The world has become less peaceful over the last year, despite a drop in the number of armed conflicts, according to this year's Global Peace Index (GPI).
News: The Most (and Least) Peaceful Places on Earth
News: Short people more prone to heart disease: study
The findings, published in the European Heart Journal, suggest that short stature should be added to the list of known heart disease risk factors alongside obesity, advanced age and high cholesterol levels, the researchers said.
News: Sikh Youth Film Festival: How Your Business Can Help
This venue has created a way for Sikh youth to express their questions, answers, inspirations, desperation and everything in between. This online film festival has become increasingly popular, and some of the young directors have gone on to succeed in other film festivals as well.
News: Young men more vulnerable to relationship ups and downs than women
"Our paper sheds light on the association between non-marital romantic relationships and emotional well-being among men and women on the threshold of adulthood," Simon says. "Surprisingly, we found young men are more reactive to the quality of ongoing relationships."
News: India's campaign to retrieve captured heritage treasures
The list of India's treasures held abroad is "too long to handle" and is was a need for a "diplomatic and legal campaign" for their restitution from institutions including the British Museum, the Royal Collection and the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
News: UK Says No Compromise on Koh-i-Noor
The UK has rejected India's fresh demand to return its priceless artifacts like Kohinoor diamond and Sultanganj Buddha "stolen" during the British colonial rule, citing a law that prevents it from giving back the items... The British law only permits return of human remains and objects lost during the "Nazi era".
News: This is Your Brain on Computers
Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls and other incoming information can change how people think and behave. They say our ability to focus is being undermined by bursts of information.
News: Seeds of Healing - Twenty Six Years Later
Oftentimes, our remembrances make it difficult to move. The hurt, the pain, the betrayal are very real. Yet, these components can hold us back. We need to develop an ability to move on, but do not mistake forgiveness with forgetting.
News: Rare collection of hand written Sikh manuscripts in Punjab village getting ruined
..with the passage of time many ancient manuscripts and rare books have become discolored and blurred. They need to be preserved, and timely treatment can restore them so that they can be preserved for future generations.
News: Obama to travel to India in November
The United States, Obama said, values India not merely for its crucial geographic position in South Asia but because of the deep social, political and strategic values the countries share. "India is indispensable to the future that we seek," he said.
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