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Macron condemns violent protests over fuel price rise in France
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], Nov 25 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron has strongly condemned the violence that broke out during the 'yellow vest' protest against fuel price hikes.
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Paris: Tear gas, water cannons used to disperse demonstrators
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], Nov 24 (ANI): In a bid to disperse large the number of demonstrators that had gathered at the Champs Elysees on Saturday, police personnel were forced to fire tear gas shells and water cannons at them.
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Rafale deal: French NGO files complaint against Dassault
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], Nov 24 (ANI): French non-governmental organisation (NGO) Sherpa has filed a complaint against aviation giant Dassault to clarify the conditions under which the Rafale deal was made with India in 2016.
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Khashoggi killing: France bans 18 Saudi nationals
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], Nov 23 (ANI): France has imposed a travel ban on 18 Saudi Arabian nationals who were involved in the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Hockey World Cup: French coach hopeful of creating upset wins
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): The French hockey team, which arrived for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup on Thursday, are hopeful of creating some upset wins to keep their chances alive in the prestigious event, beginning November 28.
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French Rugby team to wear rainbow laces after homophobic attack on former
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): The national rugby team of France will wear rainbow coloured shoe laces in their upcoming match against Fiji on November 24 as a supporting gesture to former Wales international player Gareth Thomas who recently faced a homophobic attack.
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French Navy rescues 12 Indians from a sinking ship
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): A French Navy Cassard-class anti-aircraft frigate rescued 12 Indians from a sinking ship on Tuesday morning. These 12 Indians were crew members of the ship. The French frigate was part of Task Force (TF) 55 in the Persian Gulf.
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Despite massive protests French Government to hike fuel tax
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France] Nov 20 (ANI/Sputnik): French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Tuesday informed that the French government, regardless of protests across the country last weekend, will stay strong on its decision to raise the tax on diesel and carbon fuels.
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One dead, 47 injured after protests over fuel prices hit France
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris (France), Nov 17 (ANI/Sputnik): One person was killed in the southeastern French Isere department while 47 others were injured during protests against fuel price hikes in the country.
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Rafale deal not govt-to-govt pact: Sibal
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): Training guns at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Rafale row, the Congress party on Wednesday said that the deal was not a government-to-government pact with France, and claimed that there was no such procedure in the country.
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Centre's affidavit on Rafale more concealing than revealing: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The Congress on Tuesday said that Centre's affidavit to the Supreme Court on the controversial Rafale deal was more concealing than revealing and sought clarification from the government on five contentious points about the fighter plane deal, which the gover
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"I don't lie," Dassault CEO Eric Trappier responds to Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Istres-Le Tube Air base (Marseille) [France], Nov 13 (ANI): Dassault Aviation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eric Trappier in an exclusive interview to ANI rubbished allegations made by Congress Party president Rahul Gandhi that the former lied about the details of the Dassault- Reliance J
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