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Devyani saga

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All you want to know about Devyani sagaThe arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has provoked anger and outrage, especially

because she underwent a strip search that some in her home country have called degrading and

unnecessary. Here is a recap

While US terms Indias response to the arrest and ill-treatment of Devyani Khobragade revenge, India demands an

unconditional withdrawal of all charges against her. We recap the incident and bring you latest developments on the

issue

Latest on Devyani saga The arrest and its aftermath


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India softens stand, says it will find solution with the

US

External affairs minister Salman Khurshid says it isimportant to "preserve" the "valuable" bilateral ties even

as the US rules out demand for dropping of the charges

against her

Adarsh scam: Khobragade among illegal beneficiaries

Twenty-five of 102 members, including Diplomat Devyani

Khobragade and former chief minister Ashok Chavan, of

Adarsh housing society were ineligible, says inquiry

commission report; report tabled in Assembly amidst

demand by opposition to hold a discussion

Dominos outlet attacked over diplomat row with US

Indian political group in Mumbai ransacks Dominos outlet

over the Devyani Khobragade case

Reuters

US action against Indian diplomat: Classic American

double standards?

Recent cases involving Saudi Arabian and Russian

diplomats have been dealt with differently compared to

the case of Devyani Khobragade; US State department

Reuters

Indian diplomat arrested in US for visa fraud

Devyani Khobragade, Deputy Consul General at Indian

Consulate, allegedly submitted fraudulent papers in

support of visa application for an Indian national employed

by her. She was released on bail

India, US in diplomatic row over diplomat's arrest

Khobragade, 39, was arrested, handcuffed and charged

with one count of visa fraud and one count of making false

statements, which carry maximum sentences of 10 years

and five years in prison, respectively

India summons US envoy over arrest of diplomat in

New York

Reacting strongly to deputy consul general Devyani

Khobragade being arrested and handcuffed on visa fraud

charges, the foreign secretary summoned Nancy Powell

to lodge strong protest

Reuters

US hopes diplomats arrest wont affect bilateral ties

with India
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says not aware of all details of those cases

Reuters

India, US will come to logical conclusion: Salman

Khurshid

External Affairs minister says he is in touch with US

Secretary of state John Kerry; says will reach outcome if

talks continue

Reuters

Devyani case: India warns US 'times have changed'

India retorts sharply to US over Devyani Khobragade

case; sternly states it won't take things lying down

Reuters

Will not accept US mockery: Kamal Nath

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath demands US to

drop charges against Indian diplomat Devyani

The US has hoped that the major diplomatic row over the

arrest of the Indian deputy consul general in New York will

not affect bilateral ties with India

'Indian diplomat in US was strip-searched'

Media reports say Devyani Khobragade was strip-

searched after her arrest; US state department passes

buck to justice department and local police

Diplomat arrest: India snubs US delegation

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Tuesday cancelledhis meeting with a senior US Congressional delegation

ostensibly as a mark of protest against the treatment

meted out to India's Deputy Consul General in New York

AP

Diplomats dad blames it ongovt

Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade's father said on

Tuesday that his daughter is being made "a scapegoat"

and asked UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to intervene to

get his daughter back. "It is the government who has sent

my daughter. It is a political issue between these two

countries and my daughter is being made a scapegoat,"

Devyani's father Uttam Khobragade said

India reacts, downgrades US envoys' privileges

Reacting sharply to the treatment meted out to its Deputy

Consul General, India made a strong statement by telling
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Khobragade; seeks apology for mockery

US has no plans to drop charges against Khobragade

State Department spokesperson Marie Harf says there is

no pressure on Preet Bharara to drop the case against

Khobragade, because US takes law enforcement

seriously

In U.S. justice system, strip-search is common practice

Strip searches are routine in jails across the U.S. and

defendants are strip-searched every time they leave

federal detention facilities, such as for court hearings, and

when they return

Diplomat row: US accused of interfering in Indian affairs

A day after US attorney defends treatment meted out to

Devyani Khobragade, Indias external affairs ministry says

no courtesies were extended to her

Reuters

Devyani case third instance of maids accusing Indian

diplomats

all US diplomats in India to turn in their ID cards

India reacts against envoy's humiliation

India has sought to take steps that include withdrawing all

airport access passes for consular officials in a move that

is being seen to send a stern message to the US

authorities over the Devyani Khobragade incident

Punish US diplomats: Sinha

BJP leader Yashwant Sinha says after SC fiat, having

same sex companions is illegal, just as paying less wagesis illegal in US

AP

Father of diplomat arrested in the US meets Shinde

The father of Devyani Khobragade, Uttam Khobragade

said that the Home Minister had assured him and his

daughter of the full support of the government

US reviewing diplomats arrest

India has launched a series of reprisals against US

diplomats in the country after last week's arrest of its

deputy consul general

Will India now act against gay US diplomats?

Officials say the govt has in its knowledge many US

diplomats who have declared they have same-sex
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Most recent case was is 2011 when Indias previous

Consul General was slapped with a sexual harassment

case by his maid

US diplomats lose special privileges

US diplomats in India were deprived of their airport

passes as part of "reciprocal" measures taken by India

following the arrest and strip-search of an Indian diplomat

in New York, a source said. Three days ago, police had

removed barricades outside the US embassy

India hits back at US interference

A day after US attorney defends treatment meted out to

Devyani Khobragade, Indias external affairs ministry says

no courtesies were extended to her

Reuters

Preet Bharara defends treatment of Indian diplomat

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, in an unusually

lengthy written statement in a pending case, said he

wanted to clear up the "misinformation" surrounding the

arrest of diplomat Devyani Khobragade, and he

questioned why there was more sympathy for

Khobragade than her alleged victim.

We must learn from India, says Pak media

A Pakistani newspaper says Indias actions "very clearly

how proud nations fight back in every possible manner

relationships and have sought immunity and other

diplomatic facilities for their partners

Vienna Conventions and diplomatic immunity

Devyani Khobragade, India's deputy consul general in

New York, who has been charged by US authorities with

visa fraud is covered by the Vienna Convention on

Consular Relations

Reuters

India diplomat broke down after US strip search

arrest

In an email to colleagues, Khobragade said she

repeatedly told arresting authorities that she had

diplomatic immunity only to suffer repeated searches

Diplomat row: The case of a missing housemaid

Sangeeta Richards was brought to the US by Devyani

Khobragade in November 2012 and has been absconding

since June; the nanny is Witness-1 in the visa fraud case

against the Indian diplomat
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Kerry regrets Devyanis treatment

US Secretary of State John Kerry also expressed his

concern saying the unfortunate public issue of the arrestand strip search of the diplomat should not be allowed to

hurt US close and vital relationship with India

AP

Govt vows to bring back envoy

External affairs minister Salman Khurshid says he won't

return to House if he fails to bring back Khobragade

India presses for unconditional release of diplomat

India demands withdrawal of all charges against Devyani

Khobragade; US continues to maintain it acted

appropriately

Revenge in India's response to diplomat's arrest: US media

Removal of security barriers in front of the US Embassy in

Delhi and other actions were termed as retaliatory

measure by US media outlets; they also say the arrest of

Devyani Khobragade has resulted in a major diplomatic

rift

US sticks to its guns, demands restoration of diplomatic

security

US says it acted appropriately during the arrest of Indian

diplomat Devyani Khobragade; State department

spokesperson says it was an isolated episode and
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should not impact the bilateral relationship

US treatment of Indian diplomat deplorable: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says Devyano

Khobragade was virtually trapped; maintains she is

innocent and that USaction was unwarranted"

Reuters

Diplomat will return with dignity

External Affairs minister Salman Khurshid says Indian

diplomat Devyani Khobragade is innocent; condemns

treatment meted out to her by US authorities
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