
New Delhi: The US on Tuesday informed the Indian Ministry of External Affairs that it had put in place a security protocol for visiting VIPs who were mistakenly detained at its airports. The move comes after India raised a huge furore over the detention of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan at a New York airport for over two hours last week. The US informed the MEA that a person mistakenly...

06:34 PM, Apr 17, 2012

New York: America's prestigious Yale University, which had invited Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan, on Saturday said that his detention was "unfortunate" but things were sorted out in the end. "As SRK himself would tell you, what is most important in his movies is how they end rather than how they begin. And yesterday, things began in an unfortunate manner, but ended in a way that left everyone happy," Yale's Assistant...

12:40 PM, Apr 14, 2012

Washington: The US on Saturday ruled out any pattern or racial profiling in the detention of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan twice in the US in the past three years. "I wouldn't necessarily look at this as some sort of pattern, but rather two separate incidents," State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters at a news conference. Khan was detained at a New York airport for over two hours by...

09:57 AM, Apr 14, 2012

New Delhi: India has refused to accept the US apology for Shah Rukh Khan's two-hour detention at a New York airport on Friday and has summoned the US Deputy Chief of Mission. "I was detained at the airport as always for an hour and a half, which was nice. Whenever I start feeling too arrogant about myself, I always take a trip to America. The immigration guys kick the star...

07:20 AM, Apr 14, 2012

The actor joked about his detention while giving his speech at Yale University after receiving the Chubb fellowship. ...

11:56 PM, Apr 13, 2012

New Delhi: In response to the criticism over the detention of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan at the New Yorks White Plain airport, the US on Friday apologised, saying that many Americans were fan of the superstar. Addressing a press conference, US Embassy spokesperson Peter Vrooman said, "Many Americans are fan of Shah Rukh Khan. We apologise for the inconvenience experienced by him." This came even as External Affairs Minister...

10:52 PM, Apr 13, 2012

'My Name Is Khan' has run into trouble even before its release. ...

11:21 AM, Feb 12, 2010

The SRK episode has prompted speculation of underworld links. ...

12:57 AM, Sep 08, 2009

Shah Rukh Khan was questioned on Friday at Newark Airport. ...

12:13 PM, Aug 22, 2009

Actor pleads for more sensitivity during security checks. ...

03:28 PM, Aug 18, 2009

Praful Patel promised to take adequate actions to avoid such incidents in future. ...

02:48 AM, Aug 17, 2009

Some say they will raise the issue with President Barack Obama. ...

05:52 PM, Aug 16, 2009

Karan Johar says it was ironical to wake up to this news on I-Day. ...

05:10 PM, Aug 15, 2009