Devyani Khobragade

Indian Foreign Service officer Devyani Uttam Khobragade has been appointed as India's next ambassador to Cambodia, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

"... If history teaches us anything, it is that throughout the ages the woman diplomat has struggled to resolve a fundamental and existential tension between being representative of her country and being herself."

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.

The Indo-US diplomatic crisis that erupted in 2013 with the arrest of woman diplomat Devyani Khobragade was not only a "low point" in ties but both sides learnt "very important lessons" from it, a top official of the outgoing Obama administration has said.

The newly inducted Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale's request for having diplomat Devyani Khobragade as his private secretary has been turned down by his senior Minister Thawarchand Gehlot.

Former Deputy Consul-General of India in New York Devyani Khobragade has been appointed as the Private Secretary to Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale.

I have just finished a running trip through the coastal length of Maharashtra, starting from Sindhudurgh district at the southern tip and coming up to Mumbai in the North of the state, running about 15-20 kilometres average on a day, and talking at schools and colleges on way.

Two daughters of controversial IFS officer Devyani Khobragade are "no longer Indian citizens" as they hold American passports, government told Delhi High Court today.

Devyani Khobragade, an Indian Foreign Service or IFS officer and former Deputy Consul-General of India in New York, today denied in the Delhi High Court the central government's claim that she violated the passport and citizenship laws by obtaining American and Indian passports for her two daughters.

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.

The Home Ministry has rejected IFS officer Devyani Khobragade's plea of dual citizenship for her children, who are American nationals, saying Indian law does not allow this.

The government has told the Delhi High Court that Devyani Khobragade, an Indian Foreign Service or IFS officer and former Deputy Consul-General of India in New York, obtained US and Indian passports for her two daughters in violation of law and without informing the External Affairs Ministry, which raises serious questions about her "trustworthines...

Vipassana philosophy is simple and the method is rational, says Devyani Khobragade.

India is making every attempt to ensure that the United States drops all charges against IFS officer Devyani Khobragade, whose arrest in New York two years ago had led to a diplomatic standoff between the two nations.

Wearing shorts, I braced for pinches and rubs, writes Devyani Khobragade.

Indian Foreign Service officer Devyani Uttam Khobragade has been appointed as India's next ambassador to Cambodia, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

"... If history teaches us anything, it is that throughout the ages the woman diplomat has struggled to resolve a fundamental and existential tension between being representative of her country and being herself."

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.

The Indo-US diplomatic crisis that erupted in 2013 with the arrest of woman diplomat Devyani Khobragade was not only a "low point" in ties but both sides learnt "very important lessons" from it, a top official of the outgoing Obama administration has said.

The newly inducted Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale's request for having diplomat Devyani Khobragade as his private secretary has been turned down by his senior Minister Thawarchand Gehlot.

Former Deputy Consul-General of India in New York Devyani Khobragade has been appointed as the Private Secretary to Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale.

I have just finished a running trip through the coastal length of Maharashtra, starting from Sindhudurgh district at the southern tip and coming up to Mumbai in the North of the state, running about 15-20 kilometres average on a day, and talking at schools and colleges on way.

Two daughters of controversial IFS officer Devyani Khobragade are "no longer Indian citizens" as they hold American passports, government told Delhi High Court today.

Devyani Khobragade, an Indian Foreign Service or IFS officer and former Deputy Consul-General of India in New York, today denied in the Delhi High Court the central government's claim that she violated the passport and citizenship laws by obtaining American and Indian passports for her two daughters.

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.

The Home Ministry has rejected IFS officer Devyani Khobragade's plea of dual citizenship for her children, who are American nationals, saying Indian law does not allow this.

The government has told the Delhi High Court that Devyani Khobragade, an Indian Foreign Service or IFS officer and former Deputy Consul-General of India in New York, obtained US and Indian passports for her two daughters in violation of law and without informing the External Affairs Ministry, which raises serious questions about her "trustworthines...

Vipassana philosophy is simple and the method is rational, says Devyani Khobragade.

India is making every attempt to ensure that the United States drops all charges against IFS officer Devyani Khobragade, whose arrest in New York two years ago had led to a diplomatic standoff between the two nations.

Wearing shorts, I braced for pinches and rubs, writes Devyani Khobragade.