Category: EU News
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Ukip wave hits Britain
Kaliph Anaz of Asian Lite, top Asian newspaper for British Asians, looks into last night’s EU verdict. With only Scotland left to declare, the Eurosceptic Ukip has secured 27.5% of the vote and 23 MEPs in the EU election in Britain. Labour, on 25%, is narrowly beating the Tories into second place while the Lib…
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Front Pages from World Papers
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Asian Lite, the world’s first global newspaper for NRIs and the Asian diaspora, presents a bouquet of front pages from world’s best newspapers
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BNP ousted from EU
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As the Manchester results were announced, Asian Lite can confirm the racist British Nationalist Party and its chief Nick Griffin will be ousted from the European Parliament. The North West region of England elected 8 MEPs including Afzal Khan, the former Lord Mayor of Manchester. Along with him two Labour, two Conservative and three UKIP…
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Belgium’s best export – Tintin
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Vikas Datta looks into Belgium’s most enduring export: Tintin’s adventures and politics. Asian Lite, the best newspaper for NRIs and Indian diaspora will carry regular features Comic books, like many products we know, are an American invention. The US and Japan (manga) account for most since the form appeared in the 1930s, but neither can…
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Putin slams Prince Charles
The diplomatic row in between Russia and UK enters a new phase as President Vladimir Putin has described Prince Charles’s reported comparison of him with Adolf Hitler as “unacceptable”. A former Polish war refugee who met the Prince of Wales during a royal tour to Canada said he had likened some Nazi actions in Europe…
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Odissi in Germany
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The Odissi dancer Kaberi Sen performs at the International Theater in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Labour leads in UK polls
Britain is heading for a new political landscape as Ukip opened accounts across the country which helps them to foothold in the parliamentary segments for 2015 campaign. As the counting enters its final phase, the opposition Labour Party is on top with 31 per cent followed by Conservatives’ 29 per cent. Labour gained about 290…
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Cameron to focus on economy
Prime Minister David Cameron will face the 2015 elections on his economic credentials, Asian Lite can reveal. As the party lost about 180 seats in the local councils to Ukip and Labour, the Tory leader in a message to its members and supporters said the future of Britain is safe in his hands. The prime…
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Ukip wave in England polls
Anti-immigration party Ukip is gaining council seats across England, making the arrival Four Party race in the forthcoming general elections. The anti-EU party’s surge derail the performance of Conservatives in their stronghold Essex and Labour in Rotherham. But the performance of Ukip in London is not up to the mark, Asian Lite’s Shafi Rahman reports. The…
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Khan Campaign gathers momentum
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Asian Lite’s Anjana Parikh looks in to the campaign of North-West’s most popular Asian politician Afzal Khan, the first Asian Lord Mayor of Manchester, is creating ripples in the North West EU elections, as the campaign enters the final phase. Mr Khan, a professional solicitor turned politician, has visited several community centres and Asian…
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UK gears up for EU polls
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Kaliph Anaz reports on the EU campaign Scenario in the UK. British-Asian voters are still confused about the policies of the major political parties – but they are aware about the racist stance of Ukip and its leader Nigel Farage and the right-wing British Nationalist Party of Nick Griffin. Campaigners are urging the British-Asians to…
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London Goes to poll
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Kaliph Anaz looks into the electoral scenario in London. British Asian voters constitute about 20 per cent of the electorate. Their votes are crucial for any party’s victory London, the commercial capital of the world, is going to poll tomorrow. British-Asians constitute about 18.4 per cent of the population in London and their votes are…
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Jackson top on UK chart
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The late pop legend Michael Jackson has topped the album charts, nearly five years since his death, with Xscape, BBC reported. The second posthumous album of his previously unreleased tracks features eight songs recorded between 1983 and 1999. It was reworked by producers including Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins and Stargate. Lily Allen’s Sheezus fell to number…
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‘Immigrants must learn English’
Britain’s most powerful British politician said the immigrants must learn English and “respect our way of life.” Sajid Javid MP, the Culture Secretary in David Cameron’s cabinet, says as he criticises migrants who have lived here for years but still cannot speak the language. Mr Javid to the Telegraph newspaper that the voters have legitimate…
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Turkey Mourns Mine Victims
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With the final two bodies being found, rescue operations ended on Saturday as the death toll in the coal mine disaster in Soma in western Turkey climbed to 301, Xinhua quoted Energy Minister Taner Yildiz as saying.Yildiz said that rescue teams managed to reach the dead bodies of the last two workers. He added that…
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France to host summit on Boko Haram
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France is to host a security summit on the threat from Boko Haram Islamists, after they abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria in April, BBC reported. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and other West African leaders will attend the talks in Paris. On Friday Mr Jonathan was due to visit the north-eastern town of Chibok,…
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Mangoes top on agenda
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British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted to congratulate Modi. The prime minister who is facing polls in 2015 May took a safe reaction to avoid get into controversy. Modi was accused of not preventing the 2002 Guajrat riots in which hundreds of Muslims were killed The prime minister tweeted: Congratulations @narendramodi on victory in India’s…