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  • Abbas denounces Israel-UAE deal

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    Palestine has slammed the US-brokered historic peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel for full normalisation of relations between the two countries. Hours after the development on Thursday, the Palestinian presidency described the agreement as “disgraceful”, considering it a “blow to the Arab Peace Initiative and the decisions of the Arab and…

  • Sadiq unveils plan to save West End businesses

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    In a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan set out eight proposals to ensure the survival of West End from the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses face a ‘perfect storm’ of continued home working, restrictions on domestic and international tourism, and the requirement for continued social distancing The Mayor has met…

  • Kamala Fuels Hope

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    Kamala Devi Harris has deftly melded her dominant African American identity with that of her Indian background as a Tamil to create the evergreen American classic of the immigrant dream. Born in the US to immigrants, cancer researcher Shyamala Gopalan from India and economics professor Donald Harris from Jamaica, Harris has leaped in a generation…

  • UAE, US, Israel Ink Deal To Bring Peace & Progress

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    President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, spoke on Thursday and agreed to the full normalisation of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. This historic diplomatic breakthrough will…

  • Israel Suspends West Bank Annexation

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    As a result of a tripartite diplomatic discussion between the US, Israel, and the UAE, Israel has decided to suspend its controversial decision to declare Sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territory. During the conversation, US President Donald Trump, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan…

  • S. Asians encouraged to lose weight & cut COVID-19 risk

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      Public Health England (PHE) has launched a major new adult health campaign, called ‘Better Health’, to encourage adults to eat better, lose weight and get active. Everyone can benefit from taking steps towards having a healthier diet and getting more exercise. Data shows that 16.3% of Asian men and 23.6% of Asian women are…

  • Sir Iain favours India over China

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    India may play an important position in reversing the alarming strategic dependence of the world’s democracies on China, which has made no secret of its ambition to emerge as an unrivalled international energy by the center of the century, says Sir Iain Duncan Smith. Sir Iain, former leader of the ruling Conservative party, identified that…

  • Miandad lashes out at Imran for ruining cricket

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    Legendary Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad has lashed out at his former teammate Imran Khan, saying the current Pakistan Prime Minister has ruined cricket in the country. Miandad said that Imran has ruined the state of affairs of cricket in Pakistan by appointing officials in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) who have zero knowledge of the…

  • China-Africa tensions rise despite huge investments

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    Call it irony, but tension between Africa and China has been rising despite the latters increased investments in the continent and loan waivers. The dragons investment in the continent surged from an estimated $75 million in 2003 to $5.4 billion in 2018. In September 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping had announced another round of investment…

  • EU supports neighbours in COVID-19 fight

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    The European Union (EU) has agreed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with eight non-EU partners to help their businesses limit the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the European Commission said. As of Tuesday, MoU have already been agreed with Albania, Georgia, Jordan, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Ukraine, the Commission said in a press…

  • Media in the time of Corona

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    There isn’t anyone that has not been affected by the pandemic and to varying degrees, it’s impact at times has been life changing for many. It has also coincided when quite graphically, other social issues have risen even more so to the fore front, sparking re-evaluation on not only how we all live and view…

  • Miandad slams Imran over government functioning

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    In what seems to be another bombshell in the volatile Pakistani politics, batting legend Javed Miandad threw a challenge to Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying that he would oppose every decision of his if it goes against the interests of Pakistan. “Not only in the affairs of sports, I will also challenge him (Imran Khan)…

  • The Indian Roots Of Kamala Harris

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    Kamala Devi Harris has deftly melded her dominant African American identity with that of her Indian background as a Tamil to create the evergreen American classic of the immigrant dream. Born in the US to immigrants, cancer researcher Shyamala Gopalan from India and economics professor Donald Harris from Jamaica, Harris has leaped in a generation…

  • Boris Snubs Khalistan

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    Lord Rami Ranger CBE, Chairman of British Sikh Association, said that Boris Johnson-led British government does not support Khalistan Movement in the UK. Lord Ranger, in an interview with India Today journalist Loveena Tandon, said that he had recently informed the prime minister about the separatist activism in the country. Lord Ranger noted that he…

  • Japan and the curious road to Asian freedom

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    How we remember history matters because it defines our present. Learn the past to understand why we are where we are at present. How important this is has been shown by the astonishing rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. This movement is driven by the desire of black people to reclaim their history, the…

  • B’desh opens doors for Chinese investments

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    Salman F Rahman, advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and policymakers have asked Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in the country and export products back to Beijing using the duty-free access facility. The issues came up for discussion on Monday at a virtual opening ceremony of the Mandarin version of a report titled “Destination Bangladesh”…

  • ‘Reinvent Make in India’

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    India needs to reinvent the ‘Make in India’ programme, according to R.A. Mashelkar, Former Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). “We do not need just assembled in India but invented and designed in India,” he told India’s management leaders in an online dialogue organized by the All India Management Association…

  • SFJ offers reward to raise Khalistan flag at Red Fort

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    The security agencies are on high alert as the banned Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) is learnt to have announced a $125,000 reward for anyone who hoists a Khalistan flag at the Red Fort on Independence Day on August 15. Delhi Police, the nodal agency for law and order in the national capital, was busy coordinating…

  • Talibanisation of the Sikh faith!

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    I am appalled to read about the actions of a few unelected, self-appointed Sikhs who have removed Shri Granth Sahib’s Sarup (Holy Book) from the house of the former Principal of Khalsa College in Amritsar by claiming that he cooks and eats eggs at home. It appears these people have claimed ownership upon the Sikh…

  • Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate

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    Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden has selected Kamala Devi Harris as the nominee for vice president in a historic move that marks a breakthrough for Indian Americans in US politics. “I have the great honour to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris – a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s…

  • Daily Digital – Boris Firm on School Run

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    Boris Firm on School Run; Biden Selects Kamala Asian Lite Daily Digital UK Aug 12, 2020 – Read the full edition – https://bit.ly/2DKN8LZ

  • Noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori dies in Indore

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    Noted Urdu poet and lyricist, Dr Rahat Indori, passed away in Indore on Tuesday afternoon after testing positive for Covid-19 on Monday night. He was 70. Early on Tuesday morning, Indori, who was hospitalised, had tweeted: “After displaying initial symptoms of Covid, I underwent a corona test yesterday and have tested positive. I am admitted…

  • Russia registers world’s first Covid-19 vaccine

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    In what could alter the course of the Covid-19 pandemic that is still creating mayhem across the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the country has registered the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine that “forms stable cell and antibody immunity”. According to a report in the Tass news agency, Putin said that the vaccine…

  • Lebanon government resigns after Beirut blast

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    Lebanon’s government has resigned amid mounting anger over the explosion on August 4 that devastated parts of Beirut and left more than 200 people dead. The announcement was made in a national TV address by Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Monday evening, the BBC reported. Many people have accused the country’s leaders of culpability through…

  • Trump abruptly pauses briefing after shooting near WH

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    US President Donald Trump was temporarily escorted by a Secret Service agent from an ongoing coronavirus briefing after a shooting was reported outside the White House. “There was an actual shooting, and somebody has been taken to the hospital. I don’t know the condition of the person,” Xinhua news agency quoted Trump as saying on…

  • ‘Deception is the Chinese strategy on border’

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    China’s game plan for the stand-off along the Line of Actual Control with India in Ladakh will include a combination of pressure, deception, disinformation and continuation of its long-term expansionist policies. This was deduced by the Delhi Policy Group (DPG), one of India’s oldest think tanks on strategic and international issues of critical national interest,…

  • India to upgrade defence PSUs

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    Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched modernization and upgradation of defence public sector undertakings and Ordnance Factory Board infrastructure on Monday as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat (self reliant India) initiative. Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a clarion call for Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan and his 5-I formula of Intent, Inclusion, Investment, Infrastructure…

  • Daily Digital – Unis Urged To Hold Places

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    Unis Urged To Hold Places; Rise in Migrant Crossings Asian Lite Daily Digital UK, Aug 11, 2020 – Read the full edition – https://bit.ly/3iub3OF

  • End of political drama in Rajasthan

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    The Congress will constitute a three-member committee to look after the grievances of sulking Congress leader Sachin Pilot, who met Rahul Gandhi on Monday. The party said that the two leaders held a frank, open and conclusive discussion. In a statement, party General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal said, “Congress President Sonia Gandhi has decided that…

  • Amnesty flags the arrest of Hong Kong publisher

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      The rights group, Amnesty International has denounced the arrest of a prominent newspaper publisher in Hong Kong. Jimmy Lai and six others were arrested on Monday under the territory’s controversial national security law. The police have also raided the premises of Lai’s ‘Apple Daily’ newspaper. Citing this blatant violation of all journalistic impunities, Amnesty…

  • Russia ready to register world’s first Covid-19 vaccine

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    Russia is reportedly going ahead with its plan to register the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine this week before it starts mass vaccination in October, despite safety concerns raised from several quarters, including the WHO. Russia’s Deputy Health Minister Oleg Gridnev recently revealed plans to register a Covid-19 vaccine on August 12, Sputnik news agency reported.…

  • China irked over US health secy meeting Taiwan Prez

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    US Health Secretary Alex Azar met Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, becoming the highest-ranking American politician to hold a meeting on the island after over 40 years in a move that has irked China. Besides the President, Azar is also scheduled to meet Minister of Health Chen Shih-chung, reports The Taiwan Times. Also Read…

  • Former President Pranab Mukherjee Tests Covid Positive

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    Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that he has tested positive for coronavirus and asked his contacts to self-isolate and get tested for the virus. “On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, I have tested positive for Covid-19 today. I request the people who came in contact with me in the…

  • Hundreds Protest in Spin Boldak Against Pakistan

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    Hundreds of Afghans staged a protest in Spin Boldak district to condemn last week’s deadly incident at Chaman crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan. On July 31, at least nine civilians were killed and 50 others were wounded in Pakistani forces artillery attacks on “residential areas” in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, the Afghan Defense Ministry…

  • Arabs snub Pakistan over Kashmir

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    A bellicose and rather desperate Pakistan wanting to ratchet up the volume over Kashmir tried a spanking new manoeuvre. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation wary of Pakistan’s antics is refusing to hold a foreign ministers meeting on Kashmir. A troubled Pakistan however, is unwilling to listen and is looking to appeal to the Islamic Umma…

  • Portrait of a poet as a diplomat

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    HE Abhay K. has served in different diplomatic capacities earlier in Russia, Nepal and Brazil. His published collections of poetry include The Seduction of Delhi, The Eight-Eyed Lord of Kathmandu, The Prophecy of Brasilia The Alphabets of Latin America among others while his edited books are CAPITALS, 100 Great Indian Poems, 100 More Great Indian…

  • Daily Digital – India to continue evacuation mission

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    India to continue evacuation mission; Arabs snub Pakistan over Kashmir Asian Lite Daily Digital – Aug 10, 2020 – please click here to Read the full edition – https://bit.ly/3fIFw9N

  • World leaders to jointly raise aid for Lebanon

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    International leaders will hold talks on Sunday to raise aid for Beirut, five days after the massive explosion which devastated the Lebanese capital. The virtual conference – set up by France and the United Nations – starts at 14.00 Lebanon time (11.00 GMT). US President Donald Trump has said he plans to join the call.…

  • India bans 101 defence imports targeting self-reliance

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    To make the Indian defence industry self-reliant and boost indigenisation, the Ministry of Defence banned the import of 101 items on Sunday. The MoD has also bifurcated the capital procurement budget for 2020-21 between domestic and foreign capital procurement routes. A separate budget head has been created with an outlay of nearly Rs 52,000 crore…

  • COVID-19: One more day of biggest spike for India

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    India, the third-worst COVID-hit country globally, recorded a single-day spike of 64,399 coronavirus cases, pushing its total tally to 21,53,011. Out of the total 21,53,011 cases, 6,28,747 are active cases, 14,80,884 have recovered from the deadly virus while 43,379 people have died. A total of 53,879 persons recovered and were discharged in the last 24…

  • Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll at one lakh

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    Brazil does not seem to have any respite in new detections and death rates. The Latin American nation has registered over 1,00,000 deaths and more than 3 million cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), the government has reported. The Ministry of Health on Saturday stated that in the last 24 hours, 905 more deaths and…

  • Breakthrough in malaria research

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      An international team of scientists, including Dr Mahmood Alam from India, has discovered new ways in which the malaria parasite survives in the blood stream of its victims, a discovery that could pave the way to new treatments for the disease….reports Asian Lite News According to the World Health Organisation malaria currently infects more…

  • The Diabetic Foot

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    The story of how I discovered I had type-two diabetes will be similar for many who have the condition. A simple blood test by my local GP, with little prior knowledge of the condition, and a few days later I needed to take a regular cocktail of pills, adjust how I ate and prepare myself…

  • Modi to cement ties with Central Asia

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    India, Uzbekistan to boost anti-terrorism cooperation, defence, trade….reports Asian Lite News India and Uzbekistan agreed to boost cooperation in fighting terrorism and in the field of defence and cyber security as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, on his first stop on his Central Asian tour. Modi and Karimov also…

  • Greece begins patch up work

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    Greece appoints new finance minister, creditors ponder post-No vote scenario….reports Asian Lite News Greece appointed a new finance minister after Yanis Varoufakis announced his resignation even as the country voted “No” to a bailout offer in a landmark referendum. Heads of European institutions held a teleconference to discuss the consequences of the historic vote. Euclid…

  • UK Remembers Srebrenica

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    Prime Minister David Cameron has announced an extra £1.2 million for the charity Remembering Srebrenica to help raise awareness of the Srebrenica genocide….writes Asian Lite News To mark the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide next week, the Prime Minister will announce £1.2million of additional support to UK charitable initiative Remembering Srebrenica. Established in 2013 with…

  • Walk Together to mark London 7/7

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      This will be defiant moment for the city of London. Faith leaders from the Muslim, Jewish and Christian faiths were joined by 7/7 survivor Gill Hicks to walk from Kings Cross to Tavistock Square in remembrance of those who lost their lives ten years ago…reports Asian Lite News. The faith leaders are supporting the #WalkTogether initiative,…

  • London 7/7 – 10 years on

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    British Muslims stood with the victims on that day and do so again today; we reject this terrorism and ideology and commit ourselves to work with all to protect the safety and security of our country and fellow citizens.  The terrorists were not acting in the name of Islam, their crimes are an affront against…

  • Asian drama to focus on radicalisation

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    This July will see the Belgrade Theatre turns a spotlight on radicalisation amongst young British Muslims with the premiere of a provocative new play by Asian Youth Theatre, ‘Somewhere To Belong’ at Coventry ….reports Asian Lite News This brand new collaboration between the Belgrade and Vamos Theatre Company, one of the U.K’s leading producers of masked theatre,…

  • Sharma Supports Medical Research

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    Virendra Sharma MP met some of the UK’s leading medical scientists to hear how their ground-breaking research is helping to save and improve the lives of millions of people….reports Asian Lite News. At an event in Westminster on July 1, Virendra Sharma MP heard how research was making vitalprogress in tackling conditions such as arthritis,…