The idea of judicial elections came from Mexico's former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who frequently clashed with judges who challenged his agenda. He said judges elected by the people would be more accountable and less corrupt. Critics said electing judges risked politicizing the judiciary
31 August,2025 09:00 PM IST | Mexico City | AP
The landlocked nation of 23 million people has symbolised the security crisis in the arid Sahel region, south of the Sahara, in recent years. It has been shaken by violence from extremist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, and the governments fighting them
29 May,2025 08:02 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
It further said that blasphemy-related violence against religious minorities, fostered in part by government persecution and discriminatory laws, intensified in 2024
17 January,2025 09:00 AM IST | Bangkok | ANI
From enshrining women’s rights in the Constitution of India, to tweaking the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights so it didn’t exclude women, this extract from a new book lays out how Mumbai freedom fighter Hansa Mehta fought to empower all women
11 August,2024 07:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Team SMDADVERTISEMENT
