Mumbai, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) This was totally unexpected, a rude shock, learning of the sad demise of my dear friend and elder brother, Pankaj Udhas, when he still had a lot of singing to do…
Mumbai, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pankaj Udhas earned his first accolade as a singer when he was 11 years old. He sang the patriotic song ‘Ae mere watan ke logon’ at a public event in his…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reveal the names of four test pilots undergoing training for India’s Gaganyaan Mission when he visits the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) on Tuesday. The Prime…
Srinagar, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Authorities on Monday allowed only one-way traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH) keeping in mind the safety of commuters and the poor condition of the road. All traffic movement had…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Director-storyteller-YouTuber Sudhanshu Rai released a book on family life titled ‘Mom Says You Need To Be Strong!’ authored by Aditi Gupta (Notion Press). ‘Mom Says You Need To Be Strong!’…
Amritsar, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sacred Amritsar 2024, drew its curtains after two days of performances, conversations, and curated heritage walks. All of this took place across three main venues: The Earth, Amritsar; The Partition…
Amritsar, Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Attributing his success as a lyricist, playback singer, writer, actor and dialogue writer Swanand Kirkire said that theatre has taught him everything. The two-time National Film Award winner for Best Lyrics…
Pune, Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thousands of people and medicos in Bangladesh last week pledged to join a unique 12-year-old ‘Save Girl Child’ initiative by Pune’s famed gynaecologist Dr. Ganesh Rakh. Dr. Rakh, who was invited…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The origins of the fragile relationship between Jawaharlal Nehru’s sister, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and her niece, Indira Gandhi, which ended with the aunt becoming one of the fiercest critics of…
Amritsar, Feb 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) No matter how many times one visits the Partition Museum in Amritsar, the ‘Gallery of Hope’ always makes you stand still. Amid the horror of 1947, this life-affirming space asserts the…
Amritsar, Feb 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The second edition of ‘The Sacred Amritsar’, presented by Sleepwell and supported by Rangla Punjab, had its opening reception late last evening that featured well-known poets and performers. Renowned Indian lyricist…
Srinagar, Feb 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sky was partly cloudy in J&K on Saturday as the MeT office forecast another spell of rain/snow between February 27 and 28, as well as between March 1 and 3. An…
Pune/Lucknow, Feb. 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a unique adventure, a Pune extreme sports enthusiast performed a dare-devil first-ever ‘hawai-parikrama’ (circumambulation in the air) of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, and then para-dived onto a small makeshift…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Her incandescent beauty, innocent sensuality, and effervescent persona still send hearts aflutter and earned her the sobriquet of “Venus of Indian films”, but Madhubala’s enigmatic and beguiling smile and charm…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Paul Newnham’s mission is to make the second of the United Nations’ Sustainable Goals (SDG2) — Zero Hunger — a global reality in our lifetime. And if this Australian champion…
Jaipur, February 23 ( IANS) The Tourism Department in Rajasthan is coming up with new ways to promote destination weddings in the state. To make the state an ideal venue for destination weddings, the Palace…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The national capital on Friday recorded a minimum temperature of 7.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below the seasonal average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Until Thursday, the minimum temperature…
Srinagar, Feb 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Night temperature remained below the freezing point in Kashmir on Friday as the MeT office forecast generally dry weather till February 26. An official of the Meteorological (MeT) department said that…
Srinagar, Feb 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Traffic was restored on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Friday although the movement was slow due to single lane traffic. An official of the traffic department said that traffic was…
Bengaluru, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Contrary to recent criticism of the Central government by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over “injustice” to his state, PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi on Thursday praised Union Minister for Road Transport and…