Croc attacks man in UP village
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) A young man was attacked by a crocodile in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh. Rahat Ali, 32, had gone to Bansinagar village to attend a wedding….
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Restaurants, cafes in Kuwait restart dine-in service
Kuwait City, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Restaurants and cafes in Kuwait have started receive dine-in customers after months of closure over the Covid-19 pandemic. Starting Sunday, the Kuwaiti government has allowed restaurants and cafes to receive…
UP students to learn about Covid, Namami Gange
Prayagraj (UP), May 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The revamped syllabus for basic education in Uttar Pradesh will now enable students from classes 6 to 8 to study Covid-19, Vedic Maths and the Namami Gange project. Students enrolled…
Ex-BBC chief resigns from National Gallery over Diana interview
London, May 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former BBC Director-Deneral Tony Hall announced that he has resigned as the National Gallery’s chairman after an inquiry into the British broadcaster’s 1995 interview with the late Princess Diana. Continuing in…
Varanasi starts free consultaion for mental health issues
Varanasi, May 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Varanasi district administration, in collaboration with Deva Mental Healthcare, has started a free consultation service to help people overcome Covid fear and anxiety, as well as deal with other mental…
Daily average of new Covid cases in US falls below 30K
Washington, May 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the first time in 11 months, the daily average of new coronavirus infections in the US fell below 30,000 amid continuing signs that most communities are emerging from the worst…
White House partners with dating apps to raise vax awareness
Washington, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The White House announced that is was partnering with popular dating apps to raise vaccine awareness among young adults and encourage them to get immunised against Covid-19. As part of President…
Patna College students make safety bracelet for women
Patna, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five students of Patna Women’s College prepared a safety bracelet to help women in crisis situations. Sonali Mishra, Anamika Singh, Khusboo Kumari, Anjali Rai, and Noor Fatima developed the bracelet over…
Pak ‘chaiwala’ to open cafe in London
Islamabad, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 23-year-old Pakistani tea vendor, whose photo pouring a cup of tea while looking into the camera with his striking blue eyes went viral on social media, announced that he was…
Yogi extends help to girl in need of liver transplant
Gorakhpur, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a heart-warming gesture, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sanctioned Rs 10 lakh for liver transplant of a 4-year-old girl here at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Science…
Inquiry finds BBC ‘fell below standards’ over Princess Diana interview
London, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) An independent inquiry has revealed that the BBC “fell below its high standards of integrity and transparency” over the 1995 interview with the late Princess Diana. The inquiry revealed on Thursday…
Man loses job in pandemic, abandons wife at Bihar railway station
Patna, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A man, who lost his job in the second wave of coronavirus, abandoned his wife at Bihar’s Buxar railway station on Thursday, police said. Vivek Verma, a native of Mirzapur under…
Jamia professor succumbs to Covid days after Twitter SOS
New Delhi, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nabila Sadiq, an assistant professor at the Sarojini Naidu Centre for Womens Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, had sent an SOS on May 4 for an ICU bed through Twitter. While…
Coimbatore now has a temple for ‘Corona Devi’
Chennai, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) With an increase in Covid-19 cases followed by deaths, a group of faithfuls in Coimbatore have created a temple dedicated to “Corona Devi”. This resembles a similar situation in the early…
Isotopes in horn to prevent poaching of African Rhinos
Chennai, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) A global collaborative and innovative project using nuclear science to prevent/reduce rhinoceros poaching has been launched recently in which Russia’s integrated nuclear power player Rosatom a key partner. Australian Nuclear Science…
Women activists demand safety at protest sites, say time to look within
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) She remembers a man who just would not leave her friend and her alone at the Singhu protest site. They would be followed everywhere. Eventually, her breaking…
Singapore academic’s paean to autocrat Xi Jinping
By Aarti Tikoo Singh ‘Has China won is one of the most vital questions of our time. And the time is not inconsequential here. We are living in a period of a pandemic which originated…
New extinct crocodile species found in Aus
Canberra, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A new extinct crocodile species dating back to millions of years ago has been discovered in the sparesely-populated Australian Outback. A team from the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern…
Free meals for needy at Annapurna canteens in Hyd
Hyderabad, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Annapurna canteens run by the Telangana government in Greater Hyderabad on Tuesday started providing free meals to the needy in view of the ongoing lockdown. The state government is providing free…
Google launches News Showcase in India with 30 news publishers
New Delhi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Google on Tuesday announced it has rolled out News Showcase in India with 30 news publishers including national, regional and local news organisations like Indo Asian News Service (SocialNews.XYZ), ABP…