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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khans former wife and British-Pakistani journalist Reham Khan asserted that there is no democracy in the country at the moment and it is more of martial law that is governing the nation. (Photo: ANI)

No democracy in Pakistan currently, situation like martial law: Reham...

What democracy is this where without asking people or taking suggestions, without confiding in parliament, decisions are...

28 Oct 2018 7:09 PM IST

Brig. Reginald Dyer (1864-1927).

Martial law & Dyer's raj of terror: Amritsar 1919

On the evening of 14 April, the attempt to terrorise the residents of Amritsar continued with the arrival of Dyer at the...

30 Nov 2018 1:00 AM IST

Donald Trump declares himself president of law and order amid protests. (AP Photo)

Amid racial unrest, Trump brands himself 'president of law and order'

Trump vowed to deploy the US military to America's own cities to quell a rise of violent protests

2 Jun 2020 11:03 AM IST

Use of the countrys lese-majeste law has surged under the royalist junta that took power in a 2014 coup detat, with more than 100 people charged since the coup, according to legal monitoring group iLaw. (Photo: Representational/File)

Thai court sentences man for 18 years in prison for insulting monarchy

Tara, whose last name was withheld by his lawyer, was arrested in 2015 for sharing online materials allegedly insulting...

9 Aug 2017 11:36 AM IST

President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo: AP)

Rodrigo Duterte threatens martial law for all of Philippines

The charter allows Supreme Court to review the factual basis for proclaiming martial law which is limited to an initial...

2 July 2017 10:44 AM IST

President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo: AP)

President Duterte pledges to rebuild ISIS-infested Philippines city

The declaration of martial law is the subject of petitions at the Supreme Court questioning the necessity and factual...

21 Jun 2017 2:53 PM IST