Noida: Woman DCP boss of her IPS husband
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan Noida, Jan 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Post commissionerate system in Gautam Budhh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, a coincidence has come to surprise all: an IPS wife will be the boss of her…
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Sanskrit signages for all railway stations in Uttarakhand
Dehradun, Jan 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Railway ministry is now doing its bit to promote the use of Sanskrit in Uttarakhand. Railway officials have decided to replace Urdu language with Sanskrit on all signboards at platforms….
FM to set realistic nominal GDP target at 9.5-10%
By Anjana Das New Delhi, Jan 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to stay conservative about the nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth and set it at 9.5-10 per cent in the FY21…
A nonagenarian, Pak-born daughter are village sarpanch in R’sthan
Jaipur, Jan 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vibrant stories of democracy came out live in Rajasthan when a 97-year-old woman, Vidhya Devi, won local polls in Sikar district’s Puranabas gram panchayat while a Pakistan-born daughter, now an Indian,…
Row over Saibaba birthplace; activists for Shirdi bandh
By Quaid Najmi Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Jan 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The world famous Shirdi townfolk threatened a shutdown on Sunday after a controversy erupted over the purported birthplace of the revered saint, Shri Saibaba, 102 years after…
The 2000 cricket betting scandal: Ex-Delhi top cop Neeraj Kumar reveals
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan New Delhi, Jan 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team is currently in London to bring back bookie Sanjeev Chawla, who allegedly roped in many big cricketers like…
Chandigarh lad scores 99.99 pc in JEE Main
Chandigarh, Jan 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kunwar Preet Singh has topped the city in the JEE Main 2020 examinations, the results of which were declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA). According to the results issued late…
Need to adopt K.P.S. Gill’s approach to counter terror: Ajai Sahni
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Jan 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The year was 1947, and the place Lahore. He was 12-years-old and his mother gave him two swords. She said, “You must fight the mob. If you…
Maximum City to get 24×7 ‘freedom at midnight’ from Jan 27
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Jan 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) After nearly three decades, the Maximum City will regain its freedom to remain awake and busy with commercial establishments allowed to function 24×7 from midnight of January 26-27,…
Now ‘Orange Cafe’ by acid attack survivors in Varanasi
Varanasi, Jan 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) After the ‘Sheroes Hangout Cafe in Lucknow and Agra, acid attack survivors in Varanasi will soon have a cafe that will be run by them. The restaurant called ‘The Orange Cafe’…
UP Police to bid adieu to 303 rifles on R-Day
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan Lucknow, Jan 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) After over 70 years of service, the Uttar Pradesh Police is finally retiring the 303 rifles on this year’s Republic Day. An order to this effect…
Nandita Haksar’s book to get top honours in LFEGA 2020
New Delhi, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nandita Haksars book ‘The Flavours of Nationalism: Recipes of Love, Hate and Friendship’ will receive the Book of the Year award at the LF Epicurean Guild Awards (LFEGA) 2020. The…
‘Lots to be done to make India defence manufacturing hub’
New Delhi, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Acknowledging increasing participation of the private sector in defence production, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday stressed that a lot still needs to be done to make India a…
71% urban Indians say pay parity for women will come in 2020
New Delhi, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Seventy one per cent of urban Indians are confident there will be pay parity for women (paid the same as men for the same work) in 2020, whereas only 44…
Wildlife exhibition in urban jungle
New Delhi, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Several well-known Indian photographers have joined hands and organised a photo- exhibition on wildlife and environment, titled ‘Wild India- Celebrating Wilderness’ in the two galleries of All India Fine Arts…
Reformer ready to help Nirbhaya convicts handle their fear of gallows
Unnao, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jail reformer Pradeep Raghunandan has sent a letter to Sanjeev Goyal, the Director General Prisons and also Tihar jail officials, requesting them to make arrangement for the ‘Garud Puran’ to be…
A love letter to the abandoned
By Sukant Deepak Mandu, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) For quite some time, hearing the name of the place, you would oscillate between melancholy and nostalgia. And thats further accentuated when you descend in January, a time…
New pumpkin variety from Varanasi has more nutrition
Varanasi, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) ‘Kashi Shubhangi’ or ‘Chhappan Bhog’ Pumpkin, developed by scientists of the Indian Vegetable Research Institute in Varanasi, is now known for its qualities. Cultivation of this variety of pumpkin not only…
Now I am losing the zest to find sponsors: Astad Deboo
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as he gets set to present his latest work ‘Unbroken Unbowed in the capital on January 18, the pioneer of Indian Contemporary Dance, Astad Deboo, recipient…
Guinness World Record for 1,995 kg ‘khichdi’ cooked in Himachal
Shimla, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 1,995-kg ‘khichdi’ dish made from rice and lentils, prepared by the Himachal Pradesh Department of Tourism in association with Shimla-based Durga Devi Behari Lal Charitable Trust, entered the Guinness World…