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  • UK team to join Ganga cleaning

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    Experts who cleaned up the Thames in London will help India’s new government to clean the river Ganges of decades of accumulated toxic pollution and waste, The Sunday Times reported.. Restoring the river to its former beauty was one of the first public pledges made by the newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It emerged last…

  • Generation Citizen tops the list

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    The values of today’s teenagers were being shaped by tough economic times in the aftermath of the financial crash, just as they were in the 1930s New research on seven generations of Britons, including those who are now centenarians, reveals that today’s 13 to 19-year-olds, known as “generation citizen”, say that excelling in their career…

  • Emiratis urged to leave Lebanon

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    The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised citizens not to travel to Lebanon at this time due to the  the unstable security situation there. UAE’s Charge D’Affaires in Lebanon Hamad Mohammed Al Junaibi urged the Emirati citizens who are in Lebanon to leave the country immediately and to coordinate with the UAE embassy in…

  • Rosberg defeats Hamilton in a thriller

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    Nico Rosberg put Mercedes back on top by scoring his third victory of the year in a barnstorming Austrian Formula One Grand Prix here Sunday, although Williams duo Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas, and then team mate Lewis Hamilton put him under intense pressure throughout. Bottas eventually came home third behind Hamilton, therefore claiming the…

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  • PICS: Yoga at Times Square

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         Enthusiasts practice yoga during the “Solstice in Times Square” event at Times Square in New York, the United States, June 21, 2014. Hundreds of New Yorkers marked the Summer solstice day by practicing yoga in Times Square Saturday. The 12th annual Solstice in Times Square was sponsored by the Times Square Alliance  

  • Media focus on Jihadists

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    Sunday newspapers carried details about the recruitment video appeal by young British and Australian Muslims fighting with the extremist Isis group in Syria and Iraq. The newspapers carried interviews with some of the identified militants.  The Mail on Sunday focuses on one man, 20-year-old Reyaad Khan from Cardiff, showing a picture of him as a young teen…

  • PM toughens stance on Juncker

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    British Prime Minister David Cameron will call for a vote from fellow EU leaders on the next European Commission president if there is an attempt to rubber-stamp Jean-Claude Juncker in the role, BBC reported. Mr Cameron opposes the ex-Luxembourg PM, whom he sees as preventing EU reforms, and will demand a vote at a summit…

  • UK- fears threat from Syrian returnees

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    Met Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick said police forces across the country will have to deal with the threat of British fighters returning from Syria for “many years.” She said young British Muslims might commit violence on their return. Her comments came after an apparent internet recruitment video for jihadists in Syria and Iraq appeared to…

  • London police net human traffickers

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    In the month of June alone the Metropolitan Police Force’s  Trafficking & Kidnap Unit have been responsible for putting away twenty five members of various organised crime groups involved in human trafficking. Sentences of more than 110 years have already been handed down by the courts to gangs from Russia and Romania and a Hungarian organised…

  • The day the music didn’t die

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    Karishma Saurabh Kalita writes on the day the music didn’t die to mark World Music Day “Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.” This homily from the late psychedelic rock star Jimi Hendrix resonated on the 32nd World Music Day on June 21.…

  • BIG INTERVIEW: Armaan Jain

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    I believe in healthy competition, says the new star from the Kapoor Clan Armaan Jain will soon make his acting debut with newcomer Deeksha Seth with first-time director Arif Ali’s “Lekar Hum Deewana Dil”. As the number of fresh faces in Bollywood continue to rise, he wishes them all luck. “There are a lot of youngsters……

  • Pakistan faces new crisis

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    Sahana Ghosh says Pakistan is facing fundamental challenges to its capacity With Sunni militants advancing on Iraqi capital Baghdad and the twin attacks on Karachi airport, an Indo-Canadian author and expert on South Asian politics says Pakistan’s fight against insurgent groups is getting harder while the country is “not that effective” in confronting them, given…

  • Indian Army’s Mission Smile

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     Sujit Chakraborty writes Indian Army’s  Border Security Force (BSF) brings smiles to children with cleft lips  Tasked with “Duty unto death”, the paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF), which guards the frontiers in rain and shine, day and night, is now bringing smiles to the faces of children with cleft lips and palates by organising free surgeries…

  • Ratan Tata gets honorary doctorate

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    Canada’s world-famous York University has conferred an honorary doctor of laws degree on former Tata group chairman Ratan Tata for his quest for innovation and role in promoting corporate social responsibility. Tata flew into Toronto to receive the honour bestowed on him at the 2014 spring convocation of York University’s Schulich School of Business at…

  • PICS: Jewellery Show

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    Bulbeer Gandhi with Karisma Kapoor inaugrating Glamour during the inauguration of Glamour Jewellery Exhibition 2014 at Palladium Hotel in Mumbai 

  • Lanka to tame extremists

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    Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa orders crackdown on extremists Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the police to take action against any individual or organisation attempting to spread hatred among religions or races. In a message, the president warned that peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka following the end of the war was at…

  • EXCLUSIVE: Underwater Football

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    Divers play football as an added attraction for football fans following the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil inside the Manila Ocean Park in Manila, the Philippines

  • UK raps Egyptian death senctences

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    The British government expressed concern over the Egyptian Court’s confirmation of 183 death sentences. An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld the death sentences for 183 Muslim Brotherhood members, including leader Mohamed Badie, media reported. Of the 683 defendants in the case, 183 were sentenced to death, four were sentenced to life imprisonment, and 496 defendants…

  • Demonising Muslims over ISIS is wrong

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    Sir Peter warned against “demonising the Muslim community itself” over the ISIS crisis  Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy, who also leads the Prevent counter-terrorism strategy for the Association of Chief Police Officers, warned against “demonising the Muslim community itself” as it emerged the Security Service has made tracking British jihadists fighting in Syria…

  • THE BITTER FRUIT OF TOTAL NONSENSE

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    So much for the arrogance of power. This government promised Indians a service for the people. Less government, more governance. Reflect that sentiment in a nine strong police force that has gathered in the home of Janata Dal (United) MP Mahendra Prasad in upscale New Delhi. When he went to sleep the night before there…

  • World Bank pins hope on India

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     World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects 2014 says Indian economy to grow at 5.5 percent this fiscal The Indian economy is expected to grow at 5.5 percent in the current financial year and 6.3 percent in 2015-16, the World Bank said. According to the “Global Economic Prospects 2014” report released by the World Bank here, India’s economic growth…

  • British, Dutch jihadists on the rise

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    Britain’s intelligence agencies intensified operations to identify the people appearing in a video which urges young British-Muslims to join the Jihadi movement in the Middle East. Meanwhile,  the Dutch Minister of Interior Ronald Plasterk said the number of Dutch jihadists travelling to Iraq is on the rise. Though Pasterk did not give numbers, during a…

  • Modi to address US Congress

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    Long denied a US visa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may well get the rare honour of addressing a joint session of US Congress when he visits US in September. A suggestion to invite Modi to address a joint session of the House and Senate during his trip has gone to House Speaker John Boehner…

  • Modi Faces Socialist Roadblock

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    Amulya Ganguli in his column Political Circus says Modinomics will face ‘socialist’ roadblock As Narendra Modi resumes the task of continuing the economic reforms even if it means administering “bitter medicine”, the first dose of which was given recently, one might have expected the Congress to offer him wholehearted support. Such a gesture would have been normal…

  • Rangoli at Times Square

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    Tourism Minister Chhagan Bhujbal says Sari draping, Rangolis and Diwali celebrations are some of the themes that will mark the Maharashtra’s tourism promotional event to be held in New York’s iconic Times Square in September Sari draping, Rangolis and Diwali celebrations are some of the themes that will mark the Maharashtra government’s mega-tourism promotional event…

  • Foreign tourists flock to India

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    Indian tourism industry boosts with foreign tourists The foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in India registered a growth of 9.7 percent in an year, and the Visa on Arrival (VoA) grew by 19.1 percent compared to last year, a statement from the tourism ministry said. “FTAs during May 2014 were 4.21 lakh as compared to FTAs…

  • Nuri days are numbered

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    As Iran and the US asking for a leadership change, the days of Nuri in the office are numbered In the face of Sunni militants’ menacing advance towards Baghdad, US President Barack Obama has asked Iraqi leaders to come up with a political solution because “if they don’t, there won’t be a military solution to…

  • Language war brewing in the South

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    Tamil Nadu parties, including BJP allies, oppose Hindi  All major political parities in Tamil Nadu, including two BJP allies, Friday came out strongly against the government order to use Hindi in social media, branding it “Hindi imposition”. A day after the DMK cried foul, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the…

  • GALLERY – Assam Festival

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    People participate in a cultural procession taken out to mark Bishnu Rabha Divas in Guwahati 

  • PROFILE: Reena Ranger

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    Reena Ranger, the chairwoman and co-founder of Women Empowered (WE), was enjoying her role as a mother, however, she felt the urge to do something more to help shape the world. Speaking to Anjana Parikh from Asian Lite, Reena talks about the idea behind WE, and how women can bring a new approach to work…

  • Priti seeks apology from BBC

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    Priti slams BBC over its dismissive response to Indian General Election coverage complaint Priti Patel MP, the Prime Minister’s UK Indian Diaspora Champion, is calling on the wider Indian community to continue registering complaints to BBC Director Lord Tony Hall after receiving the BBC’s dismissive and complacent response to their concerns about the recent Newsnight…

  • PICTORIAL: Suarez sinks England

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    Luis Suarez has hit out at critics after his match-winning performance in Uruguay’s 2-1 victory over England. Playing his first match since undergoing knee surgery last month, the Liverpool striker scored either side of halftime at Sao Paulo’s Itaqerao stadium to all but end England’s World Cup campaign. “Before the game too many people in…

  • PICS: Lanka violence

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    The attacks on Muslims in Lanka came after the Bodu Bala Sena were allowed to hold a rally in the town despite warnings by one of the government’s own ministers that it would likely turn violent. Even after the disturbances erupted and authorities imposed a curfew on the affected areas the police did little to…

  • Global refugees cross 50 million mark

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    The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Friday said that the number of refugees has exceeded 50 million globally for the first time since World War II, media reported. “We are witnessing a quantum leap in forced displacement in the world,” The Guardian quoted António Guterres, head of the UN’s refugee agency, as saying after…

  • ‘India can stabilise West Asia’

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    Eminent journalist Saeed Naqvi says  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi must place West Asia on his radar because this vital part of our near abroad is in rapid change. A new West Asia is emerging. We must engage at the highest level and help shape this change, taking heart from Raees Amrohvi’s optimism many moons ago.  “Jup raha hai…

  • PM urged to expel Tory MP

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    Michael Fabricant MP:  “I could never appear on a discussion prog with @y_alibhai I would either end up with a brain haemorrhage or by punching her in the throat.” Brtish-Asian columnist and writer Yasmin Alibhai-Brown urges the Tory leadership to take action against Tory MP Michael Fabricant for making violent tweets against her for her…

  • Essex murder sparks race row

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    Kaliph Anaz looks into the murder of Saudi Arabian student in Essex.  “This isn’t the first attack on a Muslim student and certainly is not the last on a member of the Muslim community in the UK” said Omar Ali, president of the Federation of Student Islamic Societies The Muslim Council of Britain said: With the current…

  • Nation in prayers for hostages

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    Scores of families and relatives of men from Punjab who have been held hostage or are stuck in strife-torn Iraq are offering prayers and reaching out to officials and ministers to ensure the safe return of their loved ones. At least 40 Indian construction workers, mostly from Punjab, have been abducted by Sunni insurgents from…

  • GET ON YOUR BIKE, SIR

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    DAILY DOSE By Bikram Vohra So, what do you think? Should the woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Union Minister of State Nihal Chand get to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She has asked for just such a meeting and wants to prove to him there are grounds for which to sack her…

  • US steps into Iraq

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      Moving cautiously in the face of an onslaught by Sunni militants advancing on Baghdad, Presidents Barack Obama is sending 300 military advisers to Iraq, but US would not be returning to a combat role there. Under pressure to come to the aid of the embattled Iraq government, Obama announced Thursday he was sending advisers…

  • PICS: Punjabi Culture in Britain

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    Asian Lite’s Ragasudha Vinjamuri attended a reception hosted by the Speaker of House of Commons to mark  the contribution of Punjabis to Britain’s socio-economic sectors  The Punjabi Society of The British Isles celebrated Punjabi Culture in Britain at the Speaker’s House in the State Rooms of the Houses of Parliament. Speaker Mr John Bercow MP has…

  • PICS: Premier Li Charms London

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    China wants to back major UK infrastructure projects and has signed £14bn in trade deals during the premier Li Keqiang’s visit to London. The Asian giant is also wants to improve its ties with Britain which was strained over the UK stance on human rights and Tibet. In another development China and the UK have started…

  • PICS – Pakistanis flee tribal region

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    As the paksitani army intensify attack on militants, about 100,000 flee northwest tribal region of Pakistan.  The military launched the operation Sunday night, saying it was targeting militants who have long used the region as a base from which to launch attacks targeting security forces and civilians. But a curfew put in place Saturday prevented residents…

  • Suarez breaks English hearts

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    Striker Luis Suarez scored a brace as Uruguay handed England their second successive loss with a 2-1 victory in a FIFA World Cup Group D clash at the Arena Corinthians here Friday. Liverpool striker Suarez, who missed the first match after undergoing surgery on his knee just four weeks ago, struck in the 39th and…

  • Acronyms trigger new crisis

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    Vishnu Makhijani in his column Soliloquy says acronyms are creating fresh crisis in communication. Sample just these three: IITYWTMWYBMAD (If I tell you what this means will you buy me a drink), EOTWAWKI (End of the world as we know it) and ANAWFOS (And now a word from our sponsor).   How would you react if you were…

  • Abducted Indians in Iraq safe

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    India on Thursday said the 40 Indian workers abducted in strife-torn Iraq are safe and told their distraught families that the “very best” efforts are going on to have them freed. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told a delegation of families of seven of the abducted men that all 40 workers are safe but did…

  • No combat role in Iraq: Obama

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     Under pressure to come to the aid of the embattled Iraq government, President Barack Obama said the US is prepared to send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq, but won’t be returning to a combat role there. The US advisers would be deputed to Iraq to “assess how we can best train, advise and…