2nd Covid wave in B’desh even stronger: PM
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged citizens of the country to do their bit in curbing the spread of Covid-19 as the second wave is even stronger….
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Dixon Technologies–Buy Recommendation by ICICI Direct We believe significant future growth potential in domestic electronic manufacturing coupled with DTL’s plan to increase backward integration can bring in more customers and would lead to a revenue…
Will Telangana see birth of another regional party?
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Will Telangana see the birth of another powerful regional party? The political circles in the state are abuzz with the talk of a regional party as an alternative…
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BY NEERAJ DHANKHER Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for April 5-11. On April 6, 2021, Jupiter will be transiting in Aquarius sign. This transit of Jupiter…
Panel submits report in SC in ISRO espionage case
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Retired Supreme Court judge Justice D K Jain headed panel, formed in Septmber 2018 by the top court to probe the role of Kerala police officers in wrongful arrest of…
BCCI ready to let Olympics contingent have priority for vaccination
By Khurram Habib New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian cricket board (BCCI), which was looking to get players vaccinated ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has not got any response for vaccination request…
Hefazat leader warns minorities in B’desh
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nur Hossain Noorani, leader of the Hefazat-e-Islam militant outfit in Bangladesh, warned that if the country’s minority communities conspire against Islam, “we’ll catch them like a baby rat”….
Not a single new temple built in Punjab, SGPC claims against RSS are false: BJP
By Navneet Mishra New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has expressed displeasure over a resolution passed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee(SGPC) against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The party’s national…
SC issues order to make motor accident claims consumer-friendly
New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court has directed the government to use technology, online payment mode and email communication to develop a consumer-friendly mechanism with regard to motor accident claims. The top court…
Maharashtra again grapples with severe blood shortage
Mumbai, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the Covid-19 pandemic hits Maharashtra again, a massive shortage of blood, like in the middle of 2020, looms ahead, sending panic signals afresh among the health authorities. The State Blood…
US iPhone users’ spending on apps grew 38% in 2020: Report
San Francisco, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Consumers in the US spent an average of $138 on iPhone apps in 2020, an increase of 38 per cent year-over-year, according to new data from app store intelligence firm…
One dying declaration can’t be rejected due to other version, says SC
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court has held that a version of a dying declaration cannot be rejected due to another in a case of multiple dying declarations, and instead, each version has…
Delhi riots accused bought Ola cab used by CFI members to visit Hathras
By Anand Singh New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ola cab, which the four Campus Front of India (CFI) and Popular Front of India (PFI) members used for visiting Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras gangrape victim family…
Indian Army to participate in military drill in B’desh
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Army will participate in a military exercise in Bangladesh to commemorate the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh, and 50 years of its…
Delhi Zoo reopens after year, ticketing chaos, crowding reported
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Zoo reopened for the public on Thursday after remaining closed for almost a year due to the Covid lockdown. Excitement was palpable among the visitors but faced issues in…
PSUs face potential irrelevance in an increasingly disrupted world: Report
By Sanjeev Sharma New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government’s privatisation policy for PSUs fails to address their potential irrelevance in an increasingly complex and disrupted world, as per a report by Kotak Institutional Equities….
14K accused in violent Bangladesh protests
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Around 14,000 people have been accused in numerous cases filed over the violent protests in Bangladesh organised by the Hefazat-e-Islam militant group since March 26 against Indian Prime…
Female putty-nosed monkeys use males as ‘hired guns’: Study
Brazzaville (Congo), April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Congo Program and the Nouabale-Ndoki Foundation found that female putty-nosed monkeys (Cercopithecus nictitans) use males as “hired guns” to defend from predators such…
Copyright societies to publish annual transparency report
New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre has notified the changes to amend the Copyright Rules, 2013 which provide that the copyright society in relation to collection of royalty will create a system of payment…
Navy monitored 1998 maritime security incidents: IFC-IOR report
By Sumit Kumar Singh New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Navy monitored 1998 incidents — including 267 cases of piracy and armed robbery — related to various maritime security challenges in 2020, the Information…