Preet Bharara wrong on facts and law: Khobragade`s lawyer

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 21:00

Devyani Khobragade`s lawyer rejected US prosecutor Preet Bharara`s assertion that Indian diplomat does not have immunity from prosecution and should face charges of visa fraud.

India aviation safety downgrade unrelated to diplomatic row: US

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 20:51

Asserting that the US downgrade of India's aviation regulator had "absolutely nothing" to do with the Khobragade affair, Washington says it was committed to help India get its status back as soon as possible.

US says Devyani Khobragade has no immunity, lawyer rejects assertion

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 11:53

Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade does not enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution on charges of visa fraud and making false statements, the US State Department has said in papers submitted before a court here.

This situation should never have happened: Indian envoy

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 12:33

Saying that "this situation should never have happened", Indian ambassador S Jaishankar said conversations are underway to repair the avoidable damage done by the Khobragade affair to the India-US relationship, which both sides consider "indispensable."

US, India start discussions on diplomatic immunity

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 16:43

India and the US are holding preliminary discussions to resolve their differing interpretations of diplomatic immunity as they look to mend ties damaged by the row over American treatment of an Indian diplomat who was arrested and strip-searched in New York, India`s ambassador said.

After Khobragade row, US wants to move forward

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 12:31

Putting the Khobragade affair behind them, the United States hopes to move forward the "broad" and "strong" strategic partnership between "the oldest and the largest democracies in the world."

India looking at redressal of outstanding issues by US

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 21:03

A day after External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid raised "concerns" relating to Devyani Khobragade episode with his American counterpart John Kerry, India is now looking at redressal of outstanding issues by the US in this regard.

Salman Khurshid raises concerns over Khobragade issue with John Kerry

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 22:39

India on Wednesday raised with the US its concerns over "trafficking" visas issued to family members of Sangita Richard, the absconding maid of the Indian diplomat whose arrest had triggered a row between the two countries.

Devyani Khobragade`s husband, children to join her soon

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 22:05

Devyani Khobragade, the Indian diplomat at the centre of an Indo-US diplomatic spat, is to be soon reunited with her family.

Preet Bharara given time till Jan 31 to respond to Devyani Khobragade`s plea

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 10:31

A US judge has granted Manhattan`s top prosecutor Preet Bharara time till January 31 to file his opposition to the motion submitted by Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade.

American Embassy school under scanner for visa, tax violations

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 17:20

The elite American Embassy school here is under scanner for suspected violations of tax laws and visa status of some of its staff which the Indian government views as "institutionalised fraud".

US could have handled Devyani Khobragade affair better: NYT

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 12:42

As India and the US work to ease tensions after a bitter month long diplomatic spat, an influential US daily has suggested that the damage "to India-America relations is unlikely to dissipate soon”.