By Manoj Pathak Patna, Jan 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Meditation results in marvels. Bihar’s Electricity Department in Purnia district has adopted that adage as the basic theme of its daily curriculum. The staff of this department practice…
BY VISHAL GULATI Manali, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) It’s silence for the gods in 10 villages dotting the outskirts of the picturesque hill resort of Manali, currently marooned under a blanket of snow. For 41 days,…
Jaipur, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) As farmers on the western border of Rajasthan face the worst attack of locusts coming from neighbouring Pakistan, there is now danger of the swarms of insects laying eggs which can…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Twinkle Khanna’s fiction novel ‘Pyjamas are Forgiving’ has won the Crossword Book Award (Popular) for Fiction for last year. Speaking at the 17th edition of Crossword Book Awards, an evening…
BY SANJEEV KUMAR SINGH CHAUHAN Ahmedabad, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gujarat’s famous International Kite Festival is not just about kite-flying, but about multi-crore business opportunity for the people from the state. Apart from the cultural significance,…
Lucknow, Jan 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh is finally going to turn a bit aesthetic when it comes to tree plantation. The state government has decided to follow the principle of ‘one road, one tree’ concept…
Lucknow, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) As Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati prepares to enter her 64th year on January 15, her troubles seem to be multiplying. While the BSP is facing threats from the Bhim Army,…
Shimla, Jan 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Himachal Pradesh is providing mojor boost to natural farming in with an aim to become a pioneer in the field by 2022. Thousands of farmers, particularly the women, have adopted the…
BY SAEED NAQVI The assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani by US airstrikes in Iraq, brings West Asia nearer the precipice. By this action, President Trump, who cannot get out of Afghanistan, has got himself…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) After a successful Delhi run of its 17th edition, the Grub Fest shows no sign of receding into the backseat like most food festivals, and will tour more Indian cities…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) A three-judge bench will on Wednesday hear the Centre’s plea seeking recall of its 2018 judgment, which virtually diluted the stringent provisions of immediate arrest and no anticipatory bail for…
By Puja Gupta New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANSlife) A year after the Supreme Court struck down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) decriminalizing homosexuality, the LGBTQ community still struggles with social stigma and…
By Puja Gupta New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANSlife) In her over two-decade-long career as a designer, Payal Singhal has seen the evolution of the Indian fashion industry, but she feels it still lacks the discipline…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANSlife) Never the demure damsel, Radhika Apte refuses to be a Bollywood typecast. She has played powerful characters across industries and mediums, but it’s her roles in Netflix’s…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANSlife) Since her debut in “Dum Laga Ke Haisha”, the transformation of Bhumi Pednekar – both in terms of her career and her style – has been complete….
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANSlife) Miss Universe winner (2000) and actor Lara Dutta Bhupathi has turned entrepreneur. She recently launched of her own beauty brand, and is advocating better skincare for women….
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Do you think looks precede intelligence? Well, millennials find intelligence way more appealing than looks, according to a survey. According to the data gathered from users of dating app OkCupid,…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Padma Bhushan recipient musician Vikku Vinayakram is credited for putting the Carnatic music instrument of ‘Ghatam’ (an earthen pot) on the world map by playing it for…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Post Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kedarnath, the shrine has seen heavy footfall, but the growing number of pilgrims led to long queues, with some claiming they had to…
By Jayant K. Singh Lucerne, May 27 (IANS) It’s a giant dying lion carved into the cliff face of a former sandstone quarry, above a pond and set in a landscaped garden in this medieval…