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  • Cameron strangling nurse mural to be removed

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    A man in Britain has been ordered by his local council to remove a 30 feet long and 10 feet high graffiti mural painted on a wall of his house depicting Prime Minister David Cameron throttling a nurse, a media report said . Tony Davis, 73, received a notice of prosecution from the South Gloucestershire…

  • HSBC doubtful of returns from Indian equities

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    Finding Indian equities markets to be the most over-owned in Asia, HSBC Global Research has now assigned the country “underweight” status, meaning thereby that it expects the returns to be below normal in the short-to-medium term. “In a report titled “The Flying Dutchman: India – Gravity Sets In”, the research arm of HSBC said the…

  • Death of a family shocks Indian community

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    An Indian-origin mother and her twin daughters have been found dead at a house in Romford , north-east London. The body of the husband was later discovered hanging at Woodford Reservoir in Walthamstow. The family is hailing from Thrissur district of South Indian state of Kerala. The news shocked the Indian community community. Neighbours identified the…

  • Rolls plan to cut jobs draw flak

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      Despite winning a £6.1 billion flight engine deal, Rolls-Royce is going ahead with its plan to terminate 3,000 jobs…writes Kaliph Anaz for Asian Lite, UK’s No 1 newspaper for British Asians Prime Minister David Cameron is facing a dilemma as one of the prestigious British Company begins the process to terminate 3000 skilled jobs…

  • Hate crime film gets top awards

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    Hate crime film produced by Professor Neil Chakraborti, Director of the Leicester Centre for Hate Studies, and his colleagues bags two national awards…writes Kaliph Anaz for Asian Lite, UK’s No 1 newspaper for British Asians An educational video produced by the University of Leicester to expose the harms of hate crime has been awarded two prestigious…

  • Bank of England cuts growth forecast to 2.5%

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    The Bank of England has cut its 2015 growth forecast from 2.9% to 2.5%, and for next year from 2.9% to 2.6%, as governor Mark Carney unveiled his quarterly inflation report. And he told MPs interest rates would rise only in about a year’s time. Mr Carney also said deflation could emerge during the year,…

  • UK unemployment falls to 1.83m

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    Unemployment In UK continued to fall and the number of people in work has continued to rise, according to the latest official figures. The number of people out of work in the January to March period fell to 1.83 million, down 35,000 from the previous quarter reports BBC. The total number in work rose to…

  • UK 20th in global school rankings

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    Asian countries are in the top five places and African countries at the bottom in he biggest ever global school rankings ever published. Singapore heads the table, followed by Hong Kong, with Ghana at the bottom reports BBC. The UK is in 20th place, among higher achieving European countries, with the US in 28th. The OECD…

  • UK to set new laws to target radicalisation

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    David Cameron is to set out new powers to tackle radicalisation, saying the UK has been a “passively tolerant society” for too long. The PM will tell the National Security Council a counter-extremism bill will be in the Queen’s Speech on 27 May reports BBC. The bill will include new immigration rules, powers to close…

  • Cameron promises a ‘different government’

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    British Prime Minister David Cameron promised to lead a “different government” at his first all-Conservative cabinet meeting following his triumph in the general election last week. Pledging to deliver his party’s pre-election manifesto in full,quoted Cameron telling his new cabinet: “This will be a different government. It is not a coalition government so we have…

  • Gav Sadhra, Shreya unveil Judai

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    RISING STAR GAV SADHRA TEAMS UP WITH BOLLYWOOD SINGING SENSATION SHREYA GHOSHAL! May 14th see’s the release date of JUDAI, The new single by UK newcomer Gav Sadhra which features the Bollywood singing sensation Shreya Ghoshal, it’s a tune that will be buzzing around your head for a long while! The song has been produced by one of…

  • Tories to steal Labour agenda

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    Cameron unveils plans for a parliament of “blue-collar Conservatism”…writes Kaliph Anaz for Asian Lite, UK’s No 1 newspaper for British Asians Prime Minister David Cameron told the first all-Tory cabinet meeting for 18 years that they must focus on “bread and butter” ways of improving people’s lives. The Conservatives won a 12-seat majority in the…

  • Iconic Jaguars Roar to mark 80th anniversary

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    Nine of Jaguar’s most decorated and iconic heritage cars will compete in the 2015 Mille Miglia as the brand celebrates its 80th anniversary. Fans lining the 1,000-mile loop in Italy will be treated to the sight of three C-types, three D-types, an XK120, an XK140 and a MK VII saloon, which will compete as part…

  • Killer Stroke is Rising in the UK

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    There are around 152,000 strokes in the UK every year and it is the leading cause of severe adult disability. There are over 1.2 million people in the UK living with the effects of stroke…reports Stroke Association Today (May 12) is European Stroke Awareness Day. Stroke Association (SA) points out on this day that stroke…

  • Codes of Corporate Dressing

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    The first code is –  Don’t overplay, underplay…says Sheena Agarwaal First impressions tend to last longer when it comes to the world of professionals. Wear properly fitting clothes with smaller prints, and glam up with subtle makeup if you’re in the corporate world, says an expert. Sheena Agarwaal, image consultant at Gurgaon-based Urbanista Image Consultancy, has…

  • Royal Enfield acquires UK-based chassis manufacturer

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    Motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield said that it has acquired UK-based chassis and components maker Harris Performance Products. According to the company, the acquisition will enhance its engineering and product design capabilities for its new generation of products and platforms. “Their proven expertise, deep insight and understanding of motorcycling will be invaluable for us in our…

  • Farage takes the U-turn

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    In a U-turn of sorts,Nigel Farage has had his resignation as UKIP leader rejected by the party’s national executive committee and he remains as leader, the party has said in a statement reports The Huffington Post. Farage had promised to step down as leader if he lost the race to be elected MP for Thanet South. Which he…

  • David criticises Ed’s leadership

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    Ex-Foreign Secretary David Miliband has criticised his brother Ed’s leadership of the Labour Party, saying voters “did not want what was being offered”. He told the BBC the leadership had allowed itself to be portrayed as “moving backwards”. There was “absolutely no point” blaming voters for Labour’s defeat, he added reports BBC. But Mr Miliband,…

  • B4U ties up with beyond Bollywood the musical

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    B4U Music has announced that they are the official music partners for the brand new west-end musical ‘Beyond Bollywood’ making its UK Premiere at the London Palladium. Witness the colour, energy and sheer exuberance of Bollywood as a new musical explodes onto the West End stage this May direct from sell out performances in Mumbai. Beyond Bollywood…

  • Bradford Charity Praises Ethnic Minority MPs

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    Campaigning charity QED Foundation has congratulated the new wave of MPs from ethnic minority backgrounds taking seats in Parliament. The House of Commons is more diverse than ever before, with newly elected black, Chinese and Asian members helping to reflect the racial make-up of the general population. The number of ethnic minority MPs has jumped…

  • New Cameron cabinet to meet on May 27

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     British Prime Minister David Cameron is scheduled to meet his new Conservative Party cabinet for the first time since the party won a majority in the House of Commons in the May 7 general election, BBC reported here . During the meet on May 27, Cameron is slated to introduce a bill aiming to boost…

  • Bro Dave Raps Red Ed

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     The real Miliband of the Labour Party criticised the party’s 2015 campaign, saying voters “did not want what was being offered,” BBC reported. US-based David Miliband said former prime minister Gordon Brown and his younger brother Ed Miliband took the campaigns backwards in 2010 and 2015 respectively causing the party to taste defeat.The There was…

  • Grant Shapps aka Michael Green gets new title

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    Grant Shapps aka Michael Green, the Conservative party’s co-chairman, was named as a junior minister in the Department for International Development under Justine Greening. The removal of Shapps makes the post jinxed. The former occupant, Baroness Warsi, was involved in an expenses scam and later demoted to a similar post in the FCO. Shapps was replaced him…

  • UK Parliament Session on 18 May 

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    The House of Commons will meet on Monday 18 May 2015. The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Wednesday 27 May 2015 which marks the formal start of the parliamentary year. The House of Commons will sit for a few days ahead of the State Opening of Parliament, the formal start of the parliamentary session. During this…

  • Big B, Deepika rock in Piku

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    E-motion-al ‘Piku’ gets over Rs.25 crore opening weekend Director Shoojit Sircar’s slice-of-life family entertainer “Piku” has got a thumbs up not just from the film fraternity and critics, but also movie buffs. The medium budget film is steadily climbing the ladder of success at the box office and has collected over Rs.25 crore in its…

  • British professor revives 18th century Indian music

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    Working with Indian musicians, a British professor has revived, recorded and reinterpreted 18th century compositions, originally performed at nautch or dance parties at mansions of wealthy English merchants and in courts of Indian nawabs. The early musical encounters between the Indian subcontinent and the West are now available in the form of a CD titled…

  • Lord Sugar quits Labour party

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    Lord Sugar quit Labour party over its leaning more towards Left Lord Sugar, who was an advisor to both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown said he no longer agreed with many of Labour’s policies after Ed Miliband, the Labour leader who quit in the wake of the election defeat, moved the party “back to what…

  • Sadiq leaves Shadow Cabinet

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    Sadiq Khan MP, senior British-Asian politician and the potential Labour candidate for London Mayor, has resigned from the Labour Shadow Cabinet. Mr Khan was the campaign manager to elevate Ed Miliband as Labour leader in 2010. In the resignation letter addressed to Harriet Harman, the acting Leader of the party, the Tooting MP said: It…

  • Pak-origin British MPs now equal Indian counterparts

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    With three gains as compared to their tally in the previous House of Commons, the number of Pakistani-origin MPs in the British parliament has drawn level with their Indian counterparts, whose strength remained static. Earlier, there were seven Pakistani-origin MPs in the Commons. Now the figure has risen to 10, with one name common to…

  • Scotland tops league for gay equality

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    Scotland has been rated as the best country in Europe in terms of legal equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, media reported . Scotland ranked top of the Rainbow Index after meeting 92 percent of International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA)-Europe’s criteria for equality and human rights, BBC…

  • Boris makes into Cameron cabinet

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    Boris Johnson makes his way into David Cameron’s Cabinet as a number of women MPs have been given top roles in the final line-up. Mr Cameron announced Mr Johnson, who was elected MP for Uxbridge last week, would be attending Cabinet but he does not have a ministerial role so he can devote his attention to…

  • Priti: A real privilege to get the ministerial berth

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    Mrs Priti Patel, the first Conservative female MP, said it is a real privilege to get the post as Minister of State for Employment at the Department for Work and Pensions in the new cabinet Priti Patel MP, the newly appointed Minister of State for Employment at the Department for Work and Pensions, said it is a…

  • Swedish court rejects Assange’s appeal

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    Sweden’s Supreme Court  rejected an appeal by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to overturn the arrest warrant against him for allegations of sexual assault in the country. This is the latest twist in Assange’s long legal battle to have his European arrest warrant overturned, after Sweden’s Supreme Court formally agreed at the end of last month…

  • Priti and Sajid in Cameron cabinet

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    Prime Minister David Cameron is completing his cabinet reshuffle, with a number of leading female ministers being handed big promotions. Amber Rudd is Energy and Climate Change Secretary and Priti Patel will attend Cabinet as employment minister reports BBC. Boris Johnson will not be made a minister but will attend separate Tory “political cabinet” meetings.…

  • Class 2015 – The Most Diverse

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    The Class 2015 will be the most diverse ever  in the history of British Parliament…writes Sunder Katwala of British Future A record number of ethnic minority MPs have been elected to the House of Commons – 41 non-white MPs enter the new 2015 parliament compared to 27 at the last General Election, according to British Future’s…

  • Cameron names his first all-Conservative cabinet

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    British Prime Minister David Cameron has formed his first all-Conservative cabinet after his party stormed to victory in this year’s general election, Downing Street announced. The new cabinet saw most of Cameron’s close allies retaining their jobs, including Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, Home Secretary Theresa May, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Defence Secretary…

  • Blair Blame ‘Policy Shift’ for Debacle

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    Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson said Miliband made ‘terrible mistake’ in ditching New Labour ideology Labour giants Tony Blair and his confidante Peter Mandelson said by ditching the New Labour ideology was a “terrible” mistake of Ed Miliband’s leadership, which produced the party’s worst election result since 1987. Blair had warned that Labour could recover…

  • Race to Grab Ed’s Post

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    The bruised Labour party will unveil the timetable to replace the resigned leader Ed Miliband. The party’s national executive committee is expected to set out the timetable for the election next week. MPs wishing to stand as leader and deputy leader have to be nominated by 15% of their colleagues in the Parliamentary Labour Party to…

  • 100-Day Plan to set II Term Agenda

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    Prime Minister David Cameron will launch a 100-day plan to set an agenda to fulfill the election promises including the referendum on EU, boundary changes and the abolition of the Human Rights Act. The prime minister will assign Chancellor George Osborne to negotiate with Brussels, while confidante Michael Gove will deal with the abolition of…

  • British Bid To Stem Radicalisation

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    A series of seminars launched across the country to protect British youth joining radical organisations A series of seminars aimed at helping school and college leaders protect young people from being drawn into extremism and radicalisation will be held this summer. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is launching the seminars to offer…

  • GPs likely to charge for services

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    Patients are likely to pay for routine operations that have been rationed by the NHS, reports said. Senior GPs on local medical committees (LMCs) will vote on changing these guidelines at a conference later this month. Dr Phil Fielding, of Gloucestershire LMC, which is proposing the change, said surgeries could carry out operations far cheaper…

  • Britain Marks 70th anniversary of VE Day

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    The Queen, Prime Minister David Cameron among the dignitaries attended the event at Westminster Abbey to commemorate the 70th anniversary of  Victory in Europe Day. The Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales were also at the service, along with about 1,000 veterans and their families. The Archbishop of Canterbury said the veterans had ensured…

  • Strauss appointed England’s cricket director

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    Former captain Andrew Strauss has been appointed England’s new director of cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) declared . Strauss will oversee England’s senior men’s team, including their long-term strategies, performance and development programmes, the selection process and the player pathway, with the England head coach – currently Peter Moores — to report…

  • Indian Envoy meets ELSA UK

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     Indian High Commissioner Mr. Ranjan Mathai met ELSA UK – an alumni group of the prestigious Lady Shri Ram College for Women in New Delhi. The topics of discussion ranged from bilateral relations between the UK and India to the role of Indians in British society and the contribution of Asian women to the country.…

  • Shiamak denies sexual abuse charges

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    Bollywood’s choreographer Shiamak Davar has denied the sexual allegation charges filed by two of his former students in Canada. Shiamak, who is running dance academies in London and Dubai, has trained many Bollywood stars including Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit for hit movies. Shiamak issued a statement denying the charges. In the statement he he said…

  • NEWS N PICS – Cameron Returns to No 10

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  • British ethnic minorities to double by 2050

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    Britain’s black and ethnic minority communities could account for almost a third of the population by 2050, according to a study. The number of people from minority groups could as much as double by then, it says. One in four children under the age of ten in the UK is already from a minority group…

  • India 10, Pakistan 10, Bangladesh 3, Lanka 1 at British Polls

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    Pakistani-origin British MPs now equal Indian counterparts – 10 With three gains as compared to their tally in the previous House of Commons, the number of Pakistani-origin MPs in the British parliament has drawn level with their Indian counterparts, whose strength remained static. Earlier, there were seven Pakistani-origin MPs in the Commons. Now the figure…

  • Kidney Priest Returns to London

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    Fr Davies Chiramel, chairman of Kidney Federation of India, popularly known as Kidney Priest of India,  will lead the Gift of Life campaign for Upahaar to promote organ, stem cell donation among South Asians….reports Asian Lite, UK’s No 1 newspaper for British Asians Upahaar, a national charity promoting organ, stem cell donation among South Asians, is…

  • Stolen George Cross returned to widow

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    “Now I will die in peace,” said octogenarian Brahmi Devi, widow of an Indian soldier, Naik Kirpa Ram, whose posthumously-awarded George Cross bravery medal was “stolen” 13-year-ago from Himachal Pradesh and has now been retrieved by the British authorities. The British High Commission in Delhi, which retrieved the medal from an auction house, will return…