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Indonesian President to be chief guest at R Day parade this year

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is set to grace the upcoming Republic Day celebration in the national capital as the Chief Guest, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday. IMAGE:......

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......

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,......

My visit has nothing to do with Chirac: Mittal

Laxmi Mittal, who is in Delhi to attend the wedding of Vikram Singh Chattwal son of Sant Singh Chattwal, denied media reports that his real intention was to meet French President Jacque Chirac, who......

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......

Mittal hopeful of taking over Arcelor

NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal is hopeful that his $22.1 billion bid for the takeover of the Luxembourg-based Arcelor will be accepted and the merger between his company and Arcelor will soon......

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......

One job French president Macron won't touch: national soccer coach

'There are always 60 million people who believe they can do better than either.' IMAGE: French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with staff members of the French national soccer team during a......

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,......

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