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 has lifted the restraining order on Italian Ambassador Daniel Mancini over the row on return of marines accused of killing Indian fishermen.
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On the highly controversial marines case, the Italian caretaker Prime Minister Mario Monti has denied reports that claim that a deal was struck with India for returning the marines. He has said that the marines were sent to India not because of Italy's busines...
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...
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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 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....
Italy sends a note to India asking it to respect Vienna Convention on immunity for diplomat. Italy says India can not impose restrictions on the movements of their 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...
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 ...
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...
Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitely questions the Indian foreign policy. In his address in the Rajya Sabha he said it was high time that India rethinks its foreign policy in the light of the recent happening both from across the border as well as in the Italian ...
The recent terror attacks and the Italy marines' case has rocked both the Houses with BJP questioning India's foreign policy. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arum Jaitely, says that it is high time India rethinks its foreign policy. He said that now its P...
Pakistan's interference into Indian's internal matters has once again exposed their unhealthy interest. Recently, the Pakistan National Assembly issued a statement condemning Afzal Guru's death and they have also asked India to return the body to his family. P...
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...
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...
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.
As CBI continues to investigate the AgustaWestland helicopter scam, the involvement of the former Air Chief, SP Tyagi keeps getting clearer. The CBI has filed an FIR against Tyagi and 12 other accused. CBI has also conducted raids at Tyagi's residence.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain slams government over Italy refusing to hand over the two marines to face trial in India. Hussain promises to raise the issue in the floor of the House. He asks Indian government to exert pressure over the Italian government and br...
There is widespread anger among fisherfolk in Kerala after Italy refused to hand over two Italian marines, accused of killing two Kerala fishermen. Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs has demanded more time to study the explanation offered by Italy for...
In a development that could lead to a diplomatic stand-off between Italy and India, the Italian marines, who were charged with murder of Indian fishermen, won't be returning to India to face a trial.
The Indian government receives its first set of documents from Italy, in connection with the VVIP helicopter scam. This includes the warrants issued against former Finmeccanica CEO Giuseppe Orsi. These documents are expected to help the CBI get to the roots of...
In a strongly worded statement, Italy has refused to hand over the two marines, accused of killing two Indian fishermen, to India to face trial. Italy has even accused India of violating international law obligations. The Italian marines were allowed to go to ...
The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the controversial VVIP chopper deal, names former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi as one of the suspects in the scam. The CBI has named ten persons including three relatives of SP Tyagi, in a preliminary investigation re...
Italy hands over A few documents related to the VVIP chopper scam to India. The CBI believes that the documents will help in investigating whether any Indian had received bribes to swing the deal in favour of AgustaWestland. One of the members of the CBI team ...
A group of topless women protest against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, as he casts his vote at a polling station during Italy's election. The protestors painted 'Enough Berlusconi' on their bodies. The police dragged away the women protestors. Berlu...
Millions of Italians will elect their next government on Sunday in its Parliamentary polls that will define Rome's economic fortunes. With youth unemployment at 30% and various other issues plaguing the nation, the elections are coming at a crucial time.
The Ministry of Defence has withdrawn the delegation from Italy, which had been sent to investigate the chopper scam. The CBI team will be returning to India tomorrow. Finmeccanica is likely to reply to the show-cause notice, that was sent by the defence minis...
The CBI has engaged two law firms in Italy for legal assistance over the VVIP chopper scam. The CBI team is already in Milan and had gone to the Indian High Commissioner yesterday. Sources say that the law firms would be helping the CBI officials in coordinati...
The CBI team, probing the AgustaWestland chopper scam in Italy, reportedly has met the lawyer who is assisting the team in Milan and has termed the meeting 'fruitful'. The team has refused to divulge further details about the meet and it appears the team has f...
The CBI team along with the Defence Ministry representatives left to Italy for further investigation into the Rs 3,700 crore VVIP AgustaWestland helicopter scam. But sadly, the Italian officials have said that they wouldn’t be able to share details regarding...
There is a tough task ahead for the CBI team, investigating the AgustaWestland defence deal, as Italy has refused to share details of the case with India. The CBI team, which is set to arrive in Italy, will have to try hard to convince Italian authorities if t...
The Prime Minister's Office is upset and angry with the Defence Minister, AK Antony as he cancelled the VVIP AgustaWestland helicopter deal with Italy without informing the office. The CBI team is all set to leave to Italy for further investigations into the s...
India's investigative agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, will arrive in Italy later in the day. The CBI team will be accompanied by officials from the Defence and Foreign Ministry. The group will meet the Italian court officials to garner more informatio...
The CBI will leave to Italy for further investigations into the AgustaWestland helicopter scam. The team will consist of two CBI officials and one member each from the Defence and Foreign Ministry. The team will meet the Italian court officials to gather more ...
Former Union minister during the NDA regime Jaswant Singh speaks up on the chopper deal scam. According to him, media should not indulge in wild speculations but wait for the probe report to come out. He says that the investigators should first find the money ...
After helping Manchester City to their first league title in 44 years when they finished atop the English Premier League in 2012, Italian striker Mario Balotelli moved to AC Milan not merely because of disagreements with Man City boss Roberto Mancini, but also...
The Italian marines case will be moved out of Kerala and will be heard in Delhi. The Supreme Court said that a special Court will be set up for this case. It also said that the Court will keep in mind international as well as sea laws. This ruling was made kee...
The Supreme Court will pass a judgement in the Italian marines' petition today. The Court will decide whether the Kerala police has the jurisdiction to prosecute the marines. The sailors have been accused of killing two Kerala fishermen after they mistook them...
The Supreme Court is set to give its verdict on if India has the right to try the Italian marines, accused of killing two Kerala fishermen. While Italy argues that the incident took place in international waters and therefore they should not be tried in India,...
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said that the Italian marines, who were arrested for shooting dead two Kerala fishermen, were allowed to go home for Christmas based on an international treaty. He has also said that there is no need to mistrust th...
The State Government of Kerala objected to a plea filed before the High Court of Kerala by the two Italian marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, who are currently being held at a high-security prison near Thiruvananthapuram without being sentence...