Sarkozy In India

A law banning the full-body "burkini" swimsuit in France would stoke tensions between communities and would be both unconstitutional and ineffective, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said in an interview published on Sunday.

Asserting that France wants Pakistan to act against those who carry out attacks against India and "bring them to book", former French President Nicolas Sarkozy today said India's neighbour needs to do more in the war against terror.

Backing India's bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council (UNSC), former French President Nicolas Sarkozy today said it is "absurd" to imagine that the world's largest democracy is yet to become a permanent member of the powerful wing of the world body.

French former President Nicolas Sarkozy has not been put under formal investigation by magistrates looking into whether he received illegal campaign funds from France's richest woman in 2007, but has instead been designated a witness in the inquiry.

"Oil supplies have remained ample, and US oil inventories increased again," said Sanjeev Gupta, head of the Asia-Pacific Oil and Gas practice at Ernst & Young.

France will elect a President tonight for a fresh five year term. Results will be out at 11.30pm India time. Nicolas Sarkozy is trying to hold on to a second term but socialist candidate Francois Hollande has been ahead of him in opinion polls for nearly 8 months now.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy today paid tribute to the 26/11 martyrs at the Police Memorial dedicated to security men killed during the November 2008 attacks.

French President Nicholas Sarkozy will wrap-up his four-day India visit with a stop at Mumbai on Tuesday where he will pay homage to victims of the 26/11 attacks and also address business leaders.Sarkozy will arrive from New Delhi in the morning and will first pay a visit to the Police Memorial on Marine Drive, dedicated to securitymen killed in fi...

It's French President Nicolas Sarkozy's third day in India and the top on the agenda is signing up agreements on nuclear trade.

After being enamoured by the Taj Mahal, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni chose to spend a quiet morning on Sunday relaxing at a luxurious hotel in Agra, which presents a magnificent view of the 17th century Mughal monumentThough earlier the French couple was due to visit the monument of love on Sunday morning after spending...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who began his four-day visit to India on Saturday, managed to skip to Agra last evening with wife Carla Bruni to visit the Taj Mahal. (See Pics)The French First Couple stayed overnight at a hotel there. They also visited Fatehpur Sikri. The Sarkozys visited the famous Fatehpur Sikri dargah of saint Salim Chisthi an...

The last time Nicolas Sarkozy was in India, Carla Bruni, then his girl friend ,stayed away. It was because protocol officers could not figure out her exact status on the state visit. Now, however there a no such issues, and Carla Bruni and the French President finally visited the Taj Mahal, something that they have been meaning to do for a while. C...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Bangalore on Saturday on the first leg of his four-day visit, during which he hopes to sign a mega nuclear deal with India and strengthen bilateral ties in key areas of space and civil nuclear cooperation.Sarkozy is accompanied by his singer-model wife Carla Bruni and a high-level delegation, including se...

Nicolas Sarkozy has emerged as the most unpopular French President in 50 years in a new poll.According to the French poll, Sarkozy's popularity has gone down to just 29 per cent, 3 points less than in September to reach its lowest ever, ahead of another week of strikes and petrol shortages, the 'Daily Mail' reported.The low announced by 'BVA Orange...

US President Barack Obama has said he wants tough new set of sanctions against Iran to be in place within "weeks" as his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy accused Tehran of being in a "mad nuclear race".

A law banning the full-body "burkini" swimsuit in France would stoke tensions between communities and would be both unconstitutional and ineffective, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said in an interview published on Sunday.

Asserting that France wants Pakistan to act against those who carry out attacks against India and "bring them to book", former French President Nicolas Sarkozy today said India's neighbour needs to do more in the war against terror.

Backing India's bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council (UNSC), former French President Nicolas Sarkozy today said it is "absurd" to imagine that the world's largest democracy is yet to become a permanent member of the powerful wing of the world body.

French former President Nicolas Sarkozy has not been put under formal investigation by magistrates looking into whether he received illegal campaign funds from France's richest woman in 2007, but has instead been designated a witness in the inquiry.

"Oil supplies have remained ample, and US oil inventories increased again," said Sanjeev Gupta, head of the Asia-Pacific Oil and Gas practice at Ernst & Young.

France will elect a President tonight for a fresh five year term. Results will be out at 11.30pm India time. Nicolas Sarkozy is trying to hold on to a second term but socialist candidate Francois Hollande has been ahead of him in opinion polls for nearly 8 months now.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy today paid tribute to the 26/11 martyrs at the Police Memorial dedicated to security men killed during the November 2008 attacks.

French President Nicholas Sarkozy will wrap-up his four-day India visit with a stop at Mumbai on Tuesday where he will pay homage to victims of the 26/11 attacks and also address business leaders.Sarkozy will arrive from New Delhi in the morning and will first pay a visit to the Police Memorial on Marine Drive, dedicated to securitymen killed in fi...

It's French President Nicolas Sarkozy's third day in India and the top on the agenda is signing up agreements on nuclear trade.

After being enamoured by the Taj Mahal, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni chose to spend a quiet morning on Sunday relaxing at a luxurious hotel in Agra, which presents a magnificent view of the 17th century Mughal monumentThough earlier the French couple was due to visit the monument of love on Sunday morning after spending...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who began his four-day visit to India on Saturday, managed to skip to Agra last evening with wife Carla Bruni to visit the Taj Mahal. (See Pics)The French First Couple stayed overnight at a hotel there. They also visited Fatehpur Sikri. The Sarkozys visited the famous Fatehpur Sikri dargah of saint Salim Chisthi an...

The last time Nicolas Sarkozy was in India, Carla Bruni, then his girl friend ,stayed away. It was because protocol officers could not figure out her exact status on the state visit. Now, however there a no such issues, and Carla Bruni and the French President finally visited the Taj Mahal, something that they have been meaning to do for a while. C...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Bangalore on Saturday on the first leg of his four-day visit, during which he hopes to sign a mega nuclear deal with India and strengthen bilateral ties in key areas of space and civil nuclear cooperation.Sarkozy is accompanied by his singer-model wife Carla Bruni and a high-level delegation, including se...

Nicolas Sarkozy has emerged as the most unpopular French President in 50 years in a new poll.According to the French poll, Sarkozy's popularity has gone down to just 29 per cent, 3 points less than in September to reach its lowest ever, ahead of another week of strikes and petrol shortages, the 'Daily Mail' reported.The low announced by 'BVA Orange...

US President Barack Obama has said he wants tough new set of sanctions against Iran to be in place within "weeks" as his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy accused Tehran of being in a "mad nuclear race".