Former French President Francois Hollande

Ex-French Leader Francois Hollande Finds Second Career -- On Stage

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday July 14, 2019

Former French president Francois Hollande made the first tentative step into what may or may not be a second career this weekend when he trod the boards at one of the world's biggest theatre festivals.

Hollande Claim Linked To Charges Against "Associate": Nirmala Sitharaman

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 29, 2018

Union defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday said former French president Francois Hollande's claims on the Rafale deal has come at a time when he himself was facing allegations that his associate had received some funds for some purpose.

After Hollande's Rafale "Clarification", No Room For Doubt: Rajnath Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 24, 2018

With the NDA government under attack from the Congress on Rafale deal, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that following "clarifications" from former French president Francois Hollande, there is no room for any doubt in the matter.

"Toss A Coin": P Chidambaram Jabs Arun Jaitley For Refusing Rafale Probe

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 24, 2018

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday ridiculed the Narendra Modi government for refusing a probe into the Rafale deal after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley discredited former French President Francois Hollande's revelation on the choice of an offset partner.

In Hollande Revelations, Arun Jaitley Finds Link To Rahul Gandhi Tweet

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday September 23, 2018

The opposition's all-out offensive against the government over the Rafale deal reeks of a coordinated effort, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today, as he hit back at both Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former French President Francois Hollande with a 'whodunit' blog post on Facebook.

Rafale Deal Highlights: Arun Jaitley Slams Congress, Manish Tiwari Hits Back

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday September 24, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed his views on the Rafale deal controversy that escalated after former French President Francois Hollande's comment, saying the truth can't have two versions.

"Truth Can't Have 2 Versions": Arun Jaitley Questions Hollande On Rafale

India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday September 23, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today questioned former French President Francois Hollande's hugely controversial statement on the Rafale fighter jet deal, saying "truth cannot have two versions".

Centre Raises Charges Against Francois Hollande To Counter Rafale Claim

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 23, 2018

The government on Saturday said it did not have any role in the selection of Reliance Defence as partner by Dassault Aviation for the Rafale deal after it came under attack over former French president Francois Hollande's reported remarks that Paris was given "no choice" on the Indian associate for the mega contract.

Don't Make Baseless Claims On Rafale Deal: Rajnath Singh To Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 22, 2018

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today advised Congress president Rahul Gandhi not to make allegations against the government on the Rafale issue without proof.

Dassault Aviation Says It Decided To Partner With Reliance Defence

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 22, 2018

French aerospace major Dassault Aviation has said it had made the decision to partner with Reliance Defence Ltd for the Rafale deal, comments which came after former French President Francois Hollande's reported claim that the selection of the Indian company was done at the behest of New Delhi.

To Rahul Gandhi's "Thief" Attack On Rafale Deal, BJP's "Bribe" Retort

India News | NDTV News Desk | Saturday September 22, 2018

Former French President Francois Hollande's startling claim on the Rafale deal has snowballed into a huge war of words between the centre and the opposition in India. Congress president Rahul Gandhi, in his sharpest attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today said "former French president Francois Hollande is calling the Prime Minister of India a...

Francois Hollande Comments Prove Rafale Deal A Big Scam, Says AAP Leader

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 22, 2018

Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh said today that former French president Francois Hollande's remarks on the Rafale aircraft deal have proved it was a "big scam".

Rafale Deal: Full Statement By Dassault Aviation After Hollande Stunner

India News | NDTV News Desk | Saturday September 22, 2018

An interview published by a French publication quoted former French President Francois Hollande as saying that the Indian government was the one which proposed Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as Dassault Aviation's partner in multi-billion dollar Rafale jet deal, and that France did not have a choice. This contradicts what the government has been sa...

Rafale Row Live Updates: "Congress Tried To Renegotiate Rafale Deal In 2012 For Kickbacks," Says BJP

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday September 22, 2018

Former French president Francois Hollande's comment that the Indian government had proposed Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as the India partner in the Rafale jet deal has snowballed into a political controversy in the country. Congress President Rahul Gandhi, in his sharpest attack on PM Narendra Modi, said "former French president Francois Holland...

Not Involved In Picking Indian Partner: France On Hollande's Rafale Claim

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday September 22, 2018

After former French president Francois Hollande's bombshell that the Indian government had proposed Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as the India partner in the multi-million dollar Rafale jet deal and not given them a choice, the French government on Friday night clarified that they were not involved in the choice of Indian industrial partners. The ...