Anil Verma Diplomat

• Estranged wife of Indian diplomat now wants to return

  Paromita Verma, the estranged wife of former Indian diplomat in the Indian High Commission Anil Verma, has withdrawn her application from the British Home Ministry seeking permission to stay in the UK indefinitely on humanitarian grounds.A British Home Office source said "Mrs Verma has withdrawn her application."The application was yet to come up f...

• He hit me more than once: Paromita Verma

  Paromita Verma, the estranged wife of recalled Indian diplomat Anil Verma, has claimed that her husband hit her more than once and she was "extremely fearful" of her fate if she was forced to return to India.In a statement contained in her complaint to the Family Division of the Royal Courts of Justice here, she said: "I am extremely fearful of wha...

• Zero tolerance for sexual misconduct: Nirupama Rao

  In a sign that the Ministry of External Affairs is finally getting tough on sexual offenders within its ranks, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has issued a stern statement warning potential offenders of serious consequences.Rao has written to all the heads of missions saying, "The Ministry will deal with incidents of sexual misconduct and domestic v...

• Anil Verma: High Commission explains what happened

  The Indian High Commission in London has released the details of the Anil Verma case. Mr Verma, who was serving as India's third-most senior diplomat at the High Commission, has been recalled to India after he was accused of domestic violence. The UK Foreign Office had asked for his diplomatic immunity to be waived so that he could be tried in Lond...

• Another diplomat recalled, this time over misconduct at JFK airport

  In more embarrassment for India on the international level, diplomat Alok Ranjan Jha, posted with UN mission, has been transferred back home, said sources.Sources said that Jha is being called back for misbehaving at the John F Kennedy airport in New York earlier this month.A 2002 civil services topper, Jha was a First Secretary posted in the UN mi...

• Will Indian diplomat's wife be made to come back?

  It's a major embarrassment for India. The diplomat, Anil Verma, accused of beating his wife is now in the middle of a diplomatic row. (Read - Won't waive immunity of 'wife-beater' diplomat: India to UK)NDTV has fresh details on the spat, government sources say that the transfer orders apply to Anil Verma and his wife since she's on a diplomatic pas...

• Indian diplomat accused of beating his wife transferred: Sources

  Questioned by the London police for allegedly assaulting his wife last month, the Indian government has finally acted and called diplomat Anil Verma back home. Sources told NDTV that Verma has been transferred back to India immediately and may now face action here.An IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre, Anil Verma is the third senior-most diplomat...