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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