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).
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.
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.
"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."
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.
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".
"The Sikh community has taken an important decision that till today the people who have been excommunicated from the Akal Takht, they are getting another golden chance. They need to produce themselves in front of the Akal Takht Sahib within the next one month and do an apology prayer..."
Self-improvement is a lucrative business these days and entrepreneurs worldwide have cashed in on our desire to be ‘better’ people by...well, selling us stuff of course. If you’ve got a problem, then you can guarantee there’s a product for it.
The element on my mind the most right now is - "outsidership." An uncertainty about how to enter in. I just recently began wearing the kara, and even that makes me feel so vulnerable...
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.