Domestic news of the week

India continues to fight Italy over marines issue, gangrape accused commits suicide in Tihar and boxer Vijender Singh refuses to test against doping allegations

Saturday

Ajmer/Jaipur: Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf pray at the Ajmer Sharif shrine for peace in his country during his short visit to Ajmer and Jaipur, where External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid host lunch for him but no bilateral issue including terrorism is being discussed.

New Delhi: The Navy today recovered the bodies of its two personnel including a pilot who had been missing after their chopper crashed off the Viskhapatnam harbour four days ago.

Sunday

Kunda (Pratapgarh): Three days after taking over the probe into DSP Zia-ul-Haq's brutal murder, CBI, which has named former UP minister Raja Bhaiyya in one of its FIRs in the case, set up a camp office in Kunda village and assured the people that they will not face any harassment for helping in the probe.

Ajmer / Jaipur: Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf's offering, called Nazrana, was accepted by his Khadim during his visit to the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, a shrine official said tonight refuting reports that the donation was refused.

Monday

New Delhi: In a mysterious twist in the gruesome Delhi gangrape-cum-murder case, prime accused Ram Singh allegedly committ suicide in Tihar Jail but his family and lawyers claim it is a murder.

Chandigarh: Olympian boxer Vijender Singh refuses to give his blood sample to the Punjab police which quizze him for nearly four hours in the drug haul case.

Tuesday

New Delhi: India demands the return of two Italian marines to face trial for homicide in the country, rejecting the stand of the Italian government which has gone back on its assurances.

New Delhi: CBI and the Centre clash over the coalgate scam with the agency telling the Supreme Court that there have been "arbitrary allotments without scrutiny" in the coal blocks allocation during UPA-I tenure and the government vehemently refuting the findings.

Wednesday

Srinagar: Two suspected Pakistani terrorists, disguised as cricketers, stormed a CRPF camp in a 'fidayeen' (suicide) attack killing five of its personnel in the first major strike in the city in three years.

New Delhi: Sorting out differences, a Group of Ministers (GoM) recommended lowering of age of consent for sex from 18 to 16 years and suggested stern punishment for offences like stalking.

Thursday

New Delhi: In an unprecedented action, the Supreme Court restrain the Italian Ambassador from leaving India without its permission even as government began a review of entire gamut of relations with Italy which could result in downgrading of diplomatic ties over marines issue.

New Delhi: With the government keen to bring a tough law to tackle crimes against women, the Union Cabinet cleared a bill providing for stringent punishment for rape, acid attack, stalking and voyeurism.

Friday

New Delhi: Angered by Italy reneging on its commitment to send back its two marines, India is downgrading its diplomatic ties with it which means there will be no Ambassador-level representation between the two countries.

New Delhi: Facing the threat of cancellation of its helicopter deal, AgustaWestland has claimed that there was no wrongdoing in its links with the two software firms, which were allegedly used to pay kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore chopper contract.

New Delhi: Hitting back at Pakistan for the resolution passsed by its National Assembly on Afzal Guru, both Houses of Parliament unanimously asked that country not to interfere in India's internal affairs and desist from acts of support for extremist and terrorist elements.