Nancy Powell

Diplomat Devyani Khobragade at the centre of a bitter row with the United States has been stripped of her duties over unauthorised statements to media, a government source and reports said on Saturday.

A key Senate committee has scheduled the confirmation hearing of Richard Rahul Verma as the US Ambassador to India on December 2.

The phone call from President Barack Obama to Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his massive electoral victory "set the tone" for ending a frosty relationship between the US and the BJP leader, said America's interim Ambassador Kathleen Stephens today.

A top American think-tank has launched a programme, "India:2020", which will examine short and long term policy priorities for every aspect of the India-US strategic partnership with a focus on concrete recommendations that can be achieved by the year 2020.

US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell today headed back to her country after an eventful stint in New Delhi and will be replaced temporarily early next month by Kathleen Stephens, a career diplomat.

US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell will leave New Delhi on May 22, four days before Narendra Modi takes oath as the Prime Minister.

The State Department said US ambassador to India, Nancy Powell, will leave her post this week.

The US today said the ongoing elections in India will set the stage for the next phase in Indo-US ties and rejected the views that the bilateral relationship "has fallen into the doldrums".

The sudden resignation of the US ambassador to India less than two years into her troubled term opens an opportunity for both sides to reboot strained ties ahead of an expected change in government, analysts say.

The U.S. ambassador to India has resigned just a week before India starts voting for its next government. Nancy Powell's two-year tenure in India ends as the two countries are still trying to mend ties following the diplomatic spat over the arrest of diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York.

US Ambassador to India Nancy J Powell's resignation is not related to any tension or any recent situation, the Obama Administration asserted today refuting all such media reports in this regard.

In a sudden development, US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell has resigned from her post, days after media speculation that she may be shipped out.

Asserting that the US was stepping up efforts to increase the number of young women studying in her country, Ambassador to India Nancy Powell on Friday said it is paramount that more women from India receive an international education.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today denied that she was scheduled to meet US Ambassador Nancy Powell in her office in Kolkata this afternoon, hours after her party's website went public with the information.

Taking a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party, Union minister Salman Khurshid today said that Congress supported Arvind Kejriwal and gave him eight MLAs in "dowry" but what could be done if the "groom" fled away.

Diplomat Devyani Khobragade at the centre of a bitter row with the United States has been stripped of her duties over unauthorised statements to media, a government source and reports said on Saturday.

A key Senate committee has scheduled the confirmation hearing of Richard Rahul Verma as the US Ambassador to India on December 2.

The phone call from President Barack Obama to Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his massive electoral victory "set the tone" for ending a frosty relationship between the US and the BJP leader, said America's interim Ambassador Kathleen Stephens today.

A top American think-tank has launched a programme, "India:2020", which will examine short and long term policy priorities for every aspect of the India-US strategic partnership with a focus on concrete recommendations that can be achieved by the year 2020.

US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell today headed back to her country after an eventful stint in New Delhi and will be replaced temporarily early next month by Kathleen Stephens, a career diplomat.

US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell will leave New Delhi on May 22, four days before Narendra Modi takes oath as the Prime Minister.

The State Department said US ambassador to India, Nancy Powell, will leave her post this week.

The US today said the ongoing elections in India will set the stage for the next phase in Indo-US ties and rejected the views that the bilateral relationship "has fallen into the doldrums".

The sudden resignation of the US ambassador to India less than two years into her troubled term opens an opportunity for both sides to reboot strained ties ahead of an expected change in government, analysts say.

The U.S. ambassador to India has resigned just a week before India starts voting for its next government. Nancy Powell's two-year tenure in India ends as the two countries are still trying to mend ties following the diplomatic spat over the arrest of diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York.

US Ambassador to India Nancy J Powell's resignation is not related to any tension or any recent situation, the Obama Administration asserted today refuting all such media reports in this regard.

In a sudden development, US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell has resigned from her post, days after media speculation that she may be shipped out.

Asserting that the US was stepping up efforts to increase the number of young women studying in her country, Ambassador to India Nancy Powell on Friday said it is paramount that more women from India receive an international education.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today denied that she was scheduled to meet US Ambassador Nancy Powell in her office in Kolkata this afternoon, hours after her party's website went public with the information.

Taking a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party, Union minister Salman Khurshid today said that Congress supported Arvind Kejriwal and gave him eight MLAs in "dowry" but what could be done if the "groom" fled away.