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Why Diplomats, Officials Are Upset With Akshay Kumar's 'Airlift'
Akshay Kumar's film "Airlift" - based on the record evacuation of Indians after the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq - has left diplomats seething over their portrayal.
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Nirupama Rao named visiting fellow at US university
Former Indian ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao, has accepted a one-year appointment as the Meera and Vikram Gandhi Fellow with the Brown-India Initiative at the Watson Institute for International Studies.
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Nirupama Rao bids farewell to her diplomatic career
Nirupama Rao, Indian envoy to the US, bid farewell to her career of diplomacy, as members of the American diplomatic corps and her counterparts from countries like China and Brazil gathered at a reception hosted in her honour by the State Department in Washington.
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'Indian IT firms supported 2.8 lakh jobs in US last year'
Indian IT companies supported as many as 2.8 lakh jobs in America last year amid a gloomy employment scenario.
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India raises issues of H-1B visas and outsourcing with US govt
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has raised India's concerns over the controversial position taken by the US over outsourcing and recent hike in H-1B visa fee with the Obama administration. Nirupama Rao is in Washington meeting with senior member of the...
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Full text of Nirupama Rao's speech at University of Florida
Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao spoke to students of the University of Florida. Below is the complete text of her Commencement Address. It is not usual for me to deliver a commencement address and I am deeply honoured by this opportunity to address all of you who stand on the threshold of your beautiful tomorrows.
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India is best and fair for women, says India's diplomat to the US in a speech to students
The Indian system is fair and best in the world when it comes to acknowledging the contribution of women, India's top diplomat to the US has said. This is amply demonstrated in the very fact she being a women rose to be the highest position in Indian diplomacy, Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao told students of the University of Florida in ...
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India takes up Shah Rukh Khan's detention incident with United States
India has taken up Shah Rukh Khan's detention incident with the United States and expressed its "deep concern" over it.
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Indian embassy in US receives bomb threat
A small suspicious object was found inside the premises of one of the offices related to the Indian Embassy in Washington. The object which was later declared to be harmless, was found by the security agencies after the Embassy, located a few blocks away, received a call that threatened of a bomb placed inside the toilet of the premises, officials ...
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Nirupama Rao meets Mayor of Washington DC
Indian envoy to the United States, Nirupama Rao, met the Mayor of the District of Columbia Vincent Gray during which he sought more Indian investment in the American capital.
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Nirupama Rao meets Hillary Clinton; discusses range of bilateral issues
A wide range of bilateral and regional issues, including the importance of civil nuclear cooperation, were discussed during the first meeting of Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao with the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton here.
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Nirupama Rao retires as Foreign Secretary today
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will retire today. The last few weeks had been hectic for her, especially during the India-Pakistan ministerial level talks when Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar was in India for talks with her counterpart SM Krishna.
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Nirupama Rao named India's next ambassador to US
Government today officially announced the appointment of Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao as the next Ambassador to the United States, an assignment she will take up shortly.
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Ranjan Mathai to be India's next foreign secretary
Ranjan Mathai, India's ambassador to France will be the next Foreign Secretary, succeeding Nirupama Rao.Mathai, a 1974-batch IFS officer, will assume office from August 1 and will be there for a term of two years, official spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said.After completing post-graduate studies in Political Science at the University of Poona, Mathai...
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Joint statement on meeting of Indo-Pak foreign secretaries
The second day of India's talks with Pakistan have concluded in Islamabad. Today was devoted largely to the issue of Kashmir. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir were scheduled to hold separate press conferences but decided at the last minute to meet reporters together. Here's the the joint statement iss...
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Why Diplomats, Officials Are Upset With Akshay Kumar's 'Airlift'
Akshay Kumar's film "Airlift" - based on the record evacuation of Indians after the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq - has left diplomats seething over their portrayal.
-
Nirupama Rao named visiting fellow at US university
Former Indian ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao, has accepted a one-year appointment as the Meera and Vikram Gandhi Fellow with the Brown-India Initiative at the Watson Institute for International Studies.
-
Nirupama Rao bids farewell to her diplomatic career
Nirupama Rao, Indian envoy to the US, bid farewell to her career of diplomacy, as members of the American diplomatic corps and her counterparts from countries like China and Brazil gathered at a reception hosted in her honour by the State Department in Washington.
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'Indian IT firms supported 2.8 lakh jobs in US last year'
Indian IT companies supported as many as 2.8 lakh jobs in America last year amid a gloomy employment scenario.
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India raises issues of H-1B visas and outsourcing with US govt
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has raised India's concerns over the controversial position taken by the US over outsourcing and recent hike in H-1B visa fee with the Obama administration. Nirupama Rao is in Washington meeting with senior member of the...
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Full text of Nirupama Rao's speech at University of Florida
Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao spoke to students of the University of Florida. Below is the complete text of her Commencement Address. It is not usual for me to deliver a commencement address and I am deeply honoured by this opportunity to address all of you who stand on the threshold of your beautiful tomorrows.
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India is best and fair for women, says India's diplomat to the US in a speech to students
The Indian system is fair and best in the world when it comes to acknowledging the contribution of women, India's top diplomat to the US has said. This is amply demonstrated in the very fact she being a women rose to be the highest position in Indian diplomacy, Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao told students of the University of Florida in ...
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India takes up Shah Rukh Khan's detention incident with United States
India has taken up Shah Rukh Khan's detention incident with the United States and expressed its "deep concern" over it.
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Indian embassy in US receives bomb threat
A small suspicious object was found inside the premises of one of the offices related to the Indian Embassy in Washington. The object which was later declared to be harmless, was found by the security agencies after the Embassy, located a few blocks away, received a call that threatened of a bomb placed inside the toilet of the premises, officials ...
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Nirupama Rao meets Mayor of Washington DC
Indian envoy to the United States, Nirupama Rao, met the Mayor of the District of Columbia Vincent Gray during which he sought more Indian investment in the American capital.
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Nirupama Rao meets Hillary Clinton; discusses range of bilateral issues
A wide range of bilateral and regional issues, including the importance of civil nuclear cooperation, were discussed during the first meeting of Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao with the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton here.
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Nirupama Rao retires as Foreign Secretary today
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will retire today. The last few weeks had been hectic for her, especially during the India-Pakistan ministerial level talks when Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar was in India for talks with her counterpart SM Krishna.
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Nirupama Rao named India's next ambassador to US
Government today officially announced the appointment of Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao as the next Ambassador to the United States, an assignment she will take up shortly.
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Ranjan Mathai to be India's next foreign secretary
Ranjan Mathai, India's ambassador to France will be the next Foreign Secretary, succeeding Nirupama Rao.Mathai, a 1974-batch IFS officer, will assume office from August 1 and will be there for a term of two years, official spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said.After completing post-graduate studies in Political Science at the University of Poona, Mathai...
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Joint statement on meeting of Indo-Pak foreign secretaries
The second day of India's talks with Pakistan have concluded in Islamabad. Today was devoted largely to the issue of Kashmir. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir were scheduled to hold separate press conferences but decided at the last minute to meet reporters together. Here's the the joint statement iss...
