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  • Kalakar Arts UK lives Indian music tradition of ‘Guru Shishya Parampara’‘

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    In a free-wheeling conversation internationally acclaimed London based artiste Chandra Chakraborty talks to Arundhati Mukherjee from Asian Lite news desk about classical music, its tradition and artistes and art today.  Rishi Vashista, Sri Parasuram, Karna, Arjun, Ekalavya are some of the names that surround our mind, the moment we hear the phrase – ‘Guru-Shishya Parampara’.…

  • Labour Suspends Ex-Leader Jeremy Corbyn

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    UK’s Labour Party on Thursday suspended Jeremy Corbyn from the party over his reaction to a highly critical report on anti-Semitism, the media reported. According to BBC report, the human rights watchdog found Labour responsible for “unlawful” harassment and discrimination during Mr Corbyn’s years in charge of the party. But Mr Corbyn later said the…

  • India, UK Ink Pacts To Boost Jobs, Investments

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    The UK and India made agreements on financial services, infrastructure and sustainable finance, helping to boost jobs and investments in both countries…reports Asian Lite Newsdesk The landmark tenth Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) between the UK and India saw the UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamanmeeting to build further economic ties. Both the…

  • Boris Refuses to Extend Free School Meals

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    Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reiterated that the government will “do everything in our power to make sure that no kid, no child goes hungry”. Meanwhile, pressure has risen on the PM, including from his own MPs, to commit more money for free school meals…reports Asian Lite Newsdesk UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended…

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital – October 20, 2020 – Boris Refuses to Extend Free School Meals

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    Boris Refuses to Extend Free School Meals; Setback for Nirav As Court Rejects Bail Plea; Building a Great Wall Around China; Will US help debt trapped Sri Lanka?; J&K Guv Calls For Social Media Monitoring – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital – please click here to read.

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital – October 26, 2020 – China to Overhaul Strategy

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    China to Overhaul Strategy; Harish Salve to get married to London based Artist; NCB to bring back couple imprisoned in Qatar; India plans to take Kulbhushan case again to ICJ: Pak FM; Relations With India Bigger Than A Political Party: Top US Official – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital – please click here to…

  • ‘Dusk Notes’ – draws one closer to the Divine

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    The first single ‘Notes at Dusk’, the most spiritual track of the release rests your mind letting the music envelop you while the second single, ‘On the banks of Jamuna’, set in the midnight melancholic raga Madhuvanthi conveys the longing of a friend for Lord Krishna…writes Prof. Geetha Upadhyaya, OBE Dusk Notes, an innovative spiritual…

  • Boris rules out full national lockdown

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    The UK Prime Minister’s statement came after Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced big changes to the Job Support Scheme set to replace furlough in November in a bid to support businesses affected by the pandemic in England’s “high alert” Tier Two areas…reports Asian Lite News UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reiterated his stand to avoid…

  • Pramod Mittal: Britain’s biggest bankrupt

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    Steel tycoon Pramod Mittal has gone down into depths of unprecedented financial liabilities after a financial deal guaranteed by him collapsed. Pramod, who spent 50 million pounds on his daughter’s wedding in 2013, now claims that he owns only a small stretch of land in India. The businessman says that the loans he originally took…

  • NWAMI marks International Integration Day

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    International Integration Day was celebrated and Commonwealth Research Centre was launched by NWAMI recently, marked by speeches and cultural program. Deputy Minister and Chief Whip in the Welsh Government Jane Hutt MS has appreciated NWAMI’s objective of community cohesion and social integration through education and cultural engagement. She underscored the vision and sentiment for Wales…

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital, October 22, 2020 – UK to resume Brexit Talks With EU Team

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    UK to resume Brexit Talks With EU Team; South Yorkshire in Tier 3 from Saturday; Sadiq Condemns ‘Draconian’ Proposal for TfL Funding; OCT 22 BLACK DAY: Hoardings Across Kashmir Condemn Pakistan; Sindh Police in Open Revolt Against Pakistan Army – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital – please click here to read.

  • Iraq PM Al-Kadhimi arrives in the UK

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    Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi arrived in the UK on Wednesday as part of a Europe tour to meet key leaders in the region.  The prime minister’s office announced his arrival through the official twitter handle. Prior to his UK trip, Al-Kadhimi had meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and German Chancellor Angela Merkel…

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital – October 21, 2020 – No 10 Vs North as Boris puts MCR into Tier 3

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    No 10 Vs North as Boris puts MCR into Tier 3; Thousands support local businesses through Pay It Forward London; UNICEF Prepares For Efficient Delivery of Covid Vaccine; Pakistan, Turkey Meddling Disrupts Armenia-Azerbaijan Ceasefire; COVID-19: Modi Alerts Nation To Remain Vigilant – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital – please click here to read.

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital October 20, 2020 – Wales Set For ‘Firebreak’ Lockdown Amid Covid Spike

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    Wales Set For ‘Firebreak’ Lockdown Amid Covid Spike; Healthcare Workers Still Experiencing PTSD; WHO Cautions Against Complacency; India, Taiwan Boost Business Ties; Pulwama boy Basit becomes J&K topper despite challenges; NY Foundation’s Grant to Boost Testing in India – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital – please click here to read.

  • Boris Seeks United Front Against Covid

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    The British prime minister says the entire world needs to pull together to recover from the impact of Covid-19 … reports Asian Lite News With the United Kingdom set to take leadership of the G7 and chair the global climate change conference COP26 in 2021, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the country will play an…

  • UK police gains access to NHS’s test and trace details

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    People who fail to self-isolate “without reasonable justification” could have their names, address and contact details passed on to their local authority and then to the police…Reports Asian Lite News People who have been asked to self-isolate through the test and trace system of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) could have their contact details…

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital October 19, 2020 – Brexit Deal: Gove Pins Hopes On Talks

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    Brexit Deal: Gove Pins Hopes On Talks; Vaccine for most vulnerable ‘by Christmas’; ‘3 Billion People Lack Handwashing Facilities’; Pak Anti-Government Campaigns Gain Momentum; ‘Al-Qaeda Maintains Close Ties With Taliban’ – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital – please click here to read.

  • Thousands gather in London to protest against lockdown

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    As a second wave of infections gathers pace, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has stepped up local restrictions in parts of England where cases are surging…Reports Asian Lite News Anti-lockdown demonstrators gathered in central London on Saturday, hours after the British capital moved to the second highest COVID-19 alert level. As a second wave of…

  • Covid-19 reinfections ‘to be expected’: UK scientists

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    It was unclear how soon people who had recovered from Covid-19 could become vulnerable to reinfection, but emerging reports showed the timeframe was “relatively short”…Reports Asian Lite News UK scientists have warned that Covid-19 reinfections were “to be expected” amid a recent surge in the number of fresh cases, according to a media report. The…

  • Lord Rami Ranger launches Zozter

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    Chairman of the British Sikh Association Lord Rami Ranger CBE, has launched “Zozter-the world’s first Business Card Sharing App”.  The concept has been developed by a long-standing employee of Lord Ranger’s company, Sun Mark Ltd, Mr Amritpal Sachdeva, fondly known as Lucky. Lucky had started his working life at Sun Mark Ltd and progressed up…

  • UK Prepares For a No-Deal Brexit

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    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that as the European Union (EU) Summit in Brussels refused to offer London a Canada-style deal, Britain will prepare to embrace a no-trade deal scenario. Johnson’s remarks came following the EU Summit discussions on Brexit on Thursday. EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said he will continue…

  • UK disappointed with EU summit outcomes

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    “Disappointed by the euco conclusions on UK/EU negotiations. Surprised EU is no longer committed to working ‘intensively’ to reach a future partnership,” Frost tweeted…Reports Asian Lite News British chief negotiator David Frost said that he was “disappointed” and “surprised” that the conclusions at a summit of the European Union (EU) said that the regional bloc…

  • UK adds Italy to quarantine list

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    The latest announcement came after Italy recorded another 8,804 coronavirus cases, its biggest daily increase in infections since the start of the outbreak…Reports Asian Lite News Italy has been added to Britain’s quarantine list, which means travellers returning from the country will have to self-isolate for 14 days, a senior British official said. British Transport…

  • Asian Lite Weekend, October 16, 2020 – MI5 Suspects China, Russia Threat On UK Security

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    MI5 Suspects China, Russia Threat On UK Security; G20 extends debt suspension for poor nations; Young, Healthy People May Have to Wait Longer For Vaccine; Pak to Face Tougher FATF Scrutiny; US Appoints New Officer to Oversee Tibetan Issues – all in Asian Lite Weekend – please click here to read.

  • MI5 Suspects China, Russia Threat On UK Security

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    The new chief of the MI5 Ken McCallum directly specified “the differing national security challenges presented by Russian, Chinese, Iranian and other actors” were “growing in severity and in complexity – while terrorist threats persist at scale”…reports Hitesh Tikoo The new chief of the MI5, the UK’s domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, has said that…

  • Brexit: UK PM expresses “desirability” for EU trade deal

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    Johnson “noted the desirability of a deal, but expressed his disappointment that more progress had not been made over the past two weeks”…Reports Asian Lite News Ahead of a European Union (EU) summit, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed the “desirability” of a new trade deal with the bloc, but also his disappointment that more…

  • Amish Tripathi addresses VOICE 10 yr celebs

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    Enlightening and Engaging Interview with Amish Tripathi, Director of Nehru Centre and the award-winning author of 8 books including the Shiva Trilogy, conducted by Ani Kaprekar On 19th September, Manchester based VOICE (Vedic Organisation for Indian Culture and Education) organised an online interview with Amish Tripathi, the newly appointed director of Nehru Centre and a…

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital October 15, 2020 – Sadiq Urges Businesses to Tackle Racism

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    Sadiq Urges Businesses to Tackle Racism; Wales Bans Travellers From UK Corona Hotspots; 8 Nations Join NASA’s Lunar Exploration Programme; UNHRC Slammed Over Election of China & Pak as Members; Drones Emerge As New Threat in Kashmir – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital – please click here to read.

  • Wales Bans Travellers From UK Corona Hotspots

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    First minister Mark Drakeford has announced that Wales is going to ban people from parts of the UK with high rates of Covid-19, the media reported. According to BBC report, the Mr Drakeford has said that he would go ahead if the Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not impose travel restrictions in England. The ban…

  • 8 Nations Join NASA’s Lunar Exploration Programme

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    While NASA is leading the Artemis programme, which includes sending the first woman and next man to the surface of the Moon in 2024, international partnerships will play a key role in achieving a sustainable and robust presence on the Moon later this decade while preparing to conduct a historic human mission to Mars…reports Asian…

  • New three-tier restrictions imposed in UK

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    The new system sees every area of England classed as being on medium, high or very high alert…Reports Asian Lite News England has enforced new three-tier system of Covid-19 restrictions. Most of the country is in the lowest tier – medium – but millions of people in the North and the Midlands face extra curbs…

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital – JOBLESS RATE SOARS

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    JOBLESS RATE SOARS; Sadiq joins campaign against Government’s travel ban; Oli Facing Heat From Own Party Over Chinese Encroachment; Border Talks End in Deadlock; Slight Delay Expected For India’s Human Space Flight – All in Asian Lite Daily Digital, October 14, 2020 – please click here to read.

  • Jobless Rate Soars

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    In its latest update, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that an estimated 1.5 million people were unemployed between June and August, while redundancies stood at 227,000…reports Asian Lite Newsdesk The UK’s unemployment rate has hit the highest level in three years in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Office for National…

  • Boris Unveils 3-Tier Covid Restrictions

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    The Liverpool City Region will be placed in the “very high” level from Wednesday, the Prime Minister said, adding that following talks with local leaders, gyms, leisure centres, betting shops and casinos will also close in the region…reports Asian Lite News UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled a new three-level Covid-19 alert system that…

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital – Boris Unveils 3-Tier Covid Restrictions

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    Boris Unveils 3-Tier Covid Restrictions; Sadiq Seeks Govt Action To Protect Rough Sleepers; Pandemic Disrupted Critical Mental Health Services; Asia-Pacific Group Retains Pakistan on ‘Enhanced Follow-Up’ list; Taiwan Sends Strong Message Against Chinese Expansionism – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital – please click here to read.

  • Hinduja Brothers emphasise on promotion of Culture and Heritage

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    In continuation of highlighting the rich cultural diversity of India, Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence organised “Shaandaar Sindhi” on the virtual platform recently, spotlighting incredible Sindhi performing arts, language promotion and cuisine. Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Guitarist, Producer and MD of music & events company Atmasphere Renu Gidoomal kickstarted the high-spirited event with an invocation and presented Sindhi…

  • Iraqi PM due in UK

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    The UK is part of a US-led international coalition tasked with helping the Iraqi security forces in the fight against the Islamic State militants…Reports Asian Lite News The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is expected to pay an official visit to the UK. In a statement on Sunday, Foreign Minister…

  • Second nationwide lockdown likely in UK

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    A top UK scientist has said that a second nationwide lockdown was a possibility in the face of a worsening situation of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a BBC interview on Sunday, Peter Horby, chair of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag) and a government adviser, said the UK was at…

  • IIW Celebrates Hindi Diwas with Women Poets and Kids Show

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    Inspiring Indian Women (IIW) and Hindi Shiksha Parishad UK celebrated Hindi Diwas supported by High Commission of India UK. The event was attended by Mr Ravi Shankar Attache Political, Ms Shashi Mathur, Ms Sunitaa and Ms Parveen Rani. 14 th September marked the celebration of Hindi Diwas all over the world and London was no…

  • EU Settlement Scheme Gets More Than 4 Million Applications

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    The latest statistics also show that, of the more than 4 million applications across the UK, there have been nearly 3.7 million from England, 204,700 from Scotland, 67,200 from Wales and 66,300 from Northern Ireland up to the end of September 2020…reports Asian Lite News The UK Home Office has announced that there have been…

  • ‘Evidence of collusion between Huawei, Chinese state’, UK MPs allege

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    The accusations in the new report have the potential to increase suspicions surrounding the company’s operations….Reports Asian Lite News There is clear evidence of collusion between Huawei and the Chinese state, a UK parliamentary inquiry concluded in its report on Thursday. The designation of Huawei as a “high-risk vendor” by the UK government is “appropriate…

  • Sanskruti hosts Chief Scout for India Dr Sandeep Marwah

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    Dr Marwah has been nominated by 60 governments, through Presidents, Vice Presidents, Prime Ministers, Deputy PMs or through Diplomatic missions and MPs as their Cultural Ambassador, and is the recipient of more than 800 awards from different parts of the world.   Chief Scout for India and eight-time world record holder Dr Sandeep Marwah spoke recently…

  • Exhibiting The Arctic And Indigenous

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    Starting October 22, the British Museum is set to open a major exhibition on the history of the Arctic and its Indigenous Peoples, through the lens of climate change and weather…writes Siddhi Jain. Titled ‘Citi exhibition Arctic: culture and climate’, it will look at the whole circumpolar region, revealing how Arctic Peoples have adapted to…

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital – Boris Pledges To Transform UK After Corona

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    Boris Pledges To Transform UK After Corona; ‘Secret Proceedings’ Delay Mallya Extradition; ‘One in 10 in world may have had Corona’; Pashtun, Sindh, Baluch Protests Rock Imran’s ‘Naya Pakistan’; US, India To Advance Security in Indo-Pacific – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital – please click here to read.

  • Manchester commemorates Gandhi Jayanti

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    2nd October 2020 marked the 151 birth anniversary of India’s great political leader Mahatma Gandhi. As a legacy to his contribution to world peace, this day is celebrated as the International day of Non-Violence. This honor is a reflection of universal respect for the Mahatma (Great Soul), and the enduring relevance of his philosophy. To…

  • Daily Digital: Will Boris be gone by April?

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    Will Boris be gone by April?; Indians in Germany Call For Tejasvi’s Removal From Consulate Event; UK Misses Nearly 16K Covid-19 Cases; FATF To Decide Fate of Pakistan This Month; ‘China Can’t Get Better Of Us’; India Boosts Naval Warfare Capabilities – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital

  • Will Boris be gone by April?

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    There can be no question that Boris has lost support. A poll of Conservative supporters of cabinet ministers ranked him 24th out of 25th, 25th being Gavin Williamson, the education secretary and widely seen as the most incompetent minister in this, a government not noted for its competence…writes Mihir Bose That Boris Johnson may be…

  • Covid-19: Nearly 16K cases missed in UK daily figures

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    15,841 cases between September 25 and October 2 were left out of the country’s single-day case figures,PHE said..Reports Asian Lite News. Nearly 16,000 daily coronavirus cases went unreported in the UK due to a technical glitch, leading to delayed efforts to trace contacts of people who tested positive, Public Health England (PHE) said on Monday.…

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital – Boris Warns Of ‘Bumpy’ Road To Christmas And Beyond

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    Boris Warns Of ‘Bumpy’ Road To Christmas And Beyond; India Bats For Global Elimination of Nukes; ‘We’re Stuck’: Intra-Afghan Talks Face Delay; CPEC has neither boosted growth nor jobs in Pakistan; India Targets 500 Mn Doses Of Vaccine – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital – please click here to read.

  • Loose fear, not common sense: Boris

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    UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged the public to “act fearlessly but with common sense” while dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, the media reported on Sunday. Speaking to the BBC, Johnson said that there had to be a “balance” between saving lives and protecting the economy. “The best thing we can do now for…