By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala/Kolkata, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The “Border Haats” along the India-Bangladesh frontier must restart soon while maintaining necessary precautions against Covid-19, including social distancing as these markets boost the economy, fortify ties among…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Stressing that the Hindi film industry is an institution that doesn’t place talent and virtuosity at the top of is list and runs on nepotism, India’s best…
Lucknow, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A PETA hoarding with a photograph of a goat, asking people not to slaughter it, was removed from the Uttar Pradesh capital following the objection by a senior Sunni cleric. President…
Lakhimpur, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A rare orchid plant variety, categorised as an ‘endangered species’, has been found in the Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh. Popularly known as Ground Orchid (eulophia obtusa), the variety is…
Washington, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has increased to more than 11.1 million, while the deaths have soared to over 528,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. On Sunday morning,…
By Ahana Bhattacharya Mumbai, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress and BJP MP Roopa Ganguly declares that she will boycott films of certain Bollywood personalities who have been blatantly practicing nepotism in the film industry. Her assertion…
Wuhan, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) No new confirmed, asymptomatic or suspected cases of Covid-19 were reported in central China’s Hubei Province on Saturday, the provincial health commission said on Sunday. Currently, Hubei has a total of…
Cape Town, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Africa has marked 100 days since the country went into a Covid-19 lockdown amid a rising national caseload. The country enforced the lockdown on March 27, three weeks after…
Beijing, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Seven Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery in the Chinese mainland on Saturday, the National Health Commission said on Sunday. There were 403 patients still being treated, including six…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Soon, Akshay Kumar will be seen essaying role of a transgender in “Laxmmi Bomb”. Sonam Kapoor has explored the complexities of being a lesbian in Indian society…
Jerusalem, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Israel’s Ministry of Health has reported 977 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 29,032. The number of Covid-19 deaths increased from 326 to 330,…
“Desperados” (film streaming on Netflix); Cast: Nasim Pedrad, Anna Camp, Sarah Burns, Lamorne Morris, Robbie Amell, Heather Graham; Direction: LP; Rating: * * (two stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty Take “Bridesmaids”, add a dash of “Girls…
Tehran, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iran has filed a lawsuit in the International Court of Justice against the US over effects of sanctions on Iran’s fight against the Cov id-19 pandemic, Leila Joneidi, Iran’s presidential aide…
London, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Another 67 Covid-19 patients have died in Britain, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 44,198, the British Department of Health and Social Care has said. The figures…
New York, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The number of Covid-19 cases in the US has topped 2.8 million, reaching 2,808,003, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the…
Geneva, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday that it was discontinuing hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms for its Solidarity Trial, citing little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalised Covid-19…
Penalty movie is now streaming on Netflix. The movie is available at https://www.netflix.com/gb/watch/81214706 At a Lucknow college, an aspiring football player’s dream of playing nationally is threatened when he faces discrimination for his Manipuri background….
Washington, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A man was shot dead and three others were wounded on Saturday at a sports bar in the US state of Mississippi, officials said. The incident took place after an altercation…
Moscow, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russia recorded 6,632 Covid-19 cases since Friday, raising its total number of infections to 674,515, the country’s coronavirus response centre said on Saturday. The death toll grew by 168 to 10,027,…
BY FRANK F. ISLAM On June 22, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending the entry of a number of non-immigrant work visa holders into the US till the end of the year….