New Delhi: As the Kerala High Court on Thursday allowed two Italian marines charged with killing two Indian fishermen to go home for Christmas, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid denied that India has gone soft and said the court judgment must be respected. Asked if the court judgment was an indication of India going soft on the two Italian marines, Khurshid said: “It’s neither being harsh nor soft.” “If the court in its wisdom has relaxed some conditions then it is entirely a matter between the court and the petition.. We must respect the court judgment,” Khurshid said on the sidelines of the Asean-INDIA commemorative summit.
MUMBAI: Police have charged Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan for allegedly assaulting and breaking the nose of a South African businessman at a luxury hotel earlier this year, a report said yesterday.
The actor ran into trouble after Iqbal Sharma registered a case with the police in February, complaining that he was pushed and punched in the face by Khan at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel’s Wasabi Japanese restaurant in Mumbai. “Colaba police station filed the charge sheet against Saif in a metropolitan magistrate court on Thursday,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Ravindra Shishwe said.Agencies
