New York, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Author Salman Rushdie, who has a multi-million-dollar bounty on his head, was stabbed on Friday while he was on stage readying to speak at an event in New York State…
New York, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Controversial author Salman Rushdie, whose fourth book ‘The Satanic Verses’ brought him to notoriety in 1988 and led to death threats against him for blasphemy, was stabbed while participating in…
New York, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Controversial author Salman Rushdie, whose ‘The Satanic Verses’ led to death threats against him for blasphemy, was attacked while participating in an event in New York state, media reports said….
New York, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Controversial author Salman Rushdie, whose ‘The Satanic Verses’ led to death threats against him, was attacked while participating in an event in New York state, media reports said. India-born Rushdie…
By Vikas Datta Living in a world governed by cause and effect and universal natural principles, most human beings have a propensity to expect the same arrangement in their own lives. But if they want…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s tourism image abroad is mostly related to 17th century monument Taj Mahal, but with its centuries old civilisation, the country is strewn with historical masterpieces across the length and…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Aug 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) An attempted whistleblowing gone wrong saw Aman Singh Maharaj spend three months in the doghouse and resulted in a 1,200-word manuscript that took him 16 years to…
Bangkok, July 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The three-day northeast festival began in Bangkok on Friday in presence of 150 Thai tour operators interacting with northeast India’s tourism stakeholders. The colourful festival began at the Centara Grand Hotel…
Imphal, July 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Various film related organisations in Manipur have urged the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to confer Dadasaheb Phalke Award upon legendary Manipuri filmmaker Aribam Syam Sharma. Film Forum Manipur (FFM) Chairman Laimayum…
Chennai, July 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The idol wing of the Tamil Nadu police has initiated steps to bring back an exquisite idol of Chola queen Sembiyan Mahadevi that was allegedly stolen from a village temple in…
By Vikas Datta As humanity evolved sufficiently to communicate articulately with each other, the foundations of language — and all its benefits — were laid. At this time, it is generally believed that there was…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Growing up in a boarding school in the Himalayan foothills, Nachiket Chanchani, an art historian and associate professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, learnt…
Chennai, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Noted artist Achuthan Kudallur passed away in Chennai on Monday morning. He was 77. The artist was keeping ill for the past couple of days and was admitted to a private…
Hyderabad, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bonalu, symbolising the unique culture of Telangana, was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety in Secunderabad on Sunday. Thousands of devotees offered prayers at Ujjaini Mahankali temple. Telangana’s Animal Husbandry Minister…
By Vikas Datta Usually reviled by irate parents and teachers as a “waste of time and money”, comic books have held their own for nearly a century. And as Shakespeare said, there are “tongues in…
New Delhi, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) If India and China were to fight a war in the near future, India faces the prospect of losing the war within ten days. China could take Arunachal Pradesh and…
Hyderabad, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bonalu, which symbolises the unique culture of Telangana, began Friday amid fanfare at Ujjaini Mahankali temple in Secunderabad. Telangana Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav and Labour Minister Chamakura Malla Reddy…
Chennai, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) History and archaeology researchers stumbled upon a 13 AD stone pillar, which reportedly had information on Jewish trade links, in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district. Scholars and students of the Ramanathapuram Archaeological…
New Delhi, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) During the pandemic, the Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) had launched its virtual literary venture — ‘KLF Bhava Samvad’ — on May 17, 2020. At a time when the world was…
New Delhi, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 6.5-metre tall fully hand-crafted National Emblem of India on the roof of the new Parliament building, weighing 16,000 kg, is made of high purity bronze. There is no other…