India reaches out to families hit by US gurdwara shooting
August 7th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Condemning the US gurdwara shooting that killed six Sikh devotees, union minister Vayalar Ravi Tuesday directed the Indian embassy in Washington to provide "all possible ... Read more...
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US assures India of full probe into gurdwara shooting
August 6th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) The United States has assured India of a full investigation into the killings at a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin, India's ambassador to Washington Nirupama Rao ... Read more...
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Venu Rajamony to be President Mukherjee’s press secretary
July 28th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Venu Rajamony, joint secretary in the finance ministry and an officer of the 1986 batch of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), is all set ... Read more...
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Odisha official arrested in US
July 26th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 26 (IANS) An official of the Odisha forest department who is on training in the US was taken into custody by police in Pennsylvania for allegedly wrongfully confining ... Read more...
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India plans action over fisherman killing by US warship (Second Lead)
July 17th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) India said Tuesday it will initiate appropriate action in the killing of its fisherman by personnel on board a US naval vessel off Dubai, ... Read more...
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India plans action over fisherman killing by US warship (Lead)
July 17th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) India Tuesday said it will initiate appropriate action in the killing of its fisherman by personnel on board a US naval vessel off Dubai Monday ... Read more...
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Last veteran of 1971 war Gen. Ghosh retires
May 31st, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 31 (IANS) "As the last veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pak war, I hang up my uniform and pay my solemn gratefulness to our brave soldiers who laid down ... Read more...
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No profiling or pattern in Shah Rukh detention, says US
April 14th, 2012 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 14 (IANS) Caught on the wrong foot over the detaining of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan at a US airport twice, Washington has asserted it was not ... Read more...
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Indian embassy in Washington resumes work after bomb threat (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 11 (IANS) The Indian embassy in Washington has resumed its normal work after a search of its facilities by local security authorities following an anonymous bomb threat turned ... Read more...
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Indian embassy in US receives bomb threat
April 11th, 2012 - 2:59 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 11 (IANS) The Indian embassy in Washington received a bomb threat Tuesday but no explosives were found in the premise, the US State Department said."I can confirm that ... Read more...
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ISI spy claims he was in regular touch with Indian officials
December 12th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) Admitted Pakistani spy Ghulam Nabi Fai has claimed that he was in regular touch with Indian cabinet ministers and Indian embassy officials here over the ... Read more...
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Tripura’s new police chief takes charge
November 16th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 16 (IANS) Sanjay Sinha, a 1978 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Wednesday took over as director general of Tripura Police.The Tripura Police chief's post was ... Read more...
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US confident of India handling Hazare situation democratically
August 26th, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) The United States has reiterated its "confidence and expectation" that India would be able to address the situation in the wake of Anna Hazare's campaign ... Read more...
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Anna Hazare’s arrest sparks anger in US
August 17th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) As social activist Anna Hazare's detention sparked anger among Indian-Americans, Arun Gandhi, US-based grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, said the government action made it a clash of ... Read more...
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Flag hoisting, anti-graft parades mark Independence Day in US
August 16th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Indians across America celebrated India's 65th Independence Day with flag hoisting ceremonies at Indian missions and India day parades in seven major cities with a ... Read more...
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Secrecy continues to shroud Sonia’s illness
August 8th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A veil of secrecy continues to shroud the illness of Congress president Sonia Gandhi with even Indian missions in the US not being kept ... Read more...
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‘US probe against university, not Indian students’
July 29th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) With the US immigration authorities raiding the University of Northern Virginia (UNVA) on suspicion of visa fraud, the external affairs ministry here said Friday that ... Read more...
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PMO set for a shuffle, new faces likely
July 22nd, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Office is headed for a makeover with senior IAS officer Pulok Chatterjee, a former private secretary to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, ... Read more...
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Sibal seeks apology from US over Wurr’s comments on radio collars
February 2nd, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday demanded an apology from the United States over the recent comments on radio collars made by ... Read more...
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US to investigate Tri-Valley Varsity scam
February 1st, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Priscilla HuffWashington, Feb.1 (ANI): The United States is taking very seriously a civilian case filed against Tri-Valley University of Pleasanton, California.In a court filing, the university, and its founder, Susan Su, ... Read more...
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India’s ambassador Meera Shankar frisked at US airport
December 9th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar was recently patted down by an American security agent at the Jackson - Evers International Airport in Mississippi.The incident took ... Read more...
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US visa fee hike could impact economic ties: India (Lead)
August 26th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The hike in the US visa fee for foreign skilled workers could impact the wide-ranging bilateral economic relationship with India, parliament was informed Thursday.
"The government has ... Read more...
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US visa fees hike could impact economic relationship: India
August 26th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The hike in visa fees for foreign skilled workers to United States could affect its wide-ranging bilateral economic relationship with India, parliament was informed Thursday.
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BCCI appoints former SPG director as security advisor
May 18th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Ranjit Kumar Das will be the new security advisor of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). ... Read more...
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Crashgate casts long shadow on US-India Polo Cup next year
November 28th, 2009 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 28 (IANS) A celebrity-seeking couple's caper of crashing into President Barack Obama's State dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cast a long shadow over India's participation ... Read more...
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Indian security officials aghast at White House breach
November 27th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Agencies in charge of VIP security in India are astounded at how two aspiring reality-television stars gatecrashed US President Barack Obama's state dinner for Indian Prime ... Read more...
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Nirupama Rao is second woman to become India’s foreign secretary (Lead)
June 30th, 2009 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Nirupama Rao, India's ambassador to China and who has served as first woman spokesperson of the foreign ministry, will succeed Shivshankar Menon as India's next foreign ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama sees Chinese hand behind hacking
March 31st, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, Tuesday confirmed reports that computers in his office were hacked and saw the Chinese government's hand in the cyber-spying.
"A communication ... Read more...
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India says computers hacked, but no serious loss
March 30th, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India Monday admitted that there have been attempts at hacking into the computers of the Indian embassies, but underlined that it has taken a slew of ... Read more...
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Cyber-spies used social sites to trick Dalai Lama’s office: US expert
March 30th, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 30 (IANS) A Chinese cyber-espionage network used sophisticated social and computer engineering techniques to trick the Dalai Lama's office into downloading malicious software, according to a cyber security ... Read more...
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Government ‘exploring options’ to stop auction of Gandhian artefacts
February 28th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) With pressure mounting to stop the auction of Mahatma Gandhi's artefacts in the US, the government Saturday said it is "exploring all options" to prevent this.
Five personal ... Read more...
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Murder of Andhra students: Expat Telugus seek ambassador’s help
November 11th, 2008 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 11 (IANS) The expatriate Telugu community in America has sought intervention of the Indian Ambassador to the US, Ronen Sen, in bringing to justice those involved in murders of ... Read more...
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NRIs demand access to information back home under RTI
November 4th, 2008 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Non resident Indians in the US have demanded that they be allowed access to information related to public authorities back home under the Right to Information Act ... Read more...
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Diplomat killed in Kabul suicide bombing was an outstanding officer, says India’’s Consul General in
July 7th, 2008 - 7:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): India''s recently appointed Consul General in Guangzhou, China, Mr. Gautam Bambawale, on Monday described the suicide bomb attack death of his Indian Foreign Service colleague, Mr. ... Read more...
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Narayanan to be envoy to Switzerland; Jassal to replace her in Turkey (Lead)
June 12th, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Chitra Narayanan, who was India's ambassador in Turkey, will be the country's new envoy to Switzerland, it was announced Thursday. She will be replaced by Raminder Singh ... Read more...
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