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  • Osborne boosts Birmingham biz growth

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    Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has used his recent visit to Birmingham to announce an extension to the city’s 168-acre city centre Enterprise Zone, reports Asian Lite leading UK newspaper popular among British Asians. The Chancellor has extended the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership’s (GBSLEP) Birmingham city centre Enterprise Zone to cover…

  • Oncologists say statins cut cancer deaths

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    The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago presented a study stating that across all forms of cancer, patients taking statins were 20 per cent less likely to die, reports Asian Lite, UK’s popular newspaper for British Asians. Reports indicate that in the UK, health experts believe that taking statins  saves…

  • Qatar Airways plans route to USA

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    Qatar Airways, the Global Launch Customer of the A350 XWB, has announced that Philadelphia will be the first destination served with the world’s newest aircraft from 1st January 2016, reports Asian Lite, a leading newspaper in UK for British Asians. It will fly to the USA using the state-of-the-art aircraft. The airlines plans to begin operating an…

  • Leicester to improve children lives

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    Leicester will be the second UK city to host Life Study to improve lives of UK children, reports Asian Lite, best newspaper for British Asians. Life Study, a unique research study designed to understand and improve the lives of UK children and their families, has announced its partnership with Leicester’s Hospitals which will host the…

  • 1933 ROLLS-ROYCE on sale at £90,000

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    Indian prince, Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji who played cricket for England and first commissioned the car Windovers-bodied 1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Sedanca De Ville will be on sale. The sale will take place on Saturday, 20 June 2015 at the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ Club Annual Concours & Rally, Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, reports Asian Lite, best newspaper…

  • Housing registrations are rising

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    A number of new homes registered across the UK continue to outperform 2014 levels, reports Asian Lite best newspaper for British Asian families. According to NHBC report, for the rolling quarter (February – April), registrations increased by 20% compared to the same period last year (41,307 in 2015; 34,451 in 2014). This follows the strong…

  • Loveleena to sing today at Nehru Centre   

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    Renowned vocalist Loveleena Kumar who will be accompanied by Ustad Kiranpal on santoor and Hanif Khan on tabla and  Rakesh on Harmonium will enthral the audience today evening at 6.30 pm at the Nehru Centre in London. Loveleena Kumar is a student of late Ustad Munawar Ali Khan sahib of Patiala Gharana. She studied pure…

  • Trevor Bayliss is England’s Head Coach

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     The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed the appointment of Trevor Bayliss as England’s new Head Coach. Bayliss, who is currently Coach of New South Wales, is due to join the ECB next month, in time to take charge of the team for the start of the Investec Ashes Test series in July.…

  • Spring Festival of Mkts opens in Mcr

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    – The Spring Festival of Markets will run for 16 days having been relocated to New Cathedral Street from St Ann’s Square.  – The festival takes place from Friday 22 May to Thursday 7 June. The Spring Festival of Markets has now opened in Manchester city centre bringing a 16 day creative extravaganza to New Cathedral…

  • Shreya to enthral fans in MCR

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    Shreya Ghoshal fans will be thrilled to hear their favourite singer LIVE in concert on May 24. The concert takes place at the O2 Apollo Manchester on Sunday from 7:30p.m. (Doors Open 6:45pm) Brought up in a quaint little town called Rawatbhata in Rajasthan where her scientist father was posted, Shreya Ghoshal started learning music at…

  • Sadhguru to address in London

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    Yogi Visionary and International Speaker, Sadhguru with his Isha Foundation in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) recently delivered a talk at The Nehru Centre. Following this session Sadhguru will explore life’s deepest questions on Sunday 24th May; 2.30pm at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. This encounter with Sadhguru will conclude at 4.30…

  • NRI doctor donates $20 million to village

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    US-based NRI neurosurgeon Kumar Bahuleyan, 81, donates his personal fortune to his village to establish a hospital…Mr C.O.T Azeez reports Dr Kumar Bahuleyan, 81, earned millions as a  neurosurgeon in the US. He had a lavish life – driving Rolls-Royce and keeping  five Mercedes at garage besides a personal jet for short-trips.But he is quiting everything. Surprisingly, for the sake…

  • AOL, Honeypot join hands to serve kids for Xmas

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    The Art of Living Foundation joins hands with Honeypot Children’s charity and invites you to join its creative service campaign to help children during the ongoing Christmas season and to spread that joy of sharing and giving gifts.  The organisation earnestly appeals to all to be part of this Mission Santa! ‘’A child’s smile is…

  • King Khan enthrals Google Staff

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    HNY FIRST INDIAN FILM AT THE GOOGLE AND TWITTER HEADQUARTERS Adding more firsts to the many in the kitty, the team of Happy New Year is the first Indian film team to visit the Google Headquarter and Twitter Headquarter in San Jose, USA. Director Farah Khan, Actress Deepika Padukone, Actors Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan,…

  • World Peace Meditation campaign writes history

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    “Make people experience Peace together” was what echoed from various corners of the world. More than 2000 APP downloads were experienced from over 70 countries who participated in the FIRST EVER GLOBAL synchronised meditation on 21 September. UK, the USA and several other European countries, a large contigent from Oman , Dubai and other Asian…

  • US pins hopes on Modi visit

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    Arun Kumar talks to a US expert who says Modi regime offers opportunity to reenergise US-India ties The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) assumption of power offers an opportunity to reinvigorate US-India ties and work together for mutual benefit on areas such as defence, security, trade, and counterterrorism cooperation, according to a US expert. “Many argue…

  • Peace selfies from MP Bob Blackman , Sri Sri

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    In the current situation the world is undergoing through with natural disasters, conflict, war, financial turmoil, health epidemics, and the list is endless .what is the rescue to the multitude?! “Make people experience Peace together” is the answer that echoes from various corners of the world. The Art of Living and the International Association for…

  • US Strategy toward the Islamic State

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    Jon B. Alterman says the new U.S. policy is more than merely a military strategy, it is much more military than it should be. Recalibrating the policy should be an immediate priority of the administration After trying hard to downplay policy in Syria and Iraq, the Obama White House has dived in. The recorded beheadings of…

  • World Peace Meditation adds more partners

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    Leading world organisations Peace One Day, Dalai Lama Foundation,1 Giant Mind, 1914.org, Conscious Meditation Foundation, Feel Good Communities, Unify and United Religions Initiative for Peace have joined hands to partner with the World Peace Meditation for 21 September. If we are not peaceful in our own minds, how can we be at peace with those…

  • Action plan to diversify UK civil services

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    The UK government launched a “Talent Action Plan” to help remove barriers to BME representation in the Civil Service The British government’s new “Talent Action Plan: removing the barriers to success”, includes practical actions to remove the obstacles which have limited the numbers of those with black or minority ethnic backgrounds joining the Civil Service and reaching its…

  • Bahrain king lauds Indian expats

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    Bahrain’s King Hamad has lauded the Indian expatriate community for its contribution in pushing forward the island nation’s development. King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa made the remarks Saturday during the two-day visit by India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to attend a forum meeting held here on investment opportunities in India. “The Indian migrants are…

  • Kissinger raps Obama policy

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    Dr Henry Kissinger, the former US secretary of state, challenged Presient Barack Obama’s foreign policy especially on Iraq and Syria, The Sunday Times reported. The veteran statesman has urged President Obama to “launch an all-out attack” on the terrorist group Isis in Syria and Iraq, warning that Americans have become “bystanders” in the Middle East.…

  • UK concern over Pak situation

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    Britain asks citizens to review travel plans to Pakistan The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has advised its citizens to review their planned trips to Pakistan in view of the volatile security situation in the country. “There is a high threat of terrorism, kidnapping and sectarian violence throughout Pakistan,” Dawn online quoted an FCO…

  • Diet quality gap in the US

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     Diet quality gap between rich and poor widens in US Led by reduction in the consumption of trans fats, the quality of diet in the US has shown modest improvement in the last decade, but the gap in overall diet quality between the rich and the poor has widened, says a study. “The study provides…

  • US race rift concerns UN

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    Racial discrimination in US cause of concern: UN panel The United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said that racial and ethnic discrimination in the US remain a major cause of concern. In its concluding observation on the periodic report of the US on its implementation of the Convention on the Elimination…

  • Exit elders as BJP overhaul rank

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    No place for Vajpayee, Advani, Joshi in BJP’s top decision-making body  In a move marking the end of the era of stalwarts like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, the BJP came up with a list of its highest decision-making body, the parliamentary board, which excluded the seniors. The move marked the culmination…

  • Nick assures help for India

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    British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg Monday said his country was “ready” and “able” to help build India’s “good days” and that bilateral trade between the two countries would be boosted. “Good days are coming. Britain is ready and able to help build that. India is our biggest G20 investor and UK has the expertise…

  • Israeli raid hits Gaza Mall

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    Israeli airstrikes destroyed a six-story apartment building and a business mall in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah late Saturday, Palestinian security sources said. Israeli fighter jets bombed Zorob residential building which consists of 30 apartments, levelling the construction to the ground, security sources told Xinhua. A business mall was also destroyed entirely in…

  • UK: Controlling husbands face jail

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    The British government will introduce new legislation to jail husbands who keep their wives downtrodden, the Teelgraph reported. Theresa May, the Home Secretary, published proposals for a new offence of “domestic abuse” designed to criminalise men who bully, cause psychological harm or deny money to their partners. The law would make the worst cases of…

  • Army to monitor Imran’s march

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    As Imran marches on, Islamabad security given to army  As a protest march continued in Pakistan, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Tuesday announced that the army has been entrusted with the responsibility of securing Islamabad’s sensitive Red Zone area. The move came as protestors from Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Awami…

  • Court rescues India’s ‘Iron Lady’

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    Manipur court orders release of Irom Sharmila    A Manipur court asked the state government to release activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, popularly known as Iron lady, on indefinite fast for over 13 years, in an order which was cheered by Amnesty International and other rights groups in India’s northeast. The court order came following a…

  • Teaching Ghalib to Americans

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    Arun Kumar says India-born author Gopi Chand Narang gives a taste of Ghalib to Americans An India-born former World Bank staff member turned poet and novelist has penned a new English translation of famous Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib’s works to meaningfully engage American readers. Gopi Chand Narang, leading literary critic and former President of Sahitya Akademi,…

  • Poor Taj!

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    Brij Khandelwal says growing human load seen as threat to the Taj More than 200,000 people visited the Taj Mahal in two days over the weekend, causing alarm among conservationists who feel the ever-increasing human load on the fragile white marble wonder on the banks of the Yamuna could prove detrimental to the health of…

  • SPECIAL REPORT: I-Day in New York

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    The Indian-American community, wearing bright and colourful clothes, celebrated India’s 68th Independence Day with a parade dancing down Manhattan’s Madison Avenue. One of the main fashionable avcnues of New York was a sea of Indian colours, complete with floats, drums and, of course, a lot of saris. “It’s a way of saluting those who lost…

  • Kurdish forces retake Mosul Dam

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    Kurdish forces retake key towns in Iraq Kurdish security forces Sunday carried out an offensive to retake control of Christian towns and Iraq’s largest dam in the northern province of Nineveh, security and medical sources said. Peshmerga Kurdish forces carried out an offensive aimed at recapturing the Mosul Dam on the Tigris River, about 70…

  • Deal on Andhra, Telangana row

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    Andhra, Telangana CMs agree on talks to solve issues  The chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana agreed to solve the contentious issues between the two Telugu-speaking states through talks and mutual understanding and cooperation. Putting behind the bitterness caused by bifurcation of the state, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart…

  • Dhoni blames the batsmen

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    Our batsmen never really performed: Dhoni India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed his batsmen for not living up to their potential which led to a humiliating 1-3 Test series defeat to England. “We’ve lost a lot of confidence over the five-Test series. It is disappointing. Right from the start, our batsmen never really performed, the lower…

  • Men too prone to breast cancer

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    Shweta Sharma says men are too prone to breast cancer Last November, Kunal Makhija (name changed) noticed a small swelling in his left breast. The swelling, which appeared as a “painless lump”, gradually increased in size within four months and was soon diagnosed as breast cancer – a disease more common among women. Though rare, incidents…

  • Why Modi’s speech inspires India?

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden Independence Day address, where he called for “political consensus” in the running of his government, was praised by several political commentators with one even rating him above Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the first BJP leader to hoist the Tricolour from the Red Fort. “His address to the people was not limited…

  • Incredible India!

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    Give up caste, communal poison: Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to give up the “poison” of casteism and communalism and embrace unity for the country’s progress. During his Independence Day address, the prime minister said it was a shame that caste and communal politics continued even so many years after independence. “How long will this…

  • Egypt to expand Suez Canal

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    New Suez Canal project to offer 1 mn jobs: Official The new Suez Canal project — aimed at expanding the existing vital waterway — will completely eradicate unemployment in Egypt as it will offer nearly one million jobs, an official said. Suez Governor El-Arabi al-Serwi made the remark during the launch of the first phase of…

  • Dhoni helps India to clock 148

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    Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni led the fightback with a gritty 82 before India were bowled out for 148 by England shortly after tea on the first day of the fifth and the final cricket Test at The Oval in London. Earlier, Indian batsmen cut a sorry figure again after they were put in by England captain Alastair…

  • Imran Khan survives attack

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    Imran Khan attacked during Pakistan anti-government march Opposition leader Imran Khan Friday said he was attacked by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) activists during an anti-government march in Pakistan’s Punjab province, TV reports said. The attack took place in the industrial city of Gujranwala, Dunya TV reported, adding that the PML-N activists hurled stones that smashed…

  • Come, Make in India

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    MODI: I tell the world, Make in India! Sell anywhere but manufacture here. We have the skill and talent…Reports  Kavita Bajeli-Datt In his maiden Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited the world to India to test its skills and utilise the opportunities in the nation Modi appealed tothe global investors to make India…

  • Pak protest approaches Capital

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    Two convoys are taking thousands of anti-government protesters from the Pakistani city of Lahore to Islamabad, the capital, amid tight security. The protesters are separately led by opposition politician Imran Khan and anti-government cleric Tahirul Qadri. They want Prime Minister  Nawaz Sharif to resign and have promised a change of government. Tahir ul Qadri, who…

  • London Beckons You

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    The first half of 2014 was the most popular period ever for tourism into the UK, the Office for National Statistics reported. Tourists made 16.41 million trips to the UK between January and June, an 8% rise on the same period in 2013. Spending by foreign residents in the UK has reached £8.92bn so far…

  • India Gears Up for Big Day

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    India, the world’s largest democracy, is celebrating its 68 Independence Day on Friday

  • PICS: Kanyasree Event in Kolkata

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    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with actresses Locket Chatterjee, June Malia, Subhasree Ganguly, Tanusree Chakraborty and others during `Kanyashree`- a programme in Kolkata

  • A-level pass rate drops

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    The proportion of students passing their A-levels has dropped for the first time in three decades following a clampdown on exam re-sits and a shift towards tougher subjects. Figures published on Thursday show that 26 per cent of exam papers were graded at least an A this year, down from 26.3 per cent last summer.…

  • Pakistan celebrates I-Day

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    As Pakistan celebrated its 68th Independence Day Thursday, supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) parties remained determined to march towards Islamabad. The marches have been called to protest against alleged rigging in the 2013 general elections, Dawn online reported. According to officials, parts of Islamabad have been blocked off by placing…