Astro Zindagi: Weekly Horoscope
New Delhi, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for August 5-11. Aries This week, Aries, you’re in a phase of self-reflection and transformation. The…
Opinion/Specials
Murder of a poet: Gilaman Wazir versus the Deep State of Pakistan (IANS Analysis)
New Delhi: On July 12, Pakistan witnessed a profound display of unity, sorrow, and ethnic identity as thousands gathered to honour a poet. From Islamabad to his native graveyard in Asadkhel, North Waziristan, people, especially…
CLOSE-IN: Aunshuman Gaekwad – The daring Maratha from Baroda (IANS column)
July 31, 2024 was a sad day for Indian cricket and for many former and present cricketers. The reason was the untimely demise of one of the gutsiest cricketers who ever played the game, Aunshuman…
Persian provocation: Hamas leader targeting wrongfoots Pezeshkian, reverberates in region (Lead)
New Delhi, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Masoud Pezeshkian’s first full formal day as Iran’s President couldn’t have started on a worse note. Hours before the day dawned, Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, a guest at…
Hamas leader assassination: Persian provocation, Pezeshkian’s predicament, and regional ramifications
New Delhi, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) His first full formal day as Iran’s President couldn’t have started on a worse note for Masoud Pezeshkian. Hours before daylight, came the shock news of the assassination of Hamas…
Kanwar Yatra: Upholding sacred Hindu practices in contemporary times
New Delhi, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) In Hindu Dharma, the importance of purity – both physical and spiritual – during pilgrimages is emphasised in ancient scriptures. These texts highlight the need for maintaining dietary purity and…
IANS Analysis: Pakistan’s press freedom paradox – assessing the duality of journalism watchdogs
New Delhi, July 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The state of press freedom serves as a key indicator of a society’s democratic health. Journalists’ capacity to report without restraint on pertinent issues viz, governance, national concerns, plight of…
The Third Eye: Demystifying economic growth
New Delhi: Some academicians describe economics as science because it submits to facts, measures up to logic and defines principles that are lasting enough even in the face of a shifting global scenario. However, economic…
Astro Zindagi: Weekly Horoscope
New Delhi, July 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for July 29-August 4 Aries Your desire to travel and explore new things will be amplified…
The battle for control: How Pak military establishment is targeting digital dissent (IANS Analysis)
New Delhi: On February 18, Asad Ali Toor, an independent Pakistani journalist, quote-posted a news item on his X account (@AsadAToor) detailing allegations of systematic voting manipulation by a senior Pakistani bureaucrat. In his post,…
Silver jubilee of Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrates the bravery of soldiers who prevailed against all odds
New Delhi: Twenty-five years ago in 1999, India achieved victory over Pakistan in Kargil after the Indian Army evicted the Pakistan Army personnel who had sneaked in and occupied mountain peaks on the Indian territory….
‘Olympian truce’ or stasis in France amid continuing political gridlock?
New Delhi, July 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) It has been a fortnight-plus since the second round of the French parliamentary elections, and the country — on the surface — appears the same. President Emmanuel Macron is still…
The Third Eye: Good policing defines the success of a democratic state
New Delhi: It is a matter of great satisfaction that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been spending plenty of time with the annual conferences of Directors General of Police traditionally convened by the Director of…
Astro Zindagi: Weekly Horoscope
New Delhi, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for July 22-28. Aries At the start of the week, you will be inclined to assert…
Markets at uncomfortable levels – Book profits
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was an action-packed week, with markets volatile but range-bound for the first four days. On Friday, it appeared that markets had taken steroids and gained sharply, making new highs…
Astro Zindagi: Weekly Horoscope
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Here is a guide for the week ahead. This is your forecast for July 15-21. Aries This week makes you more introspective and brings out the darker side of life…
The Third Eye: Is Israel succeeding in Gaza?
New Delhi: In these nine months of its air and ground operations in Gaza in response to the terror attack of Hamas on October 7 last year, Israel has forcibly displaced 80 per cent of…
IANS Analysis: China under Xi Jinping — worse than ever?
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Xi Jinping assumed the presidency of China in March 2013, succeeding Hu Jintao as the primary leader of both the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the People’s Republic of…
Maharaj: Junaid Khan’s promising debut; Jaideep Ahlawat yet again steals the show
New Delhi: Netflix’s latest offering, “Maharaj”, steps away from Hindi cinema’s typical larger-than-life debut of a “nepo kid” and opts for a more strategic introduction of Junaid Khan, son of Aamir Khan. Based on the…
Curbing population growth: Challenges and expectations from Modi govt
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made a provision in this year’s interim budget to constitute a High Power Committee to comprehensively consider the challenges arising from rapidly increasing population and demographic changes. Probably…