Electoral participation has been on a steady rise in India

Voter turnouts have been increasing over decades across States, and is not a sudden phenomenon

Ex-Sinaloa security chief first of 10 indicted Mexican officials to surrender to U.S. authorities

Other defendants include Gov Ruben Rocha Moya and Mayor Juan de Dios Gamez Mendivil of the Sinaloa state capital of Culiacan, both of whom said they were taking temporary leaves of absence to deal with the charges

Imran Khan’s sister moves Pak court challenging his ‘solitary confinement’

The petition termed the “prolonged isolation” as “patently illegal, devoid of lawful authority, and amounting to inhuman and degrading treatment”

PM Modi arrives in Netherlands on second leg of five-nation tour

Mr. Modi said he would hold talks with Prime Minister Jetten and call on King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima

DU teachers stage protest demanding regularisation of ad hoc faculty

AADTA members said the issue was particularly significant in the 12 Delhi Government-funded colleges under DU, where many teachers continue to work on an ad hoc basis

Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah approves ₹93 crore power infrastructure projects

The approval of these projects was accorded during the sixth meeting of the Council of Ministers, the J&K CM said

Gaza airstrike targeted Hamas military wing leader, Israel says

“Al-Haddad was responsible for the murder, abduction, and harm inflicted upon thousands of Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers,” the statement issued by the office of the Defence Minister said

Nepal students protest government ban on unions in universities

The student leaders warned that they would not accept any move that, according to them, weakens democratic practices in the country