Hong Kong, Aug 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A survey has China worried about growing disillusionment among the residents of Hong Kong and the possibility of the island nation staring at a population exodus eventually exceeding a million…
By Joy Chakravarty Dubai, Aug 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Starting from Monday, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will resume issuing tourist visas to those who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The move comes as the daily…
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Aug 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that the Taliban does not exist in the country, adding that there were smaller notorious groups which did not have…
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 21 people were killed after a boat carrying over 100 passengers capsized in Bangladesh’s Titas River following a head-on collision with a sand-laden vessel, which got…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurga Thakur said on Friday that all possible efforts are being made to evacuate Indian nationals from Afghanistan. Talking to the media here, Thakur said…
Colombo, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid an unabated increase of new Covid-19 cases and deaths, Sri Lanka has decided to extend the lockdown for another week till September 6. The Covid-19 Task Force met with President…
By Susitha Fernando Colombo, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sri Lankan government has lifted the ban on Indian nationals entering Sri Lanka. Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said that giving priority to the health guidelines, fully vaccinated…
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Azizur Rahman Jahin, a leader of the banned extremist Islamist group Ansar Al-Islam, has been arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU). Jahin was arrested on…
Toronto, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three Punjabi men have been arrested from Brampton city in Canada for using an underage girl in sex trade. While Amritpal Singh, 23, Harkuwar Singh, 22, and Sukhmanpreet Singh, 23, have…
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Opposing any reform of the Hindu laws, a group of minority leaders has urged the Sheikh Hasina-led Bangladesh government to assure not to reform the laws. They also…
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) A court in Bangladesh’s Panchagarh has issued arrest warrants for nine people allegedly involved in issuing a fatwa for ‘halala’ marriage that led to a middle-aged couple being…
By Mahua Venkatesh New Delhi, Aug 25: For the war-torn Afghanistan, acute food shortage is the next key challenge. The land-locked country, which is now in control of the Taliban, is in the grip of…
By Susitha Fernando Colombo, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka will issue a digital Covid vaccination card to those fully inoculated from mid-September onwards. Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that 75 per cent of people over…
Islamabad, Aug 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan has announced that those who have not been fully vaccinated against coronavirus will not be allowed to use public transport from October 15. School teachers and staff will also not…
Dubai, Aug 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a move that brings relief to thousands of Indian expats, Dubai announced it will allow them to come back even if their residence visas have expired. Also allowed to return…
Colombo, Aug 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka’s main opposition party has urged the SAARC to ensure the safety and security of nationals of the member countries living in the troubled Afghanistan. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa called…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The air rescue efforts from war-torn Afghanistan have been given a name by the government — Op Devi Shakti. The government has so far evacuated 800 persons from Afghanistan since…
Kathmandu, Aug 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 654 Nepali citizens have been brought back from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. “Some Nepali nationals were rescued and…
Colombo, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Navy’s fleet tanker ‘Shakti’ has arrived here with 100 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) to fight the fast spreading Covid-19 pandemic in the island-nation. The Indian High Commission stated…
By Joy Chakravarty Dubai, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as the number of new Covid-19 cases continue to dwindle in the UAE, the government is not taking things for granted with the new Delta variant and…