Francois Hollande
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India calls for speedier expansion of International Solar Alliance
India | Dec 10, 2019, 07:34 AM IST“Four years ago in Paris, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande launched the International Solar Alliance (ISA), it was a new beginning. But, now I can say that the four-year-old child is running fast, but it must run faster because the need of the hour is that we must tap solar in a big way,”Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
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Rafale deal: 'Hollande's claims come out at a time when he himself is under scanner', says Sitharaman
India | Sep 30, 2018, 03:39 PM ISTShe said that Hollande's claims came at a time when he himself was facing allegations that his partner had received “some funds for some purpose”.
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Rafale deal: France wary of rift in ties with India after ex-President Francois Hollande's remarks
World | Sep 24, 2018, 07:45 AM ISTHollande, who left office in May last year, said on Friday that French jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation had been given no choice about its local partner in a 2016 deal with the Indian administration.
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Rafale row: Former French President Hollande makes U-turn, says ‘France did not choose Reliance in any way'
India | Sep 22, 2018, 07:56 PM ISTReplying to a question on whether India had put pressure on Reliance and Dassault to work together, Hollande said he was unaware and only “Dassault can comment on this”.
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PM Modi must clarify on allegations by former French President Hollande, says Rahul Gandhi
Politics | Sep 22, 2018, 04:30 PM ISTLambasting the BJP government over Rafale row, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday demanded a clarification from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he must speak up on former French President Francois Hollande's statement.
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World leaders including French President Francois Hollande congratulate PM Modi for BJP win in Assembly polls
National | Mar 16, 2017, 02:05 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi is receiving congratulatory messages from prominent world leaders for leading BJP to resounding victories in the recently concluded state Assembly elections.
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‘Possible’ to clear ISIS bastion in Iraq before summer: Francois Hollande
World | Jan 13, 2017, 12:35 PM ISTThe international coalition and local forces fighting the Islamic State terrorists can take back Mosul before summer, French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday.
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French President Francois Hollande pulls out of 2017 Presidential elections
World | Dec 02, 2016, 12:32 PM ISTFrance's President Francois Hollande announced in a surprise televised address that he would not seek a second term in next year's presidential election.
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‘Donald Trump victory opens period of uncertainty’, says Francois Hollande
World | Nov 10, 2016, 11:25 AM ISTFrance President Francois Hollande today congratulated US President elect Donald Trump for his victory in the presidential elections.
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France has ‘a problem with Islam’, admits President Francois Hollande
World | Oct 13, 2016, 12:48 PM ISTThe French President Francois Hollande has admitted that “France has a problem with Islam”.
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Putin postpones visit to France amid diplomatic tensions on Syria, Hollande says would meet 'any time'
World | Oct 11, 2016, 08:06 PM ISTPutin has indefinitely postponed a trip to France amid tension between two countries over French President Francois Hollande’s comment that Moscow could face war crimes charges over its bombardment of Syria's city of Aleppo.
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Start Brexit negotiations as soon as possible: Francois Hollande urges Britain
World | Jul 22, 2016, 07:41 AM ISTFrench President Francois Hollande has urged Britian to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty that allows a nation to leave the European Union.
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French President Hollande extends State of Emergency by three months after Nice terror attack
World | Jul 15, 2016, 11:25 AM ISTFrench President Francois Hollande today said that the State of Emergency in the country has been extended by three months after an attacker killed 80 people and injured several others in the city of Nice, when he drove a truck into a crowd celebrati
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French President spends Rs 7 lakh per month on private hairdresser
Who cares | Jul 27, 2016, 03:18 PM ISTParis: The hairdresser assigned to the French president Francois Hollande's diminishing hairline is paid an eye-watering €10,000 (Rs 7 lakh) a month, about the same amount as a government minister’s salary. Taxpayers in France are
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Brexit cannot be ‘cancelled’ or ‘delayed’: Francois Hollande
World | Jul 01, 2016, 08:01 PM ISTFrench President Francois Hollande today said that Brexit cannot be ‘cancelled’ or ‘delayed’ and a speedy decision to leave the 28-member bloc will ‘avert all the uncertainties and instability’.
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French president François Hollande ratifies the Paris climate deal
India | Jun 16, 2016, 08:01 AM ISTParis: French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday ratified the Paris climate deal on Wednesday, making France the first major nation to do so. To combat climate change over 170 countries have already signed the climate
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India nears deal for purchase of 36 Rafale jets from France for $8.8 billion
Apr 15, 2016, 11:30 PM ISTAfter several rounds of negotiations, India has finally agreed on a deal with France for 36 Rafale fighter jets for $8.8 billion
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French president pardons woman convicted of killing abusive husband
World | Feb 02, 2016, 03:10 PM ISTParis: French president Francois Hollande has pardoned a woman who was sentenced to 10 years in jail for killing her husband after decades of abuse.The pardon granted by Hollande amounts to a reduction of Jacqueline
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France to continue airstrikes against IS in Syria and Iraq
World | Feb 02, 2016, 01:39 PM ISTParis: French President Francois Hollande on Monday ordered the continuation of airstrikes aimed at neutralising the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq, his presidential office, the Elysee, said on Monday.During a restricted meeting of
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Aishwarya-Hollande Luncheon: Here's what beauty queen talked with French President (See Pics)
Bollywood | Jan 27, 2016, 02:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is said to have had a "hospitable" experience when she met French President François Hollande at a special luncheon here on Tuesday, looking radiant and ravishing in a red