Coded compliance: Centre is eyeing 'law-to-code' to AI-proof data lawLaw-to-code is the practice of translating legal rules into machine-executable algorithms such as a Python code that software can automatic...
20 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Pierre-Édouard Stérin, the billionaire funding France's far rightBillionaire Pierre-Édouard Stérin, living abroad to avoid taxes, is spending millions to steer France rightward. He funds anti-immigrant, f...
22 Mar, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
France tightens residency and citizenship rules with mandatory language and civic testsFrance has raised French language proficiency requirements and introduced a mandatory civic exam for certain long-term residence permits an...
03 Jan, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
France announces new immigration bill by early 2025France plans to introduce a new immigration law in early 2025, shortly after enacting a previous law in January 2024. The decision follows ...
14 Oct, 2024, 11.39 AM IST
New French immigration law promulgated by Macron: Official JournalFrance's Constitutional Council had previously censured certain contentious additions to the bill made under insistence from the right, inc...
27 Jan, 2024, 08.52 AM IST
France introduces new 'fee' for student visas to keep a check on overstays & crimeThe bill also makes it more challenging for immigrants to bring family members to France, extending the residency requirement from 18 to 24...
09 Jan, 2024, 05.55 PM IST
French PM Elisabeth Borne resigns, Emmanuel Macron to name new governmentMacron fuelled speculation of a government reshuffle in December by promising a new political initiative, after 2023 was bookended by polit...
08 Jan, 2024, 10.51 PM IST
France's new immigration bill: New visa fees for foreign students, tougher dependent rulesInitially framed as a balanced approach aimed at facilitating residency permits for migrants in labor-deficient sectors while streamlining ...
20 Dec, 2023, 03.22 PM IST
Thousands protest French government's immigration plansThousands marched in French cities in protest against the planned changes to immigration laws and evictions of illegal migrants from Mayott...
30 Apr, 2023, 07.56 AM IST
French PM delays immigration bill over lack of majorityBorne said she had failed to reach a deal so far with the conservative Les Republicains (LR) party on the immigration bill, which aims to s...
26 Apr, 2023, 05.19 PM IST
Canada's Quebec plans to bar most immigrants who don’t speak FrenchThe percentage of Quebeckers declaring French as their first spoken language declined 1.5 percentage points to 82.2% between 2016 and 2021,...
02 Dec, 2022, 12.44 PM IST
Quebec's new French requirement for immigrants has Canadian tech companies up in armsQuebec, like many other parts of Canada has been facing an acute labour shortage, depending mostly on new immigrants to fill in the vacanci...
17 Jun, 2022, 01.42 PM IST
This Canadian province is desperate for immigrants to fill in jobs. Here's the catchUnlike other provinces, Quebec gets to choose its economic immigrants. The government previously lowered the number of new permanent reside...
12 Jun, 2022, 08.44 PM IST
AP explains: Why does France spark such anger in the Muslim worldBut the country's efforts to integrate Muslim immigrants have faltered. The official French doctrine of colorblindness is intended to ignor...
01 Nov, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
Language skill, job status can help crack Canada’s residency programmeExpress entry system for permanent residency visas awards points is based on how likely one is to succeed in the country.
22 May, 2019, 11.21 AM IST
- Deoband asks Islamic nations to pressure Europe against burqa ban
Darul Uloom, the spiritual home for the arch-conservative Deobandi school of Islam, on Monday asked Muslim countries to work for lifting th...
04 May, 2010, 06.35 AM IST
- France to set out new European priorities for immigration
France unveils on Monday sweeping guidelines to control immigration in Europe, as the EU comes under international fire over moves to force...
06 Jul, 2008, 07.21 AM IST