New Delhi: Three days after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) handed over the Italian marines case to the National Investigative Agency (NIA), a case has finally been registered against them. The First Information Report (FIR) will be presented before the special court in Patiala House on Friday. The MHA had on Monday asked the NIA to investigate the killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by two Italian marines off...
09:53 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Two days after the Home Ministry handed over the Italian marines case to the National Investigative Agency (NIA), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday that it has not received any notification on the same. Sources had said the NIA was asked to take over the case after the Supreme Court of India had ruled Kerala police had no jurisdiction in the matter. ...
08:14 PM, Apr 03, 2013
The NIA, which has been asked to probe the killing of two Kerala fishermen allegedly by Italian marines, will not press for death sentence against the two accused, honouring an assurance given to Italy by India. A top Home Ministry official said the National Investigation Agency will not press for death sentence against the marines - Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore Girone - as per the assurance given by India to...
09:40 PM, Apr 02, 2013
The Supreme Court lifted on Tuesday a three-week order banning Italy's ambassador from leaving the country after Italy sent two marines back to India to face trial over the deaths of two Indian fishermen. ...
04:21 PM, Apr 02, 2013
The Supreme Court on Tuesday withdrew the restraining order on Italian Ambassador to India Daniele Mancini, which it had imposed following Italy's decision to not send back two of its marines arrested in connection with the murder of the two Kerala fishermen. Italy, however, reversed its earlier position and sent back the two marines within the deadline that the apex court had set before they left to vote in Italy's...
11:16 AM, Apr 02, 2013
The Supreme Court will decide on Tuesday on its earlier order to bar the Italian Ambassador to India Daniele Mancini from leaving India. The apex court had issued the order following Italy's decision to not send back the two Italian marines who were arrested in connection with the murder of two Kerala fishermen in February 2012. ...
08:21 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Home Ministry on Monday handed over the investigation of the Italian marines case to the National Investigative Agency (NIA). Sources said the NIA was asked to take over the probe after the Supreme Court ruled Kerala police had no jurisdiction in the matter. ...
02:30 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The announcement for the special court where the trial of the two Italian marines will be conducted is expected on Monday. The announcement will be made by the Attorney General. ...
09:43 AM, Apr 01, 2013
The Supreme Court will pronounce an important judgment on Monday on a Swiss pharma firm's plea asserting its patent over a medicine, and Tuesday take up Sterlite's plea opposing the order to shut down its plant as well as the case of the Italian marines. ...
04:20 AM, Apr 01, 2013
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid says India knows how to take pressure when it comes to its foreign policies. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Khurshid called the Italian government sensible in connection with the marines row. ...
08:41 PM, Mar 31, 2013
DMK, which quit the UPA over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, on Sunday, slammed the Centre for adopting a 'discriminatory' approach in protecting fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who have been suffering at the hands of the Sri Lankan Navy. ...
08:14 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Giulio Terzi, who quit as Italian foreign minister over Rome's decision to send two marines back to India to face trial for killing Indian fishermen, says he does not "feel like a scapegoat" over his surprise move to resign to oppose his government's u-turn on the issue. ...
05:28 PM, Mar 31, 2013
National Investigation Agency (NIA) will conduct investigation into the Italian marines case, sources said on Saturday. The government is likely to issue notification of the same next week, sources added. ...
10:22 AM, Mar 30, 2013
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said, "I think the Italian government has been very sensible. It took time to be persuaded. I have no problem to say that they have done a good job." ...
10:40 PM, Mar 29, 2013
An emotional Italian Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola has said that the two Italian marines who were sent back to India to face trial for the killing of Indian fishermen did so willingly. ...
04:47 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday declined to comment on the case of two Italian marines and the issue of delays in setting up a special court to try them on charges of killing two fishermen off the Kerala coast. ...
11:31 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Outlining the reasons for sending back to India the two marines accused of killing Indian fishermen, Italy's outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti said Rome a faced serious risk of being isolated internationally and could have opened a crisis of "serious proportions" with New Delhi. Monti also said that his Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi had resigned with motives not just limited to the marines issue. ...
06:15 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Italy's Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi had resigned over the government's decision to return the two marines to India to stand trial for killing two Kerala fishermen. Reacting to the resignation, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said, "The Foreign Minister resigned without discussing with the government. Italy had to protect its honour and dignity. It was not right to arrest the marines in India. But there was no secret agreement made...
08:58 AM, Mar 28, 2013
Italy's Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi resigned on Tuesday in protest over his government's decision to send the marines back to India to stand trial for the killing of two fishermen in Kerala. The marines issue did not just rattle India-Italy ties, but have also managed to shake up Mario Monti's government. ...
08:52 AM, Mar 27, 2013
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