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  • Magna Carta Celebrates Anniversary

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    Magna Carta Celebrates 800 Years of Freedom on June 15 New children’s book, Rupert’s Parchment: Story of MagnaCarta by award winning author and historical preservationist Eileen Cameron, provides an authentic experience for children. Through the eyes of a child who lived during the Middle Ages and played an integral part in the signing of MagnaCarta,…

  • Clothing giants urged to help Rana Plaza victims

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    The European Parliament adopted a strongly worded resolution to mark the Second Anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, which caused the the death of over 1100 people and left some 2500 people injured. The Rana Plaza building collapse was Bangladesh’s worst-ever industrial disaster and the deadliest accidental structural failure in modern history. While 27…

  • Home Office approve English test centres

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      Home Office approve  English Language Test centres As a result of last year’s visa controversy, only two organisations are now authorised by the Home Office to run SELT (Secure English Language Test) tests in the UK. A SELT certificate is necessary for many types of visa applications. These include GESE (Graded Examinations in Spoken…

  • Bolly star at London property show

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    Bollywood director, producer and actor Arbaaz Khan inaugurates the Indian Property Show at Olympia West Hall London. The Show showcased over 40 leading real estate developers and brokers allowing investors from the UK to meet and network with property developers and experts from India Over the years, the show has become a preferred property exhibition for NRI…

  • PUNTERS ON PROWL: Clegg, Farage face axe

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    Nick Clegg odds on favourite to be first party leader axed Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is 4/7 with Betway to be the first major party figurehead to cease to be leader of their party. With just days to go until polling day, the Lib Dem MP for Sheffield Hallam has an almighty fight on his…

  • Cameron offers help to break barriers

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    Conservative 2020 Vision are realistic and will bring dramatic changes in the socio-political landscape for the BAME communities across the country….Cameron talks to Asian Lite’s Anasudhin Azeez  Prime Minister David Cameron said the next Conservative government will bring measures to help the BAME community to achieve more in their career and socio-political strata. In an…

  • Rahul begins his ‘padyatra’ in Vidarbha

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    Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi  began a 15-km ‘padyatra’ in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra where he will meet the families of farmers who committed suicide after their crops failed. Gandhi reached Nagpur and left early  morning for Gunj village, approximately 50 km from Amravati town, to begin the foot march. He was greeted by…

  • Hillary calls for overhaul of US criminal justice system

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    By Arun Kumar   Saying that it’s time for America to come to terms with “unmistakable and undeniable” racial patterns in policing, Hillary Clinton has called for overhauling the “out-of-balance” criminal justice system on display in Baltimore. In her first major policy speech since announcing her presidential run two weeks ago, the former First Lady and…

  • Transport strike hits millions across India

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    Millions of people across India faced a harrowing timeas buses and taxis did not ply to protest a bill that makes punishment for traffic violations much more stringent. Passengers were left stranded at railway stations in various cities as public transport went off the road. People were forced to trudge with heavy luggage and office-goers…

  • King Salman does a first in the Kingdom

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      Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has appointed his nephew deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as the new crown prince, the state media reported. The announced was made after current Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud stepped down, Saudi state TV Al Arabiya reported. Prince Mohammed would also be deputy prime…

  • British earthquake survivors return

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    A plane carrying 120 British people who survived the Nepal earthquake that killed over 5,000 people, has arrived in Britain, media reported. The flight — Department for International Development (DFID) chartered Boeing 767 — landed on Wednesday at London Stansted Airport, BBC reported. The Foreign Office has confirmed that one Briton was among the dead.…

  • Visitors lending helping hand in Nepal

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    Foreigners who were in Nepal when a devastating earthquake struck the country are lending a helping hand. They are working alongwith thousands of Nepalese youth who are assisting the injured and the grief-stricken. Emmy, who hails from Canada, was visiting Nepal when the quake struck on Saturday. She was to go trekking, but dropped the…

  • India lags in research and innovation

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    By Devanik Saha As it attempts to drive growth and innovation, India lags the developed and emerging world in a key area, research and development, as a recent imbroglio over stipends reveals­. An IndiaSpend analysis reveals that India has 366 research and development (R&D) personnel per million population, compared with 1,366 in Brazil, 2,358 in…

  • Tagore’s Gitanjali echoes in RCGP corridors

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    The headquarter of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) in Euston Square, London, now has a room named ‘Gitanjali’ named after the famous work of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, writes Anjana Parikh   Sponsored by Manchester-based medic, Dr Vikram Tanna and his family, the room has an image of Tagore and an extract from ‘Gitanjali’…

  • Baltimore: A problem of lawless law enforcement?

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    By Arun Kumar  US President Barack Obama has called for some “soul-searching” and Hillary Clinton described it as “a tragedy that demands answers”, but what happened in Baltimore in the aftermath of a black man’s death points to a much larger problem. Monday’s eruption in Baltimore, less than an hour’s drive from the American capital,…

  • Sharif lauds Indian rescue efforts

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    Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express condolence over the deaths in India due to the quake and appreciated India’s rescue operations in Nepal. “Got a call from PM Nawaz Sharif. He expressed condolences on the loss of lives in various parts of India due to the earthquake,” Modi…

  • Hillary dismisses Indian cash swayed her n-deal stance

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     Arun Kumar writes about the conspiracy theory claims against Hillary Clinton in the largest selling Asian newspaper in UK. Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has dismissed as conspiracy theory claims made by a new book that cash donations from India swayed her stance as a senator on the landmark India-US nuclear deal. “Clinton Cash is attempting to…

  • UK economy slows

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    The rate of economic growth halved in the three months to the end of March, official figures show, marking the slowest quarterly growth for two years. The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the quarter, the office for national statistics said. That compares with 0.6% in the last three months of 2014 reported BBC. The…

  • Rags to riches Bournemouth joins premier league

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    The agony and the ecstasy of English football continued to be played in the coastal town of Bournemouth. For the first time in its history, AFC Bournemouth, founded in 1899, has been guaranteed promotion to English football’s top-flight Premier League, sparking jubilant celebrations across the town, reports Xinhua. The promotion was assured  with a 3-0…

  • Over 50,000 pregnant women affected in quake

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     Some 50,000 pregnant women were likely affected by the devastating earthquake in Nepal, a UN agency said on . Initial estimates by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) indicate that some 50,000 pregnant women and girls could be among the survivors in quake-affected Nepal where at least 4,347 lives were lost in the temblor. The…

  • Indian Army will continue operations in Nepal

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    The Indian Army said  that it will continue with its major relief and rescue operation in quake-hit Nepal till the situation becomes normal. Since an earthquake measuring 7.9 on Richter scale hit Nepal, the army has rushed medical and engineering teams along with equipment and even reached the epicenter. “We are committed to help Nepal……

  • Katrina and Sonam @ Cannes collection in Mumbai

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  • Nepal quake hits eight million: UN

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    The earthquake in Nepal has impacted eight million people in 39 districts, of which over two million live in 11 most severely affected districts, the UN said on Tuesday. The immediate priority of the victims include food, water, shelter and medication, the UN said, adding 1.4 million people were in urgent need of food assistance.…

  • NASA to find alien life

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     The US space agency has launched an ambitious project to hunt for signs of life beyond our solar system. The Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NexSS) project will not only expand the network of researchers collaborating on exoplanets but also help NASA develop missions to hunt for exoplanets in the 2020s and beyond. It will…

  • Facebook launches free VOIP video calls

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     Facebook Messenger has launched free VOIP video calling over cellular and wi-fi connections on iOS and Android platforms. The services will be available in the US, Canada, England and 15 other countries, TechCrunch reported. With 600 million Messenger users and 1.44 billion on Facebook, the new VOIP video feature has a massive built-in audience. Messenger…

  • Jaitley defends Modi’s ‘scam to skill India’ comment

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    Finance Minister Arun Jaitley  defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark “scam to skill India”, saying there was nothing wrong in discussing corruption anywhere in the world. The Congress  raised the issue in the Rajya Sabha asking why Modi, while on his three-nation tour recently, made such comments which “defame the country”. In this age of…

  • Create vibrant new paid care economy: UN official

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    Making the care of children, the elderly and the sick into economically paying jobs could become an engine of employment benefiting at least one billion women worldwide, according to Laxmi Puri, a ranking UN official on women’s issues….writes Arul Louis At the release of a report on the status of women, Puri called for “creating…

  • Cricketer Rahul Ghosh discharged

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      Rahul Ghosh, the 20-year-old cricketer who was hospitalised last Tuesday after being hit on the head while fielding in a local league match, was discharged on Monday night after doctors declared him “stable”. “He will be resting for the next three weeks, but not bed rest. He can walk around the house if he…

  • NRI duo develop app to detect sleep apnoea

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    A team of Indian-American researchers from the University of Washington (UW) has developed an app that uses a smartphone to wirelessly test for obstructive sleep apnoea in a person’s bedroom. Unlike other home sleep aponea tests in use, “ApneaApp” uses inaudible sound waves emanating from the phone’s speakers to track breathing patterns without the need…

  • The day my world was reduced to rubble

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    Gaurav Sharma writes on how life changed for ever for a medical engineer as told to him in for UK’s leading Asian newspaper Asian Lite.  The main earthquake, which struck Nepal on Saturday morning with a magnitude of 7.9, did the maximum damage in the capital and other places, with the aftershocks adding their bit.…

  • Guwahati, Srinagar at highest earthquake risk

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    By Chaitanya Mallapur Guwahati and Srinagar are the two Indian cities at highest risk of being devastated by an earthquake, with 36 other cities in areas prone to earthquakes, according to government data. Guwahati and Srinagar fall in what is called “very severe intensity zone”, or zone V, the highest-risk earthquake zone. Eight cities, including…

  • Ghani, Modi hold delegation level talks

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met here  for delegation level talks. The talks are being held at Hyderabad House. President Ghani earlier met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who called on him at the Dwarka Suite of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Earlier, Ghani was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Several union…

  • Oman offers amnesty

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    Around 60,000 Indians may benefit from an amnesty scheme announced in Oman, under which people without valid documents could either return to their country without being penalised or can rectify their papers, said a diaspora expert. The Oman government announced the schemeand said it will run from May 3 to July 30. S. Irudayarajan, who…

  • Modi third most followed world leader on Twitter

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      Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the third most followed world leader on the micro-blogging site Twitter while External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is the most followed foreign minister, according to a latest study. Twiplomacy Study 2015, showed that Sushma Swaraj is the most followed foreign minister with 2,438,228 followers. She is far ahead…

  • Hillary’s presidential campaign hits turbulence

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    By Arun Kumar   Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign is facing new questions with a report claiming the Clinton Foundation distributed useless drugs made by an Indian company to AIDS patients and another challenging the authenticity of her twitter followers. Conservative news site WorldNetDaily (WND) alleged her family philanthropy’s Clinton Health Aids Initiative (CHAI) worked closely with…

  • Nepal earthquake toll rises to 4,347

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      Rescuers, including foreigners, worked feverishly across Nepal as the country grappled with an acute water scarcity and the toll in the devastating earthquake shot up to 4,347, authorities said . People spent their third uncomfortable night out in the open, worried that an earthquake may strike again. They had to make do with whatever…

  • US town erupts into violence

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    By Arun Kumar  Baltimore City, just 64 km northeast of the American capital, erupted into chaos and violence as protesters mourning the death nine days ago of yet another black man in police custody clashed with police. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency  and activated the National Guard. The mayor of Baltimore…

  • CIA had flexible US drone policy in Pakistan

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    US President Barack Obama tightened rules for the US drone programme in 2013, but he secretly approved a waiver giving the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) more flexibility in Pakistan than anywhere else to strike suspected militants, according to current and former US officials. According to a report published in The Wall Street Journal, the US…

  • Tenzing’s son leads 10 Indian women trekkers to safety

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    By Radhika Bhirani  A team, including 10 Indian women, led by late Nepalese mountaineer Tenzing Norgay’s son Jamling, halted their trek towards the Mount Everest Base Camp after the earthquake jolted Nepal. According to information reaching here, the group has cut short its 17-day trek and is now waiting to be evacuated by helicopter from…

  • Virtual media drives rescue operations

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    Considering the popularity and reach of social networking sites in the modern world, the Indian government is pro-actively using Twitter and Facebook to reach out to those affected in quake-ravaged Nepal. From giving information about the missing ones to offering aid, the government and netizens have gone all out to utilise the power of social…

  • Ashraf Ghani to visit India

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      Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani will be in India for a three-day state visit and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attend delegation-level talks. Scheduled to arrive here at 8 p.m. on Monday, Ghani will receive a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan and hold talks with President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday. A communique…

  • Modi thanks doctors, military for helping Nepal

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Indian doctors, military personnel and rescue teams for going to the aid of earthquake-battered Nepal. In a series of tweets, Modi said that while he appreciated those saying “Thank You PM”, “real thanks should be to our great culture which teaches us ‘Seva Parmo Dharma’. “We must thank our armed…

  • 38 Indian cities in high risk earthquakes zones

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     At least 38 Indian cities lie in high-risk seismic zones and nearly 60 percent of the subcontinental landmass is vulnerable to earthquakes. Barring rare exceptions, such as the Delhi Metro, India’s hastily-built cities are open to great damage from earthquakes. The earthquake that devastated Nepal  and jolted northern India, damaging buildings as far apart as…

  • First malaria vaccine likely by October

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    The first malaria vaccine candidate to reach phase-3 of clinical testing was found to partially protect children against the disease up to four years after vaccination and may be available by as early as October this year, scientists reported. The results suggest that the vaccine candidate RTS,S/AS01 could prevent a substantial number of cases of…

  • Nepal grieves for its dead

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    Persistent swollen neck glands indicate a high risk of lymphoma, a type of cancer, according to a new research. The findings suggested that those patients with unexplained swollen neck glands should be referred for specialist investigations. “Our research has revealed the importance of persistent swollen lymph glands, particularly in the neck, as part of cancer,”…

  • Sachin ‘annoyed’ by news on daughter joining films

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     Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who is making his film debut in a docu-feature on his life, is upset by speculation that his daughter Sara is joining showbiz. “My daughter Sara is enjoying her academic pursuits. Annoyed at all the baseless speculation about her joining films,” Tendulkar posted on Twitter on Monday. Rumours were rife that…

  • Why target only India for rapes:Danish designer-writer

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      By Ranjana Narayan   Why target only India for rapes, they happen all over the world, says Danish designer-turned writer Inger Solberg, who has come out with her first book “Pushpa”, a vibrant account of her life in India, which she has made her home for the past 15 years. Solberg, who loves India and…

  • HIV home test kit goes on sale in Britain

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    The first HIV self-test kit that allows people to get a result in 15 minutes at home, is now on sale in Britain, media reported. The do-it-yourself test is made by company ‘Bio Sure UK’ and can be bought online, BBC reported. It works just like a pregnancy test, measuring levels of antibodies in a…

  • India may be next after Nepal: Experts

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    By Trina Joshi    In the wake of the strong 7.9 magnitude earthquake that killed over a 1,500 people in Nepal and left a swathe of devastation in the northern Himalayas , experts said a temblor of equal intensity is “overdue” in northern India.” “An earthquake of the same magnitude is overdue. That may happen either…