Indian American charged with pushing woman on to train track
By Arul Louis New York, Nov 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian American man has been charged with randomly pushing a woman on to the rail track as a train was coming into a station in the…
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Chinese Defence Minister to visit Nepal on Nov 29
Kathmandu, Nov 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chinese Defence Minister and State Councilor Wei Fenghe is scheduled to visit Nepal on November 29. Wei will arrive in the Himalayan nation two days after Indian Foreign Secretary Harsha Vardan…
Tech consortium alarmed over Pak’s new internet curbs
By Hamza Ameer Islamabad, Nov 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the Pakistan government announcing new rules framed under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016, imposing more restrictions on internet usage by revealing the Removal and…
No airtime relief for absconders: Islamabad court
By Hamza Ameer Islamabad, Nov 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah has said that there would be no relief given to any absconder for airing their speeches on the Pakistani television…
Chinese envoy meets Nepals’ top leadership amid political crisis
Kathmandu, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) At a time when the political crisis inside Nepal’s ruling Communist Party deepens, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi met top political leadership in Nepal and pressed them to remain united…
Hasina urges BNP to give up politics of violence
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to give up the politics of violence amid the incidents of buses being torched in…
Bangabondhu formed BAKSAL to unite nation, but idea wrongly interpreted: Hasina
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Nov 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh Prime minister Sheikh Hasina said that the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had formed the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BAKSAL) aimed at uniting…
Haryana Ratna Award given to Ambala man by NRIs in Canada
By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Haryana Association of North America (HANA) has conferred its annual Haryana Ratan Award on Ambala man Sandeep Goel, who is the CEO of ICICI Bank in Canada….
Bangladesh cleric Shafi was ‘killed’ by Jamaat, claims kin
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Revealing a rift in the Hefazat-e-Islam, which terms itself as Bangladesh’s largest “non-political” Islamist group, its Joint Secretary General, Mainuddin Ruhi, on Saturday said that an “illegal” council…
Hasina, Modi to hold virtual summit in mid-December
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will hold a summit meeting virtually in the third week of December, possibly on December 16-17, a…
Sebastian Kurz’s fight against radical Islam signifies Europe’s Rightward turn
By Ravi Shanker Kapoor New Delhi, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurzs resolve to take on radical Islam, close on the heels of French President Emanuel Macrons tough stand against Islamic terrorism, signifies a…
Under pressure to recognize Israel, says Imran
By Hamza Ameer Islamabad, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government is under pressure to recognize Israel, insisting that Islamabad would never establish relations with the “Zionists”. Khan revealed…
Diwali celebrations will be difficult this year: Sunak
London, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said that celebrating Diwali this year in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic will be difficult, but also urged to mark the ‘festival of lights’ while…
Jamaat to be exposed as leader of Hefazat-e-Islam in B’desh
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jamaat-e-Islam leads the Qawmi madrasas of Bangladesh with modern arms and militancy training from the very beginning, with financial support of the Middle East and ISI, an intelligence…
Canadian scientists develop device to reverse alcohol intoxication
By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) There is great news for heavy drinkers as Canadian scientists have developed a device that quickly reverses alcohol intoxication. The device uses the simple technique of hyperventilation -…
Asian, Indian applicants lose case over admissions at Harvard
By Arul Louis New York, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) A US federal appeals court has ruled against Asian students, a category that also includes Indians, in a case they brought against the Harvard University, saying that…
Bangladeshi human traffickers on Interpol’s radar
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 70 Bangladeshi human traffickers have been named in the Red Notice List of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). Bangladesh itself has shared the details of…
India building third ICP in Nepal-India border
Kathmandu, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) At a time when Nepals trade dependency with China is growing, India is building a third integrated check-post (ICP) in Nepalgunj at Nepal-India border. India has already built two ICPs in…
BNP workers set 7 public buses on fire in Dhaka
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least seven buses were torched in different parts of Bangladesh’s capital on Thursday. According to sources, leaders and workers of Jamat e Islam and BNP set the…
Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre to take UAE’s National Day event beyond borders
Dubai, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Covid-19 pandemic has forced one of the largest UAE National Day celebrations by an Indian expat community group to be held virtually. However, the Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC) in…