Earth’s population will peak in the mid-2080s at around 10.3 billion people, then drop slightly to a level much lower than anticipated a decade ago, the United Nations said. The current population of 8.2 billion people will rise to that maximum over the next 60 years, then dip to 10.2 billion by the end of … Read more
An Indian Army jawan looking at the India-China border through his telescope in Arunachal Pradesh. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, seeks apology Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in the country, has slapped a legal notice against a Manipur politician for causing “considerable harm to … Read more
Subramanian Swamy at Gyan Bhavan in Patna. Photo: Twitter/@Swamy39 Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on April 22 described Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as an “old friend” whose efforts to unite the opposition against his own party he was averse to criticise. Mr. Swamy, who remains in news for his plain speaking as much as … Read more