‘Time is right’ for assisted dying debate, MP Kim Leadbeater says Proposals to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life are to be introduced in Parliament this month. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater is putting forward the bill and said “now is the time” to hold a … Read more
Ruldu Ram’s joy knew no bounds after he voted for the first time in his life at the age of 90, nearly eight decades after migrating from Pakistan during the Partition. He was among the hundreds of West Pakistan refugees in the border town of RS Pura who cast their votes for the Assembly election … Read more
Getty Images Many pharmacies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland could cut their opening hours in protest over government funding, if a “work-to-rule” ballot passes. The National Pharmacy Association says its unprecedented ballot of members could mean chemists keeping strictly to the 40 hours a week they are required to open in the government contract. … Read more
2 hours ago By Nikki Fox & Laura Devlin, BBC News, Bedfordshire Family handout Amelia Butlin took her own life in her first year at university The family and friends of a student who took her own life have called on the next government to prioritise mental health support for young people in schools, colleges and universities. … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, in Ayodhya. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI The campaign for Uttar Pradesh, politically the most critical state, which elects 80 MPs to the lower house of parliament, saw the major political parties pitching their campaign agendas across the State in intense campaigning. The … Read more
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti. File | Photo Credit: ANI Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti was up in arms on April 26, as a group of parties, including the BJP, wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to postpone elections for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. … Read more
Lib Dem MPs have a free vote on the bill, and speaking to BBC Breakfast, the party leader Sir Ed Davey said: ‘I’ve seen the health impacts of smoking tobacco, there’s no good outcome, it’s always bad, it’s the leading cause of preventable death in our country.” Source link
Reiterating that the Congress is fighting to save democracy and the Constitution, Aland MLA B.R. Patil has urged the people to vote for the Congress and support INDI Alliance to preserve the idea of India by rejecting divisive forces that are weakening the world’s largest democracy. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating an election rally at … Read more
Electors have the right to “refuse to vote” even after registering their identities before a presiding officer. File | Photo Credit: AFP At a time when the Election Commission pledges to leave no stone unturned to bring eligible voters to polling stations to exercise their franchise, not many electors are aware of their right to … Read more
For the upcoming Lok Sabha elections of 2024, Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have strategically crafted their narrative around four key pillars: the poor, the youth, women, and farmers, referring to them as the ‘chaar jatiyan‘ (four castes). This rhetoric is a departure from traditional caste politics in India, emphasising development and … Read more