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- World
Canada welcomes record number of French-speaking immigrants
New Delhi: Welcoming the highest number of French-speaking immigrants since 2006, Canada said it has achieved its target of 4.4 per cent of Francophone newcomers outside Quebec in 2022. This represents a…
- Middle East
Iran summons French envoy over ‘insulting’ cartoons of Khamenei
Tehran: Iran on Wednesday summoned France ambassador Nicolas Roche after the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published an issue mocking Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while supporting anti-government protests in Iran, IRNA…
- Middle East
Ukrainian Prez holds talks with French, Turkish leaders
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he had separate conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Zelensky tweeted on Sunday that he discussed with Macron…
- World
French govt calls on high-risk groups to get 2nd Covid booster shot
Paris: French government spokesperson Olivier Veran has called on high-risk groups to get another booster shot against Covid-19 ahead of the holiday season. As former health minister, Veran told RMC-BFMTV radio that…
- Offbeat
French company to punish employees who use water after defecation
A French company has put up a notification stating that it will take strict action against employees who use water to clean themselves after defecating. In the notification, the company stated, “For…
- World
French PM visits Algeria to boost cooperation partnership
Algiers: French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has arrived in Algiers for a two-day visit to boost cooperation with Algeria. Leading a delegation of 16 senior officials, she held talks with her Algerian…
- World
Zelensky meets French FM on support for Ukraine
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with visiting French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna to discuss support for Ukraine, the presidential press service reported. At the meeting, Zelensky on Tuesday thanked…
- World
French energy sobriety plan to switch off Paris monuments at night
Paris: The lights on the Eiffel Tower will be switched off at 11.45 p.m. from this week onwards, in a bid to save electricity due to the energy crisis. Other major monuments…
- World
Macron promises French teachers more money
Paris: French teachers are to receive a considerable increase in basic pay and added compensation for putting in extra hours voluntarily, President Emmanuel Macron said at the start of the academic year.…
- Hyderabad
MANUU begins MA in Legal Studies, JMC, M Com and M Sc
Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National Urdu University, the only university offering courses at higher level through Urdu medium, has introduced MA Legal studies and three certificate courses French, Russian, Pashto from the academic year…
- World
Voting underway for French presidential run-off
Paris: Voting is underway on Sunday in the French presidential run-off in which people will make a choice between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen as their…
- World
Islamic veil ban in French schools saw Muslim girls get better grades
London: A ban on Islamic veils in French schools saw Muslim girls get better grades, besides increasing the likelihood that they would marry someone outside their religion, a study from the country…
- Middle East
Five foreign tourists among ten killed in Egypt bus crash
Cairo: Ten people, including five foreign tourists, were killed in a bus crash in southern Egypt on Wednesday, a spokesperson from the governor’s office of Aswan Province said. Five Egyptians and five…
- Hyderabad
We will beat what other states are offering: KTR to French investors
Hyderabad: An investment of Rs 6,300 crore has poured into the Hyderabad airport to increase its capacity to 34 million, said Antoine Crombez, deputy CEO, GMR Airports Ltd here on Friday. Crombez…
- Hyderabad
French delegation to visit Hyderabad for investment conclave
Hyderabad: A large delegation of 100 plus French company CEO’S, CXOs and diplomats will visit Hyderabad on October 8 to strengthen investment opportunities in Telangana as part of the Indo-French Investment Conclave’s fourth edition.…
