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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.

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.

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

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 ...

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 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 Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday said he is a "great admirer" of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he praised the Indian leader's "obsession" with peace, development and eradication of poverty in the country.Describing himself as a "great admirer" of Singh whom he knew since he was Finance Minister, Sarkozy, in an address at ISRO Satelli...

Bangalore was not part of US President Barack Obama's itinerary during his recent visit to India, but for his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, the south Indian city was the first port of call in the four-day trip to the country."I wanted to start this second visit to India here in Bangalore, at the headquarters of the Indian space agency, since ...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday backed India's bid for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)."India deserves a permanent seat in the Security Council," Sarkozy said addressing over 500 scientists, captains of industry and students at the Indian Space Research Origination centre in Bangalore, soon after landing ...

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...

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.

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.

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

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 ...

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 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 Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday said he is a "great admirer" of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he praised the Indian leader's "obsession" with peace, development and eradication of poverty in the country.Describing himself as a "great admirer" of Singh whom he knew since he was Finance Minister, Sarkozy, in an address at ISRO Satelli...

Bangalore was not part of US President Barack Obama's itinerary during his recent visit to India, but for his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, the south Indian city was the first port of call in the four-day trip to the country."I wanted to start this second visit to India here in Bangalore, at the headquarters of the Indian space agency, since ...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday backed India's bid for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)."India deserves a permanent seat in the Security Council," Sarkozy said addressing over 500 scientists, captains of industry and students at the Indian Space Research Origination centre in Bangalore, soon after landing ...

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...