Los Angeles: Water supplies to some US states and Mexico will be cut to avoid “catastrophic collapse” of the Colorado River, Washington officials said, as a historic drought bites. More than two decades of well below average rainfall have left the river — the lifeblood of
Brussels: The European Union and United States said they were studying Iran's response to what the EU has called its "final" proposal to save a 2015 nuclear deal after Tehran called on Washington to show flexibility. A US State Department spokesperson said the United States was
New York: The world's population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15, the UN forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023. That overall population milestone "is a reminder of our shared
Kathmandu: Incidents of human trafficking are taking place through the Nepal-India border checkpoint of Rupandehi. Maiti Nepal data show human traffickers have been selling Nepali women and children to India and third countries on different temptations. Nepal is one of the world’s most lucrative markets for human
London: A British-Pakistani woman has been elected as a councillor in Salford for Higher Irlam and Peel Green. Mishal Saeed, who is a graduate of the University of Oxford, won by 1,317 votes on Labour Party’s ticket. Local elections are an important opportunity for residents to
New Delhi: Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in India’s capital will be allotted apartments and provided with police protection, a government minister said on Wednesday. “India has always welcomed those who have sought refuge,” Minister for Housing and Urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said on Twitter, outlining
New Delhi: The Opposition parties hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his assertions of heralding “Amrit Kaal”, advocating gender equality and finishing nepotism. Opposition leaders said his government was in no position to preach since it had failed on all counts. Congress President Sonia
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has conferred the Order of the Union medal on Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa “in recognition of his significant contributions to the promotion of bilateral ties”, the military’s media
New Delhi: A Muslim activist Zaid Pathan, a strong critic of Madhya Pradesh’s ‘bulldozer justice’, was arrested in Khargone distric under the National Security Act (NSA). Indore collector Manish Singh told APNlive.com that he was arrested for spreading hate among the communities, disturbing communal harmony, inciting
Gujarat: Sitting in his family-run grocery store on Tuesday, flanked by a host of relatives, 47-year-old Radhshyam Shah kept referring to himself as the “accused”. When it was pointed out to him that he had, in fact, been convicted of gangrape – a verdict upheld