1:49 pm: Won't tolerate injustice, says Raj Babbar
Congress spokesman Raj Babbar said India's message to the US is clear that we won't tolerate injustice meted out to our citizens.
1:28 pm: Case against Devyani should be withdrawn, says Khurshid
Maintaining a tough stand, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said the case against Devyani should not be pursued and be withdrawn. Commenting on India-US ties, Khurshid noted that the relationship between the countries "has a lot of investment". It is "not an irreversible matter and we have to deal with it sensibly," added Khurshid. He has sought details of what has happened in the case of Khobragade in the US.
1:18 pm: India wants good ties with US, says Tharoor
Commenting on Devyani's issue, Union Minister Shashi Tharoor said though India wants good relations with the US since it is an important country, yet it won't accept this. Reiterating "reciprocity as the cardinal principle" of diplomatic relations, Tharoor said if the US does not have friendly spirit, then it is diffciult to see the same in us.
1:02 pm: IACC seeks unconditional apology from US
The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce has strongly objected to the "humiliating treatment" meted out to Khobragade by the US law enforcement agencies.
"The Chamber considers the action unacceptable and feels that the US government should tender an unconditional apology for the humiliation of the diplomat," said Nanik Rupani, president of Chamber's West India Council, in a statement here.
12:40 pm: India says US didn't respond to any of its requests on Khobragade's domestic help
In a statement that was issued in response to a media query, the Indian embassy in Washington has said that along with the Ministry of External Affairs, it took up the matter of Khobragade's domestic assistant Sangeeta Richard with the US State Department and the US embassy in New Delhi.
The US, however, did not respond.
The statement added that the Indian embassy had asked for US' assistance in tracing Richard, action against her for blackmailing the Indian diplomat, assistance in repatriating her and arresting her for robbing cash, a mobile phone and documents from the Indian diplomat.
11:56 pm: US apology will be satisfying, says Nath
An apology from America, acceptance of their fault is what we will be satisfied with, said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
11.15 am: Protest outside US consulate in Hyderabad
Activists belonging to Left parties and All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO) gathered near the US consulate in Hyderabad to protest against the US government's handling of the Devyani issue.
Holding banners that read, "Uncle Sam don't act ugly with India", protesters shouted slogans against the US administration.
11.00 am: Ensure Devyani comes back with dignity, BJP tells govt
The BJP said the government must keep up the pressure against the United States. "Rajya Sabha has expressed their anguish and has condemned what the US has done to Devyani, who was under diplomatic immunity," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said.
"Government has said charges will be dropped and will be brought back with full dignity and honour... They must now walk the talk and nothing less will be acceptable by the people."
10.50 am: Salman Khurshid may speak to John Kerry
With India hinting at a deeper conspiracy behind Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade's arrest in the United States, Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to speak to External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday evening to clarify on the issue.
Confirming the development, Khurshid told reporters, "Yes it is possible. I will have word with Kerry on Thursday evening. This matter should be resolved. We will do whatever more is needed to be done."
7:45 am: US prosecutor defends actions against Khobragade
Manhattan's high profile India-born US attorney Preet Bhrara, also known as the "Sherriff of Wall Street", has defended his department's actions against an Indian diplomat sparking a diplomatic row between India and the US, insisting she was not handcuffed and was given due courtesies.
He also said the domestic help, Sangeeta Richard's family was "evacuated" from India to protect the "victim" as there were attempts to silence her and compel her to return to India.
But he confirmed that Khobragade was "fully searched" by a female deputy marshal in private as per "standard practice" for "every defendant, rich or poor, American or not."
Otherwise, she was treated very well and was even given coffee and allowed to make phone calls in a car for two hours to arrange for child care.
2:38 am: 'Kerry was aware of Khobragarde's arrest' US Secretary of State John Kerry was aware of the senior Indian diplomat's arrest.
"He (Kerry) was certainly aware, yes, absolutely. He's been kept up to speed on this case," State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf told reporters soon after informing them that Kerry spoke over telephone to the National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon.
12.08 am: John Kerry expresses regret over treatment of Khobragade
US Secretary of State John Kerry called India's National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon to express his "regret".
In a damage control exercise, Kerry also expressed his concern saying this "unfortunate public issue" of the arrest and strip search of Devyani Khobragade should not be allowed to hurt "our close and vital relationship with India".
Kerry "expressed his regret, as well as his concern that we not allow this unfortunate public issue to hurt our close and vital relationship with India," State Department spokesperson Marie Harf said in a readout of the conversation.
Congress spokesman Raj Babbar said India's message to the US is clear that we won't tolerate injustice meted out to our citizens.
1:28 pm: Case against Devyani should be withdrawn, says Khurshid
Maintaining a tough stand, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said the case against Devyani should not be pursued and be withdrawn. Commenting on India-US ties, Khurshid noted that the relationship between the countries "has a lot of investment". It is "not an irreversible matter and we have to deal with it sensibly," added Khurshid. He has sought details of what has happened in the case of Khobragade in the US.
1:18 pm: India wants good ties with US, says Tharoor
Commenting on Devyani's issue, Union Minister Shashi Tharoor said though India wants good relations with the US since it is an important country, yet it won't accept this. Reiterating "reciprocity as the cardinal principle" of diplomatic relations, Tharoor said if the US does not have friendly spirit, then it is diffciult to see the same in us.
1:02 pm: IACC seeks unconditional apology from US
The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce has strongly objected to the "humiliating treatment" meted out to Khobragade by the US law enforcement agencies.
"The Chamber considers the action unacceptable and feels that the US government should tender an unconditional apology for the humiliation of the diplomat," said Nanik Rupani, president of Chamber's West India Council, in a statement here.
12:40 pm: India says US didn't respond to any of its requests on Khobragade's domestic help
In a statement that was issued in response to a media query, the Indian embassy in Washington has said that along with the Ministry of External Affairs, it took up the matter of Khobragade's domestic assistant Sangeeta Richard with the US State Department and the US embassy in New Delhi.
The US, however, did not respond.
The statement added that the Indian embassy had asked for US' assistance in tracing Richard, action against her for blackmailing the Indian diplomat, assistance in repatriating her and arresting her for robbing cash, a mobile phone and documents from the Indian diplomat.
11:56 pm: US apology will be satisfying, says Nath
An apology from America, acceptance of their fault is what we will be satisfied with, said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
11.15 am: Protest outside US consulate in Hyderabad
Activists belonging to Left parties and All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO) gathered near the US consulate in Hyderabad to protest against the US government's handling of the Devyani issue.
Holding banners that read, "Uncle Sam don't act ugly with India", protesters shouted slogans against the US administration.
11.00 am: Ensure Devyani comes back with dignity, BJP tells govt
The BJP said the government must keep up the pressure against the United States. "Rajya Sabha has expressed their anguish and has condemned what the US has done to Devyani, who was under diplomatic immunity," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said.
"Government has said charges will be dropped and will be brought back with full dignity and honour... They must now walk the talk and nothing less will be acceptable by the people."
10.50 am: Salman Khurshid may speak to John Kerry
With India hinting at a deeper conspiracy behind Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade's arrest in the United States, Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to speak to External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday evening to clarify on the issue.
Confirming the development, Khurshid told reporters, "Yes it is possible. I will have word with Kerry on Thursday evening. This matter should be resolved. We will do whatever more is needed to be done."
7:45 am: US prosecutor defends actions against Khobragade
Manhattan's high profile India-born US attorney Preet Bhrara, also known as the "Sherriff of Wall Street", has defended his department's actions against an Indian diplomat sparking a diplomatic row between India and the US, insisting she was not handcuffed and was given due courtesies.
He also said the domestic help, Sangeeta Richard's family was "evacuated" from India to protect the "victim" as there were attempts to silence her and compel her to return to India.
But he confirmed that Khobragade was "fully searched" by a female deputy marshal in private as per "standard practice" for "every defendant, rich or poor, American or not."
Otherwise, she was treated very well and was even given coffee and allowed to make phone calls in a car for two hours to arrange for child care.
2:38 am: 'Kerry was aware of Khobragarde's arrest' US Secretary of State John Kerry was aware of the senior Indian diplomat's arrest.
"He (Kerry) was certainly aware, yes, absolutely. He's been kept up to speed on this case," State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf told reporters soon after informing them that Kerry spoke over telephone to the National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon.
12.08 am: John Kerry expresses regret over treatment of Khobragade
US Secretary of State John Kerry called India's National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon to express his "regret".
In a damage control exercise, Kerry also expressed his concern saying this "unfortunate public issue" of the arrest and strip search of Devyani Khobragade should not be allowed to hurt "our close and vital relationship with India".
Kerry "expressed his regret, as well as his concern that we not allow this unfortunate public issue to hurt our close and vital relationship with India," State Department spokesperson Marie Harf said in a readout of the conversation.
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