Bengaluru, Nov 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Stephen Alter’s seminal book on the Himalayas and Jairam Ramesh’s painstakingly researched biography of V.K. Krishna Menon are among the six books shortlisted for the Rs. 15 lakh Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF…
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four rhino calves, who were born a year ago, have been officially added to the rhino population the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR). According to rules, rhino calves below…
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) An architect has spotted Greenish Warbler, a migratory bird that flies in from Europe to North India every year in August. The bird was spotted by architect Anupam Agarwal…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Despite attempts to dilute the Right To Information Act (RTIA) the most recent being in 2019, the stronger it got as more and more citizens invoked it….
Agra, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The famous Soor Sarovar lake, also called Keetham, on the Agra-Delhi highway (NH-2), has been declared a ‘Ramsar site’ on the list of wetlands of international importance. This is the eighth…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was while researching for his book ‘Bonfire of Kashmiriyat: Deconstructing the Accession’ that he came across old memos, letters and documents in archives, besides papers and…
By Aditi Bhaduri The timing could not have been more perfect: The South Caucasus: Transition from Subjugation to Independence by Ambassador Achal Kumar Malhotra, just published by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) not…
Hyderabad, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The State Bank of India, Hyderabad Circle, has come forward to adopt 15 tigers at Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) here for one year. Om Prakash Mishra, Chief General Manager, Hyderabad Circle…
Ayodhya, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday that just as Lord Ram overcame all obstacles and returned to Ayodhya, India too will overcome the obstacles of the Covid-19 pandemic…
Ayodhya, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, along with Governor Anandiben Patel, inaugurated the ‘Deepotsav here by lighting a ‘diya at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple and offering prayers on Friday afternoon. The…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) A prolific author and philanthropist, Sudha Murty is quite content at often being addressed as “Mrs Narayana Murthy”, as she presides over the Rs 400 crore Infosys…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) During the peak of lockdown, unlike many of her contemporaries, she refused to jump the digital concert bandwagon. For singer Sonam Kalra, it was important that the…
Bengaluru, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 20-year-old elephant, rescued from a temple in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur, has adapted to a new, happier life in Bannerghatta zoo in the Karnataka capital, an official said on Thursday. “Sundar has…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) An eight-foot-long mugger crocodile writhing in excruciating pain was saved by a team of the Wildlife SOS, which extricated a fish hook from its upper jaw. The crocodile…
Bengaluru, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leading NGO Akshaya Patra Foundation (APF) served a whopping 10 crore fresh meals and supplied food relief kits across the country since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, an official said…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) This Diwali is the happiest one for Sunder, a rescued male elephant, after a span of seven-years of his solitary confinement and routinely abused life at a temple in Kolhapur,…
By N.B. Hombal Bengaluru, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian sunflowers are blooming in Uganda, thanks to University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru (UAS-B) transferring their hybrid seed know-how to the East African country, an official said…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Revealing the expanse of e-commerce penetration in India, Amazon India on Wednesday said sellers on the platform received orders from 99.3 per cent of the country’s pin-codes during the month-long…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Defying centuries-old social stigma and restrictive norms, widows in Vrindavan on Wednesday evening dispelled darkness to welcome light in their lives, by celebrating Diwali at the famous Keshi…
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will celebrate Diwali with the Vantangiya’ community, residing in the remote villages under dense ‘Kushmi Forest’, about 90 kilometres from Gorakhpur. This is…