The Supreme Court rules that the Italian marines case will be probed only by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The court also ruled that the trial in the special court will happen on a daily basis as soon as the chargesheet is filed. The two Italian mar...
The Supreme Court has left the matter of probe into the Italian marines case in the Centre's hands, which means that it would be okay with the NIA taking up investigation.
The NIA is all set to probe the Italian marines case. The Italian government's plea has been dismissed. This comes as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling that the Centre will have the final say in who will investigate the marines case.
The Supreme Court will today decide on the agency that will be investigating the killing of Indian fishermen by Italian marines. A Bench led by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir will look into the case and give a ruling.
External affairs minister Salman Khurshid speaks on the Italian marines case, says it does not matter whether NIA or CBI probes the case, whatever the court orders, will be followed.
The Supreme Court is set to give its verdict on who will investigate into the murder of two Kerala fishermen by Italian marines. Italy had objected to National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the case.
The Home Ministry will most likely transfer the Italian marines case from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to the CBI, as the former has charged the two marines with the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platfo...
Following the return of the two Italian marines, accused of killing Indian fishermen, the Indian government lifts the travel ban on the Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini. He can now return to Rome. The marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone are ac...
Daniel Mancini, Italian Ambassador to India, is now free to travel abroad with the Supreme Court lifting the travel ban imposed on him in the row over return of marines accused of killing Indian fishermen.
The Supreme Court orders a special and fasttrack court to hear the case of the Italian marines. The Supreme Court also lifts the restraining order it issued on the Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini, since the Italian marines have returned to India. The marine...
The Supreme Court has lifted the restraining order on Italian Ambassador Daniel Mancini over the row on return of marines accused of killing Indian fishermen.
The Ministry of Home affairs has handed over the case of the killing of Indian fishermen allegedly by Italian marines to the National Investigation Agency.
Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has tendered his resignation in protest against the Italian government's decision to send back two Italian marines to India to face trial in connection with the killing of two Kerala fishermen. Terzi has said that he made ...
Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has resigned from his post in protest over the return of two Italian marines to India to face trial in connection with the killing of two Kerala fishermen. Terzi has said that he made the decision to quit as his opinion ov...
Opposing his government's decision to send back its two marines accused of killing Indian fishermen, Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has resigned.
India may have been happy with the return of Italian marines to face trial in India. But the political repercussions of this move in Italy has been drastic. Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, who was reportedly one of the persons responsible for escalating...
Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi resigned from his post in protest over the return of two Italian marines to India to face a murder trial. He said that he resigned in contention with the decision to send the marines back to India as he did not want that t...
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) of Patiala House Court has been designated with the task of conducting the trial of the two Italian marines, accused of shooting dead two Kerala fishermen. Thus, the request by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to conduct the tri...
Delhi High Court issues a notification to try the two Italian marines, accused of killing Indian fishermen in August last year, in a special court. The marines returned to India after much diplomatic drama between India and Italy.
Newshour | The Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen in India have returned to India. However, the marines will not be arrested or be liable to death sentence. Italy now says 'snubbing' India was necessary and the impasse was intentional to hard bar...
Italian foreign minister Guilio Terzi says 'snubbing' India was necessary and the impasse was intentional to hard bargain with India over the Italian marines issue. The Italian government had earlier refused to return the two Italian marines accused of killing...
Italian foreign minister Giulio Terzi di Sant'agata justifies their action of not returning the marines by snubbing and mocking India. He says that the drama of not returning the marines to India had to be done so that India could not charge them with a death ...
The two Italian marines who had refused to return to India, with the backing from the Italian government, for the trial for killing two fishermen, have reached Delhi. Earlier, the Italian government was informed that if the marines comply with the Supreme Cour...
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid makes a statement on the floor of the House, on the return of the marines. The marines are to return to India any minute to face trial for killing two fishermen. He said that they have looked into the marines case, whi...
BJP president Rajnath Singh says that the Opposition played an important role in the return of Italian marines to stand trial in India. According to him, it was the government's failure to stand strong that led to the Italian marines running away in the first ...
Reacting to the news of return of the Italian marines, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy says the government took very strong steps against the Italian government which led to their capitulation. The marines are set to reach India around 4.30 PM IST.
Diplomatic pressure works on Italy, as the country decides to send the two Italian marines, facing trial, back to India. The marines are accused of killing two Indian fishermen last year, and were allowed to go to Italy to vote in the general elections. Howeve...
Amidst sloganeering and general ruckus, Speaker Meira Kumar adjourns Lok Sabha till April 22. External affairs minister Salman Khurshid's statement about Italian marines' return was also not made due to the ruckus.
Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily accuses the BJP for politicising all issues unnecessarily. Speaking about the Italian marines return, Moily said that some issues must be left to the law of the land to take their due course, instead of claiming or disclaiming cre...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, RPN Singh says that the return of the Italian marines to India for the hearing is a victory for the government at the Centre.
BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy claims that the return of the Italian marines to India was only successful because of the pressure from the opposition on the ruling party. He also added that a lot of the credit must be given to the Supreme Court for handling the ...
Opposition can claim credit for whatever they want, but it is the government's diplomatic efforts that have succeeded, states Finance Minister P Chidambaram strongly. He was commenting on the return of the Italian marines to India.
Collective efforts of the Parliament and judiciary have resulted in the return of the Italian marines, says the president of the fishermen association. Congress leader Rajiv Shukla, in the meanwhile, says that this has nothing to do with the BJP and that it wa...
The Italian government decides to send its marines back to India for the trial. The marines will arrive in India at 4.30 PM at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Initially the Italian government had refused to send the marines back, saying that as the in...
CPI leader D Raja expresses happiness over the Italy's decision to return the marines back to India for trial. The leader said that he is glad that the stand-off between Italy and India is finally over and that it is important that the countries maintain their...
Good diplomacy has paid its dividends, says External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on the Italian marines case. The marines will be sent back to India for trial. The minister also said that he will make a detailed statement in the Parliament.
Syed Akbaruddin, MEA spokesperson, says that it is too early to speculate whether the Ambassador-designate will be sent back to Rome. He also says that quiet diplomacy always works between countries and that more statements will be issued during the day.
Talking to the media on the return of Italian marines to stand trial in India for murder of Indian fishermen, external affairs minister Salman Khurshid says the media should not write off diplomacy too soon, and it was a diplomatic victory for India.
Supreme Court of India's harsh ruling, as well as Indian government's tough stand were key to the Italian government's change of decision and send back the marines to stand trial in India.
Facing trial for killing Malayali fishermen off the coast in Kerala, Italian marines are set to return to India today. This after a long diplomatic tussle between Italian and Indian government over their return as the Italian government had earlier refused to ...
Italy softens its stand on the Italian marines case and decides to send them to India. They face trial for killing two Indian fishermen. Earlier the Italian government had refused to send the marines back, citing that as the incident occurred in international ...
After a massive diplomatic row with India over its refusal to send back marines to face trial in India, the Italian government finally caves in. The two marines will return to India today, as India refused to budge on its demand about the two marines' return.
The Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen will return to India today. Italy had earlier said that they wouldn't send the marines back to India for trial as the matter happened in international waters and hence must be tried in an internationa...
In the aftermath of the Italian marines row, Indian ambassador-designate to Italy Basant Kumar Gupta, has been allowed to leave for Rome. Italian government, too, in a change of heart has agreed to send the marines back to face trial in India.
Diplomatic pressure works on Italy, as the country decides to send the two Italian marines, facing trial, back to India. The marines are accused of killing two Indian fishermen last year, and were allowed to go to Italy to vote in the general elections. Howeve...
The diplomatic crisis between India and Italy escalated after the Supreme Court pulled up the Italian envoy over the country's breach of trust and ordered him not to leave India. Italy has sited the Geneva Conventions to seek diplomatic immunity for its envoy....
In a fresh statement from the Supreme Court in the Italian Marine case, the court has asked the Italian Ambassador to remain in the country till April 2nd. The Court said that the Italian envoy Daniele Mancini has lost his credibility as well as trust. The Sup...
Pulling up Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini for breaching the undertaking given to the Supreme Court, the apex court asks the envoy not to leave the country. The SC says that it does not anymore trust the Italian envoy. Further on the apex court says the Ita...
The Supreme Court will hear the Italy ambassador, Daniel Mancini, explain why the Italian marines haven’t returned to India yet. The ambassador had requested the government to allow the marines to return to Italy to vote. Now the Italian government has issue...
The Italian Ambassador will answer to the Supreme Court as to why the marines still haven’t returned to India for the trial. The Italian government has made it clear that they will not return the marines to India as the incident occurred in international wat...
There are indications that the Italian side is likely to plead diplomatic immunity in the Supreme Court to help the Italian envoy escape contempt of court charge. The government is likely to argue that the envoy cannot plead diplomatic immunity as he breached ...
The Supreme Court is likely to pose tough questions to Italian envoy over Italy's refusal to hand over the two marines, accused of shooting dead two Kerala fishermen. The Italian envoy could be charged with contempt of court and could be arrested for the same ...
Italy’s ambassador to New Delhi, Daniel Mancini will face a hearing in Supreme Court today, in connection with the Italian marines case. Mancini had personally negotiated the bail of the two marines last month, and their failure to return puts him in a spot.
There are indications that the Italian side is likely to plead diplomatic immunity in the Supreme Court to help the Italian envoy escape contempt of court charge. Nonetheless, legal experts say that Italy's refusal to hand over the Italian marines has put the ...
Sources have revealed that top Indian lawyers are roped in to assist the Italian Ambassador. The lawyers reportedly are planning to argue that the Italian Ambassador enjoys absolute diplomatic immunity in a bid to save the Italian Ambassador from facing the la...
The government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme court stating that the SC order has been served to Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini. The Italians have failed to return the two marines to India who are under a trial for killing two fishermen.
The MHA restricts the Italian envoy Daniel Mancini's movement inside the country. The MHA issued an advisory to check all ICPs to ensure that the envoy does not leave the country before the Supreme Court gives the clearance to do so.
The Supreme Court rules that the Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini cannot leave India till March 18th, for the breach in failing to bring back the two marines who are facing trial. Italy now either has to save the Ambassador and send the marines back, or aban...
In a surprise move, the Supreme Court rules that the Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini cannot leave India till March 18th, for the breach in failing to bring back the two marines who are facing trial. The Ambassador and two marines now face contempt of court ...
The Supreme Court of India issues a notice to the Italian ambassador to India, Daniele Mancini, ordering him not to leave the county till March 18th. The notice has been served in connection with the Italian marines case. The two marines also have been served ...
Supreme Court issues a notice to the Italian Ambassador to India, Daniele Mancini, ordering him not to leave the county till March 18th. The notice has been served in the Italian marines case. The two marines have been accused of killing two fishermen last yea...
India, it appears, is not ready to take Italy's breach of trust lying down. While Supreme Court has issued notice to Italian envoy, saying that he cannot leave the country, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said the aspirations and sentiments of th...
In a strongly worded statement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warns Italy, over its refusal to hand over two marines accused of killing two Kerala fishermen, of dire diplomatic consequences. Meanwhile, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) asks Ministry of External A...
It has been revealed that the lies that helped Italian marines to escape the Indian judicial system were engineered at the highest levels of Italian government. Even as Italy continues to be unapologetic, pressure mounts on the Indian government to take tough ...
Newshour | Should India continue diplomatic niceties with Italy or should this be treated as a violation of relations between two nations? Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy, former High Command to Pakistan G Parthasarathy, Congress supporter Sanjay Jha, It...
The Italian ambassador says that Italy wants to keep the issue of the legal aspects of the marines case, separate from the bilateral issues. He also said that the signing of the affidavit was procedural, which shows that it is a contempt of the Supreme Court a...
Legal counsel for the republic of Italy and the two Italian marines have said they were not informed, consulted or forewarned regarding this decision of the Italian government to not send the marines back.
Ministry of External Affairs seeks details of the Italian marines case from the Home Ministry to take up the issue with Italy and take it to the next level.
Following Italy government's refusal to send the two Italian marines back to India for trial, the Indian government has planned to send the Italian envoy back. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has also warned Italy of a grave diplomatic fallout if the country doe...
Speaker Meira Kumar allows a debate on the Italian marines crisis during the Zero Hour. The BJP demanded that a debate be allowed on this issue and how India is going to deal with the country.
BJP caused disruption in the proceedings at the Lok Sabha. The leaders of the Opposition brought up the Italian marines case in the house, demanding answers from the Congress regarding the issue. Meira Kumar on repeated occasions had to request the house to ma...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expresses anger at the behaviour of the Italian government over the marines case. India has threatened strict action against Italy for their breach of trust. India might break all ties with Italy including that of trade. According...
Rudy Pratap Singh, spokesperson for BJP, says that the government's reply about letting out Italian marines in the first place has been wishy-washy. Even as the MEA talks tough on the issue, BJP says the government is yet to take any action and questions the m...
Kerala Chief Mnister Oommen Chandy says he will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss a plan of action in the view of Italian government's refusal to send back the two marines, who are to stand trial in India for shooting and killing two fishermen off ...
BJP is likely to take up Italy's refusal to hand over two marines in the Parliament again today. The party will question the government as to how Italy could get away with a such a huge breach of trust. Meanwhile, the Italian government has said that since the...
Achil Vandhavai | While many DMK leader courted arrest in the name of TESO general strike, the protest was a damp squib in several place. Also discussed, the Italy government's betrayal of not returning the Italian marines and the delay in setting up a Cauvery...
As the diplomatic standoff between India and Italy over Italy's refusal to hand over two marines, accused of shooting dead two Kerala fishermen, escalates, Italian envoy to India finds himself in the middle of the controversy as he was the one who promised tha...
MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin says that the Indian government has expresses dissatisfaction with the Italian government. He also says that the Italian government should honour their promise of returning the two Italian marines, accused of killing two Indian...
BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy slams the Italian government and calls them betrayers of India's trust. This reaction comes after the Italy government refused to send the two Italian marines, who are accused of shooting Indian fishermen, back to India for trial. ...
India, in no uncertain terms, has condemned Italy's breach of trust. The Ministry of External Affairs has termed the act of Italy 'completely unacceptable'. Nonetheless, the breach of trust by Italy raises several questions over the treaty signed between the t...
Newshour | Why did India sign a treaty which would let the Italian prisoners go home the moment they were convicted? LS member PC Chacko, BJP leader Rajeev Rudy and National Secretary of the CPI Atul Anjaan debate on whether India has been willingly conned by ...
News Night | The Italian government's decision not to return two marines to India, where they face charges of killing two fishermen off the Kerala coast, gives rise to the question, is India such a soft state that one country after other, like Pakistan, US, De...
After a meeting with the Italian officials, the External Affairs Ministry has made it clear that they do not agree with the stand taken by Italy. The Italians earlier refused to return the two marines to India, who were charged for killing of two Indian fisher...
Italian Ambassador is headed to South Block to meet the foreign secretary of India. It is expected that India would express displeasure at Italy's betrayal. Two Italian marines, accused of killing Indian fisherman, were allowed to go to their country to vote, ...
The External Affairs Ministry has summoned the Italian envoy. The Italian ambassador to India, Daniele Mancini, has reached the south block to meet the MEA officials. This is in the backdrop of Italy's refusal to return the two marines accused of killing two f...
Even as an angry India deals with Italy's snub, a controversy brews over the Indo-Italian treaty on exchange of sentenced prisoners. India had signed a pact allowing the marines to serve sentence in Italy if convicted. The treaty was operationalised by India e...
Italian Ambassador had signed an affidavit, given to the Supreme Court, taking full responsibility for the return of the Italian Marines who left India. It was based on this affidavit that the marines were allowed to leave India. This clearly shows that this i...
Roman catholic cardinals have begun a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict, who abdicated last month. Around 115 cardinals will be deciding on the next pope. The Romans have been backing Brazilian Cardinal Scherer and the Reformers have been backing ...
The Kerala Fishermen Association protests against the Italian government's refusal to hand over two Italian marines, accused of killing two Kerala fishermen. In Kerala, lawmakers, especially the Opposition, are up in arms against this Italian deceit as the Ker...
Sources say that the Ministry of External Affairs has approached the law ministry to discuss options and bring the Italian marines back to India. As the marines, who face trial in Kerala for shooting and killing fishermen off the Indian coast, were granted a r...
Following the uproar in both the Houses over the Robert Vadra land deal and Italy's refusal to hand over the two Italian marines, Parliament has been adjourned. The stalemate in Parliament is likely to continue for the next few days as the Opposition seeks to ...
The two Italian marines, accused of shooting two India fishermen off the Kollam coast, will not return to India to face trial. Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone had been let off by India for four weeks so that they could vote in the general elections i...
President of Kerala Fishermen Association reacts to Italy's refusal to hand over two Italian marines, accused of shooting dead two Kerala fishermen, terming it a tragedy. He claims that the nation's sovereignty and integrity have been challenged by this decisi...
Reacting to Italy's refusal to hand over two Italian marines to face trial in India for shooting dead two Indian fishermen, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says that the stand taken by Italy is completely unacceptable. The PM issues a warning of sorts, saying th...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh terms the move by the Italian government, of not sending the two Italian marines back to India for trial, as being totally unacceptable and that he will speak to Foreign Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and request him to take the...
Reacting to Italy's refusal to hand over two marines, accused of killing two Indian fishermen, the family members of the fishermen demand justice, saying that they want justice to prevail. Wife of one of the slain fishermen refutes claims that the family membe...
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who is under immense pressure following the refusal of Italy to send back the two marines to face the trial in India, is set to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to exert pressure to take the necessary steps to bring back ...