Asian Lite News Archive

Month: October 2020

  • UN hopes Israel-Sudan agreement will ensure peace

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    The United Nations remains fully committed to supporting Sudan’s efforts to achieve socio-economic recovery .said spokesman…reports Asian Lite News UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday expressed hope that the agreement between Israel and Sudan to normalise relations will create opportunities for peace and prosperity in the wider regions, said his spokesman. Guterres took note of…

  • Guterres appeals for global solidarity on UN Day

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    Covid-19 is humanity’s common enemy in the world today and now is the time for a stepped-up push for peace to achieve a global ceasefire. Guterres said…reports Asian Lite News UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for global solidarity to tackle common challenges on the occasion of UN Day. “We face colossal challenges. With global…

  • Early voting kicks off in New York state

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    “This is the first time in history that New Yorkers can vote early in a presidential election. Make your voice heard,” said Governor Andrew Cuomo …reports Asian Lite News Early voting has started all across the state of New York State, offering voters nine days to cast their ballots prior to the November 3 presidential…

  • Tata Motors touches 4 million units milestone

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    Automobile major Tata Motors has achieved the production milestone of 4 million passenger vehicles in India since its inception. “Over the years, Tata Motors has produced legendary vehicles like the Indica, Sierra, Sumo, Safari and the Nano that have played a pivotal role in the shaping the country in its post-economic liberalisation era,” the company…

  • ‘Dusk Notes’ – draws one closer to the Divine

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    The first single ‘Notes at Dusk’, the most spiritual track of the release rests your mind letting the music envelop you while the second single, ‘On the banks of Jamuna’, set in the midnight melancholic raga Madhuvanthi conveys the longing of a friend for Lord Krishna…writes Prof. Geetha Upadhyaya, OBE Dusk Notes, an innovative spiritual…

  • India, US likely to sign BECA deal during 2+2 meet

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    Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) will enable sharing geospatial intelligence and information on maps and satellite images for defence and also have applications in times of disaster to organise relief…reports Arul Louis The Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA), a breakthrough pact for sharing important strategic information, is likely to be signed during the…

  • EU sees fast recovery of domestic tourism

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    The European Union’s (EU) domestic tourism has recovered faster than foreign tourism after most countries started easing their Covid-19 restrictions by June, official figures have revealed. In a report on Friday, the EU’s statistical office Eurostat said during the early part of 2020, the tourism industry suffered as a result of travel restrictions implemented in…

  • Sudan, Israel normalise ties, third such accord since August

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    In another Middle East diplomatic breakthrough for US President Donald Trump, Sudan is normalising relations with Israel in exchange for Washington removing Khartoum from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. On Friday, Sudan became the third Arab nation after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain to normalise relations with Israel in the past…

  • Cricketing world wishes Kapil a speedy recovery

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    The cricket fraternity on Friday took to social media to wish speedy recovery to 1983 World Cup-winning Indian captain Kapil Dev who has undergone an angioplasty. “Please join me in sending prayers, strength and good wishes to Kapil and Romi Dev for his speedy recovery. Kapil was taken to the hospital in time as he…

  • Huawei revenues grow by 9.9%

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    Huawei on Friday said that it generated a revenue of 671.3 billion yuan ($98.57 billion) in the first three quarters of this year, an increase of 9.9 per cent over the same period last year. The results showed that restrictions imposed by the US slowed down growth of the Chinese technology giant as duriing the…

  • Pakistan to remain on FATF grey list

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    In a major setback for Pakistan, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has retained Pakistan on the “grey list” till February next year, after Islamabad failed to comply with the 27-point action plan set by the global terror financing watchdog. According to reports, Turkey has backed Pakistan and proposed that members should consider Pakistan’s good…

  • Kapil Dev undergoes angioplasty, now stable

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    India’s first World Cup-winning cricket captain Kapil Dev has undergone a successful angioplasty at a south Delhi hospital, a senior doctor confirmed on Friday. The 61-year-old was operated upon on Thursday night, the Fortis-Escorts Hospital doctor said. “He came to the hospital last night (Thursday) with an acute problem. His angioplasty has been done, and…

  • Biden’s lead shrinks to 4 points nationally

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    Meanwhile, Trump has the backing of 42 per cent of the voters…reports Asian Lite News A new poll has revealed that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s national lead against US President Donald Trump has narrowed to four points with just 12 days remaining for the November 3 election. the new Hill-HarrisX national poll revealed that…

  • Flipkart’s investment pushes ABFRL’s stocks up

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    Shares of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail surged over 14 per cent on Friday afternoon after the company announced that Flipkart Investments Pvt Ltd will invest Rs 1,500 crore to pick up a stake of 7.8 per cent in the former. Around 1.10 pm, shares of Aditya Birla Fashion were trading at Rs 175.70 on…

  • Madhuri Remembers Rishi Kapoor

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    Actress Madhuri Dixit Nene walked down memory lane and recalled working with the late co-actor Rishi Kapoor and late choreographer Saroj Khan in the 1995 release, Yaarana. The David Dhawan directorial was inspired by the Julia Roberts-starrer “Sleeping with the Enemy” and is still remembered for Madhuri’s hit dance number, “Mera piya ghar aaya”. The…

  • Boris rules out full national lockdown

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    The UK Prime Minister’s statement came after Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced big changes to the Job Support Scheme set to replace furlough in November in a bid to support businesses affected by the pandemic in England’s “high alert” Tier Two areas…reports Asian Lite News UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reiterated his stand to avoid…

  • Fashion Of Hope And Positivity

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    Day 3 of the digital Lotus Make-up India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 21 saw luxury and contemporary embroidery export house, Milaaya Embroideries, launch its fashion brand Gaya. Through a fashion film, it showcased a line of lounge wears for women that consists of two collections — Palm Leaf and Loungy Denims. The Palm Leaf collection depicts…

  • Erdogan’s Calamitous Authoritarianism

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    A brief synopsis of Erdogan’s criminal domestic practices and his foreign misadventures tell the whole story…writes Dr. Alon Ben-Meir Turkey’s President Erdogan is becoming ever more dangerous as he continues to ravage his own country and destabilize scores of states in the Middle East, the Balkans, and North Africa, while cozying up to the West’s…

  • LG Display swings back to profit after two years

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    Major display panel maker LG Display Co has swung to the black in the third quarter of the year on the back of robust demand for displays used in IT gadgets and increased shipments of large-size panels for TVs amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend. The company chalked up a net profit of $9.8 million in…

  • Muted mics, masks rock final presidential debate

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    Through the 90 minute final presidential debate on Thursday night in Nashville, Tennessee, a mute button, described as “unfair” by US President Donald Trump, cut off interruptions for the initial two minutes of each candidate’s opening remarks…..Nikhila Natarajan reports It’s so 2020. Not to be outdone by a housefly on US Vice President Mike Pence’s…

  • US election: Trump struggles on path to 270

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    Without Florida, Trump is projected to have less than a 1 in 100 chance of winning the White House. If he can hold on to Penn State, he stays in the game….reports Asian Lite News With less than a fortnight left, leading pollsters are pinning US President Donald Trump’s path to a second term on…

  • Xiaomi leads as India’s smartphone shipments hit record high

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    Smartphone shipments in India hit an all-time high of 50 million units in the third quarter of this year, registering eight per cent year-over-year growth, said a Canalys report on Thursday. Xiaomi remained the market leader, growing nine per cent to ship 13.1 million units and capturing 26.1 per cent market share in the July-September…

  • Pramod Mittal: Britain’s biggest bankrupt

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    Steel tycoon Pramod Mittal has gone down into depths of unprecedented financial liabilities after a financial deal guaranteed by him collapsed. Pramod, who spent 50 million pounds on his daughter’s wedding in 2013, now claims that he owns only a small stretch of land in India. The businessman says that the loans he originally took…

  • Climate change: Trump puts blame on India, China, Russia

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    “Look at India, it’s filthy, it’s air is filthy,” Donald Trump said during the debate. That was the only mention of India during a debate that mostly stayed clear of foreign policy and strategic interests…reports Arul Louis US President Donald Trump has described India and its air as “filthy” during the last presidential debate with…

  • Athletes from hotspots will be allowed: IOC Chief

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    International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach says he doesn’t expect countries to pull out of next year’s Tokyo Olympics due to Covid pandemic and that athletes too won’t be barred if they test negative. The Olympics are set to be held from July 23 to August 8 next year after being postponed from 2020…

  • Biden warns of ‘dark winter’ if Trump stays in power

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    Biden tore into Trump with the country’s virus caseload. Coronavirus has killed more than 222,000 Americans and sickened more than 8 million….Nikhila Natarajan reports Democratic nominee for president, Joe Biden, currently leading in national and battleground polls, waded into a final, high stakes presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee, slamming US President Donald Trump as a…

  • Covid 19: France extends overnight curfew

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    The 21:00 to 06:00 curfew will come into force at midnight on Friday, and some 46 million people will now be affected by the measure…reports Asian Lite News France will extend an overnight curfew to dozens more areas in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced. “The second…

  • Get Back Your Monsoon Damaged Hair

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    If the pandemic has taught us all one thing it’s too be self-sufficient in the grooming department. From haircuts to hair colour, and beard trimming (for men)… one has tried it all at home during the lockdown. But with the added after affects of the monsoon, we don’t blame you if things have gone out…

  • Sunrisers’ playoff hopes alive with the win over Royals

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    Game changing half-centuries from Manish Pandey (83 not out off 47 balls) and Vijay Shankar (52 not out off 51) helped SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) register a clinical eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals (RR), and keep their hopes of qualifying for the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs alive. The win helped the David Warner-led SRH jump…

  • NWAMI marks International Integration Day

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    International Integration Day was celebrated and Commonwealth Research Centre was launched by NWAMI recently, marked by speeches and cultural program. Deputy Minister and Chief Whip in the Welsh Government Jane Hutt MS has appreciated NWAMI’s objective of community cohesion and social integration through education and cultural engagement. She underscored the vision and sentiment for Wales…

  • South African tourism faces daily loss of $18mn

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    While borders were reopened on October 1, tourists from some European countries and the United States are barred due to high levels of Covid-19 cases there…reports Asian Lite News South Africa’s tourism industry was losing over R300 million (18.4 million US dollars) daily due to lack of international tourists, said Tourism Business Council of South…

  • Cognizant takes over Industrial IoT player Bright Wolf

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    Information technology company Cognizant on Thursday announced to acquire Bright Wolf, a technology services provider specialising in custom Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions, for an undisclosed sum. With the close of the acquisition, Cognizant will establish its new IoT innovation lab in North Carolina in the US, with the Bright Wolf team as its…

  • Dr Reddy’s Labs hit by cyber attack as ‘Sputnik’ trials begin

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    One of Indias largest pharma companies, Dr Reddys Laboratories has been hit by a cyber-attack and has isolated its data services. Dr Reddy’s said in a statement, “In the wake of a detected cyber-attack, we have isolated all data center services to take required preventive actions.” The development comes days after the company received approvals…

  • Japan Explores Vietnam, Indonesia As New Indo-Pacific Partners

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    Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga’s visit to Vietnam and Indonesia could feed into the emergence a new balance of power in the region, experiencing intense rivalry, between China and the US…writes ATUL ANEJA Just a few days after foreign ministers of the Indo-Pacific Quad comprising India, Australia, Japan and the United States met in Tokyo,…

  • French President pays homage to murdered teacher

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    Macron said Paty had tried to teach his pupils how to become citizens….reports Asian Lite News French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to “quiet hero” Samuel Paty, the teacher who was beheaded last week on Friday. Paty was targeted close to his school near Paris for showing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad in class. His…

  • OPEC production cuts to go beyond December

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    Oil cartel OPEC may decide on extending the existing level of production cuts beyond December to keep the crude price stable next year. The chances are high as the extended run of Covid-19 pandemic threatens to keep demand under check over a longer period, though the global economy looks to reach closer normalcy next year.…

  • Sindh Police in Open Revolt Against Pakistan Army

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    In Karachi in Sindh province, headed by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the Sindh Police in a major show of defiance against the Pakistan Army have threatened to go on leave after they were pressurised to arrest PML(N) Vice President Marayam Nawaz’s husband Safdar Awan…reports AARTI TIKOO SINGH…

  • Global IT Spending Will Jump To $3.8 Tn In 2021: Gartner

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    Worldwide IT spending is projected to reach $3.8 trillion in 2021, an increase of four per cent from this year, according to a forecast by Gartner on Wednesday. IT spending in 2020 is expected to total $3.6 trillion, down 5.4 per cent from 2019. “In the 25 years that Gartner has been forecasting IT spending,…

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital, October 22, 2020 – UK to resume Brexit Talks With EU Team

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    UK to resume Brexit Talks With EU Team; South Yorkshire in Tier 3 from Saturday; Sadiq Condemns ‘Draconian’ Proposal for TfL Funding; OCT 22 BLACK DAY: Hoardings Across Kashmir Condemn Pakistan; Sindh Police in Open Revolt Against Pakistan Army – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital – please click here to read.

  • Iraq PM Al-Kadhimi arrives in the UK

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    Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi arrived in the UK on Wednesday as part of a Europe tour to meet key leaders in the region.  The prime minister’s office announced his arrival through the official twitter handle. Prior to his UK trip, Al-Kadhimi had meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and German Chancellor Angela Merkel…

  • RCB thrashes Knight Riders

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    Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Wednesday cruised to a facile eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Mohammed Siraj led the way with figures of 2/8 as RCB strangled KKR to 84/8 in their 20 overs. They chased down the target with a whopping 39 balls to spare. The win…

  • Kings XI Punjab back in race after hiccups

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    Among the many patterns set in the first half of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) was the struggles of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) to replicate their initial success. While RR started their campaign in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a win against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and KXIP, they…

  • Spain mulls curfews to curb Covid-19 flare ups

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    The Spanish government announced that was considering fresh curfews to tackle a resurgence in the number of new coronavirus cases, Addressing the media here on Tuesday, Health Minister Salvador Illa said that imposing a curfew in Madrid and also in some other parts of the country would require invoking a State of Emergency, the Guardian…

  • US election: Texas early voter turnout surpasses 2016 figure

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    As of Monday, nearly 720,000 voters in Harris County had cast their ballot in person or by mail…reports Asian Lite News Voter turnout in Harris County, Texas, after seven days of early voting for the November 3 presidential election has surpassed the figure recorded during the 2016 polls. As of Monday, nearly 720,000 voters in…

  • Khadi launches footwear range, eyes global market

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    Eyeing on the Rs 50,000 crore footwear market in India, Khadi Village Industries Corporation (KVIC) on Wednesday launched a range of footwear for men and women made of Khadi fabric and said that it plans to tap the Rs 1,000 crore market in the first year. The first ever KVIC footwear range was launched by…

  • Kia Sonet gets over 50K bookings

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    Kia Motors India on Wednesday said its recently-launched compact sports utility vehicle (SUV) Sonet has got 50,000 bookings. In a statement, Kia Motors India – a wholly owned subsidiary of Kia Motors Corporation of South Korea – said: “This record booking number affirms its status as a game-changer by customers in the highly competitive compact…

  • OCT 22 BLACK DAY: Hoardings Across Kashmir Condemn Pakistan

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    The government will set up a museum to showcase history of the raid and atrocities committed by the raiders supported by the Pakistan army…reports Sumit Kumar Singh India will observe October 22 — the day of the raid in 1947 in Jammu and Kashmir — as the ‘Black Day’ to protest against Pakistan’s role in…

  • Obama calls on youth to create a ‘new normal’

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    “one of the most inspiring things about this year has been to see so many young Americans fired up, organizing, marching and fighting for change.” said Obama…reports Asian Lite News As he readies to hit the campaign trail for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, former US President Barack Obama urged the country’s youth to vote…

  • Armenian, Azerbaijani FMs meet Pompeo in Washington

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    The Foreign Ministers of the warring countries of Armenia and Azerbaijan will separately meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday…reports Asian Lite News Amid the ongoing military conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, the Foreign Ministers of the warring countries of Armenia and Azerbaijan will separately meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…

  • La Liga launches new app for Indian fans

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    La Liga has launched the ‘La Liga eSpace’ ahead of the marquee match between Real Madrid and Barcelona. This season’s first El Clasico is scheduled to take place on October 24. The app is available for Android on Google Play from October 19. The Spanish top flight said in its statement that it aims to…