By Subir Bhaumik Kolkata, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the return of peace in insurgency-affected Assam, the army has started pulling out of areas where normalcy has returned. “Assam has been a hotbed of insurgency over…
New Delhi, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dr. S.N. Jha, senior ophthalmologist and his team with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital recently did a life-changing rare double cornea transplant on a 25 year old road accident patient. Patient’s…
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) In one of the worst tragedies in recent Covid times, three brothers here died within 24 hours. Though the brothers, aged 53, 50 and 45, were suffering from…
BY D.C. PATHAK The well known protagonist of police reforms, Prakash Singh, in a recent write-up diagnosed the problem behind an apparent lack of progress in this direction by identifying five points of challenge that…
New Delhi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Covid cases are now rising again on a global basis which was not the case as recently as late February and this pick up is mainly due to India, Turkey…
New Delhi, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 2020s are expected to be the strongest phase of volume growth in global copper demand in history, as per Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs has argued that the critical role…
New Delhi, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has asked manufacturers of Covid drug Remdesivir to implement the revised MRP through a voluntary reduction of prices. In a letter to Cadila Healthcare,…
New Delhi, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gold prices have climbed to an over one month high as inflation fears sweep the world while rising Covid cases rile the Indian economy. Gold futures on MCX were up…
Lucknow, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The extension of curfew hours and imposition of new Covid guidelines have thrown wedding functions in complete disarray. After Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered extension of night curfew hours (from 8…
Srinagar, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested and terminated the services of a female SPO (Special Police Officer) for ‘glorifying’ terrorism, officials said on Friday. Police said the SPO was arrested…
New Delhi, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has emerged as the worst hit nation by the latest wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, recording more than two-fold rise in fresh cases with 2,00,739 new infections getting reported…
New Delhi/Noida, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) For 28-year-old Pratyush Ranjan, the Covid-hit 2020 taught him hard lessons in embracing a digital life, not only for shopping clothes or shoes but also daily essentials like groceries, milk,…
New Delhi, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh patted Indian Air Force on Thursday for ensuring a timely and befitting response to the sudden developments in eastern Ladakh. China had made attempts of transgression…
Lucknow, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) In what can be described as a self-imposed closure, prominent traders associations in Lucknow have announced shutting down markets from Thursday for the next four to five days. Essential commodities like…
New Delhi, April 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian organisations witnessed a staggering 845 per cent increase in cyber-attacks on employees’ smartphones since October 2020, as remote working during the pandemic saw the mobile attack surface expand dramatically…
New Delhi, April 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) YouGov’s latest research reveals that two-thirds of urban Indians (67 per cent) plan to increase the use of online shopping or delivery services once the pandemic is over. YouGov’s new…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The unexpected resignation of Kerala Higher Education Minister K.T. Jaleel, often known as the blue eyed boy of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan shows that all’s not well in the CPI-M in…
New Delhi, April 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) As Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical major Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) announces it has received permission from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to import Sputnik V vaccine in India for restricted…
New York, April 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, which resulted in the sudden isolation of families together at home, gave rise to depression and anxiety at levels high enough that…
Lucknow, April 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former special CBI judge Surendra Kumar Yadav, who delivered judgment in the Babri Masjid demolition case acquitting all 32 accused, has been appointed deputy Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh by Governor Anandiben…