By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The reason writer Aatish Taseer signed up for the recently aired Al Jazeera documentary series “In Search of Indias Soul” was because the producer didnt want the…
Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Feb 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace photographer Raghu Rai insists that it is important that his work, and not words, make a statement. Stressing that documenting the truth is paramount, Rai says that…
Chandigarh, Feb 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bollywood star-turned-politician Sunny Deol on Saturday announced he will start his party programmes in his Punjab constituency Gurdaspur. Sharing lighter moments with children, he tweeted: “Aaj apane Lok Sabha Gurdasapur mein…
BY Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Feb 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) She is trained in Indian classical while he delves in western sounds. When they come together, what emerges is a new metaphor and a celebration of richness…
Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar), Feb 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 12-minute porn video shot by an Italian couple at Myanmar’s tourist hot-spot Bagan has enraged the country’s citizens. Bagan, which is home to over 3,000 pagodas and…
Lucknow, Feb 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) After the National Yuva Mahotsav and the Defence Expo, Uttar Pradesh is now set to host the ‘Ekal Parivartan Kumbh from February 17-18 in Lucknow. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will formally…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar on Thursday gave a pithy response to historian Ramachandra Guha on Twitter over his spiteful comment on the history of discord between India’s first Prime Minister…
Srinagar, Feb 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) I-League side Real Kashmir FC co-owner Sandeep Chattoo had an extensive meeting with envoys from the European Union and other countries, at present on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Participating…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sports Ministry is set to organise the first-ever Khelo India Winter Games in the Union Territory of Ladakh in the third week of February and in the Union Territory…
Panaji, Feb 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Goa’s style doyen Wendell Rodricks, who breathed his last on Wednesday, was known to sashay through the green rooms of top-billed fashion shows in Indian metros and global fashion capitals, as…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Veteran fashion designer Wendell Rodricks (60) passed away in Panaji, Goa, on Wednesday evening. The Padma Shri awardee was an environmentalist and a gay rights activist who had been suffering…
Mumbai, Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Maharashtra government’s economical Rs 10 ‘Shiv Bhojan’ thali sells virtually like hot cakes. In the past 17 days, it has been lapped up by 2,33,738 hungry customers at 139 distribution…
Mumbai, Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant decision, Maharashtra government employees will be entitled to a five-day work week from February 29, said an official announcement here on Wednesday. To compensate for the loss of…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) As humankind continues to breach nature’s borders to encroach into the habitat of wildlife species, more and more incidents of man-animal conflict are occurring across the Kashmir Valley….
Lucknow, Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Polluting groundwater in Uttar Pradesh will now attract a penalty of Rs 2 lakh and even a jail term from six months to seven years, depending on the offence. There are…
Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lakhimpur Kheri police have rescued three Red Sand Boa snakes, valued at Rs 2 crore in the international market. Three persons, including a woman, have been arrested for…
Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A three-year-old female leopard was found dead in Bijnor’s Nangala Nattha village, taking the death toll of the big cats to eight in the area in the past 40…
Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 109-year-old railway line that passes through the Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh is going to be shut down, said a railway official here. The 171-km rail route…
By Narendra Puppala New Delhi, Feb 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) basked in the glory of its consecutive thumping victory on Tuesday, the spotlight shifts on its supremo Arvind Kejriwal. Over…
Solapur (Maharashtra), Feb 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday launched an economy lunch ‘thali’ to mark the 52nd death anniversary of Bharatiya Jan Sangh leader Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya in the temple town…