The rise and fall of Atiq Ahmad (IANS Special)
Lucknow, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) He was born in 1962 in a family with a modest background. His father drove a tonga for a living. His rise in life was as dramatic as his end and…
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Indian-American named to top post in state education panel in US
New York, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maryland Governor Wes Moore has named Indian-American Sanjay Rai as acting secretary for the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)Rai, who is Montgomery College’s senior vice president for academic affairs, will…
Fanned by the heat wave fires flare up in Bihar, claim homes and farms
By Manoj Pathak Patna, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the heat wave intensifies, there has been a rise in fire incidents in Bihar. They are being reported from almost all the districts of the state including…
Red-naped ibis visible all across India; expert red flags Red List
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The red-naped ibis, whose loud calls from atop a cellphone tower early in the morning often wakes you up, is visible across India’s farmlands and cities but…
Inmate dies during treatment in UP jail, family alleges delay
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) An inmate of Sitapur district jail, facing charges of raping a minor, died during treatment at hospital here, the police said. The family members of the deceased, Bablu Singh,…
UP: Guard mowed down by SUV in freak accident
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A parked SUV rolled and mowed down a 35-year-old security guard at the bungalow of a leading spices businessman in Mauni Ghat Azad Nagar area under the limits of…
Man duped of Rs 35,000 in name of spa treatment in Lucknow
Lucknow, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A man wanting a spa treatment for himself and his wife in Lucknow has been duped of Rs 35,000 by a man posing as executive of an ayurvedic treatment brand offering…
Sub-postmaster swipes off Rs 60L of account holders in Lucknow
Lucknow, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A sub-postmaster of the Reserve Police Lines (RPL) post office, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh’s state capital, allegedly embezzled nearly Rs 60 lakh of account holders in the Mahanagar police station area,…
Delhi CM Kejriwal to appear before CBI today
New Delhi, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is all set to join the probe of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam, CBI officials said….
Fighting between Sudanese army, paramilitary forces continues
Khartoum, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The armed conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues in the capital Khartoum, sparking concerns for a wider conflict in the country. The initial gunfire near…
UP man donates kidney to save 20-yr-old son
Lucknow, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 55-year-old man saved the life of his 20-year-old son by donating his kidney. The son was suffering from end-stage kidney ailment and successful transplant by doctors of the King George’s…
Lucknow reports one death, UP has 688 new Covid cases
Lucknow, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lucknow has reported one Covid death and 191 new cases in the past 24 hours. The state capital also reported the recovery of 42 patients. In Uttar Pradesh, 688 new cases…
5 dead in car crash in Greece
Athens, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five people lost their lives in northern Greece when a car carrying 10 illegal migrants crashed onto another vehicle, according to local media. The incident happened on the outskirts of Komotini…
Yogi announces 3-member judicial panel to probe killing of Atiq Ahmed
Lucknow, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a three-member judicial commission that will probe the murders of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in presence of the police and…
Delhi: Gang supplying guns to Punjab-based criminals, busted
New Delhi, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has said that they have arrested three persons, including two arms suppliers and one receiver. The gang has supplied 300 guns to Punjab-based…
Assailants who killed Atiq Ahmed posed as mediapersons
Prayagraj (UP), April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The assailants who killed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf on Saturday night in presence of the police personnel and media came in the guise of mediapersons with one…
Quota withdrawal for Muslims: K’taka BJP upbeat despite Supreme Court rap
Bengaluru, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Though opposition parties are celebrating and criticising the BJP-led Karnataka government following a reprimand by the Supreme Court over the withdrawal of four per cent reservation quota for Muslims, the ruling…
Sushil Modi slams Nitish govt for hooch tragedy in Bihar’s East Champaran
Patna, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi on Saturday criticised the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government for the hooch tragedy in Bihar’s East Champaran district, saying the government is…
Atiq Ahmed, brother gunned down in the presaence of police, media (2nd Ld)
Prayagraj (UP), April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a shocking incident, gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in Prayagraj on Saturday night, in the presence of the police and in full glare of…
Atiq Ahmed, brother shot dead in Prayagraj (Ld)
Prayagraj (UP), April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a shocking incident, gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead by assailants in Prayagraj on Saturday night, in the presence of the police and the media….