Delhi to get Konkani academy soon
New Delhi, Jan 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi government on Friday approved the setting up of a Konkani academy here to facilitate the growth and promotion of Konkani language and culture in the national capital –…
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13-year-old sets record playing keyboard with a blindfold
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 13-year-old boy has set a new record by playing 20 songs in 30 minutes on keyboard with a blindfold. A.S. Hariharan Naidu achieved the feat to enter the ‘Wonder Book…
‘Kasheer’ in English voices diabolical betrayal of Kashmiri Hindus
New Jan 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Originally written by Sahana Vijayakumar in Kannada in 2018, “Kasheer: A Diabolical Betrayal of Kashmiri Hindus” in its English translation brings forth to a larger audience the story of Kashmiri Hindus…
Designer Satya Paul passes away at 79
Coimbatore, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Veteran fashion designer Satya Paul passed away after suffering a stroke in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He was 79. Paul, founder of acclaimed fashion clothing brand ‘Satya Paul’, died on Thursday at…
Israel discovers 1,400-year-old burial stone with Greek inscription
Jerusalem, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A stone bearing an inscription in Greek from about 1,400 years ago was discovered in southern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday. The stone, dating back to the…
Exploring the dynamics of social networks
New Delhi, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Conventional wisdom would have us believe that it is the size of your network that matters: how many people do you know? We’re told to mix, mingle, and connect. But…
‘Princestan’ to be discussed at KLF
New Delhi, Jan 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Author Sandeep Bamzai will be in conversation with journalist and writer Pallavi Rebbapragada to discuss different facets of his latest book ‘Princestan’ during the Kalinga Literary Festival’s ‘bhava samvad’ (online)…
A 1,400-year-old tomb discovered in China’s Henan
Zhengzhou, Jan 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Archaeologists have discovered a 1,400-year-old tomb containing a white marble bed in central China’s Henan Province, where elements of both Buddhism and a Persian religion have been found. The brick tomb…
Tharoor opposed to IFFK in different venues
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has come out strongly against the Kerala government’s decision to conduct the 25th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in different venues other than…
Complete Guide On Painting By Numbers
Paint by numbers is a traditional practice of painting that makes the process of painting easy for beginners. If you want to paint by numbers, you must buy a kit containing a board in which…
After closing down in CP, Madame Tussauds hunts for another location in NCR itself
New Delhi, Dec 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madame Tussauds, the iconic museum of wax statues at Connaught Place in Delhi, has been closed. The exercise of reopening it at another location will begin in Delhi NCR itself….
UK libraries fall victim to funding cuts amid pandemic
London, Dec 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The total funding for libraries in the UK was down by nearly 20 million pounds ($27 million) in the year to March amid the coronavirus pandemic. Falls in funding were matched…
Reading amid the pandemic: Books and authors in 2020
By Vikas Datta New Delhi, Dec 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) With a microscopic organism upending life as we know it, the realm of books was among the few which held its own, operating near normally in this…
Iconic Urdu writer and critic Shamsur Rahman Faruqi no more
New Delhi, Dec 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Christmas has turned dark for Urdu literature with the passing away of literary giant Shamsur Rahman Faruqi in Allahabad on Friday morning. The writer and theorist had tested positive for…
Ministry’s committee to find truth of Dara Shikoh tomb
By Navneet Mishra/Mohammad Suaib Khan New Delhi, Dec 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) A committee constituted by the Ministry of Culture to find the tomb of Dara Shikoh, eldest son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, in January…
With two Santa Claus and mask, Sudarsan attempts new world record
Bhubaneswar, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) On the eve of Christmas, internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik attempted a new world record by creating a giant 3D sand art of Santa Clauses with mask at Odisha’s Puri…
Covid-19 shadow on Christmas celebrations nationwide
New Delhi, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the country is all set to celebrate Christmas, albeit with restricted entry to churches, live streaming of services, and no midnight Mass. In Delhi, celebrations at…
‘For Vajpayee, discrimination on faith was completely no-go’
New Delhi, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) At a time when inter-faith marriages have come under pressure and Uttar Pradesh has even promulgated an anti-conversion ordinance, a new book contends that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee…
Malayalam poet Sugathakumari cremated with full state honours
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 86-year-old Malayalam poet, environmentalist, social activist and Padma awardee Sugathakumari, who passed away on Wednesday morning at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College owing to Covid-related problems was cremated with full state…
Poet-activist Sugathakumari passes away
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Noted poet, writer and environmentalist Sugathakumari passed away here on Wednesday due to COVID-19 related complications. She was 86. She breathed her last at 10.52 am at the Thiruvannathapuram Medical College…