Hindi Diwas was observed across India with leaders emphasizing Hindi's role as a unifying factor and the need to enrich all Indian languages. Events were held in India and abroad to promote the language.
The Interpol has issued its first Silver notice, at India's request, to track the global assets of former French Embassy officer Shubham Shokeen, who is wanted in connection with a visa fraud. The Silver notice, introduced in January this year, aims to track illicit assets across the globe. India is among 51 countries participating in the pilot project for the Silver notice, which will continue until November. The Interpol has issued two Silver notices on the CBI's request - one against Shokeen for allegedly facilitating Schengen visas for illegal gratification and another against Amit Madanlal Lakhanpal, who is wanted by the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly creating a cryptocurrency without permission and defrauding investors.
Former embassy officials Shubham Shokeen and Aarti Mandal allegedly made Rs 32,00,000, charging Rs 50,000 per visa by clearing files of questionable candidates, they said.
The last torch bearer in Marseille will climb on the roof of the Velodrome stadium on May 9.
The Central Bureau of Investigation had booked Shubham Shokeen and another former employee Aarti Mandal in the case on the basis of a complaint from the French embassy.
France has evacuated some Indians along with citizens of 27 other countries as part of its evacuation mission from violence-hit Sudan.
"Besides, three para shooters -- Singharaj, Rahul Jhakhar and Deepinder Singh (all para pistol shooters) and two coaches Subhas Rana (national coach) and Vivek Saini (assistant coach) did not get their visas.
Officials hint the visit could finally see a formal defence industrial road map being adopted by both nations.
'We have interesting leads on the agents. The roles of agents in this entire operation, who were doing what.'
India on Monday launched 'Operation Kaveri' to evacuate its nationals from violence-hit Sudan.
Several top political leaders, including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, have also tested positive for COVID-19 recently.
France on Sunday delivered to India 28 tonnes of ready-to-use medical supplies including eight large oxygen plants while the US sent to India a third flight that brought over 1000 oxygen cylinders
His release from the central prison on Thursday was delayed by a day as the Department of Immigration, where Sobhraj was to be sent for deportation, did not have a separate room ready for him.
An NIA court in Bengaluru on Friday convicted three people, who had pledged their allegiance to proscribed terrorist organisation al-Qaeda, for their involvement in the bomb blast in a Mysuru court in 2016, an official said.
The French minister also referred to India's planned induction of a second aircraft carrier and indicated that France will be interested in supplying the carrier-based jets.
Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan chief Saad Hussain Rizvi was on Thursday released from the jail, weeks after Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government entered into a 'secret agreement' with the radical Islamist party which was involved in recent deadly clashes with the police.
There has always been a risk-taking edge to Imran Khan. Like him or hate him, it had to be someone like him to finally threaten to demolish the Pakistani establishment, explains Shekhar Gupta.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday inaugurated the Centenary Commemoration of the First World War
Crossing a significant milestone, the Indo-French civil nuclear agreement was unanimously adopted by the French Parliament, paving the way for companies to build nuclear power plants in India. The French National Assembly on Tuesday adopted a law authorising the ratification of the Cooperation Agreement between India and France on the Development of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, a French Embassy statement said. The French Senate had adopted the law on October 15.
"A global settlement was reached between the French tax authorities and Reliance Flag, a telecom company, in a tax dispute pertaining to the period 2008-2012," the French embassy said in a statement.
The United States is going to retain a laser focus on its counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said on Friday, and warned the Taliban of a forceful response to any attack on American forces or disruption of its operations at the Kabul airport.
The French government will confer 'Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters' title on Shah Rukh Khan for his contribution to Indian film industry.
The Legion d'honneur (Legion of Honour) was awarded in recognition of Bachchan's contribution to Indian and international cultural life at a glittering function at the French embassy in New Delhi.
Thirteen Greenpeace activists were arrested while protesting outside the French Embassy in New Delhi Tuesday against France's decision to send a decommissioned battleship allegedly containing toxic wastes to India to be broken up for scrap. \n\n
France hits back at US TV show host over make-up of World Cup team
A French shoe manufacturer, which enraged Hindus by selling designer shoes with images of Lord Ram, has taken the product off shelves. However, the Hindu Forum in England has said that the company must apologise to Hindus worldwide.
The French Embassy has opened new Schengen Visa application centres in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai.
According to police sources, the policewoman who was critically injured in a shooting in Montrogue outside France early on Thursday morning, has succumbed to her injuries. Heavily armed gunmen had opened fire at the policewoman and a municipal worker at around 8 am. The gunman is still on the run, said France Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve -- who rushed to the scene at Malakoff just south of the city. It was earlier reported that one of the attackers had been detained.
Indian scientist awarded Legion d' Honneur
Adoor Gopalakrishnan will be honoured with the Commandeur des Art et Lettres for his contribution to world cinema.
A friendly international against England scheduled for Tuesday in London will go ahead as planned, the French Football Federation said.
The exercise, a culmination of a series of Indo-French naval ventures initiated in 1998 began with the French fleet moving out of the Arabic-Persian Gulf to be met by the Indian fleet, a French embassy release said in Panaji.
For Air India and Jet Airways, airspace closure over Pakistan would mean flights to US and Europe will have to take a longer route.
A Parisian whose wife was killed in the Paris terrorist attacks on Friday, wrote that he would not be forced to hate.
The world has come together to #prayforparis.
Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee has been decorated with one of France's top honour.
Khadim Hussain Rizvi is now gone. But the mass appeal of fundamentalism among Pakistan's burgeoning, young, illiterate, unemployed and angry population isn't, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Germany coach Joachim Loew has named four talented youngsters, including three uncapped players, in his preliminary 27-man squad for Euro 2016.
Yatra sees 15-20% cancellations in confirmed bookings to France.
Indian talent may soon be allowed to work in France without a degree from a French institute.
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