Constitution

Ex-Pak dictator Gen. Musharraf sentenced to death for high treason

8:18 pm December 17, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan’s former dictator Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday sentenced to death in absentia in the high treason case for subverting the Constitution, becoming the first military ruler to receive the capital punishment in the country’s history. A three-member bench of the special court, headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, found […]

Ready to record statement from hospital bed in Dubai in treason trial: Musharraf

11:23 pm December 10, 2019

Lahore: Pakistan’s ailing former dictator Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf has informed a court here that he is ready to record his statement from a hospital bed in Dubai in the treason trial against him, according to a media report on Tuesday. Musharraf, who has been living in Dubai since March 2016, is facing treason charges […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

28 pvt member bills introduced in Lok Sabha

7:21 pm November 22, 2019

New Delhi: Measures to control population and compulsory teaching of vedic education were among the issues raised by members through 28 private member bills introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday. Other bills introduced include those related to welfare measures for opium growers, prohibition of indecent advertisements and timely payment of dues to tea garden […]

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

Expect Mamata to brief me about losses due to ‘Bulbul’: Guv

7:47 pm November 18, 2019

Siliguri (WB): Expressing anguish over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee not informing him on the losses incurred by the state due to cyclone ‘Bulbul’, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said he expects the CM to brief him about it within a few days. Dhankhar said as per the Constitution, it is the duty of […]

Risks for all sides as Trump impeachment hearings swing open

1:23 pm November 13, 2019

Washington: The closed doors of the Trump impeachment investigation are swinging wide open. When the gavel strikes at the start of the House hearing Wednesday morning, America and the rest of the world will have the chance to see and hear for themselves for the first time about President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine and […]