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- Sports
French Open postponed by a week due to Covid-19
Paris: The French Open has been postponed by a week due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) said in a statement on Thursday. The clay court Grand Slam will…
- World
French senate votes to ban hijab for Muslim girls below 18 yrs
Less than a month after voters in Switzerland supported a ban on burqa and the niqab, the French Senate on March 30th voted to ban the hijab (the headscarf that Muslim women wear)…
- World
Former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing dies at 94
Paris: Valery Giscard d’Estaing, president of France from 1974 to 1981 and a key actor in European integration, has died on Wednesday at the age of 94, French media reported. Giscard d’Estaing…
- Middle East
Iran summons French envoy over insults against Islam
Tehran: Iran said on Tuesday that it has summoned French chargé d’affaires in Tehran to protest insults against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Protest In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said a…
- Entertainment
Netizens backlash Netflix for its upcoming French film ‘Cuties’ poster
Social media users started criticizing the online streaming platform, Netflix, for the ‘inappropriate poster’ of its upcoming French movie titled, ‘Cuties’ (titled ‘Mignonnes’ in the French version) as they feel it sexualizes…
- Entertainment
Countries will have to develop music locally: French Reggea artiste
New Delhi: “Each country will have to work to develop its music locally. Create a new network within the country, within each region,” feels Naaman, French Reggae artiste. In a freewheeling chat…
- Hollywood
French actor Michel Piccoli passes away at 94
Washington D.C.: French actor Michel Piccoli who is known for his performances in films like ‘Contempt’ and ‘Belle De Jour’ passed away at age 94. Deadline quoted French media while confirming the…
- World
French unions call for new protests despite govt concession
Paris: French unions have called for fresh protests next week to stop the government’s pension reform plan, shortly after the latter announced a concession by temporarily removing the most contested measure of…
- World
French government ready to ‘compromise’ in pension standoff
Paris: French officials met with union leaders Wednesday hoping to end an impasse over a hotly contested pensions overhaul, 14 days into a crippling transport strike that is casting a shadow over…
- Sports
French Open: Saina Nehwal enters second round
Paris [France]: Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Wednesday progressed to the second round of the ongoing French Open here in Paris. Nehwal defeated Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi in straight games 23-21,…
- Business
French energy major Total to buy 37.4 pc stake in Adani Gas
Ahmedabad: In the largest foreign direct investment in the city gas distribution sector by a global energy major, French multinational Total will buy a 37.4 percent stake in Adani Gas to develop…
- News
French police detain man over stolen panther
France: French authorities have detained for questioning a man suspected of keeping a wild panther in an apartment from where it was rescued, only to be stolen from a zoo, legal sources…
- India
NSA Ajit Doval meets his French counterpart Emmanuel Bonne
New Delhi: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Thursday held a meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Bonne in New Delhi. The duo met days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met…
