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New Delhi, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Highlighting the mass exodus of migrant labourers from the big cities to their respective states on foot, the Congress on Monday attacked the Narendra Modi government, questioning if lives of…

Ayodhya, March 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the COVID-19 crisis worsens in the country, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad has cancelled the ’84-kosi parikrama’ that was to begin on April 8. The ’84-kosi parikrama’ passes through Ayodhya, Barabanki…

Kolkata, March 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Seven migrant workers, who came back home to West Bengal’s Purulia district from Chennai amidst the Coronavirus-induced lockdown, perched themselves on a banyan tree to remain in quarantine, in the absence…

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, March 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A fortnight after giving a rocking new medical anthem to the country, ‘Go, Corona Go’, Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale has retreated a couple…

New Delhi, March 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Union Labour and Employment Ministry has notified amendment to the Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme to allow withdrawal of non-refundable advance by the members in the event of COVID-19…

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, March 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A fortnight after giving a rocking new medical anthem to the country, ‘Go, Corona Go’, Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale has retreated a couple…

New Delhi/Kolkata/Dehradun, March 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Much before the 21-days nationwide lockdown came into force, Manju Saha, 73, had locked herself in at her up-scale Lake Gardens apartment in Kolkata to avoid the coronavirus infection. To…

Bhopal, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The corona curfew has underlined a labour paradox in Madhya Pradesh. Of nearly 60,000 labourers — mostly daily wagers — rendered jobless due to lockdown, around 30,000 have been forced to…

Bengaluru, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Global software major Infosys on Friday sacked a techie for an inappropriate tweet amid Coronavirus contagion. “The social media post by the employee is against Infosys’ code of conduct and its…

New Delhi, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress’ interim President Sonia Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to draw his attention to the plight of migrant workers, who have been caught in the biggest…

New Delhi, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) With no vehicles plying on the roads or industries coughing up smoke due to the nationwide lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak, the air quality of the national capital improved drastically…

Kolkata, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lost her cool when asked about the shortage of bread in the market due to the coronavirus induced lockdown, and said that people…

New York, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the sea of drugs currently being explored to treat COVID-19, researches at University of Colorado and MIT have proposed a drug that is derived from a protein called tissue…

Jaipur, March 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) A crisis, often times, makes people show their best. And it’s proving true in the time of lockdown due to the Covid-19 epidemic. In Rajasthan, people can be seen extending a…

By Sfoorti Mishra New Delhi, March 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The common recommendations for containing coronavirus are washing one’s hands frequently and using sanitizers. But what could be the impact of these products on your soft hands?…

New Delhi, March 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across India, Max Healthcare on Thursday announced it will begin admissions of COVID-19 patients from Friday. The treatment will be available in specially designated isolation…