Sarkozy Visit

• Sarkozy holds 'emotional' last French cabinet meet

  Outgoing French leader Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet met for its last session on Wednesday as President-elect Francois Hollande held talks with top Socialists to gear up for next month's parliamentary vote. Mr Hollande also held consultations on forming a government and preparing for his first foreign visit, to Berlin, where he is expected to get a fro...

• Sarkozy lied about visiting Fukushima

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday admitted that he did not visit Fukushima during a trip to Japan after the tsunami last March, but had told an election rally that he had visited the stricken nuclear plant. Election rival Francois Hollande questioned Sarkozy's claim that he had been to the nuclear plant, BBC reported. Sarkozy admitted th...

• Jail those who browse terror websites: Sarkozy

  France's President proposed a sweeping new law that would jail those who visit extremist web sites -- one of several tough new measures floated in the wake of a murderous shooting spree.

• 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...

• 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...

• India visit is like a dream, says Carla Bruni

  "It is like a dream". This is how French First Lady Carla Bruni described her visit to India along with President Nicolas Sarkozy."It is my first time in India. It is like a dream," Bruni told reporters when asked to comment on her visit.The French First Couple advanced their visit to Taj Mahal in Agra by a day. Sarkozy, who had last visited the Ta...

• French President Sarkozy to meet PM in Delhi today

  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...

• French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Carla Bruni visit Taj Mahal

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy could not wait to keep his date with Taj Mahal in the company of his wife Carla Bruni. The French First Couple advanced their visit to the monument of love here by a day.Sarkozy, who had last visited the Taj alone in 2008 could not bring Carla, then his girlfriend, due to protocol reasons.Arriving from Bangalore, wh...

• French President Sarkozy to visit UAE

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy will begin a two-day state visit to the UAE on Monday.