Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra set for Diamond League debut in Paris leg
This will be Chopra's first taste of top-level competition at the senior level. He won a gold in the World Junior Championships last year with a throw of 86.48m which remained his personal best.
Jun 29, 2017, 20:54 PM IST
Emmanuel Macron says France will not recognise Crimea 'annexation'
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday visited Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014, in a trip that Kiev condemned as a violation of its sovereignty.
Jun 26, 2017, 17:42 PM IST
Paris turns into Olympic park as part of push to host 2024 Games
Paris last hosted the Olympics in 1924, while Los Angeles has held it twice - most recently in 1984.
Jun 23, 2017, 18:36 PM IST
Grenade-thrower gets 28 years jail in French jihadist cell trial
The convictions in a late night ruling on Thursday brought a close to an affair that predated the spate of Islamist-inspired attacks in France from early 2015 onwards, in which more than 230 people have been killed.
Jun 23, 2017, 15:26 PM IST
France dismisses call for new Calais migrant centre, sees more police
The minister, Gerard Collomb, visited the port city on Friday and earlier said extra police would be drafted into the area.
Jun 23, 2017, 15:17 PM IST
IOC boss Thomas Bach to meet US President Donald Trump over 2024 Games
Trump has publicly backed the Los Angeles 2024 Games bid but has so far had no active involvement in the campaign.
Jun 22, 2017, 22:23 PM IST
Weapons stash found at Champs-Elysees attacker's home
Adam Djaziri, a 31-year-old who had been on a watchlist for radical Islamists, had at least nine weapons, including two pistols and a Kalashnikov-type assault rifle, the source said.
Weapons stash found at Champs-Elysees attacker's home: Source
Investigators have found a stash of weapons at the home of a man killed while ramming a car loaded with guns and a gas canister into a police van on Paris's Champs-Elysees, a source close to the probe said on Tuesday.
Jun 20, 2017, 15:45 PM IST
French Police hold 4 family members of Champs-Elysees assailant: Source
France remains under a state of emergency imposed after the November 2015 attacks in Paris.
Jun 20, 2017, 12:23 PM IST
20 injured after turbulence in China Eastern plane during flight
"At least 20 ppl injured after a China Eastern plane ran into turbulence during flight from Paris to Kunming on Sunday," tweeted People`s China Daily.
Jun 18, 2017, 15:30 PM IST
Emmanuel Macron holds a meetings with European leaders in Paris
Macron successively meets today with Dutch Prime minister Mark Rutte, Estonian Prime minister Juri Ratas and has a working lunch with Spanish head of government Mariano Rajoy.
Jun 16, 2017, 16:18 PM IST
Deadlocked Syria talks ''hostage'' to international interests: Opposition
United Nations mediator Staffan de Mistura said on Wednesday he hoped to reconvene peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition in Geneva in July.
Jun 16, 2017, 16:17 PM IST
UK's Theresa May faces calls to soften Brexit as political limbo drags on
British Prime Minister Theresa May`s Conservative party resumed talks on a deal to prop up her minority government on Wednesday as she faced a battle over her Brexit strategy just days before EU divorce talks are due to begin.
Jun 14, 2017, 16:56 PM IST
Teenagers rescued after three-day ordeal in Paris catacombs
Two teenagers were rescued from the catacombs beneath Paris on Wednesday after getting lost in the pitch-black tunnels of the underground burial ground for three days.
Jun 14, 2017, 16:35 PM IST
Voting begins in France to choose new parliament
Polling stations opened in France on Sunday for the first round of parliamentary elections with President Emmanuel Macron`s centrist party hoping to secure a clear majority.
Jun 11, 2017, 12:01 PM IST
French police shoot attacker outside Notre Dame in Paris
French police shot and injured a man who attacked an officer with a hammer outside Paris's Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday, while shouting "this is for Syria".
Jun 06, 2017, 23:06 PM IST
Move on Paris accord will not impact ties with India: US diplomat
US President Donald Trump`s decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord will not impact US-India relations and both countries will find ways to address their differences to move forward.
Jun 05, 2017, 16:13 PM IST
John Kerry blasts Donald Trump for pulling out of Paris accord
On June 1, President Trump announced his long-awaited decision to fulfil a campaign pledge and pull out of the Paris climate agreement, which is aimed at curbing emissions that contribute to climate change.
Jun 05, 2017, 14:25 PM IST
India for environment protection with or without Paris: Narendra Modi
In an oblique disapproval of the US decision to quit the Paris climate change accord, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he was not taking sides with countries on the issue as he was focussed on protection of the environment for future generations.
Jun 03, 2017, 10:32 AM IST
Donald Trump shouldn't have withdrawn from Paris Climate Accord: Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that his United States counterpart Donald Trump should not have withdrawn from the Paris Climate Accord as it is of a "framework nature."
Jun 02, 2017, 21:58 PM IST
