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6 countries including France, Japan share top spot for most powerful passports: Check India's rank
World | January 11, 2024 10:00 ISTEuropean countries have dominated the world's top 10 strongest passports in the Henley Passport Index 2024 Q1. Afghanistan occupies the bottom-most spot with visa-free access to only 28 countries, while Pakistan is ranked 101 on the list.
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Gabriel Attal becomes youngest and first gay Prime Minister of France
World | January 09, 2024 18:01 ISTAttal, a close Macron ally who became a household name as government spokesman during the COVID pandemic, will replace outgoing Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, RTL radio and BFM TV said.
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France flight row: Probe finds nexus of immigration agents charge 80 lakh from Indians to enter US
World | January 02, 2024 18:24 ISTThe Gujarat CID has so far acquired the names and contact numbers of nearly 15 agents, who had promised to help these 55 people enter the US illegally through the US-Mexico border.
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Gujarat Police quizzes 20 passengers of Nicaragua-bound flight sent back by France
Gujarat | December 30, 2023 9:37 ISTAs many as 96,917 Indians attempted to enter the US illegally in the financial year 2023, signalling a 51.61 per cent jump from the previous year, according to data made available by the US Customs and Border Patrol.
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Mainstreaming of radical terrorist outfits not new in Pakistan, says India
World | December 29, 2023 17:11 ISTHafiz Saeed has been in jail since 2019 after being convicted for several years in multiple terror finance cases. The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), considered to be backed by the terrorist, is now fielding candidates for the upcoming elections, including his son Talha.
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THIS richest woman in the world has $100 billion fortune, check all details
World | December 29, 2023 13:33 ISTThe 70-year-old Bettencourt Meyers' net worth crossed $100 billion, making her the 12th richest woman in the world. She is still behind French billionaire Bernard Arnault, the owner of one of the world's biggest luxury groups LVMH, who is second on the list with a net worth of $179 billion.
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India launches probe into who facilitated flight of those suspected in human trafficking in France
World | December 28, 2023 14:59 ISTSanjay Kharat, a senior Gujarat police official, said authorities had obtained the names and addresses of 21 persons from the state who were on the flight, and that investigators were trying to determine who facilitated their travel
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Indians who sought asylum in France freed as police failed to present case within timeframe
World | December 28, 2023 7:05 ISTThe 25 people were among 303 passengers who boarded a plane operated by Romanian company Legend Airlines in Dubai last week.
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EXPLAINED: Why did 25 Indians seek asylum in France? Story so far
World | December 26, 2023 15:09 ISTA charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation landed in Mumbai with 276 Indians. The passengers had been heading to Nicaragua but were instead blocked inside a rural French airport for four days in an exceptional holiday ordeal.
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Indians stuck at French airport for human trafficking probe reach Mumbai, 25 still in France
World | December 26, 2023 11:37 ISTA charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation landed in Mumbai with 276 Indians. The passengers had been heading to Nicaragua but were instead blocked inside a rural French airport for four days in an exceptional holiday ordeal.
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Grounded plane with 300 Indians takes off from France, to land in Mumbai tomorrow | DETAILS
World | December 26, 2023 0:00 ISTThe flight, previously grounded at a Paris airport due to alleged links to human trafficking, will land in Mumbai on Tuesday (December 26).
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France: Plane carrying 303 passengers, mostly Indians, likely to take off for Mumbai today
World | December 25, 2023 14:15 ISTThe Nicaragua-bound flight that took off from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates carrying 303 passengers was grounded at the Vatry airport, 150 km east of Paris, on Thursday over suspected "human trafficking".
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Grounded plane with over 300 Indians allowed to fly out of France, destination unknown
World | December 25, 2023 10:19 ISTAfter authorising the A340 aircraft to leave, the French judges chose to cancel the hearings of the over 300 passengers due to irregularities in the procedure, a French news broadcast television and radio network, reported.
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France: Court to decide on extending stay of 'Indian passengers' allegedly involved in trafficking
World | December 24, 2023 11:37 ISTFrench authorities hung white tarps across the soaring bay windows of the small Vatry Airport in Champagne country to ensure privacy for the passengers held inside.
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France completes military withdrawal from Niger in major blow to counterterrorism ops in West Africa
World | December 23, 2023 17:51 ISTThe military junta in Niger seized power in July and ousted democratically-elected Mohamed Bazoum, and made France's military withdrawal one of their key demands. The military coup and the subsequent military withdrawal is a major setback for the terror fight against Islamist insurgents.
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France grounds Nicaragua-bound flight carrying 303 Indians over 'human traffficking' | DETAILS
World | December 23, 2023 10:39 ISTTwo people have been arrested for questioning by investigators in suspicions of 'human trafficking' after authorities received an anonymous tip. The Indian embassy has also received consular access to the team and is investigating the case as well.
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France grounds Nicaragua-bound aircraft with some 300 Indians on board: Here's why
World | December 22, 2023 23:54 ISTThe Paris Public Prosecution Office stated that two persons have been arrested and are being questioned by an organised crime team that is investigating suspicions of human trafficking.
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French lawmakers give final approval to tougher immigration bill | World News | Emmanuel Macron
News | December 20, 2023 18:32 ISTFrench lawmakers have given their final approval to stricter provisions that reduce welfare payments for foreigners in particular. The Bill illustrates the rightward shift in politics in much of Europe, which has caused unease among some of President Emmanuel Macron's more left-leaning lawmakers, wi
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France beheading case 2020: Six teens convicted over roles in Islamic extremist's killing of teacher
World | December 09, 2023 7:31 ISTTeacher Samuel Paty was killed outside his school in 2020 after showing the cartoons of the prophet of Islam in his class during a debate on free expression.
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France: German tourist killed, 2 injured in 'terror' attack in central Paris, attacker arrested
World | December 03, 2023 6:40 ISTThe attacker was a 25-year-old French citizen who had spent four years in prison for a violent offence. He reportedly expressed anguish about Muslims dying in Palestinian territories and claimed that France was an accomplice, raising fears amid a terror alert.
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