France France condemns Taliban dress code France has joined the growing chorus against the Taliban for forcing Hindus in Afghanistan to wear a distinctive badge of identity, in what is being viewed as the growing divide between Paris and Kabul. Porn stars ejected from shocked Cannes hotel A Cannes hotel threw a team of porn stars out of its premises on Tuesday, causing chaos on the resort's famous La Croisette beachfront. The scantily-clad actresses had planned to use a reception room and terrace at the Noga Hilton to promote some of their latest productions, but hotel management said they had been kept in the dark about the true nature of the event.
Indian art seems to be getting back in vogue here.
The Indian community in Germany is grieving the death of Hiltrude Khan, a German scholar on Islamic studies and India, who died in a Frankfurt hospital April 14 and was buried at the central cemetery of Frankfurt. Russia India, Russia to jointly build aircraft India and Russia are likely to jointly produce a sophisticated fifth generation combat aircraft, currently being developed by Sukhoi construction bureau, and a multi-role military transport aircraft, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov. India, Russia to set up pricing body for defense hardware India and Russia will set up a body to deal with irregularities in Moscow's pricing policy for military hardware and spare parts, a major concern for India's armed forces, official sources said. Russia has strongly condemned the ruling Taliban militia's decree imposing a dress code for Afghanistan's Hindu and Sikh minorities as a blatant violation of fundamental human rights. Russia has welcomed India's decision to invite Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharaf to Delhi for peace talks.