11 dead in east China factory fire
Hangzhou, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eleven people were dead after a fire broke out at a factory building in the city of Jinhua, east China’s Zhejiang Province. The casualties were trapped on the third floor of…
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WHO urges vigilance in Europe over mpox
Copenhagen, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nearly a year after the mpox (monkeypox) outbreak in the European region of the World Health Organization (WHO), the agency has urged vigilance in Europe over mpox ahead of the festival…
Trial of former South African President Zuma postponed to August
Johannesburg, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The trial against former South African President Jacob Zuma on charges of corruption, fraud, and money laundering has been postponed to August 15-16 as the case resumed at the Pietermaritzburg High…
US Secret Service investigates reports of gunshot near Vice Prez’s residence
Washington, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US Secret Service is investigating a gunshot on Monday morning near the Vice President’s residence in Washington, D.C. Secret Service spokesman Paul Mayhair said in a statement that officers responded…
Mehrauli murder: Court asks Delhi police to approach higher court for stopping news channel from using FIR
New Delhi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Delhi court on Monday directed Aaj Tak news channel not to air the findings of the narco analysis and psychological evaluation done on Aaftab Amin Poonawala, the accused in…
Have tested Covid positive, says Jyotiraditya Scindia
New Delhi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19. “My report, following a Covid-19 test undertaken on doctors’ advice, has come out positive. I…
‘Charge sheet already filed’: SC grants bail to Trinamool’s Guj spokesperson in crowdfunding case
New Delhi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Trinamool Congress’ Gujarat spokesperson Saket Gokhale in a case related to alleged misuse of money collected through crowdfunding. Additional Solicitor General S.V….
Sand mafia attacks Bihar Mines Department team, beats up woman official
Patna, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sand mafia members attacked a Mines Department team, and brutally thrashed a woman mining inspector, on the banks of Sone river in Bihar’s Patna district on Monday afternoon, police said. The…
Women empowerment comes by education, political participation, says SC on Nagaland urban local body polls
New Delhi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday observed that women empowerment comes by education and also through political participation, while asking the Centre to clarify whether the constitutional scheme of one-third reservation…
Russia, India negotiating on free trade agreement
New Delhi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Visiting Russian Minister of Trade and Industry, Denis Manturov, said on Monday that India and Russia are deliberating on a free trade agreement (FTA), a move which could enhance commercial…
SC junks Kerala’s plea against translocation of rogue elephant to tiger reserve
New Delhi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a Kerala government plea challenging the state high court order asking it to translocate a rogue elephant to the Parambikulam tiger reserve…
Violent conflict in Sudan enters 3rd day after hours-long ceasefire, killing at least 97 (Roundup)
Khartoum, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Violent clashes in Sudan’s capital Khartoum renewed on Monday around the Sudanese army command, Khartoum International Airport, and the presidential palace, after a ceasefire for three hours on Sunday. At least…
Six held for stabbing youth to death near Khan Market in Delhi
New Delhi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Police on Monday apprehended six persons, including a juvenile, in connection with the brutal murder of a 19-year-old youth near the Khan Market on Sunday evening. The victim, who…
East Champaran hooch tragedy: Toll reach 37, police arrest 128
Patna, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The toll in the East Champaran liquor tragedy reached 37 and Bihar Police on Monday said that they have arrested 128 persons who are involved in illegal trade of liquor in…
Gyanvapi mosque case: SC tells Collector to conduct meeting for ‘wuzu’ arrangements
New Delhi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Varanasi District Collector to conduct an all-party meeting on Tuesday to examine the Muslim side’s request for making arrangements for ‘wuzu’ (pre-prayer ablutions)…
Assam: Boy jumps into Brahmaputra to save brother, both swept away
Guwahati, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The bodies of two teenaged brothers, who went missing on Monday after high currents of Brahmaputra River swept them away, were recovered by the police, officials said. The incident happened in…
Ambasamudram custodial torture: Case registered against suspended ASP Balveer Singh
Chennai, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) A criminal case has been registered against Tamil Nadu Police’s suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ambasamudram (Tirunelveli) district Balveer Singh, who has been accused by several youths of inhuman custodial torture…
Mumbai Police nab 5 bookies from Wankhede Stadium
Mumbai, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an unusual swoop, the Mumbai Police on Monday arrested five bookies from the Garware Pavilion inside the Wankhede Stadium where the ongoing IPL’s nail-biting Mumbai Indians versus Kolkata Knight Riders…
Kerala gold smuggling case: ED conducts raids, seizes 4500 grams gold
New Delhi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said it conducted searches at two places in Kerala and two premises in Tamil Nadu covering the office and residential property of Nandu alias…
ED files charge sheet against former official of East Coast Railway
New Delhi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Monday that it has filed a charge sheet against Rabi Narayan Rath, former senior travelling inspector (accounts), East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar, and his wife…