New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh paid a tribute to the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh on the 107th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, calling the incident ‘one of the darkest and most painful chapters’ in history.“On #JallianwalaBagh massacre remembrance day, I bow my head in deep reverence to the countless innocent lives lost in one of the darkest and most painful chapters in our nation’s history. This tragedy was not just an act of brutality—it …
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New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir paid a humble tribute on Monday to those who lost their lives at Jallianwala Bagh. April 13, 2026, marks the 107th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, a significant and dark chapter in India’s struggle for independence and sovereignty. Gambhir took to ‘X’ and penned a short statement, writing, “Martyrs live forever! #JallianwalaBagh”Over a hundred years ago, on this day in 1919, the ruthless actions of British …
Seoul, April 6 (IANS) A special counsel team on Monday demanded a 10-year prison term for South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol during the appeals trial of his obstruction of justice case stemming from his 2024 imposition of martial law. Special counsel Cho Eun-suk’s team sought the sentence at the final hearing at the Seoul High Court, double the five-year term handed down by a lower court in January.Yoon was convicted by the lower court of obstructing investigators from detaining him la…
Seoul, April 6 (IANS) South Korea’s Cabinet approved a motion Monday to amend some texts in the Constitution, setting the stage for the National Assembly to vote on the proposed amendment, and, if passed by lawmakers, the amendment will be put to a national referendum.The move comes after 187 lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Party and five minor parties jointly proposed the bill on Friday to tighten the requirements for declaring martial law and incorporate the spirit of past pro-democracy m…
Seoul, Feb 25 (IANS) A special counsel team said Wednesday it has appealed a court’s recent life sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his insurrection conviction. The special counsel, led by Cho Eun-suk, said the appeal was filed due to “factual errors, legal misunderstandings and inappropriate sentencing.”Last week, a Seoul court sentenced Yoon to life in prison for leading an insurrection when he briefly imposed martial law on December 3, 2024, Yonhap News Agency repor…
Seoul, Feb 24 (IANS) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday appealed his life sentence over his insurrection conviction from his failed bid to impose martial law.The appeal was filed by his lawyers five days after a court sentenced Yoon to life in prison for leading an insurrection when he briefly imposed martial law on December 3, 2024.”We think we have a responsibility to clearly point out the problems with this decision for not only court records but for future historical reco…
Seoul, Feb 20 (IANS) South Korean leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Friday voiced regret as former President Yoon Suk Yeol was handed life in prison for leading insurrection over his short-lived imposition of martial law.Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok made the remark during a press conference at the National Assembly, in a thinly veiled indication that the conservative party may have no intention of fully severing ties with the ousted president, although the martial law crisis had …
Seoul, Feb 19 (IANS) A court on Thursday sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison for his failed bid to impose martial law in 2024. In the first ruling on the case, the Seoul Central District Court convicted Yoon of leading an insurrection through the martial law bid but handed down a sentence lighter than the death penalty recommended by special prosecutors, Yonhap News Agency reported.The court made clear the martial law order amounted to an insurrection as the f…
Seoul, Feb 13 (IANS) South Korea’s defence ministry said Friday it has excluded Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Kang Dong-gil from duty over his alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial law bid in late 2024. The move came a day after the ministry took a similar action against Ground Operations Commander General Joo Sung-un over suspicions of martial law involvement, marking the second such suspension of a four-star general appointed under South Korean President L…
Seoul, Feb 12 (IANS) South Korea’s defence ministry has identified around 180 military personnel as having been involved in former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law bid in late 2024 and plans to take measures against them, including disciplinary actions, officials said on Thursday.The ministry released the figure following a month-long investigation into about 860 officers from 24 military commands and units alleged to have been involved in the martial law imposition in December …