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  • Dhoni & Team fail to face Moeen fury

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    India suffer innings defeat at Old Trafford  The Indian batting crumbled against the gentle spin of Moeen Ali as England won the fourth Test by an innings and 54 runs inside three days at the Old Trafford on Saturday, leading the series 2-1. India’s second innings lasted 43 overs before being bundled out for 161 runs…

  • PICS: Tributes to Gandhiji

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    India marks the anniversary of Quit India movement

  • Controversial Advt Splits Media

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      Two British newspaper giants have differed on carrying a controversial advertisement written jointly by Elie Wiesel, the Nobel prize-winning author, and Shmuley Boteach, an outspoken American-born Orthodox rabbi. This time it is Times which has raised a serious point, unlike its Left-leaning rival, saying that the opinion being expressed is too strong and too…

  • British Public Raises £4.5m aid

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    An emergency appeal for people affected by the conflict in Gaza has raised £4.5m in less than 24 hours. The Disasters Emergency Committee announcement came as the Stop the War coalition is holding a march for Gaza through central London on Saturday. The DEC launched its Gaza Crisis Appeal on Friday evening. The British government…

  • Modi Promises to Perform

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    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he will fulfill all expectations of the people of India amidst crticism that honeymoon period of his Government failed to raise up to popular expectations.“After completing 60 days (in office) I am confident that we will be able to fulfill people’s expectations,” said Modi at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s…

  • CBI to Probe Kingfisher Loan

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     The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has served an inquiry notice on IDBI Bank over a loan of Rs.950 crore it extended to Vijay Mallya-led troubled airline Kingfisher Airlines, saying this extent of exposure was not bona fide. The probe agency’s notice to IDBI comes days after it arrested the chairman and managing director of…

  • Columnists question Arab apathy

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    Last few weeks saw assault on Gaza has prompted condemnation from the world body politic and civil-society groups, but the Arab world politicians have largely turned their head away from the grisly fiasco. Many commentators across the globe are pointing fingers at the Arab rulers and kingdoms who have remained as mute spectators. In his…

  • Afghanistan enters new phase

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    Afghan presidential candidates agree to accept election results    Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai agreed to accept the election results. They made the announcement at a joint press conference attended by US Secretary of State John Kerry and UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy to Afghanistan Jan Kubis here, Xinhua reported. “We have…

  • ASEAN countries to close ranks

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     External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said India’s relations with the 10 ASEAN countries have reached a critical stage, which could be elevated with the five-year plan of action starting 2016. Addressing the 12th India-ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Myanmar’s capital city, Swaraj emphasised on connectivity, trade and investment and tourism to bring about a seamless…

  • Hagel seeks better ties with India

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    India, US should seize opportunities to boost ties: Hagel US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel Saturday called for a stronger partnership between India and the US, including in defence cooperation, and stressed that both countries should “seize the opportunities” before them and not be bound by bureaucratic red tape. “A stronger US-India partnership is critical for…

  • PICS – NEWS N PICS – INDIA

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  • Turkish leader faces crucial polls

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    The fate of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the President of Turkey will be decided tomorrow as  campaigning in Turkey’s first direct presidential election is entering its final day ahead of Sunday’s vote, BBC reported The election is a referendum on Mr Erdogan, an Islamist-rooted politician whose support base lies in Turkey’s conservative, pious heartland. The winner must…

  • NEWS N PICS – World

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    Asian Lite provides a selection of pictures from various world events unravelling

  • US, UN condemn Gaza violence

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    The US and UN condemned the resumption of attacks between Gaza and Israel Friday, urging both sides to cease hostilities, media reported. Israel renewed strikes on Gaza soon after a three-day truce expired, saying it was in response to rocket fire by Hamas, BBC reported. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the parties should work towards…

  • ASIA – NEWS N PICS

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    News pictures from Asian countires. Protest against Gaza violence rocks many Asian cities

  • Nagasaki marks US bombing

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    Nagasaki commemorates 69th anniversary of US bombing Japanese city of Nagasaki Saturday commemorated the 69th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city. Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue said that nuclear weapons are a continuing danger that threaten the present and future, and his city will cooperate with the UN and other countries to continue…

  • Veturi Srivatsa on Anderson episode

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    Veturi Srivatsa is his weekly column asking Is Anderson’s foul language a part of the game?  Humour has no barrier, so long as certain unparliamentary words are uttered in jest. When a Test cricketer unleashes a barrage of invectives against an opponent when they were leaving the field after a hard session, it is not…

  • Saeed Naqvi on Gaza and Arabs

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    Saeed Naqvi says Israel and Saudi Arabia in a jam in Gaza The US decision to launch limited air strikes to check the ISIS in Iraq and the Gaza initiatives in Cairo are obviously linked. To understand the collective Arab panic over the Gaza ceasefire, an overview is required. Ever since King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia…

  • TEST: India at the mercy of the weather

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    Bowled out for a shambolic 152 in their first innings, only a combination of good cricket and providential intervention by rain can save India from defeat in the fourth Test against England that got underway Thursday. The series is level at 1-1. As was the forecast by the Met Office, rain struck soon after lunch…

  • PICS: Rakhi Time in India

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    People are busy buying Rakhi in Kolkata

  • Amulya Ganguli on Priyanka’s NO

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    Amulya Ganguli says with Priyanka’s ‘no’, Congress revival prospects dim  There is little doubt that by declining to join “active” politics, Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra will not only cause huge disappointment to her growing body of supporters in the Congress, but may also undermine the party’s chances of revival. To her followers, she represents the last and perhaps…

  • PICS: Sikhs protest in Pakistan

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    Pakistani Sikh minority shout slogans during a protest against the killing of a colleague in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar. A Sikh trader was shot dead and two others injured when unknown gunmen opened fire on them in Peshawar.

  • OKAY, FRIEND, WHERE WERE YOU YESTERDAY

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    Daily Dose by Bikram Vohra Don’t you just dislike it when people offer you smarter options than the one you exercised after the event is done and dusted? Like you have just told them how expensive the flight was and they say, really, why didn’t you go for the package deal, it was much cheaper…

  • BJP anoints Amit Shah

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    BJP’s national council meet, the first after it won the Lok Sabha polls with a thumping majority, began in New Delhi.The meet began with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) flag at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium. The day-long event will see Amit Shah’s ratification as BJP’s new national president. A close aide…

  • UK Declares £8 Million Aid to Iraq

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    The UK is releasing an £8 million package of emergency humanitarian assistance to get lifesaving aid to tens of thousands of people across northern and central Iraq who have fled ISIL terrorists, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced. The £8 million in new aid declared today brings to £13 million the total aid to Iraq…

  • `BMW India Bridal Fashion Week 2014`

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    Models showcase fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani’s creations during `BMW India Bridal Fashion Week 2014` in New Delhi. Ace designer Tarun Tahiliani broke the convention by unfurling his black bridal ensemble on the opening day of the sixth edition of the BMW India Bridal Fashion Week (IBFW) 2014. “I ×love black. It’s timeless,” the designer told…

  • Unicef Concern Over Gaza Children

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    Around 400,000 children in the Gaza Strip are showing symptoms of distress, including bed wetting, clinging to parents and nightmares, and need psychosocial support, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has said. At least 429 children were killed in the last one month as a result of Israel’s air strikes and shelling on Gaza where…

  • The term women-centric ‘strange’

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    Actress Rani Mukerji feels that a film should be judged on the basis of its content instead of its lead character. As her forthcoming film “Mardaani” narrates the guts and glory of a female police officer, it is tagged as a women-centric drama. But Rani begs to differ. “I feel the term women-centric is a…

  • BJP Rebel Singh in Coma

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    Former senior BJP leader and former cabinet minister Jaswant Singh was in coma and in “a highly critical” condition Friday after falling at his house in New Delhi, the government said. Jaswant Singh, 76, was brought to the Army (Research and Referral) Hospital “in a highly critical condition” around 1 a.m. “with injury to his…

  • Gaza truce is history

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    72-hour Gaza truce ends as talks fail  A 72-hour humanitarian truce brokered by Egypt between Israel and Palestine ended Friday after no deal was reached on finding a durable solution to the ongoing fighting. Israel said its Iron Dome missile defence system intercepted a rocket over the Israeli town of Ashkelon just after the 72-hour…

  • REVIEW: Guardians of the Galaxy

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    Must watch for Marvel fans , says Troy Ribeiro  Film: “Guardians of the Galaxy”; Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close and Benicio Del Toro; Director: James Gunn; Rating: *** Marvel films usually appeal to their comic fan base, who…

  • Rupee drops to five-month low

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    Indian rupee was trading at a five-month low Friday, dropping to 61.70 to a dollar, as foreign funds continued to sell their stocks and fresh concerns emerged over the situation in Iraq. After plunging to its lowest level since March 5 with a drop of as much as 38 paise over the previous close, the…

  • INTERVIEW: Chetan Bhagat

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    When I need a new kick, I’ll consider direction, Chetan Bhagat told  Subhash K. Jha  Author Chetan Bhagat, who tried his hand at screenplay writing with the Salman Khan-starrer “Kick”, says he may try donning the director’s hat when he needs a new ‘kick’ in life. In an interview, Bhagat has spoken about his tryst with screenplay writing,…

  • Study or not to study English…that is the question

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    Nearly two centuries after Lord Macaulay championed the introduction of English as a medium of education in India in 1835, a debate is still raging on the suitability of what many describe as a “foreign language” in a polyglot nation that has 22 official languages and over 350 dialects. The debate was rekindled in the last…

  • Asian Lite – Book-Shelf

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    Reckless voices and poetic verses won a book the Pulitzer prize this year and other fictional tales made the longlisted and shortlisted list of several book awards: The book-shelf this weekend has the magic of imaginative richness. Take your pick. 1. Book: Three Sections: Poet: Vijay Seshadri; Publisher: Harper Collins; Pages: 68; In an array…

  • US to launch airstrikes on ISIS base

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    Obama authorizes targeted air strikes in Iraq  US President Barack Obama has authorized targeted air strikes and air drops for Iraq’s aid amid a humanitarian crisis. Speaking at the White House Thursday, Obama said he authorized air strikes “if necessary” against Islamic militants, who have advanced into the Kurdish region of Iraq and seized the…

  • Ebola arrives in Europe

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    Ebola outbreak reaches the European shores as the first case was confirmed in Spain.  Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said the crisis gripping Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone would only get worse and warned there was no overarching strategy to handle the world’s worst outbreak of the disease. Spain has been preparing to accept Europe’s first…

  • India struggling in Manchester

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    Broad’s 6/25 bundles out India for 152 Stuart Broad starred with six for 25 as India were bundled out for 152 runs in the first innings by tea on the first day of the fourth cricket Test against England at the Old Trafford at Manchester on Thursday. It was a miserable performance by India as six…

  • Pope concerned over Mosul crisis

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    Islamic State onslaught makes Christians flee Thousands of Christian families Thursday fled their homes in northern Iraq after militants of the Islamic State (IS) Sunni insurgent group seized several predominantly Christian areas in Nineveh governorate even as Pope Francis expressed concern over the situation in northern Iraq. The IS rebels took the cities of al-Hamdaniya…

  • Will Bibi Seize The Moment?

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    Dr. Alon Ben-Meir analysing the latest crisis in the Middle East   There is a growing consensus among Israelis and Arabs that the Israel-Hamas war will end just like the 2009 and 2012 encounters. Hamas will declare victory by pointing out the casualties and pain inflicted on the Israelis and the likely limited relief it…

  • Protest against closure of GP surgeries

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    Tower Hamlets MPs, Rushanara Ali MP and Jim Fitzpatrick MP and supporters of the ‘Save Our Surgeries’ campaign submitted  a letter to 10 Downing Street alongside a petition signed by 20,000 people calling on Prime Minister David Cameron to stop GP surgeries nationwide closing down. The letter has been signed by 11 Labour MPs.  The…

  • US-Africa ties get $30 bn boost

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    Commitments worth over $30 billion were announced at the first US-Africa summit to boost economic ties between the world’s largest economy and the continent, the White House said. President Barack Obama announced $7 billion in new financing to promote US exports to and investments in Africa under the Doing Business in Africa (DBIA) Campaign at…

  • Trinamool raps Ratan Tata

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    Ratan Tata going off his head, says West Bengal Industries Minister  Amit Mitra A day after Ratan Tata said he could not see much of industrial activity in West Bengal, state Finance and Industries Minister Amit Mitra hit back, saying the Tata Sons chairman emeritus has “gone off his head”. “He should carry on with his…

  • INTERVIEW: Chanda Kochhar

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    More women’s participation will help increase GDP Greater participation of women in the economy will help raise India’s gross domestic product (GDP), Chanda Kochhar, chief executive officer and managing director of ICICI Bank said. “More women participation in economic growth will help increase the GDP of the country,” Kochhar said during an interactive session on…

  • Akshay & Tamannaah walk the ramp with dogs

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    Actors Akshay Kumar and Tamannaah walk the ramp during the promotion of film Entertainment in Bengaluru. Akshay Kumar and Tamannaah Bhatia were spotted promoting their upcoming film `Entertainment` in Bangalore. The actors held a news conference to share their experiences during the shooting of the movie, and also organized a fashion show where models walked…

  • CAN YOU GET SICKER THAN THIS

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    Bikram Vohra condemns the photographer Raj Shetye’s Delhi Bus Rape Backdrop Remember the Nirbhaya assault on a Delhi bus that woke a nation to its sordid record of rape in the millionth degree. Well, someone has taken that ugly scenario and made it the basis of a fashion spread so you have the rape victim in…

  • THE LADY AND THE LOST LENS

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    Daily Dose by Bikram Vohra On a flight recently, I chanced to sit near a crusty old man reading a novel and a lady of some thirty-five years, who had evidently come straight from a shopping spree to the airport and charmed her way past security with half a dozen duty free bags, a carry-all…

  • Bravo Bhaji – Tribute to a Baroness

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    Kaliph Anaz says the resignation of Baroness Warsi will affect the Tory prospects of winning some of the marginal seats in the 2015 general election Barosness Sayeeda Warsi will be remembered in the British history for her brave decision to quit the government over a principled stand on Gaza. Mrs Warsi, Bhaji to her loyal…

  • Court summons Sam Pitroda

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    A Delhi court fixed Aug 28 as next date of hearing in a case against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi and others over acquisition of the National Herald newspaper. Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha issued fresh summons to Sam Pitroda – former chairman of National Innovation Council (NIC)…

  • UK charities launch Gaza appeal

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    The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) , the umbrella organisation of 13 UK aid charities, has launched an emergency appeal for people affected by the conflict in Gaza. The DEC in a statement said: “After four weeks of terrible fighting… over half a million people have been forced from their homes. The DEC said its member charities were “rapidly increasing”…