Sarkozy India

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  Anti-Burkini Law In France Would Worsen Tension: France Interior Minister

  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.

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  Pak Must Act Against Those Guilty Of Attacks On India: Nicolas Sarkozy

  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.

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  Absurd To Imagine India Still Not Part Of UN Security Council: Nicolas Sarkozy

  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.

• Nicolas Sarkozy dodges official inquiry in election funding scandal

  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.

• Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discusses nuclear cooperation with Hollande, Putin

  The new French President Francois Hollande has pledged to continue France's strategic partnership with India with same vigour as his predecessors Jacques Chirac and Nikolas Sarkozy who belonged to rival parties.

• Crude oil down in Asia on US inventory gain

  "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.

• Will France's 'Hyper President' be on his way out?

  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.

• Sarkozy pays tribute to 26/11 martyrs at Police Memorial

  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.

• Sarkozy to pay homage to 26/11 victims in Mumbai on Tuesday

  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...

• India-France sign agreement on civil nuclear cooperation

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

• PM hosts dinner for Sarkozys; N-Liability, reactors discussed

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had the French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, over for dinner on Sunday. On the guest list were Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Pranab Mukherjee, SM Krishna, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Speaker Meira Kumar, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and the National Security Advisor,...

• Areva deal likely during Sarkozy visit

  French nuclear giant Areva is likely to sign on Monday a framework agreement with NPCIL to build the first two of the six planned nuclear power reactors in Maharashtra.Vienna convention to be respected for the Areva deal, French government sources said. French sources said that the Nuclear deal has reached a point of no return.The agreement is ex...

• At Fatehpur Sikri dargah, Sarkozys pray for son

  They may be the French First Couple, but at the famous Fatehpur Sikri dargah of saint Salim Chisthi they walked barefoot with their heads covered and prayed for a son just like Mughal Emperor Akbar did centuries ago.President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni, who got married in February 2008, reached the famous dargah at about 3:40 pm and w...

• Indo-French deal: India to buy the world's largest nuclear reactor?

  As French President Nicholas Sarkozy visits India, there is huge anticipation that the two countries will ink an agreement for the purchase of six nuclear reactors from the French nuclear giant Areva. France hopes to sell the 1,650 MW, European Pressurized Reactor or the EPR, which is the world's single largest nuclear reactor. This huge amount of ...

• Sarkozy, Bruni will visit Fatehpur Sikri today

  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...