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Floods in North India Submerge Crops as Farmers Struggle With Debt and Tariffs

The floods, which have killed hundreds, are bad news for farmers weighed down by heavy debt, as India is under pressure from President Trump in tariff negotiations.

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Farmers survey submerged paddy crops near Ramdas in Punjab, India, last week.
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Pigeons Are Widely Loathed. Mumbai’s Have Vocal Defenders.

Restrictions on pigeon feeding in India’s largest city prompted a backlash from a religious community that believes in nonviolence against all creatures.

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The closure of dozens of feeding spots for pigeons, known as kabutarkhanas, in Mumbai has upset some leaders of the city’s Jain community, a small but influential religious group.
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