Asian Lite News Archive

Category: INDIAN NEWS

  • India announces $1 bn aid to rebuild Nepal

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    India announced $1 billion in aid to rebuild Nepal, with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj saying that from “the debris of destruction a stronger united and more confident Nepal will rise”….reports Asian Lite News.   The aid will be used in the reconstruction of physical infrastructure as well as some key heritage sites. India’s contribution…

  • Emergency was India’s darkest period: Modi

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Emergency rule in India was “one of India’s darkest periods”….reports Asian Lite News. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Emergency, Modi took to Twitter and urged people to do “everything possible to further strengthen our democratic ideals and ethos”. Modi described the Emergency – from June…

  • Colombia confers Sri Sri with its highest award

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    With the consent of head of Parliament, Colombia bestowed its highest declaration award ‘Orden de la Democracia Simon Boliviar en el grado de cruz Caballero’ on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Spiritual leader, humanitarian & Founder, Art of Living….reports Asian Lite News.   The President of the Honourable Congress of the Republic of Colombia, Fabio Raul…

  • NEWS N PICS – Summer Fest and MERS Scare in Korea

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    Asian Lite News compiles a series of news pictures from around the world. Asian Lite News regularly features pictures from Asian events

  • PHOTO FEATURE: Chasing the Monsoon clouds

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    Asian Lite News chasing the Monsoon clouds in India. The rain season begins in Kerala in the first week of June and moving towards to the north. A selection of pictures from Kerala to Kashmir. The month of June is likely to end with 15 to 16 percent surplus rainfall and the northwest region in particular…

  • Shahid sashays into Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa!

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    Ace dancer and Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor debuts as a Judge on India’s premier Dance Reality Show in Colors TV Colors’ premier dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, has raised the bar for the upcoming season of the show by roping in critically acclaimed actor and dancer par excellence,  Shahid Kapoor as a judge on…

  • Amisha Patel’s Cha Cha Cha

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    Actress Amisha Patel learns western dance from choreographer Sandip Soparrkar in Mumbai. Amisha, the star of Bollywood hit Kaho Naa Pyar Hai, is trying for a come back in the tinsel world. Most of the heroines are now learning western dance styles like Salsa, Rumba, Samba, Cha cha cha, Casino Roude, Meringue, Jazz, Hip hop…

  • GALLERY: Honey there is a garden in the car !

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    Asian Lite News profiles Dhananjoy Chakraborty. Mr Chakraborty is a eco warrior of emerging Kolkata, thee erstwhile capital of British Raj. A taxi driver by profession, he is in a bid to spread awareness to protect the environment. Instead of preaching, he set an example. He turns his old Ambassador car into a mobile garden. The vehicle has…

  • Modi to launch Smart Cities Mission

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     Prime Minister Narendra Modi will  launch the Smart Cities Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) which are all intended to enhance the quality of urban living and drive economic growth….Reports Asian Lite News. The central government has committed to spend about Rs.400,000 crore on these missions…

  • US investigates TCS, Infosys over work visas

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    A major investigation into the hiring practices of the Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys has been launched by the US government over alleged violations of visa regulations…reports Asian Lite. The Department of Labour is reportedly investigating Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys for violating H1-B non-immigrant work visas, says a New York Times report. The issue…

  • Sister Nirmala laid to rest

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    Braving heavy showers, hundreds of people from India and abroad bade a tearful adieu to Mother Teresa’s successor Sister Nirmala here, recalling the nun’s dedication and courage. Sister Nirmala’s body, placed in a glass casket with candles and wreaths at her feet, was kept at the Missionaries of Charity’s global headquarters Mother House where the…

  • INTERVIEW: Kuldip Nayar

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    By Prashant Sood  India is unlikely to see the imposition of another Emergency due to changes made in the Constitution and people being more vigilant, veteran journalist and political commentator Kuldip Nayar has said, noting that the Congress should have learnt the lesson of not pursuing dynastic politics from the period that saw a curb…

  • Nehru didn’t want Rajendra Prasad as president: book

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    Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, lied to stop Rajendra Prasad from becoming the president after the country’s independence, a new book claims. The book, written by former intelligence officer R.N.P. Singh, says: “Nehru had resorted to desperate measures to prevent Prasad from occupying the position of president and these measures included blatant lying.” The…

  • Marital rape is unacceptable: Maneka Gandhi

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    By Preetha Nair Marital rape is condemnable as is violence against women in any form, said Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi. Her view assumes significance as it runs contrary to the government’s position that charge of marital rape was untenable in India due to the nature of the society and its…

  • US hopes India, Pakistan will resolve issues

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    Expressing the hope that Pakistan would be a responsible stakeholder on security issues, in particular the nuclear issue, the US has said that New Delhi and Islamabad need to work on issues between them peaceably on their own….reports Asian Lite News.   US Secretary of State John Kerry has talked “about his concerns about tensions…

  • Haley’s call to remove secessionist flag intensifies

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    As South Carolina’s Indian-American governor Nikki Haley channelled the outrage over Charleston church massacre with a call to remove the Confederate flag, the campaign against the slavery-era secessionist banner intensified. By Arun Kumar  Heeding Haley’s call, lawmakers made debating whether to remove the flag from the State House grounds an urgent matter as protestors rallied…

  • Bobby Jindal set to join White House race

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    Louisiana governor Piyush “Bobby”Jindal is widely expected to launch a bid for the Republican presidential nomination, becoming the first Indian-American and 13th Republican to join the 2016 White House race….reports Asian Lite News. By Arun Kumar “If I decide to announce on June 24th that I will seek the Republican nomination for President, my candidacy…

  • Irish village commemorates 1985 Air India bombing

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    A memorial service was held in the Irish village of Ahakista in County Cork  to honour the Air India Flight 182 crash victims who died when a bomb exploded on board off the Irish coast 30 years ago. Family members of the 329 passengers and crew, who lost their lives in the 1985 crash, gathered…

  • Infosys investors up in arms

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     Many investors of global software major Infosys Ltd were up in arms against its board at the 34th annual general meeting here for various reasons. A woman investor from Mumbai grabbed the mike and shouted through vide-link that the board did not give female shareholders an opportunity to speak with its members at the AGM.…

  • Britains oldest man, is dead

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    Nazar Singh, Britain’s and Europe’s oldest man, died in India, barely a fortnight after celebrating his 111th birthday, a media report said. Nazar Singh, who had nine children, 34 grandchildren and 63 great-grandchildren, died in the early hours of Saturday in India, Daily Mail reported. He was born in Punjab in 1904 and was a…

  • Poster criticises Modi’s Ramadan call

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    In a veiled criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Ramadan call to Pakistan and Bangladesh, posters featuring former BJP general secretary Sanjay Joshi were put up outside homes of senior BJP leaders here ….reports Asian Lite News. These posters were put up at different places in central Delhi despite Joshi’s last month appeal to his…

  • India looking to avoid ‘Banglawash’

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    As the words ‘whitewash’ and ‘minnows no more’ are making rounds in Dhaka and around the country, India head into the third and inconsequential One-Day International tie against Bangladesh  looking to salvage some pride and respect….reports Asian Lite News. What many experts had written off as a cakewalk for the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led cricket team…

  • Mother Teresa’s successor Sister Nirmala is dead

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    Sister Nirmala, who succeeded Mother Teresa as superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, died here, sources at the catholic religious order’s global headquarters Mother House said. She was 81….reports Asian Lite News. Nirmala became the second head of the Missionaries of Charity after its head Mother Teresa stepped down from the post in March,…

  • Murthy rules out Infosys return

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    Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy ruled out returning to the company as he did in June 2013, three years after retiring in August 2011….reports Asian Lite News. “There is no need for anybody to get get back from outside to lead Infosys, as a very good set of people, headed by chief executive Vishal Sikka,…

  • Black Country celebrates Asian biz success

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    Veteran British Asian business leader Jindy Khera, the MD of KTC Edibles, disclosed his secret for success – Lean, capacity to innovate and succession planning….reports Asian Lite News Jindy Khera, the MD of KTC Edibles, the chief guest at the Black Country Asian Business Awards held at the Wolverhampton Racecourse, said lean, capacity to innovate and succession…

  • The day world came together at India’s call

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    By Arul Lewis The International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations here sought to symbolize the unity of humanity as people from around the world gathered Sunday in unique observance of an Indian proposal sponsored by 177 nations and endorsed by all 193 UN members. People of all races and religions, nationalities and political persuasions joined…

  • Spain offers some smart ideas for India

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      By Rashmi Saksena   Prime Minister Narendra Modi´s headline-grabbing promise to build smart cities in India has attracted wide attention of experts in Spain’s principal city which hosts the International Smart City Expo every year. Barcelona has the distinction of being one of the world’s top 10 smart cities. The vast potential and unique challenges…

  • Islamic nations join International Yoga Day

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    By Chaitanya Mallapur There are 47 Islamic nations among the 177 countries of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that officially co-sponsored with India a resolution to establish June 21 as “International Day of Yoga”. Yoga is a 5,000-year-old physical, mental and spiritual practice rooted in Hindu tradition, a religious origin that has caused disquiet…

  • NRI deposits in Kerala banks cross Rs 1lakh Crore

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    Deposits of non-residents (NRs) in Kerala banks have crossed Rs.1 lakh crore in the last fiscal, said a State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) report released here. NR deposits in Kerala banks have been growing over the years. From Rs.66,190 crore in March 2013, these climbed to Rs.93,883 crore by March 31, 2014, and further to…

  • Dhoni open to quitting if asked

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    India’s limited overs cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said he will happily step down if that facilitates a performance upliftment, following the team’s first ever One-Day International (ODI) series loss against Bangladesh….reports Asian Lite, Britains leading Asian newspaper. India lost their second ODI by six wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Sunday…

  • Bradford family to meet Vaz

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    Home Affairs Committee chairman Keith Vaz is due to meet the husbands of two of three Bradford women thought to be in Syria with their nine children. It is claimed they were encouraged to contact their brother – thought to be fighting with extremists in Syria. West Yorkshire Police said it rejected the suggestion officers…

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    Dr Kailash Chand, one of the senior most GPs in the country and the deputy chairman of the British Medical Association, raps Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s vision for a ‘new deal’ for a seven-day general practice is big on rhetoric, but does not offer enough support to a struggling profession. Visit asianlite.com for regular comments…

  • Salary rule to hit migrant nurses

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    The new Home Office rule to put salary criteria for overseas nurses to remain in the country will hit thousand nurses working in the NHS….reports Asian Lite News Overseas nurses working in junior posts could be forced to return home under new immigration rules, nursing union leaders have warned. The new pay threshold for migrants…

  • India Celebrates Yoga Day

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    Millions in India, thousands abroad mark International Yoga Day….reports Asian Lite News. It was an unprecedented demonstration of India’s soft power as tens of thousands across the world, besides millions in India, performed yoga on Sunday to mark the inaugural International Day of Yoga (IDY). A record-breaking nearly 36,000 people, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…

  • Honey How the Kids Have Grown

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    Bikram Vohra provides some parenting tips on World Father’s Day You know your kids have grown up when: @Their music and yours has nothing in common. @ You find yourself telling your daughter she can’t possibly be serious about going out dressed like that!! You say, ‘No, sorry, you can’t, you are too young’ and that…

  • Thousands attend anti-austerity rallies across Britain

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    Thousands of people took part in anti-austerity demonstrations in UK cities. The biggest march was in London, where thousands of people attended a rally outside the Bank of England before marching to the Houses of Parliament. Union leaders and celebrities including Russell Brand and Charlotte Church have addressed crowds, while protests also took place in Liverpool…

  • Kejriwal to join Modi on Yoga Day

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    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a strong proponent of yoga, will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi among thousands to mark the International Yoga Day here . Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Kejriwal will reach Rajpath at 6 a.m., said a Delhi government official. Like Modi, Kejriwal has been practicing the regimen for a…

  • Top cop Maria had met Lalit Modi in London

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    In a fresh twist to the ongoing controversy over Lalit Modi, Mumbai Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria confirmed that he had met the former IPL chief in London last year. In a statement, Maria said Modi had sought security for himself and his family in London but he was asked to come back to Mumbai.…

  • Scotland Yard has no knowledge of threat to Lalit Modi

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    Scotland Yard, London’s metropolitan police authority, has no knowledge of any threat to Lalit Modi, the former commissioner of the Indian Premier League who has allegedly been avoiding returning to India to face interrogation by the Indian finance ministry’s Enforcement Directorate and other authorities, Raymedia reported . On November 26, 2010, following his move from…

  • Does Modi do yoga? asks Putin

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    By Hardev Sanotra   “Does Modi do yoga?” That was the question posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin when he was told that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had started a Ministry of Yoga. He was incredulous that a ministry of yoga (it is called Ministry of Ayush, an abbreviation for departments dealing with Ayurveda, Yoga,…

  • Mumbai limps back to normalcy

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    A day after being ravaged by torrential rains, Mumbai limped back to normalcy  amidst forecast of heavy rains for the weekend. There have been around eight rain-related casualties, including three in Mumbai and the rest in other parts of Maharashtra so far. The city’s lifelines — Western Railway (WR), Central Railway (CR) and the Harbour…

  • Mumbai hooch tragedy soars to 66

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    The overnight toll in the illicit liquor tragedy in a suburban bar here soared to 66  with the death of 13 more people due to the poisonous brew, officials here said….reports Asian Lite News. Another 31 victims are undergoing treatment in various hospitals, and the condition of at least a dozen is said to be…

  • Nav Pe Yoga in Paris

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    After Nav Pe Charcha, it is Nav Pe Yoga in Paris….reports Ranvir Nayar  Tourists visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Friday were in a for a surprise view, not mentioned anywhere in the tourist guides on the sights visible from the most famous observatory in the world. Over 300 metres below in the Seine river, bathed…

  • WHO to link global health with Yoga

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    The World Health Organisation is researching how to integrate yoga with universal health care needs, according to Nata Menabde, the agency’s executive director at the UN office….reports Asian Lite News It was a struggle to standardise yoga for use around the world as part of health care systems because of its many different schools of…

  • Dark Days of Indian Democracy

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    Saeed Naqvi looks in to Indira Gandhi’s Emergency regime which has changed the landscape of Indian politics. Visit asianlite.com for latest news and comments  Of course there was an Indian, regional and global context in which Indira Gandhi declared a state of Emergency on June 25, 1975? The 70s were a decade of fierce contest between…

  • Shruthi Launches Carnatic Choir

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    For the first-time ever in the UK, a pioneering concept, the British Carnatic Choir, was launched in Birmingham…reports Asian Lite News The British Carnatic Choir is the brainchild of Dr Chithra Ramakrishnan, one of the country’s finest Carnatic vocalists and Artistic Director of Shruthi UK, the Solihull-based South Asian arts and culture organisation. It aims to…

  • Rajpath all set for yoga day

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    A full dress rehearsal for the first International Yoga Day – to be observed on June 21 – was conducted early Friday morning amid tight security at Rajpath here, with thousands of people performing various ‘asanas’. The participants, mostly young men and women from various colleges and NCC cadets, had come prepared with mats and…

  • Clinical Bangladesh thump India

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    Bangladesh produced a clinical all-round performance to claim a memorable 79-run victory against India in their first One-Day International (ODI) of a three-match series here. Chasing a stiff target of 308, India folded for 228 in 46 overs. Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman (5/50) made a dream debut to fashion the victory for the home team.…

  • Sahara gets 18 months to pay up

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    The Supreme court  gave 18 months to Sahara to repay Rs.36,000 crore of the investors money which its two companies, SIRECL and SHFCL, had collected in 2007-08 through OFCDs…reports Asian Lite News. However, an apex court bench headed by Justice T.S.Thakur reiterated a March 26, 2014 order saying that Sahara chief Subrata Roy and two…

  • Mumbai moonshine tragedy toll climbing

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    The toll in the illicit liquor tragedy in a suburban bar here has shot up to 20 with the death of seven more people, police said….reports Asian Lite News. At least five victims are critical and are battling for life at various hospitals. Two people, identified as Raju Langada and Shankar, have been arrested. They…