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News Reports

French first lady says she will take legal action against false claims calling her a transgender who was ‘born a man’

OpIndia Staff - 23 December, 2021

Unfounded news has been circulating on social media claiming that Brigitte, wife of Emmanuel Macron is a transgender woman whose name at birth was Jean-Michel Trogneux.

Approval rating of Narendra Modi highest among 13 global leaders, 7 leaders including Biden, Trudeau have negative ratings

OpIndia Staff - 7 November, 2021

On November 6, Morning Consult Political Intelligence, a US-based data intelligence company, reported that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's approval rating is the highest among the leaders from 13 countries.

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France shuts down Allonnes mosque and Islamic school for harbouring ‘radical Islam’ and promoting ‘armed jihad’, plans to close 7 more

OpIndia Staff - 27 October, 2021

France govt has ordered the closure of a mosque in Allonnes near Le Mans for harbouring ‘radical Islam’ and ‘legitimising terrorist attacks’

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Afghan crisis: France evacuates 21 Indian nationals, the Gurkhas who secured French embassy in Kabul

OpIndia Staff - 19 August, 2021

Canada, however, had abandoned the Gurkhas who guarded the embassy on its last flight out of Kabul as they were Nepalese citizens.

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France: Massive protests break out over mandatory vaccination, demonstrators vandalise vaccination centres

OpIndia Staff - 19 July, 2021

The new rules in France varied from mandatory vaccination of health workers and requirement of health passes for accessing public places.

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France President Emmanuel Macron slams Joe Biden administration for blocking vaccine raw material export to India

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron took potshots at the Joe Biden administration for blocking export of Covod-19 raw materials.

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Watch: French President Emmanuel Macron slapped in the face by man shouting ‘down with Macronia’

OpIndia Staff - 8 June, 2021

A man slapped French president Emmanuel Macron during his walkabout session in Drome region in southeastern France.

Fact-Check

Charlie Hebdo cartoon mocking Hindu deities for Covid-19 crisis turns out to be fake? Here’s what we know

OpIndia Staff - 14 May, 2021

Some social media users pointed out the hypocrisy of these 'left-liberals', who were just a few months back attacking the same French magazine for publishing cartoons that were allegedly hurtful for Muslims.

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French President Macron’s party bans hijab wearing candidate to contest election, says hijab on election poster goes against secularism

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2021

Macron's La Republique en Marche (LREM) clarified that in secular France, there should be no place for the overt display of religious symbols like the Hijab on electoral campaign documents

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