
Nirupama Rao 'struck by the composure' of victims' families
Indian Ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao was briefed by the FBI and local police about the investigation into the Gurdwara shooting incident as she visited Milwaukee to offer support to the victims and their families.

Gurdwara shooting: Indian embassy in touch with US security council
India today said its embassy in Washington has been in touch with the US National Security Council on the tragic incident of firing inside a Gurdwara in Wisconsin that left at least seven people dead.

'Indian IT firms supported 2.8 lakh jobs in gloomy US'
Supporting the Indian growth story, Nirupama Rao, Indian Ambassador to the US said that Indian IT companies supported as many as 2.8 lakh jobs in America last year amid a gloomy employment scenario

India story is not over, Nirupama Rao assures American firms
Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao has assured American businees that there is no question of the tide of economic reform in India being reversed.

'Direction of economic reforms in India will not be reversed'
Asserting that the 'India Story' is definitely not over, Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao has assured American business that there is no question of the tide of economic reform in India being reversed.

US-India ties closer than ever: Nirupama Rao
Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao has said shared economic, diplomatic and security goals have brought the two nations and their peoples closer than ever.

Our intention is to invest and endure in Afghanistan: India
India is hosting the Delhi Investment Summit on Afghanistan today which will draw over 65 foreign companies from around the world, including 12 companies from the US and a handful of companies from even China and Pakistan.

India expresses concern over US business visa restrictions
India and the US should be working towards having one of the world's largest trading relationships, India's ambassador Nirupama Rao said on Wednesday.

Attempt to paint India in negative colour on Iran oil import: Rao
There is no attempt by India, as is being alleged in certain quarters, to "camouflage payment" of its oil imports from Iran, Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao said.

Terrorism in Pakistan continuing to target India: Nirupama
The ambassador also expressed concern over the volatile situation in Afghanistan.

Protectionism is retrogressive, Indian envoy tells US
India's Ambassador Nirupama Rao has asked American students to be alert to the "stifling effects" of protectionism as it is retrogressive and hinders economic growth and development in the age of globalisation.

Indian Embassy bomb threat caller spoke Hinglish, may be South Asian
The bomb threat to the Indian Embassy in Washington was made by a caller from the western US city of Utah by a man speaking in "Hinglish", indicating that he was apparently of South Asian origin, sources said today.

Suspicious object found at Indian chancery, threat call traced to Utah
The caller in his/her brief message to the Indian Embassy was speaking in "Hinglish" indicating that the caller is apparently of a South Asian descent.

Indian Embassy in US receives bomb threat, nothing found
The Indian Embassy in the US received a bomb threat call this morning following which its premises, the chancery and Ambassador Nirupama Rao's residence all had to be temporarily evacuated and searched.

Indo-Pak relations: We see difficult terrain ahead, says Nirupama Rao
Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao said the process of normalisation of ties with Pakistan is "not going to be easy".

India alert to China's growing military might: Rao
India remains alert to the growing military might of China, even as New Delhi has sought to strengthen its bilateral dialogue with Beijing over the last two decades, a top Indian diplomat based here has said.

Why must our leaders keep kowtowing to the Chinese?
Why do government ministers and officials have to apologise to China for a private individual's gaffe? Why are we acting so craven before the Chinese?