By Anwesha Bhaumik Kolkata, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eighty-one Rohingya refugees, who landed in Indonesia’s Aceh coast last week, are currently being sheltered in Pulau Idaman near Simpang Ulim, UNHCR officials said. “They are receiving food…
Dubai, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Several United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expats have either cancelled or put their summer vacation plans on hold in the fear of getting stuck amid Covid-induced travel curbs, a media report…
San Francisco, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian-American artist Sunroop Kaur has joined California’s “Your Actions Save Lives” campaign aimed at providing information about how to curb the spread of Covid-19, the media reported. The program which…
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) A court in Bangladesh’s Chittagong has ordered arrest of Hefazat-e-Islam convenor Junaid Babungari’s personal assistant and press secretary Enamul Hasan Farooqui in two more cases of violence in…
Toronto, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 64-year-old Punjabi man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his wife in Brampton city in the Toronto suburbs. Jarnail Randhawa (64) has been arrested for the murder of…
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Begum Yasmin Ara on Wednesday placed the alleged kingpin of an international women trafficking racket, Ashraful Mondol alias ‘Boss Rafi’, and three others on five-day…
New Delhi, June 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The buzz in Pakistan about ISI chief Faiz Hameed allegedly getting caught by his wife with another girl and the banning of senior Pakistan TV personality Hamid Mir after he…
By Arul Louis New York, June 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tejinder Singh, the founder editor of the Washington-based India America Today newspaper has died, according to a tweet from the publication. On Tuesday, Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby…
New Delhi, June 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a move that is contradictory to the Quad grouping, India on Tuesday committed itself once again to the shared values of the BRICS. While the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad)…
By Arul Louis New York, June 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A technology company has admitted to committing fraud to bring Indians on the coveted H1-B visas to the US, according to a federal prosecutor. Jomon Chakkalakkal, the…
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh Police have found transactions of 6 crore takas in the bank accounts of arrested militant outfit Hefazat-e-Islam leader Mamunul Haque, and are checking the use of the…
Dubai, May 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) UAE flag carrier Emirates has announced the further extension of its passenger flights from India until June 30 in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the South Asian country….
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rifatul Islam Hridoy, who was arrested in Bengaluru on charges of gang rape and torture of a Bangladeshi girl, had formed an international human trafficking ring along with…
By Anwesha Bhaumik Kolkata, May 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 12-year old girl had delivered a baby boy in Bhutan’s eastern Samdrup Jongkhar region last week, setting off a social storm in the tiny Himalayan kingdom. A…
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) A human trafficking network spearheaded by Dhaka’s Tiktok Hridoy, 26, is active across Middle East, India and Bangladesh. The gang has contact with some hotel chains in India,…
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six suspects have been arrested and produced before a court in Bangladesh on Saturday for the gang rape of a woman inside a moving minibus. The incident took…
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 22-year-old woman who was trafficked to India from Bangladesh was allegedly raped and tortured by four Bangladeshi men, and two women. All the accused were arrested by…
By Hamza Ameer Islamabad, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan has categorically rejected an allegation levelled by India, accusing Islamabad of cross-border infiltration, counter-accusing New Delhi for practicing what it called “brutalization” against the people of Kashmir….
Washington, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Joe Biden’s administration has nominated another Indian-American, Arun Venkataraman, to a key position in the Commerce Department, according to the White House. The White House on Thursday said Venkataraman…
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The world has not forgotten the plight of the Rohingya people and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is determined to ensure a better future for them, the…