Should Britons be fined if they don’t vote? It could soon be compulsory

Few were surprised when the 2024 general election delivered a Labour landslide. That the party would form the next government ...
The BattalionOpinion

Opinion: Time is lost to compulsory courses

At some point, I stopped counting the minutes until my classes ended and began measuring how many months worth of unavoidable ...
The Hindu

Is compulsory voting feasible in the Indian context? | Explained

The Election Commission has announced the poll schedule for five Assembly elections to be held in April-May 2026. In a separate hearing before the Supreme Court on a poll-related matter, the court ...
Reuters

Ukraine begins compulsory evacuation of children from Donbas city

KYIV, March 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine has begun the compulsory evacuation of children from the city of Sloviansk, in a sign that the security situation is deteriorating ‌in one of the country's main ...
Mint

LPG gas cylinder eKYC online: Aadhaar biometric authentication now compulsory — here’s how to do it

Centre has made LPG Biometric Aadhaar Authentication compulsory only for customers who have not yet completed eKYC, as part of its ongoing initiative to verify genuine users. This directive comes amid ...
Farmers Weekly

Compulsory purchase threatened for Oxford-Cambridge corridor

Compulsory purchase will be used if land is not offered to develop the Oxford-Cambridge arc, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said in a speech on Tuesday (17 March). Delivering the 2026 Mais lecture at the ...
The Financial Times

Reeves to say she will back compulsory purchase powers for Oxford-Cambridge corridor

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce on Tuesday that she is ready to use compulsory purchase powers to ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Country councils putting compulsory voting for WA's local government elections back on agenda

Councillors in the City of Busselton and Shire of Collie have backed making voting at WA local government elections compulsory. WA and SA are the only Australian states where voting at council ...
balkaninsight

Croatia Resumes Compulsory Military Service After Almost 20-Year Break

First conscripts arrive at barracks for two months of basic training, as Croatia's government reintroduces obligatory military service almost two decades after it was abolished. An officer directs new ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Farmers 'gutted' after compulsory land acquisition amendments pass Victorian parliament

The Victorian government passed new compulsory land acquisition amendments on Thursday. This means transmission companies can acquire private land for renewable energy projects before an Environmental ...
LGBTQ Nation

Compulsory heterosexuality is thwarting pleasure & hindering gender liberation. We can change that.

The following is an excerpt from Trans Pleasure: On Gender Liberation and Sexual Freedom by Brandon Andrew Robinson. On January 24, 2021, while I was eagerly waiting for the second season of Euphoria, ...