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Indian court acquits 35 from anti-piracy ship of weapons charges Indian court acquits 35 from anti-piracy ship of weapons charges

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Chennai - Muslimchronicle

Thirty-five men being held in India were on Monday acquitted of illegal possession of arms while they were on a US-operated anti-piracy boat in 2013. The six Britons, three Ukrainians, 14 Estonians and 12 Indians were given five-year jail terms by a lower court in southern India's Tamil Nadu state in January last year. The Indian coast guard intercepted theRead more

Indian court acquits 35 from anti-piracy ship of weapons charges

Chennai - Muslimchronicle

An Indian court on Monday acquitted 35 men, including several from Britain, Estonia and Ukraine, of charges of gunrunning while they were on a US-operated anti-piracy boat in 2013. The six Britons, three Ukrainians, 14 Estonians and 12 Indians were given five-year jail terms by a lower court in southern India's Tamil Nadu state in January 2016. The Indian coastRead more

Indian cinemas shut in tax protest

Mumbai - Muslimchronicle

More than 1,000 cinemas in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have closed in protest at a hike in taxes after the government introduced a nationwide levy. Movie theatres in the southern state darkened their screens from Monday, saying a state tax of 30 percent on tickets on top of the new national tax of 28 percent will deter cinema-goersRead more

Defence, cyber security among 22 pacts inked between India, Bangladesh

New Delhi - Arab today

In a bid to give boost to their ties, India and Bangladesh on Saturday inked nearly two dozen pacts in strategic areas of defence and civil nuclear cooperation after "productive" talks between their prime ministers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held extensive discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on ways to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. HeRead more

Traders in southern India call for ban on Pepsi, Coke

New Delhi - Arab Today

Shopkeepers in a southern Indian state began removing Pepsi and Coke from their shelves Wednesday after unions called for a boycott of the soft drink giants, urging consumers to shun foreign brands. Pepsi and Coke sell a range of products across India, including soft drinks and bottled water, and the boycott proposal in Tamil Nadu could affect more than aRead more

Chief minister aspirant of India’s Tamil Nadu state jailed

New delhi - ArabToday

ndia’s Supreme Court handed down a four-year prison sentence Tuesday to the chief minister aspirant of Tamil Nadu state for corruption in a ruling that prevents her from taking up her post. V.K. Sasikala was found guilty of possessing “disproportionate assets” in a long-running case that also involved her mentor Jayalalithaa Jayaram, the state’s former chief minister who died inRead more

Uncertainty over Sasikala's swearing-in on Tuesday

Chennai - Arab Today

Speculation was rife about AIADMK General Secretary V. K. Sasikala taking charge as chief minister of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday but there was no official word from the party in this regard. Meanwhile, a PIL was filed in the Supreme Court seeking to restrain the swearing-in of Sasikala on Tuesday. However, the Madras University Auditorium, which had earlier hosted theRead more

Cargo ships collide in southern India, no casualties

New Delhi - ArabToda

Two cargo ships carrying petroleum products collided with each other at a busy port in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the wee hours of Saturday. No casualties or damages to the environment has been reported. The mishap took place outside Kamarajar Port in Tamil Nadu around 4 a.m. local time when outbound M.T. BW Maple carrying liquefiedRead more

Protests take violent turn in Chennai

Chennai - Arab Today

Fans of a traditional bull-taming ritual in southern India attacked a police station with stones and set some vehicles on fire on Monday in anger at being forcibly evicted from the beach where they been protesting for the past week in support of the sport. Jallikattu involves releasing a bull into a crowd of people who attempt to grab itRead more