The three conspirators Abdul Latif, Dalip Kumar and Yusuf Nepali have been lodged in the high security Patiala Central Jail since their arrest about eight years ago. The three were accused of helping the hijackers in procuring fake passports and other papers and also helping them take weapons aboard the aircraft that was hijacked.
The deferment was announced as the judge was still going through the documents of the case submitted by the defence and the prosecution, the Central Bureau of Investigation, for about seven years.
Inderjit Singh Bindra, a veteran cricket administrator, was on Sunday unanimously re-elected president of the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) at the Annual General Meeting of the cricket body held in Mohali. M P Pandove, who is PCA's honorary secretary, was also re-elected unanimously.
Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only man convicted in the bombing of an Air India flight in 1985, was granted bail on Wednesday by a Canadian court after he spent more than two decades in prison.Reyat has served more than 20 years for two separate convictions related to the bombing of the Air India flight 182, off the coast of Ireland on June 23, 1985, which claimed 329 lives.In May 1991, he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The deal was announced in April under which French manufacturer Dassault Aviation will sell 35 of these jets to India in a deal estimated at over $5.5 billion.
Didar and Prit Reyat submitted inflated bills on which Martin signed off before sending them on for payment.
A Centre Reserve Police Force trooper, who was injured when a landmine planted by Maoists in Bihar's Aurangabad district went off while being defused and seen on TV pleading for his life, is alive, CRPF chief Dilip Trivedi on Tuesday said.
Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person convicted in connection with the 1985 Air India bombing that killed all 329 people aboard, will not get parole before his sentence ends next year.
A lawyer of the British Columbia government in Canada said Reyat will continue to be held in jail on a 2006 arrest warrant for perjury charges after his current manslaughter sentence expires this week. It will be up to him to ask the court for bail.
Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only man convicted in Air India bombing, who is facing perjury charges may be out of prison in two weeks when he completes his present prison term on February 9.
Uttar Pradesh tightened the noose around Bengal, reaching 437 for seven on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League tie at the Eden Gardens.
The government also wanted to defame Pakistan, a key accused said.
Three Babbar Khalsa militants were arrested in Fatehgarh Sahab and some arms and ammunition were recovered from them, the police said on Sunday.
Inderjit Singh Reyat, convicted bomb-maker in the 1985 Air India bombing case, has been charged with perjury arising from his testimony during the Kanishka trial.
Reyat, a former Duncan electrician, could be imprisoned for an additional 14 years if convicted of perjury.
Despite Reyat's guilty plea in the Air India case, he did not provide evidence to implicate Malik and Bagri both of whom were acquitted March, 2004.
US, France, Russia agree on civilian nuclear cooperation with India
As per the 2011 census, 31 per cent population in the country lives in urban areas.
The decision may be taken when the tenure of the UN peacekeeping force ends.
The BCCI has finalised a Test and one-day tour of South Africa for November-December later this year
The prosecution claims Reyat, who admitted a minor role in the bombing, was refusing to identify others in the plot.
Any matter that was necessary will be taken up during Natwar Singh's forthcoming three-day visit to Bangladesh
Close on the heels of a Free Trade Agreement with Thailand, India is now focusing on signing more such trade deals with member countries of Association of South East Asian Nations, MERCOSUR
A perjury conviction can lead to a maximum prison sentence of 14 years.
Minister of State for External Affairs Inderjit Singh said China, in response to a query, has reiterated its position on complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons.
He has been given time till March 15.
Justice Pathak would weigh the evidence and Parliament would then debate it.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Because he has served two-thirds of his five-year sentence, Reyat was automatically due for parole in June.
Inderjit Singh and his mother were sentenced for forcing Rajwant Kaur (Singh's wife) to commit suicide in December 2001.
India's actions on nuclear deal contingent on US actions
The Canadian government wanted to treat one of its own key witnesses, Inderjit Singh Reyat, as hostile.
The trailer is so gripping that you know something interesting is bound to happen, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Indian Oil and Indian Airlines scored big victories over Air India and Pakistan International Airlines in the Ranjit Singh hockey tournament.
Key witness in the Air India trial Inderjit Singh Reyat's daughter was married to former leader of Babbar Khalsa who faced terrorism charges in the case.
India registered a comfortable 4-0 win in their last league match of the four-nation hockey tournament.
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