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  • A Good News -Now join the bandwagon

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    If you can’t beat it, join with it. Every third person in world overweight….reports Asian Lite News More than a third of the world’s population – 37 percent of men and 38 percent of women – is overweight, says a study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation (WHO). Between 1980 and 2013,…

  • London leads ahead in job creation

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    New research published by the TUC has found that London is outperforming other parts of the UK in economic and jobs growth, while the economic recovery is weakest in the North West and Northern Ireland….reports Asian Lite News From 2010 to 2013, the London economy grew more than one and a half times as fast…

  • PM Convenes Emergency Meet Over Greece

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    Prime Minister David Cameron has chaired a meeting of senior ministers and officials to assess the impact on the UK of Greece’s “no” vote to its austerity package….reports Asian Lite News Bank of England governor Mark Carney and Chancellor George Osborne  were there, BBC reported. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to France on Monday…

  • Brum forum raises £10K for charity

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      Anzal Begum Foundation, a charity based in Birmingham, has raised an amazing £10,000 for worthy causes. The charity is based in Priory Road, Aston, and was set up by the grandchildren of Anzal Begum, who died in 2008 at the age of 60….reports Asian Lite News The Anzal Begum Foundation was launched at the prestigious…

  • Keith Supports Yvette

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    Britain’s most influential Asian MP Keith Vaz declares support for Yvette Cooper in Labour Leadership Contest….reports Asian Lite Keith Vaz, Member of Parliament for Leicester East and Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, has declared his support for Yvette Cooper in the Labour Party Leadership contest. Keith Vaz in a statement said: “Yvette is the…

  • GALLERY: NEWS N Pics

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    Asian Lite News selects best pictures from world news events across the world

  • British leaders to mark Srebrenica genocide

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    Prince Charles among top British leaders will join ceremonies to mark the 20th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide….reports Asian Lite. On 11 July 1995 General Ratko Mladi? and his Bosnian Serb forces marched into the town of Srebrenica and systematically murdered 8372 Bosnian Muslim men and boys This year’s 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide will be…

  • Forth Bridge Gets UN Heritage Stamp

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    Heritage Sites including Scotland’s Forth Bridge named in Unesco list….reports Asian Lite News Unesco has designated several new World Heritage Sites in Britain, Norway, Germany, Israel, and the US during the 39th meeting of the World Heritage Committee in the western German city of Bonn. Norway’s Rjukan-Notodden industrial site includes a group of hydraulic centers and…

  • ‘NOT HER FAULT GET OFF HER BACK’

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     How many of you remember the name of the driver when Princess Di died. Don’t be pious and hypocritical. How many of us would have read a single para para about child killed in road tragedy, huh… by using the star’s name there is some modicum of attention…writes Bikram Vohra I am sorry for the…

  • Unite agrees with Morning Star to name Corbyn

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      Finally  ultra  left-wing  Morning Star newspaper got a match in British politics. Unite union announces  Corbyn one, Burnham two in Labour leader vote….reports  Asian Lite News. Corbyn has frequently been at odds with his party, opposing the Iraq war and other foreign interventions and backing public ownership of the banks. Voting records suggest he has…

  • Iran, P5+1 to aim nuke deal on July 7

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    US Secretary of State John Kerr says Iran and P5+1 aiming to finish nuclear talks on July 7….reports Asian Lite News Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers aimed to finish the latest round of nuclear talks “in the timeframe” that all parties have set out, said US Secretary of State John Kerry in Vienna. “That’s our…

  • Modi to cement ties with Russia, central Asia

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    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves on Monday on an eight-day tour that will take him to the five Central Asian countries of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and to Ufa in Russia where he will attend the BRICS and SCO back-to-back summits….reports Asian Lite News Modi will he the first Indian prime minister in…

  • EU to respect the No Vote Of Greeks

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    Make quick ‘possible’ proposals for renegotiation: EU….reports Asian Lite News The European Union urged the Greek government to make “meaningful” and “possible” proposals in coming hours for renegotiation, following early results which have shown that Greece overwhelmingly rejected the bloc’s bailout offer. “The NO side has won the referendum with notable majority, we have to…

  • NEWS N PICS- Best pics from World Events

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    Asian Lite News complies the best pictures from today’s news event

  • RARE PIC of Space Station over the Moon

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    An Australian photographer has clicked a breathtaking image of the International Space Station (ISS) as it was passing over the Moon….reports Asian Lite News It took Dylan O’Donnell almost a year to get the stunning image, Daily Mail reported. The US space station completes an orbit of the Earth every 92.91 minutes and moves at…

  • China accused of stealing US secrets

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    US Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has accused China of stealing commercial secrets and government information, saying the country is “trying to hack into everything that doesn’t move in America”, and urged vigilance, BBC reported. US officials, earlier this year, named China as the chief suspect in the massive hack of the records of a…

  • UK struggles to fill teachers vacancies

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    Nearly one in 100 full-time teaching posts in England were either vacant or filled temporarily in 2014, BBC reported based on Department for Education figures There were 1,030 vacancies last November, up a third on 2013, the highest number since 2010, when the DfE started compiling figures in November. Meanwhile, teachers on contracts of between…

  • Kerala Beckons Chinese Visitors

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    Kerala Tourism has hit the streets of Shanghai in its bid to attract high-spending Chinese tourists from the world’s largest outbound tourism market to India’s southern state….reports Asian Lite News A road show and another tourism event at the sprawling Hotel Jinjiang Tower witnessed a huge footfall and a large presence of the Chinese media,…

  • Greece Begins Grexit Poll

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    Yes or No …Greeks vote in landmark referendum on EU debt deal…reports Asian Lite News Greek voters on Sunday began casting ballots in a landmark referendum on terms of agreement with creditors on the next deal with the country’s lenders. According to the Greek ministry of internal affairs and administrative reform, about 8.5 million people…

  • Putin ready for talks with US

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    The Russsian president congratulates Obama on the occasion of American Independence Day and  calls for talks as equals….reports Asian Lite News Russian President Vladimir Putin called for talks on an equal footing between Moscow and Washington, while congratulating Barack Obama, on the occasion of American Independence Day, the Kremlin has announced. “In his message of…

  • Cry for Me Argentina! Copa Goes to Chile

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    Chile crush Argentina to win first Copa America title….reports Asian Lite News Chile captured its first Copa America title by defeating Argentina 4-1 in the penalty shootout. On Saturday, Alexis Sanchez gave his country the victory after Argentines Gonzalo Higuain and Ever Banega failed to convert from 11 meters (36 feet), ending a drought of nearly…

  • Call to overhaul student visa rules

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    International students should be removed from the government’s net migration target. It is clear that international students are not long-term migrants. They come to the UK, study for a period, and then the overwhelming majority go home after their studies…reports Asian Lite News Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, the head of Cambridge University, says it is “ludicrous”…

  • COME ON BABY, DRIVE YOUR CAR

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    My friend is unhappy. His wife wants a new car. She has made the decision unilaterally (means without asking him) because two of her friends have rich husbands who have bought them new upmarket cars and now she expects him to do the right thing…writes Bikram Vohra Tell me, he says in that hollow, mirthless…

  • World News In Pictures

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  • Princess Charlotte’s christening on Sunday

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    The newest member of the British royal family, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, would make her first public appearance since her birth when she would be christened on Sunday….reports Asian Lite News. The two-month-old princess would be christened at St. Mary Magdalene Church on the Queen’s Sandringham Estate, Mirror online reorted on Saturday citing details released…

  • Net Villain of the year? Mrs May!

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    The Net industry is Britain has named Home Secretary Mrs Theresa May as Internet Villain of the Year….reports Asian Lite News The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA) is the UK’s Trade Association for providers of internet services. She was named for the award for  pursuing “snooper’s charter” legislation without fully consulting the sector. ISPA brings together the…

  • SPECIAL REPORT: Exam Factories of England

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    The National Union of Teachers in Britain said there is unprecedented levels of school-related anxiety, stress and mental health problems among pupils of all age groups and abilities, particularly around test or exam time….reports Asian Lite News Children aged 10 or 11 are said to be “in complete meltdown”, in tears, or feeling sick during…

  • India stay neutral in UNHRC vote against Israel

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    Marking a significant change in stance, India abstained on a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution condemning Israel over a UN report into the alleged war crimes committed during the 2014 Gaza conflict….reports Asian Lite News. But India stated that “there is no change in New Delhi’s long-standing position on support to the Palestinian…

  • Osborne to scrap inheritance tax for homes below £1million

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    The end of inheritance tax on family homes worth up to £1m will be announced by Chancellor George Osborne. He is expected to tell MPs  that the threshold at which the tax is levied will rise for couples from £650,000 after April 2017. Writing in The Times, PM David Cameron and Mr Osborne said those…

  • BEN Vintage & Classic Car Rally today

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    BEN, the automotive industry will hold its annual Vintage and Classic Car Rally and Summer Fete on Saturday 4th July at Sunningdale….reports Asian Lite News The day will start with a rally tour of classic cars and motor cycles though Windsor Great Park, which will then be available for the public to view from 12.30pm at Broomhall…

  • Toyota develops new test dummies

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    The latest version of THUMS adds a muscle modelling feature that can simulate he body attitude of different vehicle occupants, from relaxed to braced, allowing for more detailed computer analysis of the injures collisions can cause….reports Asian Lite News You are in a car and you know you are about to hit something. If you…

  • BBC report on MQM stirs a hornet’s nest

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    Sharif orders probe into BBC report accusing India of fundding MQM activities…. reports Asian Lite News   Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday directed the interior ministry to thoroughly investigate claims made in a BBC report about the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) receiving funding from India, and sought an early report. Interior Minister Nisar…

  • UK economy back on track

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    Offical ONS figures reveal that economic growth also revised up for the first quarter of 2015 but separate figures show disposable income is still lower than in 2008…reports Asian Lite ONS statistics reveal that Britain’s economy is growing even faster than previously thought, In the first three months of the year, the economy grew 0.4…

  • PLEASE SIR, TAKE MY SEAT, SIR, PLEASE, SIR

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    Hey Sir, Mr. Prime Minister, why can’t this motley crew stand in line like the rest of the people they serve…asks Bikram Vohra. He is commenting on the Babu culture in India Hahaha… it is funny, so funny that if you get into the groove of it, you could have tears of mirth streaming down…

  • Nepal to emulate Gujarat

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    The quake-hit Himalayan nation will replicate the Gujarat model for its reconstruction….reports Prashant Sood Nepal is taking a leaf from the Gujarat Disaster Management Authority set up after the 2001 Bhuj earthquake as it recovers from April’s devastating temblors, the Indian ambassador  has said. “They have decided to set up this authority under the prime…

  • EU crisis will linger till Euro exists

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    When the idea of a common currency was floated, it was politically impossible to reject. Principles of Economics 101 were abandoned and the Euro was introduced in 1999. This was of course an economic policy blunder …writes Vatsal Srivastava A great economic experiment began in 1951 with the formation of the European Coal and Steel…

  • Modi to address diaspora at Wembley

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    London’s Wembley Stadium will host the biggest reception for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his forthcoming visit to Britain….reports Asian Lite News Sources close to the prime minister said Modi will arrive in London during the second week of November prior to attend the G20 leader’s summit in Antalya, Turkey. The prime minster’s schedule includes meeting…

  • Britain pause for a minute

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    Britain stood still for a minute’s silence to remember the holidaymakers shot dead by a terrorist while they sunbathed on a Tunisian beach last week. The Queen, who was at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, and Prime Minister David Cameron, who was in his constituency in Oxfordshire, joined millions of people across Britain as Big…

  • France rejects Assange’s asylum plea

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    The Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s asylum request has been rejected by France. Prosecutors in Sweden want to question Mr Assange over sex assault allegations. Mr Assange denies the assault claims and has been living at the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012. Earlier on Friday, France’s Le Monde newspaper published an open letter Mr Assange…

  • Tribute to London 7/7

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    Motion graphic designer Georgina Ferguson released her tribute to the victims of July 7 bombings through animation. Georgina survived the King’s Cross tube blast. She was travelling in the carriage just behind the one blew up.  The video Seven Seven tells the story of kind stranger who advised her to be courageous and don’t let…

  • Rail strikes announced across Britain

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    The RMT union has announced two rail strikes spanning huge swathes of the south and the north of England . The separate disputes involving Northern Rail and Southern Rail staff are the latest in a series of rail-related strike threats. Engineers on Southern Rail plan to strike for five days from 12 July, claiming there has…

  • Prison officer dies after assault

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    Scotland Yard has confirmed a prison custody officer who was allegedly assaulted by a prisoner at a court has died. Lorraine Barwell, from Romford, northeast London, was attacked at Blackfriars Crown Court as she escorted the prisoner between the court and a waiting van in the courtyard. The 54-year-old, who worked for security company Serco, was…

  • NHS considering charging patients for missed appointment

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    The NHS, the health secretary has revealed how much it costs NHS for missed appointments. Jeremy Hunt also said he did not have a problem with the idea of charging patients for missing GP appointments. People would have to “take personal responsibility” for the way they use NHS resources if a “fantastic” service was to…

  • Minute’s silence to be held for Tunisia attack victims

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    Britain will remember the 38 people – including 30 Britons – killed in the Tunisia beach attack a week ago in a minutes silence. Flags will be flown at half-mast over Whitehall and Buckingham Palace, while play at Wimbledon will be delayed. The Queen and Prime Minister David Cameron will join the silence reports BBC. The…

  • BBC sticks to ‘Islamic State’

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    The BBC has refused to stop using the name Islamic State to refer to the Sunni radical group that has been sweeping through Syria and Iraq. The refusal was made by Lord Hall of Birkenhead, BBC’s director general, after a petition submitted by 120 members of parliament called upon the broadcaster to desist from using…

  • Andy Hails Entrepreneurs

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    The front runner to become the next Labour leader, Andy Burnham said entrepreneurs should be treated like ‘heroes’…. reports Asian Lite News. Mr Burnham said the party could never win an election without business support or the backing of ‘white van man and woman.’  Andy Burnham unveiled his policies to boost aspiration, including an UCAS-style system…

  • SMART FORRAIL- Car on track

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    Nicknamed the smart ‘forrail’, it might appear like a lightly modified smart forfour but it’s, in fact, a fully certified, mini-train….reports Asian Lite News (NB: smart and Mercedes-Benz do not encourage any individual to carry out similar modifications. It’s incredibly difficult.) The new smart forfour is a pretty effective point-to-point machine. It can drive from…

  • The Rasta Link with Sadhus

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    Independent filmmaker Linda Ainouche’s new documentary Dreadlocks Story exploring the link between Hindu tradition and Rasta culture…. reports Asian Lite News Linda, an anthropologist researcher, has lived and travelled extensively within India. She is an expert on Indian culture known for her comprehensive study on Jainism. Dreadlocks Story is the first and only documentary to…

  • Washington Navy Yard under lockdown

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    Washington DC’s Navy Yard facility was put under lockdown, following a report about a man with a gun in the facility, CNN reported. Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police Department told CNN they were responding to the incident but there was no further information regarding the exact nature of the man with the gun. According to the…

  • BBC to axe 1000 jobs in London

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    A total of 1,000 jobs are to be axed at BBC as part to compensate the £150m shortfall in licence fee income, its director general Tony Hall has confirmed. Mr Hall briefed staff at the corporation’s central London offices – telling them they were adjusting to a reduction in the number of people watching live television,…