The gloves are off. The two runaway marines have pitted India against Italy and the opposition against the government. The Prime Minister himself chose to speak on behalf of his government. He declared Italy had violated every rule of diplomatic discourse. The Kerala Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy, also met the Prime Minister and made the right noises for his constituency. ...
07:17 PM, Mar 13, 2013
How can Italy's decision to not send the undertrial marines back affect bilateral and diplomatic ties? Former diplomat KC Singh joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
07:13 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Senior counsel Harish Salve, who on Wednesday quit as the Italian marines' lawyer in the fishermen killing case, said that the Italian envoy will be made to appear before the Supreme Court if the two accused in the case did not return. Speaking to Rajdeep Sardesai, Salve also said that was no possibility of a deal between Italy and India, as the opposition parties have been alleging. ...
06:54 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Terming Italy's decision not to send back its two marines as a "diplomatic tragedy", Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday said it is the responsibility of the Centre to bring them back to India. ...
04:10 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy met the Prime Minister and discussed the issue. After the meeting Chandy said the marines will have to come back to India to face trial in the Kerala fishermen murder case. ...
03:58 PM, Mar 13, 2013
India took a stern stand against Italy on Wednesday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warning it of consequences if doesn't send its marines to India to face trial in the fishermen killing case. In fact, sources have indicated that the Ministry of Home Affairs has informed the Ministry of External Affairs that Italian envoy Daniele Mancini should not be given diplomatic immunity. Sources say he may even be expelled soon....
03:50 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Taking a tough stand, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday accused Italy of violating "every rule of diplomatic discourse" and asked it to send back the two marines undergoing trial for killing Indian fishermen, failing which there will be consequences on bilateral ties. Responding to the issue raised by the Opposition in both Houses of Parliament, Singh noted that the country is agitated over Italy's action which is "unacceptable" and ...
02:46 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday warned Italy of consequences if it did not send its marines to India for trial in the Kerala fishermen murder case. Speaking in parliament, Manmohan Singh said, "Our government has insisted that the Italian authorities respect the undertakings they have given to the Hon'ble Supreme Court and return the two accused persons to stand trial in India. If they do not keep their word...
01:43 PM, Mar 13, 2013
There was uproar in the Lok Sabha over the Italian government's decision of not sending back its marines to India for trial in the fishermen killings case. ...
11:16 AM, Mar 13, 2013
Two days after the Italian government snubbed India by deciding not to send back its marines charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen, the Indian government is finally taking strong steps against Italy and threatening tough diplomatic action. Sources have told CNN-IBN that India may expel Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini and a decision on this is likely to be formalised within a week. ...
11:04 AM, Mar 13, 2013
In another counter-blow to Italy from India, senior counsel Harish Salve has refused to appear for Italy any more in the Kerala fishermen killings case. This comes after Italy refused to send back its marines to India. In a statement, Harish salve said, "I have informed the Italian ambassador that it will no longer be possible for me to appear or be associated with this case." ...
10:06 AM, Mar 13, 2013
The stand-off between India and Italy is fast snowballing into a diplomatic crisis. Two days after Italy refused to send its marines back to stand trial in Indian fishermen murder case, India is taking steps to regain lost ground. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the Italian ambassador to India Daniele Mancini will be asked to leave. ...
07:36 AM, Mar 13, 2013
A Special Task Force jawan was killed and another injured in a gun fight with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Tuesday, police said. "Special Task Force jawan Angad Kumar was killed and another jawan Yashwant injured in an exchange of fire between a joint party of security forces and ultras in the forests of Chintagufa and Dornapal police station area," a police official told PTI over phone. ...
02:55 AM, Mar 13, 2013
The team of the Central Bureau of Investigation, which was in Kunda to probe the murder of DSP Zia-ul-Haq, was attacked on Tuesday night. Stones were reportedly pelted on their jeep while they were returning to Lucknow from Kunda. The incident reportedly took place near Manikpur-Kunda road at around 9 pm. No FIR has been lodged so far in the incident. ...
11:42 PM, Mar 12, 2013
India-Italy diplomatic row intensifies after marines who are accused of killing Indian fishermen refuse to return and face trial...the PM says its unacceptable...BJP cries conspiracy.. the Italian ambassador is summoned.. ...
10:56 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Apart from being a huge embarrassment for the Indian government, Italy's decision of not sending back marines, charged with killing two Kerala fishermen, is also being seen an affront to the dignity of the Supreme Court and a betrayal of the good faith with which the marines were allowed to return to their country. The immediate options before the Supreme Court are to declare the marines proclaimed offenders. ...
10:15 PM, Mar 12, 2013
The Italian envoy met the Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Matha, hours after the country refused to return the two marines charged with murder of two Kerala fishermen. Earlier at a meeting with a group of MPs from Kerala, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called the move "unacceptable". ...
08:02 PM, Mar 12, 2013
A court in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday sent two of state MLA Raja Bhaiya's aides to the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the murder case of Kunda DSP Zia-ul-Haq. ...
05:54 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Senior Italian journalist Maurizio Salvi has said that Italy will prosecute the two marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen. ...
03:49 PM, Mar 12, 2013
The two Italian marines had praised India while casting their votes and had hailed it as a great democratic country, a video footage of a local television channel has shown. The video shows the two marines casting their votes and also meeting defence officials after that. ...
03:35 PM, Mar 12, 2013
