Nearly two dozen women have accused Patrick Bruel of sexual violence dating back to the 1990s. A judge has now formally charged him with rape, attempted rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment.
France and several European nations have taken diplomatic action against Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after videos showed him mocking detained Gaza flotilla activists.
It is about three and a half decades since Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) has left us. The appeal of the large body of his films remains undimmed in his native Bengal and in countries as different as US, France, and Iran.
One of India’s most influential leaders, YB Chavan, had variously held important positions like that of the Defence Minister, Home Minister, Finance Minister, External Affairs Minister, and also the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Back-to-back attacks on UNIFIL troops in southern Lebanon leave multiple peacekeepers dead and injured, prompting India’s response and fresh diplomatic pressure at the United Nations.
A searing heat-wave has descended upon Europe with a vengeance ~ and well before its usual time. Wildfires in Turkey have forced over 50,000 people to flee their homes, while France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and even the typically temperate Netherlands are under weather warnings.
India will continue to grow robustly, even among major industrialised G7 countries, according to an analysis conducted by the PHD Research Bureau, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in a report on “Population, Productivity, Partnership: Rethinking G7-India Collaboration”.
As Gaza continues to suffer under a relentless war that has claimed tens of thousands of Palestinian lives, predominantly women and children, and left millions trapped in a humanitarian nightmare and with hope for peace collapsing under rubble, the world once again turns its gaze to New York, where the United Nations (UN) is set to convene a high-level conference from June 17 to 20, 2025, to advance the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The exercise will be conducted at Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie in France from June 18 to July 1, 2025.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar has appreciated France's strong condemnation of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and also for its steadfast support for India's right to defend itself against terrorism.
