Diplomat Devyani's arrest: India shows spine, strips US diplomats of privileges
New Delhi: In a strong retaliation, India on Tuesday initiated a slew of steps to strip US diplomats and their families of privileges including withdrawing all airport passes and stopping import clearances for the US embassy, terming as "barbaric" the arrest and strip searching of India's Deputy Consul General in New York Devyani Khobragade. The government has asked all US Consulate personnel and their families to turn in their ID cards
Indian diplomat Devyani put through cavity search like criminals by US
Washington: Senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, arrested in New York on charges of visa fraud, was put through both strip and cavity searches, procedures normally used for criminals. The 39-year-old deputy Consul General in New York, after bei
Indian Supreme Court frees the daughter of a High Court judge who was detained by the father
New Delhi: Indian supreme court today directed the Rajasthan police to hand over a High court judge’s daughter to her boyfriend whom she wants to marry. The father of the girl was allegedly confined her to bar her from marrying her boy fri
Nelson Mandela-desired rest at last
(Historian Dr.Cyriac Maprayil who was closely associated with the British anti apartheid movement not only mourns the great man’s death but also endorses the view that slavery, expl
Hrithik and Sussanne separated
Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan and wife, Sussanne, are ending their 13 year long marriage life a statement from the actor confirmed. “Sussanne has decided to separate from me and end our 17-year relationship.&n
India summons US ambassador to protest diplomats arrest in New York
New Delhi: India summoned the American ambassador in New Delhi to convey its strong protest against the arrest of top Indian diplomat in New York. Indian foreign secretary Sujatha Singh lodged India’s strong protest to
Indian diplomat in Newyork arrested for allegedly underpaying her domestic help
New York: Deputy Consul General of India in U.S. Devyani Khobragade was arrested and handcuffed in public in New York on Thursday for allegedly lying on the visa application for an Indian national who worked for her for less than four do
Body of Indian man found in Dubai
Dubai: The body of an Indian man was found hanging from a tree in Al Quoz industrial area here, a leading United Arab Emirates (UAE) daily reported on Friday. The man, identified only as R.F. from India, was found hanging outside the Al Khail Gate co
Sikh leader case in New Zealand remains unsolved
Wellington: Jurors remain deadlocked in the case of a Sikh leader in New Zealand who has been charged with having forged election documents in a bid to win a local body poll three years ago. Daljit Singh, a former Labour Party candidate, who was runn
