Gorakhpur, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ramgarh Tal, one of the major tourist attractions in Gorakhpur, will now host Uttar Pradesh’s highest tricolour. The Gorakhpur Development Authority (GDA) last week cleared the project which had earlier…
Lucknow, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the ongoing wedding season, about 200 police personnel in Lucknow alone are gearing up to celebrate weddings in their families. Those who have applied for the leave include 24 to-be-married…
Chennai, Nov 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Seafarers’ Society has sought the Indian government’s intervention to secure the release of shipmaster Captain Jagvir Singh Sidhu who is detained by China, said an official. “Captain Sidhu was arrested…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Nov 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A whopping 12,223 Indian nationals have died in various foreign countries in 17 months between January 2018 and May 2019, according to an RTI reply given by the…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The railway board has decided to increase the price of meals onboard Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto express trains, which may lead to a hike in their fares by 3 to…
Bhopal, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Abdul Jabbar, whose name had for 35 years become synonymous with Bhopal gas tragedy survivors’ battle for better rehabilitation deal and health facilities, died on Thursday — in near penury and…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The legacy in mining companies is still surviving no matter how much social and economic development mining companies in India bring. Mining is perhaps one of the few sectors that…
Bhopal, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Activist Abdul Jabbar, who fought for victims and survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, died on Thursday night at a private hospital here. Jabbar’s parents had died in the world’s…
By Sandeep Pauranik Betul (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as the population of the nation is rising, there is a village in Madhya Pradesh where the population has remained same for the past 97…
Geneva, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A one-of-a-kind Patek Philippe watch sold for $31 million (Rs 222 crore) at a charity auction in Geneva, making it the most expensive wristwatch ever auctioned. The Patek was sold as…
Chennai, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) All those who are in prison are not thieves. This was proved at the Freedom Filling Station – an Indian Oil Corporation petrol bunk – run by prisoners in Pudukkottai district…
Bengaluru, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iskcon’s (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Akshaya Patra Foundation opened a massive kitchen in Karnataka’s Mandya to feed a whopping 20,000 children at state-run schools in Mandya and Mysuru districts under…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced an annual award to encourage organ donation in the name of Suraj, whose organs were donated by his parents after he was declared…
London, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) With political engagement and debates increasingly taking place online, free internet access must be considered as a human right, as people unable to get online — particularly in the developing countries…
Dimapur (Nagaland), Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) A photograph of a bride and groom brandishing sophisticated assault rifles at their wedding on Saturday in this commercial town of Nagaland has gone viral online. On November 9, Bohoto…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Auroville (Tamil Nadu), Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) She gave birth to Tsunamika, the doll that brought hope to hundreds of women who had lost everything in their life to the devastating 2004 tsunami…
London, Nov 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Harrods, the 170-year-old high-end department store in London, has caused quite a stir after restricting access to its Christmas grotto where Santa Claus greets customers, only to those who spend 2,000…
Tokyo, Nov 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Some Japanese companies deciding to ban women from wearing spectacles to work has led to widespread condemnation and sparked heated discussions on social media, the media reported on Friday. According to…
Ottawa, Nov 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Canada’s Quebec province has denied immigrant status to a French citizen because she was unable to demonstrate adequate French-language proficiency, a media report said on Friday. Quebec, a predominantly French-speaking province,…
London, Nov 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A British tourist was believed to have been eaten by a shark during a luxury trip to celebrate his wife’s 40th birthday while swimming in what was deemed a “safe” lagoon,…