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India's Supreme Court orders Italian envoy to stay

March 14, 2013 05:45
India's Supreme Court on Thursday issued an order to Italy's ambassador to stay in the country for four days amid a dispute over two Italian marines who skipped bail while on trial in New Delhi. A three-judge bench asked ambassador Daniele Mancini, who had negotiated bail for the marines so they could return home and vote, to explain why the two men would not be returning. Rome announced on Monday that Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, who face murder charges over the death of two Indian fishermen in February last year, would remain in Italy.

India court bars Italian envoy from leaving country in marines dispute

March 14, 2013 02:30
By Annie Banerji NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's top court on Thursday temporarily barred the Italian ambassador from leaving the country, the latest escalation in a dispute over the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian marines. India had summoned the Italian ambassador this week to protest against Rome's decision not to send two marines charged with killing the fishermen while on anti-piracy duty back to India to face trial.

India PM warns of 'consequences' over Italian marines

March 13, 2013 08:15
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Italy on Wednesday that there would be "consequences" unless it returned two of its marines who skipped bail while on trial in New Delhi for murder. Reflecting growing anger in India, the normally mild-mannered Singh told MPs it was "unacceptable" that both men had remained in Italy after being allowed home to vote in elections last month.

India PM warns of 'consequences' over Italian marines

March 13, 2013 04:45
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Italy on Wednesday that there would be "consequences" unless it returned two of its marines who skipped bail while on trial in New Delhi for murder. Reflecting growing anger in India, the normally mild-mannered Singh told MPs it was "unacceptable" that both men had remained in Italy after being allowed home to vote in elections last month.

India summons Italian envoy over marine killings dispute

March 12, 2013 14:00
NEW DELHI, March 12 (Reuters) - India summoned the Italian ambassador on Tuesday to protest at Rome's decision not to send two marines charged with killing Indian fishermen while on anti-piracy duty back to India to face trial. India's Supreme Court had allowed Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone to return home for four weeks to vote in last month's general election, provided they returned.

India demands Italy return marines charged with murder

March 12, 2013 11:47
India summoned the Italian ambassador on Tuesday to demand that Rome hand over two of its marines facing trial for the killing of two fishermen, an Indian foreign ministry statement said. The marines are accused of shooting dead two fishermen off India's southwestern coast in February last year, when their fishing boat came close to the Italian oil tanker they were guarding.

Death of Delhi gang-rape suspect 'major lapse': minister

March 11, 2013 07:31
India's home minister on Monday called the death of the main suspect in the New Delhi gang-rape case a "major lapse", which he promised would be investigated. "It is a major lapse in security, certainly it is not a small incident. Action will be taken," Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told a press conference in the capital. Only an enquiry would establish the cause of Singh's death in New Delhi's maximum-security Tihar prison, he added. "It is a suicide, the preliminary reports show... but we are awaiting the enquiry report to come," he said.

Golf: Chapchai and debutant Joshi lead in Delhi

March 6, 2013 11:15
Thailand's Chapchai Nirat shot a six-under-par 66 to share the first round lead with India's Khalin Joshi at the SAIL-SBI Open in New Delhi on Wednesday. Chapchai, who has gone without a win for four years, fired eight birdies and two bogeys at the Delhi Golf Club while the 20-year-old local hope Joshi carded nine birdies on his professional debut. The pair hold a one-shot lead over Chan Kim of the United States, while India's Chiragh Kumar and Bangladesh's Siddikur made 68s at the $300,000 event.

India's Rahul Gandhi hints he may not marry

March 6, 2013 02:31
The scion of India's Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, Rahul Gandhi, who is seen as a leading contender to be the country's next prime minister, has suggested he may not marry or have children. Gandhi, a 42-year-old bachelor, was recently named to the number two post in the ruling Congress party, which is headed by his mother, Sonia Gandhi. His famous surname and youthful image make him the party's main hope for elections due next year, but he has been reluctant to take positions of power and has criticised the dynastic politics to which he owes his ascent.

India's hardliner Modi lashes out at Congress

March 3, 2013 09:15
India's hardline nationalist politician Narendra Modi launched a stinging attack Sunday on the ruling Congress party, setting the stage for a pitched political battle in general elections next year. Modi, tipped to be the prime ministerial candidate of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), blamed Congress for the troubles facing the country at a meeting in New Delhi to set his party's election strategy. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Congress-led coalition has been buffeted by a slowing economy, high inflation and a series of corruption allegations.
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