Lucknow, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 to ensure stricter punishment for those assaulting corona warriors, including doctors, paramedical staff, police personnel…
Dhaka, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh on Wednesday registered eight more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the toll in the country to 163. The tally of COVID-19 infections surged to…
Kathmandu, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nepal on Wednesday reported three more coronavirus cases, taking the total count of such cases in the country to 57, health officials said. According to Madan Kumar Upadhyaya, chief medical superintendent…
Seoul, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delivering a solid first-quarter earnings performance on the back of its chip business despite the coronavirus pandemic, Samsung Electronics on Wednesday said its operating income increased 3.43 percent year-on-year to $5.2…
New Delhi, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gamocha, the traditional cloth and symbol of respect in Assam, has now become a symbol of health, safety and hygiene. More than one crore face masks have been made by…
New Delhi, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two more staffers from the office of the South-West District Magistrate in the national capital on Wednesday tested positive for coronavirus, taking the tally to three from the team. According…
New Delhi, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Task Force on National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) submitted its final report for FY 2019-25 to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday. The report contains recommendations on general and sector…
New Delhi, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar was on Wednesday appointed Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) for a period of three years. Kumar, a 1984 batch Jharkhand cadre IAS official,…
Bengaluru, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A massive fire broke out in the scrap yard of state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) factory in the city’s eastern suburb, an official said on Wednesday. No casualty was reported. “A…
Seoul, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Samsung Electronics on Wednesday said mobile demand is expected to drop sharply in most regions due to an economic downturn caused by COVID-19 in the second quarter. The overall market demand…
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The air pollution has plummeted over many parts of India during nationwide lockdown, but the real challenge will begin after the lockdown, which is likely to end…
San Francisco, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Google has finally introduced the popular battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) on its subscription-based game service Stadia. The game will be free for Stadia Pro members and will include…
Chennai, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami, here on Wednesday, told the District Collectors the government would soon issue orders for restart of industries in the ‘green zones’. Chairing a review meeting…
Panaji, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Off the roads since the lockdown started on March 22, Goa’s motorcycle taxi riders, known as pilots, might end up switching passengers in favour of delivery packages on their pillion seat….
New Delhi, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Irrfan Khan was one of the few Indian stars to seamlessly transition from Bollywood to Hollywood, while breaking the stereotypical barriers reserved for brown people in the West with his…
New Delhi, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) As coronavirus-related hacking scams gain steam, Pune-based Quick Heal Security Labs on Wednesday said it has observed Agent Tesla malware being delivered through such malicious campaigns to steal sensitive data…
New Delhi, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the safety of all government officials, Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on Wednesday issued an order for all Central government employees to “immediately” download Aarogya Setu…
San Francisco, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) After weathering the coronavirus pandemic in the first quarter, Google’s parent company Alphabet is almost certain about really tough times ahead as advertising spend has nosedived while billions of users…
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major step to tame the coronavirus, a mobile COVID-19 sample collection kiosk has been designed under the Agartala Smart City project and if successful, more such…
New York, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers from Boston University have claimed that underlying conditions that increase the risk of severe illness or death from coronavirus (COVID-19) are much more common among the people of colour,…