nannygate

NY lawyer: Agent goofed in India diplomat's arrest

A lawyer for an Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip search in New York City drew angry responses from officials in India accused US authorities Tuesday of bungling the investigation....

Diplomat’s housekeeper kept ‘like a slave’

In India, Devyani Khobragade advocated for women’s rights. But in New York, she was a slave driver, says the family of Khobragade’s housekeeper. Consular official Khobragade worked domestic servant Sangeeta...

Kerry working to quell ‘Nannygate’ scandal furor

US Secretary of State John Kerry planned to speak again to his counterpart in India Thursday to quell the growing international furor over the arrest of a female Indian diplomat...

Preet Bharara under fire in India

Crusading Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara is under fire in his home country of India over suggestions that he’s trying to build a political career by prosecuting fellow natives of...

Protests erupt in India after diplomat's arrest in US

Outraged protesters burned photos of President Obama outside the US Embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday over the arrest and strip-search of an Indian diplomat in New York for allegedly...

'Nannygate' diplomat eyed US ambassador role

Before becoming embroiled in her own version of Nannygate, Devyani Khobragade was known as a champion of Indian women’s rights and hoped to become her country’s ambassador to the United...

India demolishes US embassy barriers after diplomat's arrest in America

India removed security barriers from the US Embassy in New Delhi and its lawmakers lobbed other threats Tuesday in retaliation for the arrest of a diplomat in Manhattan for allegedly...

Women's rights lobbyist 'pays nanny $3 a hour'

A top diplomat at India’s consulate in Manhattan who lobbies for women’s rights has been busted by the feds — after allegedly mistreating her female nanny. Devyani Khobragade, India’s 39-year-old...