Astro Zindagi
BY NEERAJ DHANKHER Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for January 11-17 ARIES You will be high on self-confidence this week. The beginning of the week is…
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Indian Consulate in Dubai to celebrate virtual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Dubai, Jan 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Consulate in Dubai will on Saturday celebrate the 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the Non-Resident Indians (NRI) Day Convention, in a virtual format due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic….
Missing in Action: RIL stocks’ performance can extend market rally, experts say
Mumbai, Jan 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s ongoing rally might get extended, if the market’s big bull — Reliance Industries — stock started to participate in the up-move, say market watchers. Experts opined that even as India’s…
Indian American Sabrina Singh named White House Deputy Press Secy
New York, Jan 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian American Sabrina Singh, a long time aide to US Vice President elect Kamala Harris, has been named White House Deputy Press Secretary in the incoming administration, according to a…
Pak anti-terror court sentences 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi to 15-year jail
By Hamza Ameer Lahore, Jan 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore has sentenced Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi to at least 15 years imprisonment, after the court found him guilty on charges…
Rupee Effect: Stable currency retains FIIs’ interest in India
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Jan 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) After receiving over $22 billion FII inflows in 2020, India still holds its attraction for foreign investors as the rupee plays a supporting role. The global liquidity conditions,…
2020 tied with 2016 as hottest year on record: EU’s Copernicus
New Delhi, Jan 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Copernicus Climate Change Service, the EU’s Earth Observation Programme, on Friday announced that 2020 was the warmest year ever recorded tying with 2016, the previous record-holder. The unusually high…
Senior-level Biden nominee Vanita Gupta recalls experience of racial bigotry
By Arul Louis New York, Jan 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President-Elect Joe Biden’s pick to be associate attorney general, Vanita Gupta, has recalled her experience of racial bigotry as a four-year-old while she pledged her commitment…
Breaking Tradition: FIIs show unrelenting love for India in pandemic times
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Breaking with tradition, FIIs have shown persistent interest in India’s equities by pumping up the never ending bull run during the unusual pandemic-afflicted time period. Analysts across the…
Ready to resign as MLA, if farmers ask: Abhay Singh Chautala
Gurugram, Jan 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) general secretary Abhay Singh Chautala, who is also a sitting MLA from Ellenabad said on Tuesday that in support of the protest against the agricultural laws…
Despite ups and downs, Bitcoin set to rule 2021
New Delhi, Jan 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The world’s most well-known cryptocurrency Bitcoin has witnessed a sharp rise and fall over a couple of days and on Monday, it fell sharply, losing ground from a record high…
Are feuding taxi groups taking sheen off Goa’s tourism revival?
Panaji, Jan 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Goa may be finally coming to grips with the Covid-19 pandemic, but the coastal state’s taxi woes continue to be a bane to the state’s public transport apparatus, especially when it…
Indian-American Republican sworn in as Ohio state Senator
Washington, Jan 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian-American Republican Niraj Antani, who was elected to the Ohio state Senate from the 6th District, has been sworn in as a Senator, the media reported. Taking to Twitter on Monday,…
False ‘meet & greet’ with Team India leaves Sydney eatery in a spot
Sydney, Jan 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A popular Indian restaurant in Sydney has been left in an uncomfortable position as it fears that over 200 “upset” people will be at its door on Tuesday night after they…
Maldives to co-champion action on fisheries for Commonwealth
New Delhi, Jan 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maldives has stepped forward to co-champion the Commonwealth Blue Charter Action Group on sustainable coastal fisheries alongside the current champion country, Kiribati, the Commonwealth Secretariat said on Tuesday. The island-nation…
‘Buying on Dips’: Markets on new high; IT stocks shine
Mumbai, Jan 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian equity market posted a healthy recovery during a volatile trade session Monday as investors resorted to “buying on decline”. Resultantly, the Indian benchmark equity indices ended at record closing…
SC to Centre: Can’t confiscate animals before owner convicted
New Delhi, Jan 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday told the Centre that rules notified in 2017 for confiscating animals of traders and transporters would be stayed if not either withdrawn or amended. A…
‘Nations that voted against UN Rohingya resolution could play better role’
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Jan 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh Foreign Minister Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said that the countries, including Russia and China, which voted against a resolution recently adopted by the 75th UN General…
PICK OF THE WEEK
Birla Corporation — Buy Recommendation by Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers With 15.5m-ton cement capacity across north, central and east India, Birla Corp is aiming at 25m-ton cement capacity by FY25. The ongoing expansion…
Not ‘Beti Bachao’, India obsessed with ‘Ghar-ka Chirag’
By Quaid Najmi Pune, Jan 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nine years ago on this day, when a soft-spoken Pune medico, Dr. Ganesh Rakh, 46, announced ‘free delivery’ of all infant girls born in his Rakh’s Medicare Hospital…