71% urban Indians say pay parity for women will come in 2020
New Delhi, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Seventy one per cent of urban Indians are confident there will be pay parity for women (paid the same as men for the same work) in 2020, whereas only 44…
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Kohli’s journey from ‘spoilt brat’ to winning ‘Spirit of Cricket’ award
New Delhi, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India skipper Virat Kohli is surprised to have won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for 2019 on Wednesday, as for many years he has been under the scanner for…
Army rescues stranded ‘Chaddar Trek’ tourists in Ladakh
Srinagar, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Army’s Fire and Fury Corps has rescued six seriously ill tourists who were stranded during a trek on the Zanskar river in Ladakh after multiple search and rescue columns…
17 envoys drive through traffic, bustle in Kashmir
By Aarti Tikoo Singh New Delhi/Srinagar, Jan 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) On a day when mercury had dipped to 2 degree Celsius, 17 envoys, dressed in their tweed jackets and cashmere mufflers, took pictures and selfies in…
10,349 suicides in farming sector in 2018: NCRB
New Delhi, Jan 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 10,349 people involved in the farming sector, including 5,763 farmers or cultivators, committed suicide in 2018, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)’s report on ‘Crime in India-2018’…
Clash of ‘titans’ in JK Lon Hospital made things messy
By Archana Sharma Kota, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The sorry state of affairs at Kota’s JK Lon hospital, where more than 110 children died in over a month, may be due to irregularities but no one…
80% Indian firms risks going out of business without AI
New Delhi, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nearly 80 per cent of top-notch executives in India believe if they don’t aggressively deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) across their organisations, they risk going out of business by 2025, an…
Jaisalmer – The Golden Fort
By Shona Adhikari New Delhi, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) I remember my first view of Jaisals Fort – it literally took my breath away. Despite having seen umpteen photos, perched on the top of a hill,…
Brushing teeth 3 times a day can lower heart failure risk
Seoul, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Brushing teeth frequently is linked with lower risks of atrial fibrillation and heart failure, according to a new study. Tooth brushing three or more times a day was associated with a…
Musk accidentally breaks Cybertruck’s unbreakable glass
Los Angeles, Nov 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) At the Tesla Cybertruck unveiling here, Elon Musk asked the companys lead designer, Franz von Holzhausen, to demonstrate the strength of the “Armor Glass” by throwing a solid metal, baseball-sized…
Why your grandma hates wearing fitness band in the park
New York, Nov 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) If your grandmother does not like to wear a fitness band or a smart watch, there are deeper reasons than just being tech-savvy. According to researchers, older adults wish to…
Strengthen ‘Rashtra Bhakti’ spirit: Modi on Ayodhya verdict
New Delhi, Nov 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Ayodhya verdict should not be seen as a victory or defeat of anyone and urged all to strengthen the spirit of nationalism….
Pak fearful of strategic encirclement by Ind, plays negative role in Af
Washington, Nov 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan has played an active but negative role in Afghan affairs for decades, and Pakistan’s security establishment, fearful of strategic encirclement by India, continues to view the Afghan Taliban as “a…
Sensex hits record intra-day high at 40,390 pts; IT stocks up
Mumbai, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) A massive inflow of foreign funds on the back of positive global cues along with expectations of further economic reforms like reduction in certain taxes and healthy quarterly results lifted the…
Auto sector woes dent BJP’s prospects in Assembly polls
New Delhi/Mumbai, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Auto sector’s diminishing fortunes seem to have somewhat eroded the BJP’s electoral prospects in major automobile producing states of Haryana and Maharashtra. India’s mini Detroits which were booming till recently…
Infra projects of Rs 100 lakh cr in next 5 years: PM
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that infrastructure projects worth a staggering Rs 100-lakh crore will come up over the next five years in India, here on Saturday. “When the country…
‘Durand win a step towards bringing back Kerala’s glory days’
By Jagannath Chatterjee New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Having won the Durand Cup two years into joining the Indian football circuit, Gokulam FC have shown that they are here to not just participate, but also…
Yeh Dosti…! Israel wishes India on Friendship Day
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Israel on Sunday wished India on the occasion of Friendship Day by posting a message on social media that featured part of the song “Yeh Dosti” — from the 1975…
Baloch activists disrupt Pakistan PM’s speech in US
Washington, July 22 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was left red-faced while addressing a gathering at a community event in US when pro-Balochistan activists started raising slogans, demanding an end to human rights violations….
Tuskers continue to roam in UP, kills another person
Bareilly, July 16 (IANS) The two wild elephants, wandering from one spot to another since the past 20 days, have reached Uttar Pradesh’s district, where it attacked and killed another person. The incident took place…