October 10, 2025 07:12 AM IST

First published on: Oct 10, 2025 at 07:07 AM IST

Four Palestinians who hijacked the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro surrendered after holding 400 crew and passengers hostage for two days, Egyptian foreign minister Esmat Abdel-Maguid announced. He said, “The hijackers of the Italian ship surrendered… They will leave Egypt… And the Italian vessel will head towards Port Said harbour.”

PM on Sikh Detainees

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi has said that the Centre would not make any compromises to release Sikhs charged with waging war against the state. Gandhi was asked during an interview with The Guardian how much control the central government would retain over prisoners to be released under the amnesty promised by Punjab’s new Akali Dal government. “It depends… the prisoners who are charged with war against the state… we are not compromising on that.”

Liberalising Trade

World Bank president A W Clausen called on developing and industrialised nations to implement reforms that would enable them to actively participate in efforts to liberalise and strengthen the international trading system. At the joint conference of the World Bank and the IMF in Seoul, he said developing countries should reform their policies in a way that would promote an adequate flow of capital.

Hazardous Plant

A committee of experts, which has examined the safety and pollution control measures of the chlorine plant of Shriram Food and Fertiliser industries on Najafgarh Road, West Delhi, has concluded that its location in a populous area and along a busy arterial road poses a hazard to the community. The large number of chlorine one-tonners kept in the storage area add to the potential leak hazard.