New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) In July 1971, US National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger made a secret visit to China to meet top Chinese leaders. This inaugurated a new phase not just in US-China relations…
Varanasi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as Uttar Pradesh undertakes a massive tree plantation drive, a retired scientist and river engineer from the Banaras Hindu university (BHU) has warned against “unscientific plantation of trees which could…
Hyderabad, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bonalu, the traditional folk festival in Telangana, began on Sunday with gaiety adhering to Covid-19 protocol. The traditional festivities began at the Jagadambika Temple on Golconda Fort here. The religious procession…
By Saibal Gupta Kolkata, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal is the only major state in the country where girl students have outnumbered boys. A recent survey released by the Unified District Information System for Education…
Bengaluru, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Wildlife activists on Saturday in Karnataka accused the Forest Department of botching up the entire handling of a five-year-old male injured tigers death that occurred in Bandipur National park on Friday….
Mumbai, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) There were red faces in Mumbai Congress after a bullock-cart protest abruptly ended when the overloaded cart broke down during a rally to protest against rising petrol-diesel prices, here on Saturday….
Washington, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Authorities in the US state of Montana said a grizzly bear that they believe killed a female camper earlier this week was shot dead by wildlife officials. The bear was killed…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Everything in our lives warps and unravels with the passage of time, says P.A. Chawla, a fan of T.S. Eliot, which explains her nom de plume, of…
Patna, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The flood situation in north Bihar is not only affecting normal life, but also impacting events like marriages. A video from the state’s Muzaffarpur showing the bride and bridegroom performing “Saat…
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Andaman Islands — Great Andaman, Little Andaman, and North Sentinel Islands — have been home for milleniums to four tribes: The Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa, and Sentinelese. Their languages…
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heres an ode to one of the most entertaining periods of Hindi cinema. Kaveree Bamzai’s “The Three Khans – And The Emergence of New India” (Westland), releasing on July 15,…
New York, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The recent deadly heatwave that scorched Canada and parts of the western US would have been “virtually impossible” without the influence of climate change, local media reported. The global warming…
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) A new study led by WCS-India documents how a big cat deity worshipped by indigenous people facilitates coexistence between humans and leopards. The study, published in a special issue of…
Beijing, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The status of the wild giant pandas in China has been downgraded from “endangered” to “vulnerable” amid the country’s efforts on biodiversity protection and ecological restoration, an official said. Populations of…
Patna, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav does not move far from the limelight thanks to his unique politics or activities. This time, it is for launching production of…
Shimla, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress veteran Virbhadra Singh, who was in active politics for over half a century, took oath as the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister for a record sixth and the last time on…
Bengaluru, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka’s proposed Rs 185 crore project to build a five-star hotel, a viewing deck, amphitheatre, boating and other facilities for tourists at the Jog Falls, has drawn sharp criticism from prominent…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Writing a book on the exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits was “very emotional” because of the “ghastly details” that came to the fore and 16-year-old Anushka Dhar…
By Vishal Gulati Dharamsala, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US on Wednesday reaffirmed support to the cause of Tibet by saying its people can practice their religion, speak their language and celebrate their culture freely without…
Mumbai July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) National award winning filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani’s blockbuster ‘PK (2014) — one of the last few films to be shot on celluloid in Indian cinema — has entered the National Film Archives…