Why George Clooney spoke French at the Golden Globes after Trump’s citizenship commentsGeorge Clooney surprised audiences by speaking French at the Golden Globe Awards. He recently gained French citizenship along with his fami...
12 Jan, 2026, 07.04 PM 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
Why George and Amal Clooney secured French citizenship to raise their children away from HollywoodGeorge Clooney, Amal Clooney, and their twins, Alexander and Ella, have been granted French citizenship, emphasizing the family’s desire fo...
30 Dec, 2025, 07.52 PM IST
Birthright Citizenship: Do countries around the world offer automatic citizenship to people born on their land? Here’s list of nations which do and the ones don’tMost countries in the Americas give automatic citizenship to people born on their land called birthright citizenship. The US led this pract...
15 May, 2025, 09.52 PM IST
Fearing deportation by Donald Trump? These are the countries that offer birthright citizenshipDonald Trump’s vow to end birthright citizenship has reignited debates on immigration policies and constitutional rights. While Trump claim...
11 Dec, 2024, 12.18 AM IST
'Closely following Telegram founder Pavel Durov's case': UAE asks France for consular accessThe United Arab Emirates is monitoring the case of Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, following his arrest in France. The UAE's foreign mini...
28 Aug, 2024, 11.51 AM IST
Pavel Durov, detained in France, has nothing to hide, Telegram saysDurov, a 39-year-old billionaire cast as "Russia's Mark Zuckerberg", was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after landing...
26 Aug, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
Edward Snowden, Elon Musk, and other tech giants condemn Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s arrestTech leaders, including Edward Snowden and Elon Musk, criticized the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France. Durov, facing charge...
26 Aug, 2024, 12.38 PM IST
Labour-hungry Germany to ease citizenship path despite migration rowsUnder the new rules, citizenship will be available after five years' residence, reduced from eight, in line with neighbouring countries suc...
19 Jan, 2024, 05.10 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
India leads in acquiring foreign citizenship, remains top country of origin for new migrants. Here's where they are headedDespite diplomatic tensions, India remains at the forefront of acquiring foreign citizenship, with Canada experiencing a substantial increa...
24 Oct, 2023, 11.00 AM IST
Foreign degree from OECD countries top draw for Indians, shows latest immigration dataIn 2020, over 1.30 lakh Indians acquired citizenship of OECD-member countries. More than half of these were concentrated in three countries...
12 Oct, 2022, 10.53 AM IST
US, Canada and UK citizenship demand hot among Indians moving abroadThis number saw a dip during the pandemic, when 85,256 citizens moved out. In 2019, 1,44,017 Indians had relinquished their citizenship. Mo...
20 Jul, 2022, 10.13 AM IST
France issues arrest warrant for disgraced auto tycoon Carlos GhosnThe Ghosn warrant is based on an investigation opened in 2019 into money laundering and abuse of company assets reportedly over millions in...
22 Apr, 2022, 05.19 PM IST
British PM Johnson's father applying for French citizenshipStanley Johnson, a former member of the European Parliament who voted Remain in Britain's 2016 referendum, told RTL radio he wanted to beco...
31 Dec, 2020, 04.11 PM IST
Dual citizenship for Tamil refugees is possible: Tamil Nadu govtRaising the issue, Leader of Opposition, M K Stalin said the government has been harping on giving dual citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil ref...
08 Jan, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
CAA is a humanitarian act: expat Bangladesh minorities“Through this Act, India has partially fulfilled its duty to the millions of non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who had ...
27 Dec, 2019, 11.37 AM IST