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India says committed to Vienna convention, seeks same from the US

New Delhi/ Mumbai, Dec 18 (ANI): India on Wednesday said that it is committed to the Vienna convention that shields the diplomats while seeking its implementation from the US side as well in the diplomatic spat that threatens to strain otherwise warm ties between the two nations. Spokesperson of Indian Foreign Ministry, Syed Akbaruddin, said India was committed to follow the rules laid down by the Vienna Convention and expected the same from other countries. Earlier on Tuesday Indian police removed concrete security barriers outside the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi in apparent retaliation for the treatment of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade who was strip-searched after her arrest in New York last week. Dec 18, 2013
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India summons US envoy over Devyani Khobragade's arrest

Farrukhabad, Dec 15 (ANI): India has summoned US Ambassador to India, Nancy Powell to protest and convey the displeasure against the arrest of its high-ranking diplomat in New York for an alleged visa fraud, said Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday. Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who is the Deputy Consul General at the Indian Consulate in New York, has been accused of lying on the visa application for an Indian national who worked for her for less than four dollars an hour, violating U.S. norms. Khurshid hopes that the United States would rectify its legal process that led to the arrest. Dec 15, 2013
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Congress did nothing during their 10 years in power: Chandra Babu Naidu

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party Chief Chandra Babu Naidu on Sunday slammed Congress and said that it has been 10 years of congress rule and they have done nothing. He further said that there are scandals worth hundreds of crores and lots of money is being transferred to foreign countries but the Congress has failed in fighting against corruption sincerely. Dec 15, 2013
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Our policy of peace must not be taken as weakness: Antony on Pak

Dehradun, Dec 14 (ANI): Union Defence Minister, AK Antony on Saturday stressed that India’s policy of peace towards its neighbours must not be taken as its weakness, and that India was fully capable of giving a befitting reply to anyone when it comes to national security. Dec 14, 2013
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Indian Diplomat Devyani Khobragade Arrest: An Insight into the Condition of Domestic Workers in India

The 39-year-old senior Indian diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, was arrested in New York for alleged visa fraud and exploiting her babysitter cum housekeeper. The 1999-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, was taken into custody while she was dropping off her daughter to school. The police handcuffed her in public, but was later released on a USD 250,000 bond after pleading not guilty. Dec 14, 2013