Asian Lite News Archive

Month: October 2020

  • ‘My office committed to advocating autonomy of Tibet’

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     The US has the right to have whatever meetings it wants and his office is committed to advocate the autonomy of Tibet within China, US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Robert A. Destro, has said. He talked tough on China’s criticism of his recent meeting with Tibetan President Lobsang Sangay during the latter’s visit to…

  • Alia To Join woman-led company with Indian roots

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    Yet another Bollywood celebrity to join in the business world is youth icon Alia Bhatt. The young superstar has made a personal investment in leading omnichannel lifestyle retailer, Nykaa via a secondary transaction for an undisclosed amount. iCommenting on the development Falguni Nayar, Founder and CEO, Nykaa said, “Alia and I had a very interesting…

  • Biden vows not to extort S.Korea with troop withdrawal threats

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    Biden also promised efforts to help all immigrants, including undocumented Koreans…reports Asian Lite News Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has vowed to strengthen the US-South Korea alliance if he wins the upcoming election, rather than “extorting Seoul with reckless threats to remove our troops”. He made the remarks in an exclusive Yonhap News Agency article…

  • Legendary Diego Maradona turns 60

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    Argentina football legend Diego Maradona turned 60 on Friday. Widely rated as one of the greatest football players of all time, Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups and was captain of the Argentine team that won the 1986 tournament. In an interview with French weekly French Football, Maradona joked that that he dreams of…

  • ‘Universe Boss’ becomes the first to score 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket

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    Chris Gayle on Friday became the first batsman to get to 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket history when he smashed the seventh of his eight sixes during his belligerent 99 against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match here. “Oh 1,000 sixes! I do not know the record [of 1,000 sixes]. Still have to…

  • Reliance Jio’s profits triple in Q2FY21

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    Telecom major Reliance Jio Infocomm on Friday reported a near three-fold rise in its standalone net profit for the July-September quarter at Rs 2,844 crore. During the same period of last year, the company had reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 990 crore. Jio’s revenue from operations during the period under review rose 33…

  • Fifteenth finance commission concludes deliberations

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    The 15th Finance Commission, headed by N.K. Singh, will submit its report for the financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26 to the President on November 9. In a statement on Friday, the commission said that it has concluded the deliberations on the report. The report was signed by the Chairman and members of the commission, Ajay…

  • ‘Digitizing theatre helps reach new audiences’

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    Film and theater actor and director, Makarand Deshpande, feels that digitizing theatre helps reach new audiences and helps archive it as well. ‘Sir Sir Sarla’, a play written and directed by Deshpande, will be launched online by Zee Theatre. After winning audiences nationwide since its premiere in 2001, the play is now set for its…

  • Mumbai LitFest 2020 Goes Virtual

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    Mumbai’s celebrated literature festival Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest, which is now in its 11th year has adopted a virtual format due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic this year. The festival, which will also incorporate an entertaining Children’s Festival for two days, will be held for a week this time, with this edition hosting…

  • Oldest living test cricket player turns 109

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    England’s Eileen Whelan, the oldest living Test cricketer across genders, turned 109th on Friday. Eileen, who played seven Tests for England between 1937 and 1949, either side of the World War II, was born in 1911 in London and played as a specialist bowler. In 2011, she became the first female cricketer to reach 100…

  • Indian Muslim Body Condemns France Attack

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    The Indian Muslims for Progress and Reform (IMPAR) on Friday condemned the murder of a French school teacher and also the attacks on three innocent civilians in Nice. “IMPAR, a body of more than 10,000 prominent Muslims of India and Indian origin worldwide, wish to unequivocally condemn in the strongest possible terms the terrorist incidents…

  • YouTube’s ads revenue touches $5 billion

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    YouTube brought in $5 billion in advertising revenue in the third quarter of 2020, signaling that there has been a rebound in advertising revenue for both Google and YouTube. YouTube now has over 30 million music and premium paid subscribers, and over 35 million including those on free trials. YouTube TV now has more than…

  • US election: Melania Trump makes rare joint rally appearance

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    “My husband’s administration is focused on the future,” the First Lady said, adding that the US is “a country of hope, not a country of fear or weakness”….reports Asian Lite News US First Lady Melania Trump made a rare joint appearance alongside her husband, President Donald Trump at a re-election campaign rally in Florida. At…

  • Adil Hussain To Share Screen With British Actor Antonio Aakeel

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    Indian actor Adil Hussain features alongside British actor Antonio Aakeel in the upcoming British-Indian film Footprints On Water. The film is about an illegal immigrant father in the UK who desperately searches for his missing daughter, while trying to avoid getting noticed by the police. While Adil Hussain plays the father, Malayalam actress Nimisha Sajayan…

  • ‘Moothon’ To Wind Up IIFM 2020

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    The Geetu Mohandas-helmed atmospheric crime drama, Moothon, will conclude the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2020. Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the eleventh edition of the festival is beimng hosted virtually this year. Featuring a bilingual narrative in Hindi and the Jeseri dialect of Malayalam, the film stars Nivin Pauly, Shashank Arora, Sobhita Dhulipala,…

  • Exports to China come to the rescue India’s aluminium sector

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    Indian aluminium manufacturers have exports to thank for offsetting a sharp decline in domestic offtake this fiscal, a Crisil Research report has said . Though on domestic front, primary aluminium is estimated to have plunged 45-50 pet cent on-year in the first quarter following the nationwide and local lockdowns to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, its…

  • Trump campaign delays North Carolina rally

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    Trump’s rally was slated to be held on Thursday evening in Fayetteville, which is currently under a wind advisory as hurricane Zeta made its way up the US Gulf Coast after making landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday…reports Asian Lite News The re-election campaign of US President Donald Trump has cancelled a rally scheduled to be…

  • Biden leads in Florida, Pennsylvania, N.Carolina in new poll

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    In the 2016 presidential election, Trump won in all the three states…reports Asian Lite News With just five days left for the November 3 US presidential election, Democratic nominee Joe Biden was currently leading President Donald in three battleground states of Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, a new poll showed. In the 2016 presidential election,…

  • Avoid These Foods If You Have Arthritis

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    Arthritis is an autoimmune disease that affects joint and bone pain. It could be a problem or a matter of concern, If not taken care of at the right time. Hence it is important to follow these few tips such as proper sunlight exposure every day, having food products that provide calcium and Vitamin B12…

  • Improved infra helping Indian football: Adil Khan

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    Defender Adil Khan feels that Indian football is moving forward and growing on “the right path”. “Indian football is growing in a good way and through the correct path. I just wish (Indian football) keeps growing the way it has been and tries to maintain the quality,” the 32-year-old defender expressed during an AIFF TV…

  • Indian Army Chief Due in Nepal to Boost Ties

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    At a time when Nepal-India ties appear to have reached an all-time low due to the boundary dispute starting from November last year, Gen Naravane added a twist in May after India opened a new track linking the Mansarovar to the state of Uttarakhand…reports India Daily Newsdesk In a mission to strengthen defence, security and…

  • Pakistan Admits Its Role in Pulwama Attack

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    Pakistan has admitted and boasted about its role in the 2019 Pulwama suicide bombing in Kashmir in which 40 Indian paramilitary troopers were killed by the globally banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad. In his address to the National Assembly, Pakistan’s Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry termed the Pulwama terror attack an “accomplishment” under the leadership…

  • Amazon records 37% spike in sales

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    E-commerce behemoth Amazon has reported better-than-expected Q3 results in the pandemic times when people tend to shop more online, as net sales increased 37 per cent to $96.1 billion in the third quarter, compared with $70 billion in the third quarter 2019. Amazon said that the sales in the fourth quarter will be between $112…

  • Why we may be stuck with Trump

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    Yes, Biden will win the popular vote. Perhaps by an even bigger majority than Hilary Clinton. But in the crucial states I fear Trump may still prevail even if by smaller margins than he did in 2016.  His voters seem glued to him….writes Mihir Bose In the spring of 2016 my wife and I were…

  • Kala Sangam announces Back to the Studio Packages

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    Intercultural arts hub Kala Sangam at Bradford’s Arts Centre has launched a new scheme to provide dance and physical theatre artists with studio time and living expenses so they can restart their creative practice following the lockdown. The Back to the Studio Packages, which have been made possible by the security provided by the emergency…

  • Kalakar Arts UK lives Indian music tradition of ‘Guru Shishya Parampara’‘

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    In a free-wheeling conversation internationally acclaimed London based artiste Chandra Chakraborty talks to Arundhati Mukherjee from Asian Lite news desk about classical music, its tradition and artistes and art today.  Rishi Vashista, Sri Parasuram, Karna, Arjun, Ekalavya are some of the names that surround our mind, the moment we hear the phrase – ‘Guru-Shishya Parampara’.…

  • Srishti Receives Grant from Culture Recovery Fund

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    Independent Indian dance and music organisation named Srishti, run by Nina Rajarani MBE has been awarded a grant as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced. “I am overwhelmed, relieved…

  • AL WEEKEND – Oct 30 – Nov 1 – Why we may be stuck with Trump

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    Why we may be stuck with Trump; Pakistan Admits Its Role in Pulwama Attack UK; Europe Tightens Covid Measures – Asian Lite Daily Digital WEEKEND – Oct 30-Nov 1, 2020 – please click here to Read the full edition – https://bit.ly/31Xbfjv

  • IndiGo’s Q2 loss stads at Rs 1,194 cr

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    InterGlobe Aviation, which runs airline major IndiGo, on Thursday posted a quarterly net loss of Rs 1,194.8 crore for the second quarter of 2020-21. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 1,062 crore in the like period of the previous fiscal. According to the company, its total income for the quarter declined to…

  • SP group seeks split up with the TATAs before the Apex Court

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    Shapoorji Pallonji Group has formally sought separation from Tata in the Supreme Court and argued that Tata Sons is effectively a two-group company. The Tata Group comprises Tata Trusts, Tata family members and Tata companies holding [ 81.6%] of the equity share capital, and the Mistry family owning the balance 18.37%. Tata Sons is a…

  • Pelosi hopes market plunge to reach Covid-19 relief deal

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    While it’s unlikely for Congress to pass any relief package before the November 3 presidential election, Pelosi said she continued discussions with the Trump administration…reports Asian Lite News US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has that she hopes the current sell-off in the American stock market will prompt President Donald Trump to reach a deal with…

  • KKR’s playoff hopes dim as CSK steal the night

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    Ravindra Jadeja slammed consecutive sixes off the last two balls of the match to take Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday. Jadeja scored 30 off 11 balls and followed up Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 72 and Ambati Rayudu’s 38 to take CSK to…

  • Madhavan Feels Happy With Fans Love

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    Actor R. Madhavan is happy with the love he gets from fans on social media. He says he does not put up pictures that make him feel entitled, but he likes to put up things that make people happy. Madhavan has a fan following of over 2.6 million on Instagram and enjoys a virtual family…

  • Lara Recalls ‘Miss Universe’ Memories

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    Actress Lara Dutta Bhupathi on Wednesday walked down memory lane and recalled returning to her hometown Bengaluru after winning the Miss Universe title in 2000. Lara posted throwback pictures on Instagram, of people in Bengaluru gathered in large numbers to welcome her. “Year 2000. My home town of Bengaluru came out in full force to…

  • ‘Laxmmi Bomb’ Title Changed

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    The Akshay Kumar-starrer Laxmmi Bomb has been renamed Laxmii, following suggestion of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The decision was taken by Akshay along with co-producers Shabinaa Khan and Tusshar Kapoor on Thursday. The news was confirmed by trade analyst Taran Adarsh on Twitter. “NEW DEVELOPMENT… #LaxmmiBomb title changed… New title: #Laxmii… Premieres…

  • Stephen’s ‘Wild Himalaya’ Bags Prestigious Award

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    Prolific writer Stephen Alter has won the prestigious Mountain Environment and Natural History Award at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2020 in Alberta, Canada, for his book “Wild Himalaya” (Aleph) that brings alive the greatest mountain range on earth in all its terrifying beauty, grandeur and complexity. Travelling to all the five countries…

  • Students’ Fashion Ensemble On Gen Z

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    The final day of the digital edition of Lotus Make-up India Fashion Week, Spring/Summer 2021 on Sunday opened a film presentation that showcased a design collaboration of final year fashion students of School of Fashion, Pearl Academy. Mentored by Antonio Maurizio Grioli, Dean, School of Fashion and faculty members, the students curated ‘Fashion Reboot’ –…

  • Delightful Autumn Shades In Switzerland

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    As beautiful as Switzerland is in summer, the changing colours of autumn paint the vistas of the country in delightful golden hues. Witnessing the delightful shades of orange, yellow gold and green, is a dream come true! Switzerlands colourful autumn in September and October is one of the best times to explore this gorgeous country.…

  • Labour Suspends Ex-Leader Jeremy Corbyn

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    UK’s Labour Party on Thursday suspended Jeremy Corbyn from the party over his reaction to a highly critical report on anti-Semitism, the media reported. According to BBC report, the human rights watchdog found Labour responsible for “unlawful” harassment and discrimination during Mr Corbyn’s years in charge of the party. But Mr Corbyn later said the…

  • ‘Moving Back To Traditional Food Is Great’

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    Chef Sanjeev Kapoor says he has a dream of making Indian food the number one preferred cuisine in the world; but it’s not only a dream, but he’s also working towards it…Sanjeev Kapoor speaks with Puja Gupta. “I’ve tried so many different types of cuisine and curated various international and local dishes. But I’d still…

  • All You Need to know about Ankylosing Spondylitis

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    Are you in the age group of 20 to 40? Do you encounter back pain frequently? Is it difficult for you to carry out your real-world-activities with ease owing to that notorious back pain? Do you tend to cancel your office meeting or avoid attending those important presentations due to back pain? Or are you…

  • Q2FY21: One percent rise in Maruti Suzuki’s net profit

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    Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday reported a rise of 1 per cent in its net profit for Q2FY21. The profit after tax (PAT) for the quarter under consideration rose to Rs 1,371.6 crore. According to the company, the net profit in second quarter of the previous year FY19-20 was higher due to mark-to-market…

  • Covid-19 vaccine won’t be available by next year: Fauci

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    Regarding the wearing of masks, Fauci said adding that people should stop politicising the issue, as donning them “does make a difference”…reports Asian Lite News Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease expert, has said that it was not likely for a Covid-19 vaccine to be available in the US until next year, the media reported.…

  • ‘Feeling very good’: Kapil Dev

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    A beaming Kapil Dev, India’s first World Cup-winning captain who underwent a successful angioplasty last week, posted a video on Thursday, saying he is “feeling very good”, and yearned to meet his 1983 teammates whom he called “my family”. Kapil, 61, posted the video in an exclusive WhatsApp group of the members of the 1983…

  • Failure in 2011 WC semi is Umar Gul’s greatest regret

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    Defeat against India in the 2011 World Cup semi-final was the biggest regret of my career, former Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul has admitted. Pakistan have never defeated India in a World Cup match and had a chance to break their winless streak nine years ago in Mohali. However, the Shahid Afridi-led side failed to…

  • Biden expands lead in new national poll

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    Since last year, the former Vice President has had a lead against the President in every CNN poll…reports Asian Lite News A new poll has revealed that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden had a 12-point nationwide lead against US President Donald Trump, just six days ahead of the November 3 presidential election. The CNN poll…

  • Air India Express records highest ever profit

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    Air India’s low-cost international subsidiary Air India Express on Wednesday reported its highest-ever net profit, at Rs 412.77 crore for the financial year 2019-20. The airline had reported a net profit of Rs 169 crore in 2018-19. The airline which started its commercial operations in April 2005, has been reporting net profit continuously for the…

  • Biden casts ballot in home state

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    “Well, we just voted,” Biden said on Wednesday, holding his wife Jill’s hand as the couple emerged from the Carvel State Office Building in the former Vice President’s hometown of Wilmington…reports Asian Lite News Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has cast an early ballot in his home state of Delaware for the November 3 election,…

  • India Covid Tally Passes 80L

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    With a fresh spike of 49,881 coronavirus infections and 517 deaths in 24 hours, India’s tally crossed 80 lakh-mark with the total number of cases at 80,40,203, the Union Ministry of Health stated on Thursday. Out of the total Covid-19 cases, 6,03,687 are currently active, 73,15,989 have been discharged, while 1,20,527 lost the battle against…

  • US Senators Grill Big Tech Bosses

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    With less than a week to go for the US election, Republican lawmakers got an earful from critics for the timing of the “sham” hearing…reports NIKHILA NATARAJAN Baloney!”, “sham!” and “who the hell are you” scoldings dominated a Senate hearing on Wednesday where the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google took heat in a talking…