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  • UK to map DNA of all citizens

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    A major project aiming to revolutionise medicine by unlocking the secrets of DNA is under way in centres across England, BBC reported. Prime Minister David Cameron has said it “will see the UK lead the world in genetic research within years”. The first genetic codes of people with cancer or rare diseases, out of a target…

  • Kylie to perform at Closing Ceremony

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    Kylie Minogue will perform alongside Lulu, Deacon Blue and Dougie MacLean at the closing ceremony of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, BBC reported. The Hampden finale will begin at 21.00 on Sunday, less than 24 hours after the end of track and field events. More than 2,000 volunteer performers will also take part in the ceremony,…

  • Moeen fuels England Win

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    Cook all praise for Moeen Ali, England’s new bowling hero England captain Alastair Cook Thursday praised Moeen Ali and said the part-time spinner had improved “leaps and bounds” — thanks to his stint with Worcestershire where he bowls with Pakistan offie Saeed Ajmal. Moeen Ali produced a match-winning spell, taking six wickets as India were…

  • UK to stem Modern Slavery

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    The British government is launching the first nationwide campaign aimed at raising awareness of modern slavery in the UK, BBC reported. It intends to encourage the public to identify signs of slavery and report them to a new national helpline. The Human Trafficking Foundation charity estimates 20,000 people are working in slavery in the UK, and…

  • Boris welcomes green buses

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    London Mayor Boris Johnson officially welcomes the first British built, pure electric buses to enter service on London’s roads.  The four buses, in service on route H98, deliver significant air quality  benefits due to zero tail pipe emissions;  Lower running and maintenance costs compared to a diesel single deck  bus The four Optare MetroCity single deck buses…

  • Octogenarian serves mankind tirelessly

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    Like many Indians, Haridutt Seth too left India for greener pastures in 1957. With dreams to become financial strong so that he can support his extended family in India, he moved to the UK and joined a part-time studying course with Salford Technical College. To support himself in a new country, he even worked as…

  • UK offers more aid for Gaza

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    Prime Minister David Cameron is offering an additional £3m aid to  help the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Mr Cameron said Britain had already sent £7m to provide food, shelter and assistance for people in the area. He said the situation in Gaza was “completely tragic and ghastly” and called for an “unconditional, immediate, humanitarian ceasefire”.…

  • Cameron lauds BME entrepreneurship

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    British Prime Minister hailed the entrepreneurial spirit of Britain’s black and minority ethnic communities as he welcomed news that thousands of entrepreneurs and young people of African-Caribbean and Asian heritage are benefiting from the Government’s long term economic plan to back enterprise, support new businesses and boost the skills of tomorrow’s workforce. Latest figures show that  thousands of…

  • NHS chief asks staff to shed weight

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    Overweight doctors and nurses would be told to slim down to set a good example to patients under plans being considered by the NHS, the Guardian reported. Burgers and chips in hospital canteens would be swapped for healthier options and staff would take part in weight loss competitions, the NHS England chief executive, Simon Stevens,…

  • Ebola virus a threat to UK

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    Britain’s chief scientist Sir Mark Walport said the Ebola virus and other deadly foreign diseases are a “potential major threat” to Britain. Sir Mark told the Daily Telegraph Ebola was a threat because of how “interconnected” the world is now. Public Health England has issued a national alert to UK doctors amid fears the virus,…

  • ICC bans Moeen’s Gaza band

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    England cricketer  Moeen Ali has been warned by world cricket chiefs not to wear wristbands declaring his support for the people of Gaza again during international matches. But the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Ali would face no disciplinary action on this occasion after being warned about his future conduct by match referee David Boon. Worcestershire…

  • UK tightens benefit system

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    British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a new plan that will allow the government to cut European Union (EU) migrants’ entitlement to benefits after just three months of claims, media reports said. “We want an immigration system that puts Britain first so if you come here illegally … we will make it harder for…

  • The Hundred-Foot Journey

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    Entertainment One’s new culinary drama starring Helen Mirren and Om Puri, The Hundred-Foot Journey, releasing in cinemas on 5th September. The Hundred-Foot Journey is an uplifting and feel-good cultural feast full of Indian spices, French sophistication and British wit.  Directed by Lasse Hallström and produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Juliet Blake, the film stars Academy Award winning actress Helen Mirren as the icy proprietress of a Michelin starred classical…

  • ‘I hate my tummy’

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    Stomach most hated body part: ResearchStomachs have been voted the most hated part of the body by the British, followed by love handles and bingo wings, according to new research by non-surgical treatment clinic, CosmeDocs. When it comes to their worst features, almost a third of Britons voted for their stomachs, followed by the dreaded…

  • British passport staff on strike

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    Holiday plans of families ruined over the strike Thousands of passport workers have gone on strike in a dispute over staff numbers and pay, BBC reported. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) said the action was a “bid to end staffing shortages that have caused the ongoing backlog crisis”. Home Office figures suggest about 360,000…

  • Ukip to derail Cameron’s bid

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    The Opposition Labour Party believes if Ukip wins more than nine per cent of the vote in next year’s general election will ensure Ed Miliband’s term at No 10 Labour leader Ed Miliband will become prime minister if Ukip wins more than nine per cent of the vote in next year’s general election, Labour advisers have…

  • PICS – BOLT IN GLASGOW

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    Sprint superstar Usain Bolt is set to return to the tracks after injury concerns slowed his return this season. Bolt, who has not been seen in competition all season, is set to compete in four events starting with an appearance at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The Jamaican athlete, the fastest man on earth so far, has…

  • Call to strip Russia of World Cup

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    “Russia should be stripped of the right to host the 2018 World Cup following the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jet by Moscow-backed rebels,” said British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, The Sunday Times reported. Clegg  said it would be “unthinkable” for Putin to enjoy the prestige of hosting the global football tournament and called for…

  • UK economy back on track

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    The British economy has returned to pre-crisis levels by expanding 0.8% in the second quarter of this year. On an annual basis gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 3.1%. Chancellor George Osborne said: “Thanks to the hard work of the British people, today we reach a major milestone in our long-term economic plan.” But shadow chancellor,…

  • China denounce British inquiry

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    China Friday urged Britain to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs after a British parliamentary committee conducted an inquiry on the implementation of a Hong Kong joint declaration. “Such practice is an interference of China’s domestic affairs,” Xinhua quoted foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei as saying. He was referring to the British Lower House Foreign…

  • 5th Queen’s Award to Sun Mark

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    A dream came true for the Chairman of Sun Mark Ltd when the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Rt. Hon. David Cameron MP visited the headquarters of Sun Mark Ltd. in Greenford recently to present the company’s unprecedented fifth consecutive Queens Award for Enterprise in International Trade on behalf of Her Majesty Queen…

  • Air India gets big leap

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    Rohit Vaid analysing the national carriers’ alignment with 27-member Star Alliance.  It took eight years and a host of hiccups before flag carrier Air India finally joined Star Alliance, the world’s largest airline accord. And finally, the 60 million passengers who fly from the world’s fifth largest aviation market will gain better global connectivity and…

  • NHS trusts in doldrums

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    Nineteen NHS trusts have been referred to ministers after auditors raised concerns about their financial health, BBC reported. The 19 trusts are: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust; Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust; Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust;…

  • Glasgow games open

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    The 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony has taken place at Celtic Park in Glasgow. With symbols of the Forth Bridge west to Edinburgh, Scotch whisky barrels, Edinburgh Castle gate and cannon, Scottish Tartan kilt at the central stage, the opening ceremony of the 20th Commonwealth Games in Scotland’s largest city presented a combination of sports…

  • MH17 black boxes arrive in Britain

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    The black box recorders from the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have arrived in Britain for data downloading and analysis, the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said Wednesday. The flight recorders, commonly know as black boxes, from MH17 have been delivered by the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) to the headquarters of AAIB in Farnborough,…

  • Student wins damages for London arrest

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    An Indian student has won 3,500 pounds ($5,967) in damages for her illegal detention at Heathrow Airport in London, media reported. Swathi Palisetty, a student of the University of Bedfordshire in Luton town, was held for 17 hours by suspicious UK Border Agency (UKBA) officials at Heathrow after she returned from a trip to India…

  • Neel Mukherjee longlisted for Man Booker Prize

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     A novel written by a British Indian author has made it to the first long list of the coveted Man Booker Prize for fiction for this year. London-based Neel Mukherjee was among 2014 longlist or Man Bookers ‘Dozen’ for his novel “The Lives of Others” which was published in May this year, a Man Booker…

  • UK to probe MH17 black boxes

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      Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai Wednesday said that crashed Malaysia Airline flight MH17’s black boxes would be handed over to the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) for forensic analysis. “It is normal procedure for black boxes to be sent for analysis to a laboratory authorised by the International Civil Aviation Association,” Xinhua…

  • British arms for Russia and Israel?

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    The British government was accused of double standards over arms sales to Russia and Israel . The latest document revealed that officials have approved a massive increase in weaponry to be sold to Russia  to more than £130m. MPs warn that at least 251 export licences for the sale of controlled goods – ranging from…

  • More BAME in civil services by 2020

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    The Opposition Labour party has announced that the party will set new targets for the percentage of black and minority ethnic (BAME) employees in the Senior Civil Service. People from BAME backgrounds are still woefully underrepresented at senior levels and the Government has lost sight of the diversity agenda in the civil service. Labour will…

  • Cyberbullying is now more common

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    Cyberbullying and exposure to online sites with negative content such as messages of hate or self-harm is a growing problem for the UK’s children, according to a new report from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The report from EU Kids Online, a research programme based at LSE, examines how the UK’s…

  • Ethnic students get fewer uni seats

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    Britain’s ethnic minority students are less likely than their white British peers to receive offers from UK universities, research suggests. A study, by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), analysed university applications made in 2008 by 50,000 would-be students, BBC reported. Degree applications from 12 minority groups analysed were “significantly” less likely to…

  • Queen’s horse fails dope test

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    Estimate, the horse that realised a lifelong dream for the Queen at Ascot last year is now at the centre of racing’s latest drugs story. Buckingham Palace issued an unprecedented statement saying Estimate has failed a routine dope test for morphine. “Her Majesty,” it added, “has been informed of the situation”. Estimate will face inevitable disqualification and her…

  • Prince George is one

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    Prince George turned one Tuesday and his parents thanked everyone for their warm wishes. To mark his first birthday, two new photographs were issued by Kensington Palace. The pictures show the enchanted young family in the midst of the ‘Sensational Butterflies’ exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London, as several dozen live butterflies hover…

  • RPS elects Ash Soni as president

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    Mr Ashok ‘Ash’ Soni OBE FRPharmS was elected President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society  by members of the RPS Assembly. Mr Sultan Dajani MRPharmS was re-elected as Treasurer. Commenting on his election, Ash Soni said: “This is a hugely exciting time for the profession with many changes and innovations underway. The RPS is the champion…

  • Dr Bhugra to chair Mental Health forum

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    Dr Dinesh Bhugra, who has served as Chair of the Mental Health Foundation for three years, has been appointed President of the Foundation , replacing Sir William Utting. Dr Bhugra, who is Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity and Honorary Consultant at the Maudsley, said: ‘I am delighted to be taking up the position of President…

  • Tulisa seeks action against Fake Sheikh

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    Former X-factor judge and singer Tulisa  Contostavlos seeks action against The Sun  journalist Mazher Mahmood aka Fake Sheikh for trying to tarnish her image and a year of torment over drug charges. In a statement, the singer said:  I have never dealt drugs and never been involved in taking or dealing cocaine. This whole case…

  • Parents to face jail over FGM

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    UK will introduce new legislation to prosecute parents if they fail to stop their daughters undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM). Prime Minister David Cameron is unveiling a £1.4m prevention programme aimed at ending the practice at a global summit in London. It is estimated that up to 137,000 women and girls living in England and Wales…

  • Rochdale to host Gaza rally

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    Rochdale is gearing up to host a huge rally on Sunday to show their support and solidarity with victims Gaza and condemn Israeli aggression on innocent civilians during the holy month of Ramadan. Thousands will assemble outside Rochdale Town Hall on Sunday 27th July 2014 at 2pm .  This peaceful rally will hear from a number…

  • Fake Sheikh Lied in Court

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    A drugs trial involving the singer Tulisa Contostavlos has collapsed after a judge ruled that it was likely the Sun’s veteran investigative reporter Mazher Mahmood aka Fake Sheikh had attempted to persuade a witness to change his evidence and then lied about it under oath, The Guardian reported.. The damning comments by Judge Alistair McCreath both vindicated Contostavlos –…

  • Miliband raps Israeli incursion

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    British Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has become the first western politician to condemn the ongoing Israeli incursion on Gaza. The Labour leader, son of Jewish parents who fled the Nazi regime to escape holocaust, said the the incursion into Gaza is likely to help Hamas’ recruiting efforts, and undermines Israel in the eyes of the international…

  • Obama affirms strong ties with Britain

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    US President Barack Obama and Ed Miliband, leader of the British opposition Labour Party, Monday affirmed the strong ties that bind the US and Britain, the White House said in a statement. The president made the affirmation while joining his National Security Advisor Susan Rice’s meeting with Miliband, Xinhua quoted the statement as saying. Miliband…

  • Women cricketers voice against early forced marriage

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    England women’s cricketers Heather Knight, Lydia Greenway and Tammy Beaumont met two female Bangladeshi cricketers and International Development Minister, Desmond Swayne at Lord’s on July 21, to discuss issues around sport, women’s empowerment and early forced marriage, ahead of the Prime Minister’s Girl Summit 2014. Bangladesh-based charity BRAC has flown in the two young female cricketers, Mitu…

  • Freida Pinto to address Girl Summit

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    Actress Freida Pinto will address and give the closing speech at the world’s first Girl Summit hosted by the British government along with its Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg Tuesday. The initiative is aimed to bring together girls, women and community leaders from Britain and overseas, alongside governments, international organisations and the private sector to…

  • UK to top on G7 economy growth

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    The British economy will grow faster in 2014 than any other G7 economy, while low wage rises will ensure interest rates do not rise until next year, an influential report has forecast. UK GDP growth will hit 3.1% this year, spurred by strong capital investment by businesses, the EY Item Club said, BBC reported. Meanwhile rates will…

  • BAPIO chief joins march to save NHS

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    Prof.  Rajan Madhok, Chairman of the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO), is joining a campaign to save the crisis-hit National health Services (NHS). Prof. Rajan, one of the senior most Indian-origin doctors in the country, is a  former director of public health and medical director in the NHS.  BAPIO is the largest organisation of the…

  • Rise in multicultural brides in Britain

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    The multicultural population in the UK now stands at over 7.5 million, particularly in London areas such as Tower Hamlets and Newham which are booming in popularity. It therefore comes as no surprise that this area of growth is proving big business for a number of niche market operators; particularly those offering services in the…

  • LOVEENA TANDON : I can feel an India buzz in London

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    Loveena Tandon, the UK/European correspondent for Aaj Tak/Headlines Today, looks into the changing attitudes of Western World to Indian Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi and how London is changing its hues to welcome Modi About 400 guests, predominantly of Indian origin, gathered at London’s prestigious Marriott Hotel applauded when Prime Minister David Cameron said: I…

  • From police with Love…

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    A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer has helped to raise £1,570 for a family who were the victims of two terrifying aggravated burglaries in the space of a year. Sucha Singh, 44, is paralyzed from the neck down and was forced to watch in horror as three masked men forced their way into the house…

  • HOW TO STEM SPORTS DEPRESSION?

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    DAILY DOSE By Bikram Vohra All this hype about sports has a downside. For the past three months it has been running our lives, isolating the men and some of the women, the whole texture of normal family life disrupted, even socializing predicated to the timing. IPL. Wimbledon. The World Cup. Suddenly, it is all…