EU warns India over bar on Italian envoy
Brussels: India would be breaking international law if it stops Italy's ambassador from leaving the country in a dispute over two Italian marines charged with killing two Indian fishermen, the European Union said on Tuesday. The statement was the bloc's most forceful intervention yet in the festering dispute over the marines which has soured relations between India and European Union member Italy.
Delhitrader shot
at, Rs3 lakh looted
New Delhi: A 55-year-old businessman was shot and wounded here while resisting four assailants who robbed Rs3 lakh from his shop, police said Tuesday. Three of the attackers have been arrested.
Rs10l reward for info on Hyderabad blasts
Hyderabad: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a reward of Rs10 lakh for any information leading to the arrest of the accused in the February 21 terror attack in Hyderabad. The NIA, which is probing the twin bomb blasts, has promised to keep the identity of the informant confidential.
RBI cuts key rates, says little room for more
Mumbai: With inflation still a worry, the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday cut its short-term lending and borrowing rates by just 25 basis points and left the reserve ratios that also control money available for auto, home or commercial loans unchanged.
2G case: Airtel chief Sunil Mittal summoned
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday summoned as accused chairman-cum-Managing Director of Bharti Cellular ltd Sunil Bharti Mittal, Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia and five others in a case relating to alleged irregularities in allocation of additional spectrum to Airtel and Vodafone during the NDA regime.
Hitto wins Syria vote for rebel premier
Istanbul: Syria’s main Opposition National Council has elected Ghassan Hitto, a communications executive who has lived in the US for decades, as Premier for large swathes of rebel-held territory mired in chaos.