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Sunday, November 16, 2025
TopicFrench government

Topic: French government

French PM Bayrou to start talks with Opposition in a bid to stave off government collapse

Opposition parties have said they will bring down the government in the September vote, which Bayrou announced last week to push through unpopular plans for a budget squeeze in 2026.

All-party delegation led by Ravi Shankar Prasad in France to engage with Senate, National Assembly

According to a statement by Indian Embassy in France, the delegation will also interact with think tanks, media & Indian diaspora to convey India's stance against terrorism.

French PM Michel Barnier’s govt faces no-confidence motion

Barnier Tuesday said he still believed his government could survive the vote, which will be France’s first to be forced out by no-confidence vote in more than 60 years.

French government to trigger special procedure to adopt pension bill without vote – source

By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -The French government will trigger a special constitutional procedure to push its unpopular pension reform bill through the National Assembly without a vote, BFM

‘Non, the kiss is not dead’: French govt allows actors to go back to kissing on-screen

French Culture Minister Franck Riester says actors who test negative for coronavirus can kiss on screen. The govt has also set up a fund to help industry get back in action.

Not involved in choice of Indian partners for Rafale deal, says French govt

The statement comes in the wake of former French President Hollande saying that Reliance was proposed as an offset partner by the Indian government.

Dassault didn’t pick Anil Ambani’s Reliance as Rafale partner: French ex-president

Francois Hollande’s claim could mean trouble for Modi govt which has so far maintained it had no role to play in selection of Reliance Defence.

On Camera

If there’s any group who has the right to rule over India, it’s Adivasis: Jaipal Singh Munda

On 24 August 1949, Jaipal Singh Munda, the driving force behind the Jharkhand movement, argued for political representation and self-governance for the tribal community in the Constituent Assembly.

As govt starts rolling back Quality Control Orders, a look at adverse impact they had, mainly on MSMEs

Between 2016 and 2025, around 700 QCOs were issued by the government. Now, it has withdrawn 69 of them.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.