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Text of Chirac-Singh joint statement

Following is the text of the joint statement issued by French President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after their wide ranging talks in Paris on Monday:Prime Minister Manmohan......

Chirac appoints new PM

President Jacques Chirac appointed Dominique de Villepin, a loyalist who was France's voice against the Iraq war, as prime minister Tuesday. Villepin, formerly the interior minister, replaces......

Chirac invites PM to Paris

Joining leaders from the US, United Kingdom and other countries, French President Jacques Chirac has congratulated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his assumption of office and invited him to visit......

Chirac arrives in India on Sunday

French President Jacques Chirac will arrive in New Delhi on Sunday on a three-day visit during which the two countries will sign a declaration on peaceful nuclear energy, a defence agreement and......

First Look: French President Chirac woos China

French President Jacques Chirac held talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday, on the second day of a visit dominated by promotion of French business in China. Top executives from French......

My visit has nothing to do with Chirac: Mittal

Laxmi Mittal, who is in Delhi to attend the wedding of Vikram Singh Chattwal son of Sant Singh Chattwal, denied media reports that his real intention was to meet French President Jacque Chirac, who......

The latest member of the $100 bn club!

It is so exclusive that it has just three members. Until Thursday, June 20, Bill Gates, who co-founded Microsoft, and Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon, were its only members. The $100 billion club,......

Flying business class? Pay cess

International business class air fares may become costlier. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has persuaded Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel and Finance Minister P Chidambaram to levy a cess on the......

New world forum emerging: PM

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Monday said a new world forum was emerging to discuss issues of poverty and development between the industralised developed nations and the developing and......

World's most expensive restaurants

Last June, during his country's failed bid to win the 2012 Olympics, French President Jacques Chirac insulted rival Britain by saying: "The only thing they've ever done for European agriculture is......

Chirac hails Zidane despite red card shame

French President Jacques Chirac paid a vibrant tribute on Sunday to retiring France captain Zinedine Zidane, who ended his career in shame after being sent off in the World Cup final.Chirac, who is......

Paris seeks Chirac help to boost bid

Faltering favourites Paris looks to Tuesday's arrival of French President Jacques Chirac in Singapore to boost its bid to stage the 2012 Olympic Games in Wednesday's vote by the International......

Olympics swimming event at risk as storms dirty Seine river

IMAGE: A tourist boat is pictured on the River Seine beside the Pont Alexandre III bridge. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters Participants of this weekend's Open Water Swimming World Cup......

Paris mayor proves Seine is clean ahead of the Games

'The water is very, very good, a little bit cool.' According to the most recent July 12 Seine water quality bulletin, based on the Eau de Paris water analysis, the water quality......

'You are a genius of world football'

Zinedine Zidane leaves the Elysee Palace -- the French president's home -- in central Paris after a special lunch for the French football team and their families with French President Jacques......