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An elderly Sikh farmer Sukhchain Singh bathes with water from a tube well, near Batala, some 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Amritsar, Aug. 11. Excessive irrigation and the unrelenting thirst of tens of millions of people are causing groundwater levels ...

Toronto, Canada: It was definitely love at first sight, Jacob Maxwell’s friends say. The 21-year-old York University student was having lunch at the student centre when he peeked outside and saw men in colourful turbans, holding sticks and swords, form ...

Arizona, USA: A panel of experts on hate crimes said they remain optimistic about the direction the country is heading, but cautioned that the number of hate groups will continue to multiply. During a public forum in downtown Phoenix on ...

New York, USA: The US senate has confirmed India-born lawyer Preet Bharara as Manhattan’s next US attorney who will oversee some of the most prominent cases like the prosecution of Bernard L. Madoff for his multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. “As a ...