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  • Trump supporters target Indian Americans

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    US President Donald Trump’s supporters have produced a video ad targeting Indian-Americans as he campaigns against the Democratic Party ticket that has Kamala Harris, who is of partial Indian descent, as the Vice-Presidential candidate. The ad has clips from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Howdy Mody” rally in Texas last year and Trump’s Ahmedabad “Namaste Trump”…

  • ‘Children Over 12 Should Wear Masks’

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    The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidance saying children over the age of 12 should wear masks, in line with the recommended practice for adults in their country or area. It admits little is known about how children transmit the virus but cite evidence that teenagers can infect others in the same way as…

  • Trump declares California wildfires ‘Major Disaster’

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    US President Donald Trump has declared that the California wildfires as a major disaster. The massive wildfires wreaking havoc across California, have already burnt over 1 million acres of land and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. The President has also released federal aid help out the victims. Currently, more than 14,000…

  • UK’s chief medical adviser supports reopening schools

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    Professor Chris Whitty, the UK’s chief medical adviser, has said that children were more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than being infected with the novel coronavirus, it was reported on Sunday. Millions of pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are due to return to schools in September, while…

  • Global COVID-19 cases cross 23 Million

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    The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 23 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 8,03,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Sunday morning, the total number of cases stood at 2,31,30,345 and the fatalities rose to 8,03,397, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed…

  • $25 Bn bill passed to boost US postal services

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    The Democratic-led House of Representatives has passed a $25 billion bill to boost the cash-strapped US Postal Service (USPS) ahead of the November 3 presidential election. The legislative move on Saturday night was aimed at preventing the agency from making any reforms which could slow delivery of mail-in ballots for the election, reports Xinhua news…

  • EU welcomes Libya ceasefire

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    The European Union (EU) has welcomed the ceasefire announcements made by the UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Serraj and Speaker of the eastern-based Parliament Aguila Saleh. In a statement on Saturday, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said the mutual gesture is a “constructive first step forward” that shows the…

  • ‘India will have COVID-19 vaccine by 2020 end’

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    Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday that the country will have a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus by the end of the year. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, he said that a Covid-19 vaccine is likely in the next 4-5 months. “I hope that if everything goes well,…

  • Pakistan sanctions Taliban to evade FATF blacklisting

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    At a time when Afghan Taliban, the United States and the Ashraf Ghani government of Afghanistan are on the verge of initiating the intra-Afghan dialogue, Pakistan government has issued a statutory notification, ordering imposition of sanctions on those Afghan Taliban leaders and groups, including the Haqqani Network, who are on the United Nations Security Council…

  • Bedford communities celebrate Indian Independence Day

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    Diverse communities of Bedford celebrated the 74th anniversary of Indian Independence on 15 August. The event was organised by Bandhan Bedford, a group of diverse women of Indian origin supported by an Anglo-Indian charity SEVA Trust UK along with many other local charitable, voluntary, community and multi-faith organisations. . It was a unique event, a…

  • WHO hopes pandemic can be over in two years

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    Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic could be over within two years. Addressing a virtual press briefing from Geneva on Friday, the WHO chief said that the Spanish flu of 1918 had also taken two years to overcome, but current advances in technology…

  • Hamas warns Israel over Gaza attacks

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    Hamas has threatened Israel, saying that it won’t hesitate to engage in a battle if the latter continues striking posts, facilities and other sites that belong to the Islamic movement in the Gaza Strip. In a statement sent to Xinhua news agency on Friday, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said that “the armed resistance (Hamas and…

  • EU-UK Trade Deal ‘Unlikley’ At This Stage

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    Michel Barnier, the European Union’s (EU) chief negotiator, said that there has been no breakthrough even after the seventh round of talks between the bloc and the UK on their future relationship. “Those who were hoping for negotiations to move swiftly forward this week will have been disappointed,” Xinhua news agency quoted Barnier as saying…

  • European Leaders Reject US Bid to Reinstate Iran Sanctions

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    In a joint statement, France, Germany and the UK said that they will not support the US in seeking to reimpose sanctions on Iran. The US sent a letter to the UN Security Council on Thursday requesting to initiate the “snapback” mechanism, which allows a participant to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) to…

  • EU Wraps Up Talks To Purchase Potential Covid-19 Vaccine

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    Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, announced that exploratory talks with German biopharmaceutical company, CureVac to purchase a potential Covid-19 vaccine have concluded. Von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said on Thursday that “each round of talks that we conclude with the pharmaceutical industry brings us closer to beating this…

  • UK adds three more countries to quarantine list

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    Three more countries — Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago — have been added to the UK’s quarantine list in an effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced. In his announcement on Thursday, Shapps said that the new measures will come into force at 4…

  • Kamala Creates History

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    Kamala creates history; NHS appeals to South Asians-Read Full Al Weekend Edition August 21-23-https://bit.ly/3aHJS0d

  • Biden formally accepts Democratic nomination for president

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    Former US Vice President Joe Biden has formally accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination to take on incumbent President Donald Trump in the November 3 election. His acceptance speech came on the last day of the four-day Democratic National Convention on Thursday night, which also marked 33 years since he made his first bid for…

  • PAKISTAN: A Pariah Among Ummah

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    What a fall. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has become a pariah state as Arab countries withdraw their support to the selected government over their failure to accept the ground realities in the region. Instead of supporting their long term allies, Pakistan has decided to join with Iran-Turkey axis besides supporting China despite the Communist…

  • Pak FM Leaves For ‘Very Important’ China Visit

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    Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday left for a two-day visit to China to attend the second round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers Strategic Dialogue. In a video message released before his departure, Qureshi said he was going on a “very important trip to China” and that he had a discussion with Prime…

  • Free Jaggi March in London Turns Out To Be A Damp Squib

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    The last-minute appeals through some selected Gurudwaras were also miserably failed to fill the coaches. The general mood in London is now against movements preaching violence and dividing communities …. reports Asian Lite News Despite a massive campaign and spending thousands to book coaches to ferry people to London, the Free Jaggi protest march in…

  • India, Bangladesh seek to strengthen bilateral ties

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    Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and held discussions on various bilateral issues, including a two-year road map vis-a-vis the relations between the two countries. During the meeting held on Tuesday, Hasina was told that her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi wanted to ensure that both countries should…

  • Obama Warns Country’s Democracy At Stake

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    Former US President Barack Obama has warned that the country’s democracy was at stake, adding that incumbent President Donald Trump was “categorically unfit” for the job, it was reported. Obama’s remarks were part of the ongoing Democratic National Convention (DNC), which he made virtually from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia on Wednesday,…

  • UNICEF Seeks Protection Of Children

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    UNICEF Seeks Protection Of Children; New Institute For Health Protection-Read Full Edition-20th August Thursday-Dhttps://bit.ly/2EhuxXW  

  • Terror groups join hands to sabotage Afghan peace process

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    Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Pakistan-based terror group, has merged with its splinter groups Jamat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) and Hizb-ul-Ahrar (HuA) in Afghanistan to re-align and re-establish itself to carry out terror activities aimed at sabotaging the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan along with targeting neighbouring Pakistan. Reliable sources have informed that representatives from TTP, JUA and HuA…

  • Imran says Pakistan can never recognise Israel

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    Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken a clear and unequivocal stand, saying the founder of Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had made it clear that until the Palestinians get their due rights, they will not recognise Israel. Khan expressed these views during an interview with a private news channel on Tuesday. He discussed at…

  • Biden gets official nomination

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    Former US Vice President Joe Biden has formally been nominated the Democratic Party’s candidate to take on President Donald Trump in the November election, winning the majority in a roll call of states in which a young Indian American student, Bianca Shah, delivered Maryland’s votes for him. With 76 days left as of Tuesday for…

  • UK hopes to reach trade deal with EU next month

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    The UK government is hopeful on reaching a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU next month, according to Downing Street. According to BBC report, the spokesman of Prime Minister Boris Johnson said UK negotiators would “continue to plug the gaps” when talks enter their seventh round in Brussels on Wednesday. The two sides remain divided…

  • Rockets strike Kabul on Independence Day

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    Fourteen rockets hit a diplomatic district and other neighbourhoods of Kabul on Tuesday injuring a total of 10 people, as Afghanistan marked its 101st Independence Day, a spokesman of the Interior Ministry confirmed. “At 9.36 a.m. 14 rounds of rockets were fired from two sedans from Police District 8 and Police District 17 into the…

  • Democrats begin battle for ‘the soul of America’

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    Democrats have launched their national convention with a call to rally for what they called the battle for “the soul of America” and proclaiming a long charge sheet against President Donald Trump. The four-day convention, which will make history by nominating Kamala Harris as the first Indian-American nominee for Vice President, began on Monday with…

  • Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar Shaw tests positive for Covid 19

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    Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Monday night said she tested Covid-19 positive. “I have added to the Covid count by testing positive. Mild symptoms and I hope it stays that way,” tweeted the 67-year-old city-based biotech queen Shaw. I have added to the Covid count by testing positive. Mild symptoms n I hope it stays…

  • China deploys troops, guns in Tibet

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    China has deployed high altitude artillery guns in Tibet amid the ongoing border tension with India in eastern Ladakh. “The artillery guns, at an altitude of 4,600 meters, are deployed in Tibet general areas since last week of July,” sources said. It was also revealed that China has deployed its ‘150 Light Combined Arms Brigade…

  • Team Boris Take U-Turn On Grades

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    After taking a U-Turn, the UK government has decided that A-level and GCSE students in England will be given grades estimated by their teachers, rather than by an algorithm. It follows uproar after about 40% of A-level results were downgraded by exams regulator Ofqual, which used a formula based on schools’ prior grades, the BBC…

  • Air India announces Kochi-London direct, non-stop flights

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    Air-India has announced plans for direct non-stop flights between Kochi and London, from 28th August 2020, as part of Vande Bharat Mission, thanks to the initiatives and efforts by Mayor Emeritus, Councillor Tom Aditya (Bradley Stoke, Bristol) and the Malayalee Solicitor from London Advocate Shaima Ammal. Air India has been operating evacuation flights via Delhi…

  • Amarinder dares SFJ’s Pannu

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    Directing police to take strict action against the miscreants responsible for hoisting a ‘Khalistan’ flag in the Moga administrative complex, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday appealed to youngsters not to get swayed by the vicious propaganda of anti-India elements like terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu and his Sikhs for Justice (SFJ). “You try to…

  • Games to Garner Support

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    Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the US will witness unconventional conventions this weekm with the Democrats anointing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as their candidates for the November election without a live audience and the made-for-television show. This convention and the Republican one the following week will be mostly virtual with even the principals addressing…

  • Tata may take over Air India by New Year

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    The buzz in aviation circles is getting louder that the Tata group could be in the Air India’s cockpit as early as the New Year, if it is the sole eligible bidder for India’s national carrier. If the Tata bid is put in on or before the final submission date of August 31 and as…

  • Hancock to Overhaul Health System

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    The UK government is reportedly planning to replace the Public Health England (PHE) by a new agency that will specifically deal with protecting the country from pandemics, according to a report. The BBC, in a report said that the Sunday Telegraph claimed Health Secretary Matt Hancock will soon announce a new body modelled on Germany’s…

  • Trump terms universal postal voting ‘Catastrophic’

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    US President Donald Trump has said that universal mail-in voting would be “catastrophic” and make the country “a laughing stock”, in his latest opposition to postal balloting, the media reported on Sunday. Addressing the media on Saturday evening, the President said he had no issue with absentee voting, which he himself uses, reports the BBC.…

  • Modi’s I-day address sparks hope for India Inc

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    India Inc on Saturday welcomed various announcements made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of 74th Independence Day. Commenting on the PM’s address to the nation, Ficci President Sangita Reddy said: “Ficci is happy to note the launch of the National Digital Health Mission under which each individual will get a unique health…

  • EU welcomes Israel’s suspension of annexation

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    The European Union (EU) has welcomed Israel’s decision to suspend its plan to annex parts of occupied Palestinian territory, calling it a positive step, the bloc’s Council said in a statement. “Any unilateral decision that undermines a lasting, agreed solution should be avoided,” Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying on Saturday. The council…

  • After Dhoni, Raina too bids adieu to int’l cricket

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    Veteran batsman Suresh Raina joined former India captain MS Dhoni in formally announcing his retirement from all international cricket. Like Dhoni, Raina made it official in an Instagram post. “It was nothing but lovely playing with you, @mahi7781 . With my heart full of pride, I choose to join you in this journey. Thank you…

  • MS Dhoni Retires From International Cricket

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    Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday announced his retirement in an Instagram post. Dhoni posted a video montage with pictures at different points of his career along with a caption: “Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout.from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired (sic).” The two-time World Cup winning skipper didn’t…

  • ‘Remember The Sacrifices’

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    Members of the Indian diaspora in all parts of the United Kingdom, I offer you my warm greetings. As our people in India and all our brothers and sisters across the globe celebrate our 74th Independence Day, there is equal enthusiasm – if not more – among us all here in the UK. In Indian…

  • ‘US underprepared for the pandemic’

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    The US is “underprepared” for “the greatest public health crisis that hit this nation in a century”, said Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The “collateral damage” of the pandemic can be seen from the fact that public health officials have been forced to turn their focus away disproportionately…

  • MODI: India’s Sovereignty Is Supreme

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      Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurled the Tricolour at the Red Fort and addressed the nation amid Covid-19 induced new norms after paying tribute at the Raj Ghat on the occasion of 74th Independence Day. Continuing the tradition of sporting bright-coloured turbans for his Independence Day speeches, the Prime Minister chose an off-white saafa with…

  • EU mulls counter measures against Turkey

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    Member states of the European Union (EU) have agreed to prepare counter measures in response to Turkey’s naval activities in the Eastern Mediterranean. Following an urgent meeting convened by the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, the 27 member states on Friday agreed that the recent naval mobilisations by Turkey…

  • Modi gives digital push for healthcare

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the National Digital Health Mission, during an address to the nation on the occasion of Independence Day from Delhi’s Red Fort. The prime minister said that the initiative would revolutionise the health sector, and every Indian would get an ID card that which contain all relevant information about his/her…

  • India all set for Independence Day celebrations

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    Maintaining ‘Do Gaz ki Doori’ or six feet between any two guests seated during the event at Red Fort here, India will celebrate its 74th Independence Day on Saturday amid the raging coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive at the ramparts of Red Fort at 7.20 a.m. and thereafter will unfurl the national…

  • Social distancing lowered virus spread by 45% in Europe

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    A new study has revealed that social distancing during the six weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic has reduced infection rates by up to 45 per cent in Europe, according to the University of Southern Denmark. “In these smartphone times, we have access to so much data that we can monitor pandemics in a completely new…