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Mezcal's popularity is booming in the US. That comes with a growing environmental cost in Mexico

New Delhi, March 17 -- Thirty years ago, a single light bulb would illuminate the mezcal distillery owned by Gladys Sanchez Garnica's family in rural Oaxaca, where the agave-based spirit was made thro... Read More


Police in Haiti arrest lawmaker Arnel Belizaire, who faces charges including terror financing

New Delhi, March 17 -- Authorities say they have arrested Haitian legislator Arnel Belizaire on charges including financing terrorism and conspiracy against state security. It's the latest arrest of ... Read More


Behind the scenes at the Oscars: What you didn't see on camera

New Delhi, March 17 -- There's the Oscars you see on television and the one that takes place off camera. During commercial breaks, it can be a race to catch up with, congratulate and possibly console ... Read More


Myanmar's parliament meets for the first time in 5 years with the military controlling most seats

New Delhi, March 17 -- Myanmar opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years on Monday following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling mi... Read More


Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital

New Delhi, March 17 -- Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital late Monday. It marked a dramatic escalation ... Read More


Asian Football Confederation says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup

New Delhi, March 17 -- A leading soccer official in Asia says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup which kicks off in June in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Also on Monday in Tehran, a g... Read More


Chief Justice of India lays foundation stone for a new Family Court Complex in Rohini Sector-14

New Delhi, March 17 -- The foundation stone for a new Family Court Complex in Rohini Sector-14 was laid by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant in the presence of Chief Minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta ... Read More


Chelsea handed fine but avoids points deduction for making 'undisclosed payments' of $62M

New Delhi, March 17 -- Chelsea was fined $14.3 million but avoided a points deduction after admitting to breaching Premier League rules in relation to undisclosed payments of more than $60 million dur... Read More


Russian strike on Kyiv region kills 4 people and wounds 15 as peace talks are stalled

New Delhi, March 17 -- A combined Russian missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least four people and wounded 15, a Ukrainian official said Saturday, after the United States postponed ... Read More


Traditional Floral Fan of Phool Walon Ki Sair Presented to Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

New Delhi, March 17 -- Chief Minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta was presented with a traditional floral fan symbolising the historic tradition of Phool Walon Ki Sair at the Delhi Secretariat by representat... Read More