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Indian consulate in San Francisco set on fire by Khalistani supporters; US 'strongly condemns’
Fp Staff •Pro-Khalistan supporters vandalised and set Indian consulate in San Francisco on fire, drawing "strong condemnation" from the United States on Tuesday
WATCH: Indian Americans hold peace rally after San Francisco consulate vandalised by Khalistan supporters
•India on Monday lodged a strong protest with the US Charge d'Affaires in Delhi over the incident of vandalism at the Indian consulate general in San Francisco by some pro-Khalistan elements during a protest
US condemns attack on Indian Consulate in San Francisco; pledges to defend safety, security
•Visuals shared online show a huge mob brandishing Khalistan flags mounted on wooden poles, using them to smash glass doors and windows of the consulate building
WATCH: Khalistan supporters attack Indian Consulate in San Francisco after officials take down flag
Ayndrila Banerjee •In the videos shared widely on Twitter, supporters of the pro-Khalistan movement can be seen trying to barge into the office, break doors and chant slogans
MEA says New Delhi wants Indian lawyer to represent Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistan court
•The Islamabad High Court recently ordered the Pakistan government to give "another chance" to India to appoint a counsel for Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a military court
Indian Embassy in Baghdad directed to ensure safe return of seven Punjab youths stranded in Iraq’s Erbil, says Harsimrat Kaur Badal
•Badal said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has directed the Indian Embassy in Iraq to take immediate steps to ensure the return of seven Punjab-based youths stranded in Erbil for the past seven months
'Suspicious packages' sent to 10 foreign consulates in Melbourne, including Indian; police say no threat to public
Fp Staff •The Indian and US consulates on Melbourne's St Kilda Road as well as the British, Swiss and German diplomatic mission are believed to have been targeted. Reports have said that the Korean, Greek, Italian, Pakistani and Egyptian consulates have also been put on lockdown.
Indian students assaulted in Italy: Sushma Swaraj asks them not to worry; consulate general in Milan issues advisory
•Indian students have been assaulted in a string of incidents in northern Italy, the Indian Consulate in Milan has said.
Sherin Mathews case: Richardson mourns death of 3-year-old; Police confirms finding body after father's confession
Fp Staff •In a dramatic turnaround, the father of the three-year-old North Texas girl Sherin Mathews, who disappeared on 7 October, told the police that he watched his daughter choke on milk and die.
India to bring back bodies of 11 workers killed in Saudi Arabia: MEA
Ians •The Indian Consulate in Jeddah is making arrangements to bring back the bodies of 11 Indian workers killed in a fire in a house in Saudi Arabia's Najran city, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday.