Asian Lite News Archive

Category: INDIAN NEWS

  • Bharat Biotech, US Varsity Ink Deal For Covid Vax

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    The Hyderabad-based company owns the rights to distribute the vaccine in all markets except USA, Japan and Europe. While the Phase I trials will take place in Saint Louis University’s Vaccine & Treatment Evaluation Unit, Bharat Biotech, upon obtaining the required regulatory approval, will pursue further stages of clinical trials in India and undertake large…

  • SFJ Tries To Fish In Troubled Waters

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    As thousands of Indian farmers protest against the three contentious agriculture-related Bills passed by Parliament, banned US-based secessionist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) is trying to fish in troubled waters, declaring a grant of $1 million for farmers in Punjab and Haryana in lieu of their support for Khalistan. This new offer from the SFJ…

  • Nepal Citizens Protest Against Fresh Chinese Intrusion

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    After India, China is now embroiled in a fresh boundary dispute with Nepal in its remote Humla district that is close to the Nepal-Tibet border. The dispute emerged after the Chinese side unilaterally constructed 11 cemented buildings in the Nepali territory and people in the Lapcha area where the buildings were constructed, brought it to…

  • ‘El Clasico of IPL’: Mumbai Indians Faces Chennai Super Kings

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    The 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set for a blockbuster opening with defending champions Mumbai Indians resuming their long-standing fabled rivalry with seasoned favourites Chennai Super Kings on Saturday evening at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Both sides have played a total of 29 matches against each other, but MI have…

  • NIA busts Al-Qaeda terror module in Kerala, West Bengal

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    Following raids in West Bengal and Kerala, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested nine militants linked with the Al Qaeda terror group, who were planning attacks at several key installations in Delhi-NCR, a spokesperson said. The NIA spokesperson said that the anti-terror probe agency carried out the simultaneous raids at several locations in…

  • India and UK to negotiate a FTA shortly: Goyal

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    India and the UK will begin the process of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) shortly. This was stated by Mr Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways while addressing the Valedictory Session of the CII@125 Annual Conference in the UK – “A New India-UK Economic Partnership in a New World: Lives,…

  • West Midlands region plans to strengthen UK-India relations

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    The UK’s West Midlands region showcased its leading role in forging a new era of UK-India trade and investment relations to some of India’s most influential business leaders at an exclusive virtual event  held on 16 September 2020. Hosted by the West Midlands India Partnership (WMIP), the event brought together 15 CEOs from some of…

  • 46 Bengali orgs with 16 Durga Puja Comms join hands to host UK convention

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    Undeterred by the current pandemic, The United Kingdom Bengali Convention (UKBC) that was conceived in 2018 by three Bengalis over an informal chat in social media will be hosted virtually on 19 and 20 September this year . The premier season of UKBC this year will bring together more than 46 Bengali organisations, including 16 Durga…

  • Big Relief to Overseas Indian Citizens

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    High Commission of India in London on Wednesday extended the deadline of reissuance of the overseas citizenship of India card till 31 December 2020. The restrictions imposed on travel to and from India have been lifted to ease the returning of citizens of foreign countries with Indian origin. As per the decision taken by the…

  • Let Them Dream Bigger

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    You may wonder to hear what Shloka Rajeev Nambiar is into. Then, you will definitely get inspired by her work, the best to expect from a 16 year old. Sloka is one among the many kind hearts who have decided to speak for their lesser privileged friends in the city of Bangalore. Realizing the importance…

  • Fugitive Tiger Memon Finally On Intel Radar

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    A Kenyan food import company, Magnum Africa, operating from Nairobi has rekindled hopes at the headquarters of India’s external Intelligence agency — RAW — of locating one of the most sought after fugitives, Tiger Memon, the mastermind of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, which killed 257 people in one of the worst ever terror attacks in…

  • Commonwealth lauds India for supporting vulnerable nations

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    Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has hailed India’s leadership in supporting vulnerable nations in the Commonwealth, describing it as an “area of hope” for all member countries. At a virtual ceremony on Monday, marking the third anniversary of the India-United Nations Development Partnership Fund, the Secretary-General praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for establishing the fund and…

  • TATA Realty eyes growth in commercial sector

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    Buoyed by healthy leasing demand, and the traction for data centres, Tata Realty & Infrastructure (TRIL) plans to focus more on the commercial segment and increase the share of commercial assets and take the portfolio to 45 million square feet, said the MD and CEO Sanjay Dutt. Speaking to IANS, Dutt said the company currently…

  • Rupee expected to advance on fund inflows

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    Expected fund inflows into India Inc. and the domestic equity market will strengthen the rupee’s value during the upcoming short term, sector based analysts said on Saturday. Last week, the rupee weakened to Rs 73.55 against a greenback. “Rupee will strengthen as Reliance Retail stake money is expected to come in by next 2-3 months…

  • Govt of India set to Disinvest more PSUs

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    The Union Cabinet may soon take up and approve the new strategic disinvestment policy, which would include the banking and insurance sector, as the Finance Ministry has finalised the Cabinet note on the policy, sources said. This would be a major move towards privatising more public sector units and meeting the government’s disinvestment targets. The…

  • ‘Act on perpetrators of Mumbai, Pathankot’: India, US tell Pakistan

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    In a joint statement, India and the US asked Pakistan to make sure that no territory under its control is used for terrorist attacks, and to expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of such attacks, including 26/11 Mumbai attack and Pathankot air base attack. The statement was issued after the seventeenth meeting of the U.S.-India…

  • HAL Chopper Shows Strength Amid Border Tensions

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    Amid the tensions between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, HAL’s indigenous Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) has demonstrated its high-altitude capability in hot and high weather conditions in the Himalayas for around 10 days, the HAL said. The state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) said in a release that…

  • India’s 73% SMBs expect a bounce back: Report

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    Over 73 per cent of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in India are confident that they will survive and bounce back post COVID-19, said a new report on Wednesday. The “HP Asia SMB Report 2020” showed that Indian SMBs are more confident than their Asian peers in bouncing back after the pandemic as the regional…

  • King Salman, Modi Hold discussion

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    Saudi Arabia’s King Salman held a phone call on Wednesday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Saudi Press Agency said in a statement. During the call, they reviewed the work of the G20 countries, which will be chaired by the Kingdom in November, was reviewed, and the efforts made within its meetings to confront the…

  • OMPEG UK Launches Midlands Chapter

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    The OMPEG UK launched its first regional chapter in Midlands in a unique hybrid manner. Some of its members, especially those in Midlands observing all norms as prescribed by the UK  government didn’t allow their enthusiasm to die had met physically in Coventry city hotel and joined virtually by other members and well-wishers from different…

  • Poet-Diplomat Abhay K. speaks on Kalidasa at Sanskruti Centre’s Event

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    Ambassador of India to Madagascar Abhay Kumar spoke on Ritusamhara and Meghaduta of Kavi Kalidasa at a virtual event organised by Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence recently. Abhay K. has earlier edited 100 Great Indian Poems and CAPITALS, penned Earth Anthem that has been translated into 50 languages, floated the celebration of International Diplomats Day…

  • Widespread Abuse to Women in Pakistani Jails Revealed

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    Series of massive protests have held all over the world last month against the gross human rights violations being committed in Pakistan by the Imran Khan government. Apart from that Pakistan’s record in enforced disappearances aka missing persons remains among the worst in the world as thousands of political and human rights activists have been…

  • Russia Seeks India’s Help On Sputnik V

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    The Russian government has sought India’s help in manufacturing the Sputnik V vaccine and also to conduct Phase-3 trials or bridging studies in the country, a top official said on Tuesday. Sputnik V, an adenovirus vector-based vaccine, was developed by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, along with the Russian Direct Investment…

  • Janhvi In and As Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Biopic Done Right

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    Columnist Riccha Grrover in an exclusive interview for Asian Lite International with Bollywood Actress extraordinaire Janhvi Kapoor about her recent pathbreaking film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl which is a biopic Inspired by the true story of Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena- India’s first woman combat aviator who went all guns blazing into the heart of the war zone in…

  • Arnab is Happy as Rhea In Custody

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    Republic Television boss Arnab Goswami and other right-wingers celebrate victory as the Narcotics Control Bureau arrests Bollywood star Rhea Chakraborty…. reports Asian Lite News, the leading international newspaper from London In a sensational development, the Narcotics Control Bureau on Tuesday arrested Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty after a tough three-days of grilling to unravel the drugs…

  • Modi’s personal website account hacked for Bitcoins

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    Twitter on Thursday said it has fixed the account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website that was briefly hacked in the wee hours and tweets asking people to donate Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were posted on it. Twitter said it has secured the compromised account known as @narendramodi_in. The affected account is linked to…

  • BREAKING: India bans PUBG, 117 Chinese-linked apps

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    In yet another surgical strike on Chinese apps, the Indian government on Wednesday banned 118 apps, including the immensely popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) Mobile, Baidu and several VPNs that allowed access to TikTok that was earlier banned. The action came after the fresh Chinese incursion attempts in Indian territory at Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh.…

  • IPL: BCCI seeks eased COVID-19 protocols

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    Strict COVID-19 protocols in Abu Dhabi, one of the three emirates scheduled to host the IPL matches from September 19, has hamstrung the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The world’s wealthiest cricket board is currently in talks with the governments of the emirates, desperately seeking concessions. And because of the COVID-related problems…

  • Investor Alert: SEBI’s new margin rule kicks in

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      Two major regulatory changes have kicked in for Indian stock market investors from Tuesday (September 1), including the method of pledging stocks and upfront margin requirements for stocks and futures and options (F&Os). Under the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) new margins system, there will be a bunch of changes with respect…

  • UNLOCK 4: Railways Plans More Special Trains

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    Days after the Centre announced the guidelines for Unlock 4, the Indian Railways said that it is planning to run more special trains and the state governments are being consulted on this. A senior Railway Ministry official said, “The Indian Railways is in consultation with the state governments.” According to railway ministry sources, the national…

  • Myanmar Resists Chinese Debt Trap

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    Guess who is learning from the debt enslavement of Pakistan? It is none other than Indias eastern neighbour-Myanmar. After having noticed how countries have been honey-trapped by China through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Myanmar is holding back on sweet poison promises by China. India’s eastern neighbour has begun to re-look at a number…

  • India begins ‘Vande Bharat’ phase six

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    With the Indian government ruling out any imminent resumption of scheduled commercial international flights, the Ministry of External Affairs, MEA, has reiterated that phase VI of special flights to repatriate Indian citizens from the Gulf and other locations worldwide will commence on 1st September. “Phase VI of Vande Bharat Mission is scheduled to begin on…

  • Pranab Mukherjee cremated with full state honours

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    Former President Pranab Mukherjee, who passed away here at Army’s R&R Hospital during treatment on Monday at the age of 84, was cremated with full military honours on Tuesday afternoon at the Lodhi Road crematorium following a strict Covid-19 precautionary protocol. His son Abhijit Mukherjee performed the final rites accompanied by a 21-gun military salute.…

  • India extends Int’l flight ban to Sep 30

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    As the COVID-19 situation in India remains complex, the government of India has extended the suspension on scheduled commercial international flights to and from India till September-end. The government had last extended the suspension in July till August 31, Monday. A circular by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday said that it…

  • Indian Army Thwarts Chinese Move Near Pangong

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    Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a brief skirmish at the southern bank of the Pangong lake where the Chinese brought in close to 450 troops but the Indian Army said an attempt to change the status quo was thwarted. Sources said, Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops with help of ropes and other climbing…

  • India’s Economy Shrinks by 23.9%

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    India’s Q1FY21 GDP contracts by 23.9% … reports Asian Lite News Pandemic Covid-19 induced economic turbulence along with measures to curb its outbreak, heavily dented India’s economy and plunged the country’s GDP to (-) 23.9 per cent during the first quarter (Q1) ended June 2020-21. Though not comparable, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) had grown…

  • Bhushan to Pay INR 1 to Evade Jail

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    Civil rights activist and Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan has agreed to [ay INR 1 to evade three months jails and a three-year suspension of practice … reports Asian Lite News In a Tweet he said: My lawyer & senior colleague Rajiv Dhavan contributed 1 Re immediately after the contempt judgement today which I gratefully…

  • Pranab Da Passes Away

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    Former President Pranab Mukherjee, who was admitted at the Army Research and Referral Hospital died on Monday evening, his son Abhijit Mukherjee said in a tweet. Abhijit Mukherjee tweeted: “With a Heavy Heart, this is to inform you that my father Pranab Mukherjee has just passed away in spite of the best efforts of Doctors…

  • Vistara operates first Delhi-London long haul flight

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    Full-service carrier Vistara on Friday operated its first long-haul flight from Delhi to London. As per an airline statement, the flight was operated on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Vistara is operating the special, non-stop flights under the bilateral “transport bubble” from August 28 to October 24, and will fly thrice a week between the two…

  • Air India commences London-Kochi direct flight

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    A long-cherished demand of the Kerala diaspora and the business community here turned into a reality when an Air India non-stop flight from London landed here on Friday. The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) welcomed the AI 1186 aircraft with a water salute. As part of promoting direct connectivity to Europe, CIAL has decided to…

  • Sardar Patel Memorial Society UK marks Independence Day

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    Sardar Patel Memorial Society (SPMS) UK has marked Independence Day celebrations this year by hosting an interactive discussion on historical Anniversary of the Unification of India & on the foundation of Ram Temple. Hosted by Pravin Patel on a virtual platform, with Krishna Pujara (Secretariat), the event had Dr Subramanian Swamy as the speaker, which…

  • Punjab Police bust narco-terror racket with KLF links

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    Punjab Police have busted an international narco-terror racket with links to the banned Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) with the arrest of wanted heroin smuggler Rajinder Singh and a police constable who was allegedly facilitating safe movement of drugs and money during the lockdown period. Rajinder’s brother-in-law has also been arrested from Uttar Pradesh for his…

  • Indian healthcare goes digital

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    We are seeing digital technology come to the fore in India to try and alleviate the burden on its healthcare sector …. writes Asian Lite News The world is facing an unprecedented threat and challenge at the moment, and of the sectors which have been adversely affected, perhaps none is as vital as the healthcare…

  • India Plans BRICS Games In 2021

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    Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that BRICS Games 2021 is being planned and will be aligned with the Khelo India Games schedule in India. “BRICS Games 2021 will be held during same time and at same venues as of Khelo India Games 2021 so that our players from various parts of the country…

  • Infosys has AI solution to automate help desks

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    Infosys on Wednesday launched an AI-driven solution that will automate helpdesk operations, allow customers to eliminate manual resolution and build near-touchless contact centers in the Covid-19 times. Infosys partnered Blue Prism, a leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) provider and a strategic partner, to build the ‘Cognitive Email Workbench’ solution. The solution adds skills critical for…

  • Pranab Mukherjee is in deep coma

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    Former President Pranab Mukherjee is in a deep coma and on ventilator support, the Army Research and Referral Hospital said on Wednesday. He has been hospitalized for the past 16 days and been critical following a brain surgery. The hospital authorities said, “Hon’ble Shri Pranab Mukherjee is being treated for lung infection. His renal parameters…

  • Women Power In Kashmir

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    Unshackling of women power has been one of the major achievements of the abrogation of Article 37. With the offending Article gone, women found doors and windows open, as if in magic, to better education, jobs and resources to stand on their own, to claim their rightful position in the society. The change for women…

  • Indian Envoy Cements Ties With Diaspora

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    The High Commissioner of India HE Mrs Gaitri Kumar recently held a series of virtual interactions with young members of the Conservative Friends of India, Mahatma Gandhi Leadership Program hosted by the Labour Party, and the British South Asian Youth Summit hosted by H’ble Virendra Sharma, Member of Parliament for Ealing. High Commissioner  HE Mrs…

  • Pakistan’s fake speech to security council exposed

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    Isolated at the UN, Pakistan faked a speech to the Security Council posting it on the website of its permanent mission pretending it was delivered even though its Ambassador did not speak at the session on terrorism. Pakistan was not on the list of speakers circulated for the virtual meeting held online on Monday, nor…

  • Nikki Haley: America is not a racist country

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    During the first night of the Republican National Convention (RNC), former US Ambassador to the UN and breakout Indian-American politician Nikki Haley urged citizens to re-elect President Donald Trump for four more years in the November polls and slammed the Democratic Party for making it “fashionable” to call America a “racist” country. Haley’s prime time…