Asian Lite News Archive

Category: INDIAN NEWS

  • Apex court suspends summons to Manmohan

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    In a relief to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday put on hold the summons issued by a special court in connection with the allocation of 15 percent share in the Talabira II coal block to Kumar Mangalam Birla owned Hindalco. The apex court bench of Justice V. Gopala Gowda and…

  • Modi’s visit to Canada to boost trade

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    By Mohammed Shafeeq   Canada expects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit in April to help accelerate finalization of trade and investment agreements between the two countries, a Canadian diplomat has said. Sidney Frank, Canada’s Consul General in Bengaluru, said that the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPPA) and the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will have…

  • Pakistan must break terrorist links : US experts

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    By Arun Kumar Citing the case of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, two US experts want the US to push Pakistan to end its selective fight against terrorism. “Pakistan’s selective approach to fighting terrorism continues to undermine US national security objectives in the region,” wrote Lisa Curtis, a…

  • Kamal quits as ICC president over row

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     Bangladesh’s Mustafa Kamal said  he is resigning from the post of president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) over who should have given away the World Cup trophy to the fifth-time winners Australia. At a press conference here, Kamal said he was resigning to protest the “flagrant violation” of the ICC constitution, and his decision…

  • India begin evacuation of nationals from Yemen

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      India  intensified efforts to pull out its around 4,000 nationals from Yemen, deploying aircraft and at least five ships, even as the Saudi Arabia-led airstrikes against the Shia Houthi rebels entered the sixth day. Indian Navy ship INS Sumitra docked at the Aden harbour to evacuate the first batch of stranded Indians to Djibouti…

  • Saudi assures India help in Yemen

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    Saudi Arabia has assured India full assistance in safe evacuation of Indians stranded in strife-hit Yemen as Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh flew to Djibouti  to oversee evacuation efforts. Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday night and assured him of his “full…

  • Man U fans worst troublemakers

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     Manchester United fans were the worst troublemakers in the English Premier League (EPL), says a report from the British Transport Police (BTP). The report said Manchester fans sparked more trouble on trains than any other top-flight club. Over the past two seasons, they were involved in 37 of the total incidents, reports Xinhua. Their close…

  • SC notice to Advani, Joshi

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    The Supreme Court issued notice to senior BJP leaders L.K. Advani and M.M. Joshi on a petition challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict discharging them of criminal conspiracy in the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992. Besides the two, union Minister Uma Bharti and Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh also have been issued notice. The Allahabad…

  • Congress questions BJP’s claim

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    The Congress in Goa has questioned BJP’s world record membership drive, citing the recently concluded local Zilla Panchayat election, where the BJP netted far less votes than its four lakh registered members. Congress secretary Durgadas Kamat in a statement issued here said there was a big gulf between the four lakh voters registered by the…

  • Rahul to return at last

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    Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is likely to attend a farmers’ rally here on April 19, senior party leader Digvijaya Singh said . To be addressed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, the rally to protest the Bharatiya Janata Party’s failure to implement its poll promises will be “attended by all senior leaders of the Congress…When…

  • No Indian in ICC’s 2015 World Cup team

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      No Indian features in the 2015 International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Cup team, according to a release by the sport’s governing body. India were defeated by eventual champions Australia in the semi-finals of the competition. India remained unbeaten till the tournament’s last-four stage, bowling out opponents in seven consecutive matches alongwith some strong performances…

  • 21 formally charged in Burdwan blast

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      The National Investigation Agency (NIA)  formally charged in a special court 21 people, including four Bangladeshi nationals, for their involvement in the Burdwan blast. Militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) is suspected to be involved in the blast. The charge sheet was filed before a National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court in Kolkata. “Twentyone accused,…

  • India to boost tourism in Egypt

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    By Rahul Vaishnavi To revive the country’s tourism industry, which has suffered the most following the 2011 revolution, the third edition of the India by the Nile festival is being held with a message that Egypt is safe for tourists. India’s ambassador Navdeep Suri told media that Egypt has been going through a rough patch…

  • India to airlift nationals from Yemen

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    India said that it would airlift its nationals from unrest-hit Yemen and is also sending a large ship to the Yemeni capital as Saudi Arabia-led Arab coalition warplanes continued airstrikes against the Shia Houthi rebels for the fourth consecutive day. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted: “Today we got permission to fly from Sanaa for…

  • Curtains come down on Kochi Biennale

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     The second edition of the 108-day-long Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB), billed as country’s biggest contemporary-art festival came to a close as the sun went down in this Kerala port city. Official figures put the attendance in the event in excess of half a million, at least 100,000 more than in its debut year in 2012.…

  • Kejriwal chose victory over party

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    By M.R. Narayan Swamy  From the happenings of recent weeks, it will be tempting to deduce that Arvind Kejriwal is a Stalinist who, like all autocrats, hates democracy and dissension and loves yes-men. That’s what Prashant Bhushan will want us to believe. But the stormy story of the Aam Aadmi Party’s internal crisis is far…

  • Floods ravage Kashmir Valley

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    Floods ravaged Kashmir Valley following incessant rainfall over the past four days. Anxious people began to leave for safer places as authorities kept a watch on swollen mountain streams and the Jhelum river which was in spate. Authorities declared floods in the Kashmir Valley. People feared a repeat of 2014 when floods had left a…

  • Saina, Srikanth win India Open titles

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     Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth rounded up a brilliant day for Indian badminton winning their respective $275,000 India Open Superseries titles at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here. Women’s singles top seed Saina Nehwal trumped former World Champion Ratchanok Intanon in the final to win 21-16, 21-14 in 49 minutes. Later, 22-year-old Srikanth had a contrasting…

  • AAP Lokpal Ramdas also goes

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    In the throes of an internal war, Delhi’s ruling AAP  replaced its Lokpal, retired Admiral L. Ramdas, with a team of three ombudsmen including two former police officers. A day after it sacked dissident leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav, AAP leaders who met at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence also set up a new…

  • India plans big for Africa

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    By Ranjana Narayan   As India plans big for the India Africa Forum Summit in October, inviting all the 54 countries for the first time to its soil, it has reached out in many small but important ways to several of the countries for capacity building, not the least being helping Rwanda make optimal use of…

  • Lee was among the tallest leaders: Modi

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi  described Singapore’s founder prime minister Lee Kuan Yew as “among the tallest leaders of our times”. Modi arrived in Singapore early Sunday to join a host of world leaders for the funeral of Lee, who died at the age of 91 on Monday after a long battle with pneumonia. “The passing…

  • ISIS ‘death threat’ to Ravi Shankar

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      Art of Living (AoL) Foundation claimed that its founder Sri Ravi Shankar received death threat from international terror organisation ISIS during his present visit to Malaysia. “Three (death) threat letters were received addressed to three persons, including our director and faculty in Malaysia and a general manager of the hotel where Ravi Shankar is…

  • Medha Patkar quits AAP

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      Anti-Narmada dam activist Medha Patkar quit the AAP following dissident leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan’s expulsion from the party’s National Executive. She expressed serious doubts over what she termed the “future of alternative politics” in the country. Announcing her decision at a hurriedly convened press conference here, Patkar expressed pain over the development…

  • India puts navigation satellite in orbit

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    By Venkatachari Jagannathan  India successfully put into orbit its fourth navigation satellite with its own rocket in copy book style. Exactly at 5.19 p.m, the rocket – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle – (PSLV-C27) standing about 44 metres tall and weighing around 320 tonne, tore into the evening skies with fierce orange flames at its tail.…

  • Saina becomes World No.1

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    Saina Nehwal has etched her name in the history books as she became the first Indian female shuttler to ranked world No1 Following reigning World Champion Carolina Marin’s semi-final loss to Ratchanok Intanon at the India Open Superseries here on Saturday, Saina’s way became clear to notch the top spot ahead of her own semi-final, which she plays…

  • Sonia rejects land bill

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    “Being pro-farmer is not being anti-growth,” Sonia said….reports Asian Lite News   Congress president Sonia Gandhi lashed out at the “myopic” Narendra Modi government over the land bill which she said was an “unabashed display of half truths”. Accusing the government of “bending over backwards” to favour select industrialists, Gandhi said her party would never support any…

  • US lawmakers seek deeper defence ties with India

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    By Arun Kumar Calling India a ‘critical ally’, two influential US senators have asked the new Defence Secretary Ashton Carter to place a special emphasis on deepening the US-India defence relationship. “The US strategic partnership with India is among our nation’s most important,” wrote Republican John Cornyn and Democrat Mark Warner, co-chairs of bipartisan Senate…

  • US police Officer indicted for assaulting Indian grandfather

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    By Arun Kumar  An Alabama police officer who assaulted an unarmed Indian grandfather while he was taking a morning walk in front of his son’s house in a Madison suburb has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Eric Parker, the Madison police officer who slammed Sureshbhai Patel, 57, to the ground in the Feb…

  • Yadav, Bhushan sacked from AAP

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      Dissident leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan were sacked  from the National Executive of the AAP, a party that had stormed to power in Delhi last month. Yadav’s supporters Anand Kumar and Ajit Jha were also removed from the Aam Aadmi Party’s 21-member National Executive, the party’s highest executive body that coordinates its activities…

  • SONIA: A ramshackle alliance and a missing son

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     Why Rahul Gandhi decided to a take a break, recalling his earlier periodic slumming in Dalit households, will not be clear till he breaks his silence. But, as of now, some of the effects of his absence are becoming clear. The most obvious of them is that Sonia Gandhi has had to return to active politics to…

  • VAJPAYEE: A giant in Indian politics

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    In the six decades he was in electoral politics, the now ailing Atal Bihari Vajpayee, presented the Bharat Ratna on Friday, catapulted from one who lost one election after another to a colossus who eventually became India’s only non-Congress prime minister to last a full five years in office. In the short but tumultuous period…

  • President Pranab Mukherjee’s gesture welcomed

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    President Pranab Mukherjee’s gesture to personally visit Atal Bihari Vajpayee to hand over the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, to the ailing former prime minister, has been widely welcomed. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi said the president by stepping out of protocol to personally visit Vajpayee at his Krishna Menon…

  • Beggars bank opens in Bihar

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    By Imran Khan   A group of beggars in this Bihar town has opened their own bank, which they run and manage to provide financial security in times of crisis. Dozens of beggars, who have been depending for their survival on alms from hundreds of Hindu devotees at the gate of ‘Maa Manglagauri Mandir’ (temple) in…

  • Kejriwal accused of “horse trading”

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    AAP leaders Prashant Bushan and Yogendra Yadav  accused the party chief and the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of “horse trading” and said that he acted in an autocratic manner and refused to pay heed to opposing voices. Bhushan, who along with Yadav addressed the media, said that despite the party’s massive defeat in 2014…

  • India needs to be energy independent : Modi

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    Stressing on energy security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India will have to be independent in this area and seek new avenues to replenish existing sources in a bid to serve the growing appetite of the people. “We need to be independent when it comes to providing our people with energy,” Modi said,…

  • Salman to record statement

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     Bollywood mega star Salman Khan will step into the witness box  to record his statement on the 13-year-old hit-and-run case in which he allegedly ran his vehicle over pavement dwellers here. A man was killed and four others were injured. Salman has been ordered to personally appear before Additional Sessions Judge D.W. Deshpande to record…

  • UK Business into Renewed India

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    British South India Council of Commerce and British Business Group Chennai in association with Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) , The Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) & Cochin Chamber Of Commerce And Industry (CCCI),  organised a business meet  ” UK Business into Renewed India” at Parliament House in London. The business meet had 18…

  • India fall 95 short

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      Australia comprehensively overwhelmed India to oust the defending champions and enter the cricket World Cup final with a 95-run win in their semifinal encounter at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). With the triumph, Australia ensured a summit clash against co-hosts New Zealand and will be vying for their fifth title at the Melbourne Cricket…

  • Two arrested in Bengal nun gang rape case

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      The West Bengal Police arrested two people in connection with the March 14 Ranaghat nun gang rape case, police said. A team of CID (Criminal Investigation Department) of the state police nabbed a Bangladeshi Mohammed Salim Sheikh from Mumbai in the morning with the help of the Mumbai crime branch, police said. CID Deputy…

  • Decide Lakhvi detention in 5 days: Court

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      The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered the Punjab government to take a decision within five days regarding the detention of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. Lakhvi had submitted an application in the LHC on Wednesday with two pleas — one challenging his detention and the other alleging that the federal…

  • INTERVIEW: Jackie Chan

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    Asian cinematic icon Jackie Chan, whose latest actioner “Dragon Blade” hits Indian screens on Friday, says he may come down to the country to shoot his new film “Kungfu Yoga”, the first project under a India-China co-production agreement signed during President Xi Jinping’s visit here last September. When Chan last visited India in 2013, he…

  • Countdown begins for launch

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    The countdown for the lift of an Indian rocket with the country’s fourth navigation satellite as the sole passenger began, the ISRO said. According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the 59 and half hours countdown for the launch of rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV–27) carrying Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-IRNSS-1D began in the…

  • India 329 runs from final

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    Bouyed by Steven Smith’s fine century (105 runs off 93 balls), Australia posted 328/7 after chosing to bat against India in the second cricket World Cup semi-final here. Smith alongwith opener Aaron Finch (81 off 116) contributed to the bulk of the home team’s total with a 182-run second-wicket partnership at the Sydney Cricket Ground.…

  • Britain’s Gentle Giant Dares Asian Fayalwans

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    Eddie Hall, UK’s strongest man, is challenges Asian fayalwans (strongman) to test their might in Britain or in their home turf. British-Asian millionaire businessman Mo Chaudhry offers cash prize for the winner…writes Kaliph Anaz   Eddie Hall, UK’s strongest man, is challenges Asian fayalwans (strongman) to test their might in Britain or in their home turf. Mo…

  • India votes against gay rights for UN staff

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    India was among 43 countries which voted in favour of a Russia-drafted resolution that proposed doing away with benefits for same-sex partners of the United Nations staff. India said that UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon, a strong proponent of gay rights, had “of his own accord” changed the existing rules without consulting member countries. The…

  • Kerala Tourism wins national award

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    Kerala Tourism was conferred the national Web Ratna Award for 2014 for exemplary e-governance initiative through the internet. The Kerala Tourism website (www.keralatourism.org) won the Golden Icon award in the ‘Outstanding Content’ category of the Web Ratna Awards, instituted by the Union government under the ambit of the National Portal of India. Kerala Tourism secretary…

  • Modi heading west

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     Giving a fillip to India’s ‘Link West’ foreign policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go on an eight-day official visit to France, Germany and Canada from April 9 to 16. External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin, announcing the tour, said: “The prime minister’s visit to these countries reflects the ‘Link West’ aspect of India’s foreign…

  • Manmohan moves SC against summons

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      Former prime minister Manmohan Singh moved the Supreme Court challenging the summons issued to him by a special court over the allocation of Talabira II coal block in Odisha to Kumar Mangalam Birla-owned Hindalco in 2005. The matter is likely to be mentioned for an early hearing on Thursday. Special Court Judge Bharat Parashar,…

  • Spectrum auction concludes

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     After 19 days of rigorous bidding, the auction of airwaves for telecom operators concluded, with officials initially placing the figure of cumulative bids at over Rs.100,000 crore. auction was conducted for 800 MHz, 900 Mhz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz covering both mobile telephony and broadband, including 4G. Till Tuesday, the government had received cumulative…

  • Qatar ink six agreements with India

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    India and Qatar inked six agreements, including one on transfer of sentenced prisoners, as visiting Emir of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here . The Emir, who is here on a two-day visit, was in the morning accorded a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.…