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Will Macron retain power? France votes in first round of snap polls

French voters are now casting their ballots in the initial round of the country's unexpected parliamentary elections, a pivotal event that could reshape President Emmanuel Macron's political......

'I'll be here': French Prez Macron to be R-Day chief guest

French President Emmanuel Macron will be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 that would make him the sixth French leader to grace the prestigious annual event. IMAGE:......

Modi invites Biden to be 2024 Republic Day chief guest

Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited US President Joe Biden to be the Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 next year, US ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday.......

Jaishankar hails Vajpayee's post-Pokhran diplomacy

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday lauded then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's handling of the diplomatic situation following the nuclear tests in 1998 and said that within a......

Jiang Zemin: A Chinese Leader Like None Other

Barring the many young women he had sex with, it is doubtful if anyone saw Mao Zedong smile. Zhou Enlai, Mao's premier, often sported an enigmatic smile, one that hid his devilish intentions as he......

The latest member of the $100 bn club!

It is so exclusive that it has just three members. Until Thursday, June 20, Bill Gates, who co-founded Microsoft, and Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon, were its only members. The $100 billion club,......

Top-earning world leaders

When Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair as British prime minister earlier this year, he got an overnight raise of about $100,000 a year, increasing the 136,677-pounds salary he earned as......

Al Gore's amazing $100 million makeover!

Al Gore is a funny guy. And, for his $175,000 speaking fee, he tells this story: after leaving the White House and heading back to Tennessee sans motorcade -- "in a rented Ford Taurus," he sniffs......

Mittal to unveil acquisition plan

Mittal Steel, owned by NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, hopes to reduce some of the tension in France over its hostile $22.1 billion bid to take over Luxembourg-based Arcelor through a meeting next......

India, France to boost tourism

In a major boost to tourism, India and France, which is one of the top tourist generating markets for the country, on Monday signed an agreement to promote each other's destinations and share......

Paris mayor proves Seine is clean ahead of the Games

'The water is very, very good, a little bit cool.' According to the most recent July 12 Seine water quality bulletin, based on the Eau de Paris water analysis, the water quality......

Macron promises to swim in dirty Seine river

Paris has been working on cleaning up the Seine so that people can swim in it again, as was the case during the 1900 Paris Olympics. But a sewer problem last summer led to the cancellation of a......

Olympics swimming event at risk as storms dirty Seine river

IMAGE: A tourist boat is pictured on the River Seine beside the Pont Alexandre III bridge. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters Participants of this weekend's Open Water Swimming World Cup......

PIX: Trump watches 'incredible' sumo wrestling in Japan

'It was amazing to see the president here. I wish more Japanese young people would take an interest in sumo.' IMAGE: US President Donald Trump, centre, first lady Melania Trump, 2nd right,......

French president can bless his lucky stars, again, as 'Les Bleus' win World Cup

IMAGE: France President Emmanuel Macron embraces Paul Pogba during the presentations. Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters It looks like Emmanuel Macron just got lucky again. France's......

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