Asian Lite News Archive

Category: NRI News

  • US teenagers on holy path

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    Survey shows sex, smoking among US teenagers on decline Here’s good news for American parents. A youth survey by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that lesser numbers of high school students are reporting sexual intercourse, smoking or fighting episodes compared to earlier findings. According to the Youth Risk Behaviour Survey…

  • PROFILE – Writer T.V.Paul

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    Asian Lite profiles TV Paul,  an Indo-Canadian academic and the author of The Warrior State. Paul says Pakistan’s leaders lack vision, obsessed with India Pakistan’s failure to utilise foreign aid for socio-economic development has contributed to its sorry plight and such is the obsession of its political elite with military security that the country hasn’t developed even…

  • Please protect your parents!

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    Kaliph Anaz says old-age homes in India are providing security and company for the aged.June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Sushma, 70, whose abode is an old-age home in the national capital, blames her daughter-in-law for her plight, but for 65-year-old Kamlesh Gupta “lack of emotional support” is the main reason for shifting to…

  • Law to stem Forced marriages

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    Kaliph Anaz reports that forced marriage becomes a criminal offence in the UK from Monday, the 16 June 2014. It is a punishable offence by up to seven years in jail Forced marriage is a crime where one or both spouses do not, or cannot, consent to the marriage and duress is involved. This can include physical, psychological,…

  • NRI scientist cracks protein code

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    Bharat Shimpukade, an Indian-origin scientist from University of Southern Denmark, along with his colleagues has come up with a smart tool that has brought the hunt for a pill against obesity one step closer. Their research is focused on a special protein that can stimulate different physiological activities such as the production of appetite controlling…

  • 10 yr Indian graduates US High School

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    A home-schooled 10-year-old Indian-origin genius has surprised one and all by becoming one of the youngest ever in the US to graduate high school. Tanishq Abraham, a native of Sacramento, California, received his high school diploma at a private ceremony at California Auto Museum , reports PTI. Home-schooled since the age of 7, Abraham passed…

  • Indian-origin woman wins service award

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    An Indian-origin woman in the US has been conferred an Indian diaspora organisation’s 2014 Service Award. Meena Kumari, associate professor of anatomy and physiology at Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, has received the 2014 Service Award of the Association of Scientists of Indian Origin in America, a university statement said. “It is very…

  • NRI Sunil Chopra is Mayor of Southwark

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       NRI Sunil Chopra has assumed charge as the mayor of the London Borough of Southwark, becoming the first Indian-origin person to hold the prestigious office. He was installed as the first citizen of the Borough at a gala ceremony held at the iconic Southwark Cathedrawl last evening in presence of a large gathering including…

  • Health Check – Beware of RSI

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    Azera Parveen Rahman says long hours in front of the computer will lead to RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury)  Pain around the neck and upper limbs? Beware! It could be Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) that comes from spending long hours before a computer. At the NH Narayana Multispeciality hospital in Bangalore, an average of 200 patients, all…

  • Portal link to verify NGOs

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    Shilpa Raina writes on a new online solution for sensible gifting to the needy in India The most pertinent question that crosses the mind of a donor is “will my donation be used for the right purpose” while the most daunting task a NGO faces is “to find ways to utilise unwanted gifts”. Bridging this chasm…

  • NRI grows rice in UAE desert

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    An expatriate Indian has embarked on a first-time challenge of cultivating rice in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a media report said. Sudhish Kumar, 41, who entered the Limca Book of Records for growing the longest okra(41.91cm), and the smallest as well (3.81cm), has been waiting for the harvest of the staple crop that he…

  • Kshama Sawant scores for Seattle

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    The US port city of Seattle enacted laws on Monday raising minimum wage for workers to $15 an hour, the highest in America, thanks in large part to a movement led by Kshama Sawant, a self-described socialist born in Pune, India. Kshama Sawant, a Pune-born young Indian-American activist-academic, become the first socialist to be elected…

  • Canada plans S. Asian cultural hub

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    Canadian city Surrey is set to boast of a “South Asian cultural shopping district” with the authorities seeking to legalise and re-zone the present commercial encroachment of the Newton industrial land into a new commercial zone, a media report said. The request for re-designating the site will be considered by Metro Vancouver’s regional planning and…

  • Suspect held over Herat abduction

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    Afghan security forces on Wednesday arrested a suspect in connection with the kidnapping of an Indian aid worker, Jesuit priest Father Alexis Prem Kumar, in western Herat province even as his family in Tamil Nadu prayed for his safety and sought “good news”. According to Kaama Press, provincial security chief Samiullah Qatra of Herat said…

  • More Indian-Americans to contest

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    With their wins or second place finishes in California’s “jungle” primaries, four Indian-Americans – Neel Kashkari, Ro Khanna, Ami Bera and Kamala Harris – are set to compete in four key election races in November. In California’s open or “jungle” primaries, top two finishers advance to the general elections irrespective of their party affiliation. Kashkari,…

  • Obama names NRI to holocaust body

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      President Barack Obama is appointing Shefali Razdan Duggal, a top Indian-American fundraiser of his 2012 re-election campaign, as a member of the governing board of trustees of the US Holocaust Memorial museum that opened in 1993. Political activist Duggal’s appointment to the 55-member US Holocaust Memorial Council for a five-year term was announced by…

  • Petition calls for Britain to consider Diwali holidays

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    An online petition to the British House of Commons has urged the politicians to create a bank holiday for Hindu Diwali and Muslim Eid festival in the country, a media report said. The petition has 119,000 signatures and could be debated in the British parliament as the e-petition with over 100,000 signatures qualifies to be…

  • TEED OFF IN TELUGU

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    DAILY DOSE By Bikram Vohra This could happen to you. These days it happens far more often than you think. Sri was studying at a US University in a small town in California when his father came to visit him. Now, his dad is a golf nut and any chance he gets he plays anywhere…

  • WHY DO WIVES….

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    DAILY DOSE by Bikram Vohra What is it about wives that they never find their husband’s jokes funny? Some other guy will tell a wishy washy frightful story and your wife will roar with unbridled laughter. You begin to relate a really good, tried and tested joke and she’ll say, oh no, not that boring…

  • Why West Bengal not in Modi list

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    Biswajit Choudhury writes on the missing of West Bengal representation in the new cabinet  The absence of representation in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet for West Bengal, where the BJP won two seats, was depressing enough to provoke op-eds on the Bengali character. A fascinating study of how regional politics shapes development in India (The Regional…

  • Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Column- Modi victory

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    Congress ‘communalism’ derailed UPA, says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in his column in Asian Lite, the top newspaper for NRIs and Indian diaspora Sri Sri Ravi Shankar “What appears is not and what does not, is.” This ancient saying aptly describes the Indian political scenario. The Congress-led UPA claims to be secular; peel a few layers and you…

  • Godrej builds plant for US firm

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    Godrej Process Equipment here completed and shipped a 57-metre tall high pressure/low pressure flash column for a US fertiliser project, being constructed by Egypt’s Orascom, an official said. The stainless steel clad flash column has carbon steel as a base material and stainless steel internals and is a significant addition to the long list of…

  • Spelling Bee Win sparks racism

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    Washington-based journalist Arun Kumar says Indian-American wins in spelling contest stirs racial comments    As two youngsters of Indian descent spelled history by jointly winning the coveted Scripps National Spelling Bee for a record seventh year in a row, they also stirred storm of racially charged comments in the US. The fact that Sriram Hathwar and Ansun…

  • Kick the Butts

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    Shradha Chettri looks on sedation clinics, the answer to tobacco addiction? May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. Asian Lite, top Asian newspaper for NRIs and Asian diaspora regularly carries health related articles. Keep reading As tobacco is the cause of 40 percent of cancer cases in India, experts say banning it alone won’t help.…

  • Punjab’s artefact sold cheaply

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    Jaideep Sarin says a heritage scam brewing in Chandigarh. An iron manhole cover bearing the master plan of Chandigarh by its founder-architect Le Corbusier was sold as “junk” for a paltry Rs.100 ($1.70) by the authorities here. It fetched a whopping $21,000 (Rs.830,000) at a Christie’s auction in New York in 2007. Asian Lite, the best…

  • Major shake up in Indian media

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    Asian Lite, best newspaper for the Indian diaspora, looks into the recent development in Indian media industry. Reliance to acquire Network 18 and veteran journalist Shekhar Gupta is leaving Indian Express Reliance Industries will acquire a majority stake in Network18 and its subsidiary TV18. In another development in the media industry, Shekhar Gupta is rumoured…

  • TROUBLE WITH TRIVIA 

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    DAILY DOSE By Bikram VohraHave you ever had trivia wreck your sleep? Like what was the name of the author of Peyton Place or who acted in ‘To hell and back’ or what were the names of the Von Trapp family kids? You are up at 2 in the morning wracking your brains for that…

  • Goa to launch sea planes

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    Tourism minister Dilip Parulekar optimistic that the new service will give a fillip to the tourism industry in the state. Asian Lite, the best newspaper for NRIs will regularly feature stories from Goa. Keep watching. Goa is all set launch its tourism-oriented sea plane service by July, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar said. Proposals involving a revolving restaurant…

  • Boris attends temple ceremony

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    Mayor of London Boris Johnson opens state-of-the-art community and sports facility at Shree Swaminarayan Mandir in Kingsbury The Mayor of London Boris Johnson was ‘amazed’ and ‘impressed’ during his visit to Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kingsbury as he took part in the opening ceremony of a new state-of-the-art community and sports facility in northwest London. Purushottam…

  • NO,NO,THIS IS NOT FUNNY 

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    DAILY DOSE By Bikram for Asian Lite, the global newspaper for NRIs and International Indians Something I dislike is being indignant. I always feel you lose somehow by being so. But sometimes something goes up your nose so violently you cannot help but respond. I ask myself, do we have a specific hang up as…

  • Students throng to get US visa

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    Asian Lite, NRI newspaper for the South Asian diaspora, reports that over 1,000 throng US consulate in Mumbai on ‘Student Visa Day’ Amid a festive, campus-like atmosphere, over a 1,000 students thronged the US Consulate here to secure visas for pursuing higher education in America on the “Student Visa Day” on Wednesday, an official said.…

  • £11.50 fee to enter London roads

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    Motorists will have to pay £11.50 a day to drive into central London from next month as Transport for London (TfL) raises the congestion charge. The increase from £10, the first since 2011, will come into effect from 16 June. Auto pay system and fleet customers will continue to have a £1 discount making their…

  • NRIs appeal to Modi

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    K V Shamsudheen, Chairman of the Dubai-based Pravasi Bandhu Welfare Trust writes a letter to newly elected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi explaining the problems of Indian expats face during their struggle to live in a foreign country   Dear Prime Minister, On behalf of  non resident Indians (NRIs)I congratulate you for winning the Indian Lok Sabha…

  • NRI doctor receives top Australian honour

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    A prominent India-born doctor based in Australia has been conferred with a prestigious award by a top medical body here in recognition of his outstanding service to the medical profession and the community, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) said. Mukesh Haikerwal, 54, a general practitioner and former AMA president, was presented the AMA Gold Medal,…

  •   Admit! We are racists

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    A new study reveals that 30% of Brits admit to harbouring some level of racial prejudice, leaving the lows of the early noughties behind. New data from NatCen Social Research’s British Social Attitudes survey shows that 30% of Brits describe themselves as either “very” or “a little” prejudiced against people of other races. This figure…

  • Indians in Singapore seek help

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    Many online home rental websites in Singapore include the words “No Indians, no People’s Republic of China (PRC)”, which is sometimes followed by the word “sorry”, leading to increasing rental discrimination in the city. The issue appears more common with less expensive properties and on sites where content is posted directly by users, the Online Citizen…

  • Drug rackets thrive in Punjab

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    Jaideep Sarin in his weekly newsletter for Asian Lite, the best newspaper for NRIs and Punjabi diaspora, looks into the rampant drugs racket and substance abuse in the state It is Punjab’s best kept secret and yet is talked about in virtually every household in the state. The rampant drugs racket and substance abuse in…

  • Diaspora pins hopes on Modi

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     Sandeep Datta looks on the expectations of the Indian diaspora across the world. He says Modi faces sea of expectations from diaspora, India-watchers    With Narendra Modi taking over as prime minister, a host of expectations, recommendations and advice is pouring in for the BJP leader from overseas Indians. Balesh Dhankhar, president of Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP)’s…

  • Corporate India Optimistic

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    Gautam Adani was there and so were the Ambani brothers, Anil and Mukesh, as a galaxy of corporate leaders marked their presence among the 4,500 guests at the grand inauguration ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Never has such a gathering of corporate leaders converged for the oath-taking of a new Indian prime minister, perhaps…

  • India welcomes new PM

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  • A Pretty Good Show

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    Bikram Vohra looks into the Modi swearing-in ceremony They came, they saw and he conquered. There was nothing really to complain about at the ceremonials that led to the oath taking of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India. Great visuals, splendid atmosphere, mostly the right people, efficient and with just the right touch of…

  • Modi Swearing-in Ceremony – Pictorial

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  • Modi ignores protest over Rajapaksa

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    Delhi-based journalist M.R. Narayan Swamy looks in to the first rift in the BJP coalition. Asian Lite, top newspaper for NRIs and Indian diaspora, will carry regular features on the Tamil conflict in Sri Lanka  Narendra Modi deserves praise for not acting like Manmohan Singh vis-à-vis Sri Lanka. Under pressure from Tamil Nadu, Manmohan Singh, the…

  • Modi era begins in Delhi

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    Narendra Modi, India’s 14th prime minister, took oath on Monday at a ceremony held in the open at Rashtrapati Bhavan and attended by the Who’s Who of the nation – including political leaders, business honchos, celebrities and leaders of religious faiths – as well as leaders of neighbouring countries. The oath of office and secrecy…

  • MURDER OF THE ENGLISH TONGUE

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    DAILY DOSE By Bikram Vohra looks in to the gimmicks of politicians to get attention I have no problem with Sushma Swaraj being India’s Foreign Minister and not speaking English. No big deal. And if Mr Modi wants to speak only Hindi and Gujarati go for it, mate, English does not make a difference to…

  • Ukip wave hits Britain

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    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…

  • 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…

  • Stage set for Modi Ceremony

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    Asian Lite, the best newspaper for NRIs and Indian abroad, will regualrly update the scenario in Delhi tomorrow  Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi will visit Rajghat on Monday morning to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his swearing-in as the 14th prime minister of India. The BJP leader will visit Rajghat at 7.30 a.m. to…

  • WHAT A GREAT RIDE, GIRL

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    DAILY DOSE BY Bikram Vohra for Asian Lite, the best newspaper for NRIs and the Indian diaspora The Ambassador has come to a standstill. No more production. Officially the end of an era. What a car, what a magnificent history. All you needed was a wet cloth, a piece of sand paper and some string…

  • Busy life hits family quality time

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    Asian Lite, top newspaper for NRIs and Asian diaspora looks in to the struggle to maintain work-life balance Parents from the ‘Globetrotting Generation’ struggling to balance time with kids with time together ,  study reveals. The pressures of modern life are meaning families are getting on average just 169 minutes of quality time together in a…