NEW DELHI: In an important ruling, Supreme Court Tuesday held that the conventional idea ‘bail is the rule, jail is an exception’ should be applicable not only to IPC offences but also to others for which special statutes like Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act have been enacted if the conditions prescribed under that law are fulfilled.While…
Former Bangladesh PM Khaledi Zia on Wednesday addressed the nation for the first time since her release from jail.Zia expressed gratitude towards the protestors who were in a “do-or-die struggle” since June in a bid to voice their dissent against the preferential quota in government jobs.“I have been released now. I want to thank the…
A foreign journalist known for his work on the Middle East and someone who sought to seal an interview with jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan was deported back to his home country with a 5 hour ultimatum after his tourist visa was revoked, according to local media. The American Author and journalist, Charles Glass…
NEW DELHI: In another major relief, Islamabad High Court on Monday cleared Pakistan‘s former Prime Minister Imran Khan of charges related to leaking state secrets, according to his lawyer and party officials.The court also acquitted former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case. However, Khan will remain in prison for now due to…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi chief electoral officer’s office confirmed the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Lok Sabha elections campaign song after the party made necessary modifications, as confirmed by officials on Friday. AAP MLA Dilip Pandey, the songwriter and vocalist verified that the song has been approved.In a post in Hindi on X, Pandey said, “Truth…
The US Secret Service is in the business of protecting the president, whether he’s inside the Oval Office or visiting a foreign war zone. But protecting a former president in prison? The prospect is unprecedented. That would be the challenge if Donald Trump – whom the agency is required by law to protect around the…
NEW DELHI: AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday alleged that the Delhi chief minister is deprived of his basic rights guaranteed under the constitution and claimed he is being “tortured inside the jail” at the directions of the government of India and PM Modi. “Inside the jail, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is being tortured at…
