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  Amid India’s renewable push, China shifts its investments from coal to solar

  World | May 18, 2017 14:40 IST

  India’s push for renewable energy post the Paris Agreement on climate change has caught the eye of China, with its government shifting its Indian investments from coal to solar energy in India.

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  14 arrested in 2 separate French anti-terror probes

  World | April 26, 2017 22:29 IST

  French police have arrested 10 people in an investigation of suspected suppliers of weapons to one of the attackers who killed 17 people at Charlie Hebdo magazine and a kosher store in January 2015, the Paris prosecutors' office said today.

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  Attacker tried to grab soldier's weapon at Paris' Orly airport, shot dead

  World | March 19, 2017 9:52 IST

  A man who tried to grab a female soldier's weapon at Paris' Orly airport was shot and killed by her colleagues on Saturday.

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  School shooting, letter bomb at IMF rock Paris; terror warning issued

  World | March 16, 2017 18:51 IST

  A terror warning has been issued in France after a shooting at a high school in southern French town of Grasse left several injured, Associated Press reported. Officials are still trying to determine whether there are any casualties.

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  Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to face trial over 2012 fraud campaign financing

  World | February 07, 2017 18:40 IST

  In a significant ruling, a Paris court has said that former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will face trial over alleged fraud in the financing of his 2012 election campaign, the media reported on Tuesday.

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  Louvre attack suspect who was shot at by soldier an Egyptian national: Paris prosecutor

  World | February 04, 2017 10:03 IST

  A machete-wielding man who on Friday was shot at after he attacked soldiers near Louvre Museum, was an Egyptian national, a Paris prosecutor has said at a presser. Francois Molins told reporters on Friday evening

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  Soldier shoots machete-wielding man at Louvre museum in Paris

  World | February 03, 2017 18:03 IST

  Paris police say a soldier has opened fire outside the Louvre Museum on a man armed with knife and the area is being evacuated. The suspected attacker carried a suitcase and was trying to enter

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  Paris climate pact comes into force with ratification of 96 countries

  World | November 04, 2016 12:59 IST

  The Paris agreement to combat climate change agreed last year officially came into force today, putting pressure on nearly 200 countries to start executing plans to slash their greenhouse gas emissions.

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  Indian ISIS operative knew Paris bombing accused, says probe

  India | October 23, 2016 17:09 IST

  In a most recent examination it has been surfaced that Subahani Haja Moideen, an Indian alleged to be an ISIS agent knew the terrorist who carried out an attack inside a theater in Paris last

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  UNESCO to honor Kerala-based NGO with literacy prize in Paris

  India | September 08, 2016 13:21 IST

  A Kerala-based NGO will today be conferred with the prestigious UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy for its literacy-linked skill development activities at a ceremony in Paris. The Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), based in state’s Malappuram,

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  China ratifies Paris agreement ahead of G20 Summit

  World | September 03, 2016 12:04 IST

  China's Parliament today ratified the Paris agreement on climate change, giving a big boost to efforts to bring the accord into effect by the end of this year.

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  Paris terror strikes were ‘optimised Mumbai-style attacks’: UN report

  World | August 19, 2016 13:49 IST

  Islamic State terrorists had “studied” the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and similar “active shooter scenarios” to maximise confusion and casualties before hitting multiple locations in Paris in November, UN member- states have s

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  French PM considers temporary ban on foreign funding of mosques

  World | July 29, 2016 19:35 IST

  French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said that he is open to the idea of imposing a temporary ban on the foreign financing of mosques, urging a “new model” for relations with Islam as the

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  Salman Khan lashes out at Ranveer Singh for dancing at 'Sultan' screening

  Bollywood | July 17, 2016 12:41 IST

  Bollywood superstar Salman Khan hit out at fellow actor Ranveer Singh for dancing during the Sultan screening at a theater in Paris.

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  Nice Attack: Ex-wife of truck driver, who mowed down 84, held for questioning

  World | July 15, 2016 21:11 IST

  At least 84 people were killed when a truck drove on to the sidewalk and ploughed through a crowd of Bastille Day revellers who had gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late on Thursday.

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  Watch: Ranveer Singh’s ‘440 Volt’ performance on Sultan’s songs is groundbreaking

  Bollywood | July 11, 2016 13:14 IST

  Ranveer Singh watched Salman Khan's Sultan in Paris. Watch his groundbreaking ‘440 Volt’ performance on the movie songs.

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  India ratifying Paris accord but needs assistance: Prakash Javadekar

  India | July 05, 2016 7:20 IST

  New Delhi: Reiterating that India has already started ratification of the landmark Paris Climate Agreement signed by 195 nations at New York in April this year, Indian Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said New

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  Yoga festival at Eiffel Tower perks up Paris

  World | June 20, 2016 18:07 IST

  Paris: As part of the series of events to mark the second “International Day of Yoga’, the Embassy of India in Paris organised an event at the iconic Eiffel Tower on Sunday. The event attracted

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  French president François Hollande ratifies the Paris climate deal

  India | June 16, 2016 8:01 IST

  Paris: 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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  Suspected Islamic State attacker kills police couple in Paris, child rescued

  World | June 14, 2016 7:38 IST

  Paris: A knife-wielding attacker, a man suspected to be an Islamic State fighter, stabbed a senior police officer to death on Monday evening outside his home in a distant suburb of Paris, officials said.