Deputy Consul General

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  Devendra Fadnavis Assures Japanese Officials Of Fast-Tracking Bullet Train Project

  Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured Consul General of Japan Fukahori Yasukata of fast-tracking infrastructure projects like bullet train, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

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  Bangladesh Diplomat Charged With Labour Trafficking By New York

  New York charged Bangladesh's deputy consul general with labor trafficking and assault for allegedly forcing a household helper to work 18 hours a day without pay for four years. The diplomat appeared in court on Monday and could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted and has only limited diplomatic immunity.

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  Devyani Khobragade Episode 'Painful Period' for Bilateral Ties: US

  Describing the Devyani Khobragade episode as a "painful period" in Indo-US ties, the US has said the incident has led to "important learnings" and there is a determination to avoid such instances.

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  Exclusive: Confident I Will Get Justice, Devyani Khobragade Tells NDTV

  Devyani Khobragade, India's former deputy consul general in New York, was arrested by United States authorities in December last year over alleged visa fraud.

• Time to get past tensions and move on: US on ties with India

  The US has said that it was time to get past the recent tensions with India and that both countries should now move on.

• Devyani Khobragade case: India asks US embassy not to screen movies at American Centre

  Piling further pressure, India has asked the US Embassy not to screen any movies at the American Centre without obtaining a licence and gave it a deadline of January 20.

• Devyani Khobragade case: US to proceed with her prosecution, no question of apology, say sources

  The US is reportedly proceeding with the prosecution of senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade and has no intentions of withdrawing the case of visa fraud against her.

• Devyani Khobragade case: diplomat a step away from full immunity, current case still on

  Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who was arrested in the US for alleged visa fraud, has got a UN accreditation which will take her one step closer to full diplomatic immunity, top sources say.

• UN 'processing request' to accredit Devyani Khobragade to Permanent Mission

  The United Nations today said it has received official notification from India to register diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who was arrested on visa fraud charges in New York City last week, as a member of the country's Permanent Mission there and the request will be processed according to "standard procedures".

• Devyani Khobragade arrest: Prime Minister upset, directs full resolution of issue

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is upset over the treatment meted out to Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade in New York.

• Devyani Khobragade case: US expresses regret over handling of diplomat's arrest

  The United States has expressed regret over the treatment meted out to Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade who was arrested last week in New York for alleged visa fraud. Ms Khobragade was handcuffed, strip-searched and put in a cell with criminals following her arrest.

• Devyani Khobragade arrest row: India accuses US of immigration fraud

  India has accused US authorities of conspiracy and immigration fraud by allowing the family of the domestic help of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade to move to America.

• India not a 'banana republic': Kamal Nath on diplomat Devyani Khobragade's arrest in US

  Union Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday said India could not be treated as a "banana republic" and that US should tender an unconditional apology over the arrest and strip-searching of Indian Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade in New York.

• Indian diplomat in US was strip-searched, kept in jail with drug addicts: sources

  Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who was arrested in New York last week over alleged visa fraud, was reportedly strip-searched and then put in jail with drug addicts.

• NSA, Lok Sabha Speaker cancel meet with US delegation to protest arrest of Indian diplomat

  In a major snub, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar cancelled her meeting with a senior US Congressional delegation in New Delhi today as a mark of protest against the treatment meted out to India's Deputy Consul General in New York.