An overseas travel ban was imposed on South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol by the authorities a week after his botched imposition of martial law, which pushed the democracy of the country into chaos.

The ban has been imposed to investigate President Yoon&nbsp;as prosecutors continue to weigh possible insurrection charges against him.

On Saturday (Dec. 7), Yoon was able to survive an impeachment vote in the parliament. However, now he is facing a travel ban, which was confirmed by the Corruption Investigation Office on Monday (Dec. 9).

Yoon's party had earlier said that they would seek the resignation of the president and appealed to him to remain suspended from duties for protecting the country from “grave danger.”

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During a parliamentary hearing, a lawmaker asked if President Yoon would be banned from travelling abroad. In reply, the immigration services commissioner at the Ministry of Justice, Bae Sang-up, said, "Yes, that's right."

Earlier, the head of the corruption investigation agency had said that he had asked the&nbsp;investigators to seek a travel ban on Yoon.

<h2>Why is Yoon facing a ban on foreign travel?</h2>

Last week, Yoon declared martial law in the country while stating that he was trying to get rid of the "pro-North Korean forces" in the country, which pushed South Korea into political turmoil.&nbsp;

In no time, armed soldiers were seen marching on the streets of the capital and surrounding the parliament.

In the next few hours, the president faced immense political pressure and was forced to reverse the decree. Later, Yoon apologised for his actions but did not resign.

Watch:&nbsp;South Korea Faces Political Turmoil &amp; Economic Challenges

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“This emergency martial law declaration stemmed from my desperation as the ultimate responsible party for state affairs,” said Yoon in his two-minute address.

Opposition parties&nbsp;tried to impeach the president&nbsp;but failed to do so after the floor vote was boycotted by most ruling party lawmakers.

The People Power Party (PPP) said that they had blocked the motion&nbsp;to avoid "severe division and chaos" and added that it would "resolve this crisis in a more orderly and responsible manner."

The travel ban on President Yoon was imposed at a time when the commander of&nbsp;South Korea’s&nbsp;special forces apologised for instructing his troops to enter parliament after the declaration of martial law.

(With inputs from agencies)

An overseas travel ban was imposed on South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol by the authorities a week after his botched imposition of martial law, which pushed the democracy of the country into chaos.

An overseas travel ban was imposed on South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol by the authorities a week after his botched imposition of martial law, which pushed the democracy of the country into chaos. The ban has been imposed to investigate President Yoon as prosecutors continue to weigh possible insurrection charges against him. On Saturday (Dec. 7), Yoon was able to survive an impeachment vote in the parliament. However, now he is facing a travel ban, which was confirmed by the Corruption Investigation Office on Monday (Dec. 9). Yoon's party had earlier said that they would seek the resignation of the president and appealed to him to remain suspended from duties for protecting the country from “grave danger.” Also Read: Nearly 150,000 people protest outside South Korea parliament asking Yoon to quit as impeachment fails During a parliamentary hearing, a lawmaker asked if President Yoon would be banned from travelling abroad. In reply, the immigration services commissioner at the Ministry of Justice, Bae Sang-up, said, "Yes, that's right." Earlier, the head of the corruption investigation agency had said that he had asked the investigators to seek a travel ban on Yoon. Why is Yoon facing a ban on foreign travel? Last week, Yoon declared martial law in the country while stating that he was trying to get rid of the "pro-North Korean forces" in the country, which pushed South Korea into political turmoil. In no time, armed soldiers were seen marching on the streets of the capital and surrounding the parliament. In the next few hours, the president faced immense political pressure and was forced to reverse the decree. Later, Yoon apologised for his actions but did not resign. Watch: South Korea Faces Political Turmoil & Economic Challenges “This emergency martial law declaration stemmed from my desperation as the ultimate responsible party for state affairs,” said Yoon in his two-minute address. Opposition parties tried to impeach the president but failed to do so after the floor vote was boycotted by most ruling party lawmakers. The People Power Party (PPP) said that they had blocked the motion to avoid "severe division and chaos" and added that it would "resolve this crisis in a more orderly and responsible manner." The travel ban on President Yoon was imposed at a time when the commander of South Korea’s special forces apologised for instructing his troops to enter parliament after the declaration of martial law. (With inputs from agencies)

South Korea's President Yoon faces ban on travelling abroad after martial law fiasco

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A Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/vajpayee-government-conducted-nuclear-tests-20-years-back-other-governments-never-had-similar-courage-pm-modi-217767">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</a> and his council of ministers incurred an expenditure of Rs 393 crore on foreign and domestic travel in the last five fiscal years.

City-based RTI activist Anil Galgali had filed an RTI query with the PMO seeking the total Foreign Travel Expenses (FTE) and Domestic Travel Expenses (DTE) incurred by the prime minister and his council since May 2014.

In December 2018, the Modi government, replying to queries on foreign travel expenses in Rajya Sabha, had said that an expenditure of over Rs 2,021 crore was incurred on chartered flights, maintenance of aircraft and hotline facilities during Modi's visits to foreign countries since June 2014.

The RTI filed by Galgali finds that Rs 263 crore was spent by the PM and his cabinet colleagues on their foreign visits, while Rs 48 crore were spent in their domestic visits.&nbsp;

As far as ministers of state are concerned, the RTI reply states that they incurred expenses of Rs 29 crore on foreign visits and Rs 53 crore on domestic visits.

Replying to his query, Satish Goyal, the senior accounts officer of Pay and Account Office of the Cabinet Affairs, has stated that cumulative expenditure incurred on FTE and DTE by the PM and the ministers from the financial year 2014-15 to 2018-19 was Rs 393.58 crore.

Citing e-lekha reports, Goyal gave separate expenditures of the cabinet ministers, the prime minister and the ministers of state.

According to the RTI reply, cabinet ministers and the prime minister spent Rs 311 crore, while ministers of state spent Rs 82 crores on their foreign and domestic visits.

A major chunk of expenses was incurred in the year 2014-15 when Rs 88 crore was spent on foreign travels by the prime minister and his cabinet colleagues.

Galgali asked why all details were not kept separately and termed it a "lack of transparency".

"This information on travel expenditure does not give the full picture and therefore, it is a lack of transparency. The government should keep all records of each minister and their numbers of trips and their expenses and all this information should be available in public domain."

Replying to Galgali's previous RTI query, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) had said that it does not keep records of the expenses incurred on the domestic visits of the prime minister exclusively.

Praveen Kumar, Under Secretary and the Central Public Information Officer of the PMO, had replied that the MPs' domestic visits are organised by the different public authorities and documentation of the expenses incurred on the PM's domestic visits is not part of the records and information maintained.

Kumar also said that the prime minister's tours related to poll campaigns are not official ones and the PMO does not have to incur any expenditure on them, therefore, the details cannot be provided.

As per PMO website, the expenses on domestic visits of the prime minister are met out of the budget of the Ministry of Defence, while the expenses of his foreign tours are met out of the budget head "Cabinet Ministers Maintenance of PM's aircraft Other charges".

According to the PMO website, Modi has made 49 foreign trips from May 2014 to February 22, 2019. It also lists the expenses incurred on chartered flights on these 49 foreign trips.&nbsp;

A Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his council of ministers incurred an expenditure of Rs 393 crore on foreign and domestic travel in the last five fiscal years.

A Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his council of ministers incurred an expenditure of Rs 393 crore on foreign and domestic travel in the last five fiscal years. City-based RTI activist Anil Galgali had filed an RTI query with the PMO seeking the total Foreign Travel Expenses (FTE) and Domestic Travel Expenses (DTE) incurred by the prime minister and his council since May 2014. In December 2018, the Modi government, replying to queries on foreign travel expenses in Rajya Sabha, had said that an expenditure of over Rs 2,021 crore was incurred on chartered flights, maintenance of aircraft and hotline facilities during Modi's visits to foreign countries since June 2014. The RTI filed by Galgali finds that Rs 263 crore was spent by the PM and his cabinet colleagues on their foreign visits, while Rs 48 crore were spent in their domestic visits. As far as ministers of state are concerned, the RTI reply states that they incurred expenses of Rs 29 crore on foreign visits and Rs 53 crore on domestic visits. Replying to his query, Satish Goyal, the senior accounts officer of Pay and Account Office of the Cabinet Affairs, has stated that cumulative expenditure incurred on FTE and DTE by the PM and the ministers from the financial year 2014-15 to 2018-19 was Rs 393.58 crore. Citing e-lekha reports, Goyal gave separate expenditures of the cabinet ministers, the prime minister and the ministers of state. According to the RTI reply, cabinet ministers and the prime minister spent Rs 311 crore, while ministers of state spent Rs 82 crores on their foreign and domestic visits. A major chunk of expenses was incurred in the year 2014-15 when Rs 88 crore was spent on foreign travels by the prime minister and his cabinet colleagues. Galgali asked why all details were not kept separately and termed it a "lack of transparency". "This information on travel expenditure does not give the full picture and therefore, it is a lack of transparency. The government should keep all records of each minister and their numbers of trips and their expenses and all this information should be available in public domain." Replying to Galgali's previous RTI query, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) had said that it does not keep records of the expenses incurred on the domestic visits of the prime minister exclusively. Praveen Kumar, Under Secretary and the Central Public Information Officer of the PMO, had replied that the MPs' domestic visits are organised by the different public authorities and documentation of the expenses incurred on the PM's domestic visits is not part of the records and information maintained. Kumar also said that the prime minister's tours related to poll campaigns are not official ones and the PMO does not have to incur any expenditure on them, therefore, the details cannot be provided. As per PMO website, the expenses on domestic visits of the prime minister are met out of the budget of the Ministry of Defence, while the expenses of his foreign tours are met out of the budget head "Cabinet Ministers Maintenance of PM's aircraft Other charges". According to the PMO website, Modi has made 49 foreign trips from May 2014 to February 22, 2019. It also lists the expenses incurred on chartered flights on these 49 foreign trips.

PM, council of ministers incurred Rs 393 crore expenditure on foreign, domestic travel in 5 years

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is unwell and has cancelled a visit to London next week for annual economic talks, two government officials said on Thursday.

Jaitley has been advised to rest, the two officials at the finance ministry said. They did not identify the nature of his illness.&nbsp

"He will not visit London next week as he is not keeping well," one of the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity in line with government policy.&nbsp

Jaitley was due to meet UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond at the India-UK economic dialogue and deliver a talk on "Looking Ahead to 2022: India`s Global Vision" at Chatham House, a policy think tank.&nbsp

The organisers of the talk said the programme has been cancelled without assigning any reason.

Finance Ministry spokesman D.S. Malik was not immediately available for a comment.&nbsp

Jaitley, 65, skipped a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries in Argentina last month. He told Reuters at the time he was not in a position to take a long flight.&nbsp

In 2014 he had a gastric bypass operation to keep his diabetes in check. 
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Jaitley has been advised to rest, the two officials at the finance ministry said. They did not identify the nature of his illness.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is unwell and has cancelled a visit to London next week for annual economic talks, two government officials said on Thursday. Jaitley has been advised to rest, the two officials at the finance ministry said. They did not identify the nature of his illness. "He will not visit London next week as he is not keeping well," one of the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity in line with government policy. Jaitley was due to meet UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond at the India-UK economic dialogue and deliver a talk on "Looking Ahead to 2022: India`s Global Vision" at Chatham House, a policy think tank. The organisers of the talk said the programme has been cancelled without assigning any reason. Finance Ministry spokesman D.S. Malik was not immediately available for a comment. Jaitley, 65, skipped a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries in Argentina last month. He told Reuters at the time he was not in a position to take a long flight. In 2014 he had a gastric bypass operation to keep his diabetes in check.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unwell, cancels foreign travel

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