Asian Lite News Archive

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  • Health warning on Human milk trade

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    Human breast milk being bought online by fetishists, bodybuilders and cancer patients is a danger to health, UK researchers say. The excess expressed milk is sold through specialist websites and social media groups. The Queen Mary University of London team claimed the milk was unpasteurised and could carry dangerous germs reports BBC. They said claims…

  • Boris filmed swearing at taxi driver

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    London mayor Boris Johnson has been caught on camera swearing at a taxi driver in London. Mr Johnson, who is also a Conservative MP, was involved in an altercation at traffic lights in the footage obtained by the Sun. Speaking to BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins, Johnson said it was “a colourful choice of language” . But…

  • Indian and British army personnel injured in Salisbury crash

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    A crash involving three vehicles in Wiltshire has injured up to 20 military personnel. Two are in a life-threatening condition and eight more have been seriously injured in the accident, which happened during a joint training exercise between the British and Indian military. South Western Ambulance Service said the two people with the most severe injuries…

  • Rathayatra celebrations commence in UK

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    Ratha-yatra, or the Festival of Chariots, is a joyous event celebrated for thousands of years in the Indian holy city of Jagannatha Puri, and in cities around the world commenced in London recently …reports Asian Lite, leading newspaper among British Asians. Due to unforeseen circumstances Their Lordships travelled on one cart together this year in…

  • Pankaj Udhas returns to rock UK

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    Singer and song writer Pankaj Udhas will perform in UK in a series of concerts to be held in September…reports Asian Lite popular newspaper among British Asians. Gazhal maestro Udhas will perform in Leicester on September 17, followed by London concert on September 18 and concludes his tour on Manchester on September 19. The organisers…

  • Lotto promises to create more winners

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    National  Lottery operator Camelot have announced plans to make dramatic changes to their rules in their  21 year history…reports Asian Lite, leading newspaper among British Asians. Under rules that come into effect later this year, you’ll have 28% more chance of winning the lottery, says the National Lottery operator Camelot.   Camelot says the draw will…

  • Motor insurance premiums to increase

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    Premiums are likely to start rising over the next 12 months, according to Deloitte, the business advisory firm…reports Asian Lite, leading newspaper among British Asians. Average premiums fell by 12% between 2012 and 2014 but the trend is likely to reverse as insurers made only modest underwriting profits last year. They paid out £99 in…

  • Housing prices surge to new record

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    Reports indicate that there is a rush to buy after Conservative win pushes asking prices to record…reports Asian Lite popular newspaper among British Asians.  Asking prices rise 3pc in June to a new record high, reversing May’s pre-election decline. For the six months to June, the housebuilder’s revenues rose 38pc to £333m and the number…

  • ‘Teach British values in schools’: Ofsted head

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    The teaching of British values in schools is vital in preventing pupils being lured abroad to join ISIS, the head of Ofsted said . Sir Michael Wilshaw, chief inspector of schools, insisted that young Muslim pupils ‘need to believe that they belong to our society’ and have a future here. This will help stop them from…

  • Ramadan Mubarak from No10

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    Prime Minister David Cameron wishes the Muslim communities across the world – A Very Happy Ramadan….reports Asian Lite News The prime minister in a message to Asian Lite News said he would like to send his very best wishes to everyone observing the holy month of Ramadan. “It’s a hugely important time as Muslims in Britain and across…

  • Chris Evans gets Top Gear job

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    BBC executives announced who they had signed up to take over from controversial figure and former  Top Gear  frontman Jeremy Clarkson. The corporation revealed that Radio 2 DJ and bookies favourtie Chris Evans would lead the motoring show’s new lineup. The 49-year-old said he was “thrilled” to secure the job and promised to “respect what has gone…

  • Will clamp down Nigerian trafficking: Kevin Hyland

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    The first independent anti-slavery commissioner’s top priority will be to clamp down on the problem of Nigerians being trafficked to the UK. Speaking to BBC,Kevin Hyland said it was “deeply concerning” that hundreds of Nigerians were brought in every year for prostitution or forced labour. Mr Hyland said the problem of such exploitation was “enormous”.…

  • Child abuse rising sharply in Britain

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    England and Wales has  seen number of recorded sexual offences against children rise by a third according to NSPCC. There were 31,000 offences recorded in the year up to April 2014, up 8,500 on the previous year. Figures compiled by the charity show 85 offences were recorded by police every day, with significant rises in…

  • Muslims urged to donate organs in Britain

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    Muslims are being urged by hospitals in the West Midlands to consider donating their organs for patients waiting for transplants. Muslims needing an organ donation, such as a new kidney or liver, wait on average a year longer than non-Muslims. This is due to a lack of donors coming forward from a matching ethnic background. As…

  • NHS lost 2.5 millon bed days in five years

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    NHS hospitals lose nearly 2.5 million days of care in the last five years by bed blocking as older people wait to be moved to social care, a charity has said. Age UK found 2,431,120 bed days were lost to the NHS between June 2010 and March 2015, including 215,662 days that people were waiting…

  • Prince Charles to unveil Waterloo memorial

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    The memorial to the allied British, Dutch, Belgian and German soldiers who fought at the Battle of Waterloo will be unveiled by Prince Charles. Its 200th anniversary is on Thursday and marks the final defeat of the Emperor Napoleon, in a battle that cost some 25,000 British and allied lives. The prince will perform the…

  • The caravan club celebrate 130 years of the Wanderer

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    This June marks 130 years since the world’s first purpose-built leisure touring caravan, The Wanderer, took to the road on its maiden voyage. Twitter followers of The Caravan Club Collection, based at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, will be able to retrace the steps of The Wanderer online over the Summer months. Owned by popular…

  • Motorists against scrapping paper driving licences

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    The majority of motorists are against the Government’s decision to scrap the paper-based driving counterpart licence according to a new poll by Motorpoint. An online survey by the UK’s leading car supermarket found 53.1% of people quizzed didn’t want to see the paper-based counterpart driving licence replaced by an online service – which came into…

  • Land Rover leads the Rugby World cup tour

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    Land Rover embarked on the first leg of a 100 day tour of the UK and Ireland, organised by England Rugby 2015 in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup 2015. Seven local schools were invited to Highland RFC  to not only develop their skills in a grassroots rugby festival, but also have the…

  • Victoria Beckham to auction daughter’s dress

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    Singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham is auctioning off a pink Mischka Aoki dress, which she bought for daughter Harper for over 3,000 pounds, for a auction running from June 18 to 28, to raise money for NGO Save the Children. The jewel-embellished outfit is just one of 25 items donated by the star for the auction,…

  • Lalit Modi admits closeness to Sushma

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    IPL’s controversial former chief Lalit Modi  admitted close relations with Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, and said he has been “over criticised” and “taken to task” by the former UPA government. “At the end I have done nothing wrong. I’ve gone by book… I have been over criticised, have…

  • Bradford family urged to return

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    The husbands of three Bradford sisters feared to have travelled to Syria with their nine children said they “miss and love” them as they appealed for their return Khadija, Sugra and Zohra Dawood, from Bradford, and their children aged three to 15 have not made contact for a week. Their brother is understood to be fighting…

  • Michelle Obama Rocks London

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    The speech of US First Lady Michelle Obama at a girls’ school in east London was the talk of the town and the social media buzz with her quotes…. reports Asian Lite News Mrs Obama, wife of President Barack, told pupils at Mulberry School for Girls their “amazing education” gave them all they needed to succeed.…

  • Umrao Jaan in Barnet

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    Property tycoon HS Narula and his philanthropist wife Surina, opened their mansion in Barnet, for the Akademi Charity Gala held recently…reports Asian Lite News The guests were treated to a glimpse from the glorious mogul Lucknow. The story of the immortalized courtesan Umrao Jaan, was narrated by Mirza Muhammad Hadi Ruswa (played by ophthalmologist Dr…

  • Immigrant workers get less pay

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    Immigrant workers earn less than the native workers across the world…reports Asian Lite News A new report by economist Kathryn Anderson said there is a large wage gap between immigrant and native workers. This wage gap lessens over time (a number of decades), but never closes for many immigrant groups. The report was  published by IZA…

  • Pranav & Ameet on Mission Middle East

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    Two prominent members of the British-Asian community visit Israel/West Bank as part of a delegation organised by Conservative Friends of Israel….reports Asian Lite News Community Activist and Lawyer Pranav Bhanot and Stanmore Councillor Ameet Jogia were among the delegates who were selected to participate in a diplomatic relations fact-finding tour of Israel and the West Bank.…

  • Dubai Links with London Tech

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    London Technology Week runs from 15-21 June at Shard in London. Hundreds of international companies and tens of thousands of visitors will come to London to take part in more than 200 events organised as part of London Technology Week….reports Asian Lite News Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), Dubai’s integrated free zone technology park, and the…

  • Jonathan to get Desi version

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    Kala Sangam, the Bradford-based cultural organisation, will showcase Flights of Fantasy based on Richard Bach’s Jonathan Livingstone Seagull on Saturday, 20th June at 7pm at Ganges Hall….reports Asian Lite News The world’s most famous seagull is getting a Desi version. Kala Sangam, the Bradford-based cultural organisation, will showcase Flights of Fantasy based on Richard Bach’s…

  • Michelle begins two-day UK trip

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    US first lady Michelle Obama will be in UK to promote her charity work is to meet Prince Harry and David Cameron as she begins a two-day visit. Mrs Obama is visiting the country to discuss her campaigns for girls’ education and better support for military families. She will host an event at a London…

  • GCSE exam bar raised

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    Under new changes to England’s exams pupils will have to score more highly to gain a “good pass” in their GCSEs. Candidates will have to obtain a Grade 5, equivalent to a low B or high C now, as grading switches to numbers nine to one in exams to be taken first in 2017. The…

  • UK Ramadan fasting hours should be shortened: Dr Usama Hasan

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    A Muslim academic has called for Ramadan hours to be shortened in the UK as daylight hours in summer are too long for fasting. Dr Usma Hasan of the anti-extremisim group the Quillian Foundation, has issued a fatwa calling for Muslims in the UK to follow timings observed in Mecca where fasting lasts around 12 hours a day during…

  • Man U smash Facebook rankings

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    Manchester United broke Facebook records to reach the summit of both total page likes and people talking, according to Insideworldfootball Facebook ranking. Although the English football giants are playing catch-up with rivals Arsenal and Chelsea in the Twitter league rankings, when it comes to Facebook it is a different story. Chelsea are second in both…

  • Wipro partner Britain’s Lawn tennis Association

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    Indian IT bellwether Wipro Ltd  announced that it has been appointed as the digital technology services’ partner of the British Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) in London for three years….reports Asian Lite News. “We will assist LTA in achieving its strategy and vision to build the future of British tennis by enabling its digital transformation,” the…

  • Sushma offered to quit

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    External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj offered to resign almost a week before the controversy broke out over her help to former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi in getting travel documents on “humanitarian ground”, but her offer was rejected on the intervention of the RSS, informed sources said. The sources said the news channel that on Sunday…

  • Lalit Modi partying at foreign locales: Huffington Post

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    While External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said she helped former IPL chief Lalit Modi on “humanitarian grounds” to attend to his wife who was undergoing treatment for cancer in Lisbon last year, Huffington Post India said the travel document was issued till 2016, and Modi was seen partying with celebrities like Naomi Campbell and Paris…

  • Rooney keep England on course for Euro

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    England remain on course for the 2016 UEFA European Championship qualification from Group E after again overturning a deficit against Slovenia to claim a 3-2 win. England made it six wins from six qualifying matches but fell behind to Milivoje Novakovic’s fifth strike of the campaign on 37 minutes at the Stadion Stozice. Jack Wilshere…

  • Mobile phone app for Leicester parents

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    New parents in Leicester can get advice, help and tips from a free phone app being launched in the city . Baby Buddy is a new interactive mobile phone app designed to support mums during pregnancy and their first six months as new parents. The aim is to help all parents – and especially young mums…

  • Mental health nurses to work with police

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    Lancashire for the first time will see mental health nurses work alongside police to help those involved in emergency incidents. The new scheme, being started by Lancashire Police today, will see officers work with NHS mental health nurses when called out to emergencies. From August, nurses will also work in the force control room to help…

  • White British Muslim convert jihadi killed in Kenya

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    A British white Muslim convert who joined Somalian terror group Al-Shabaab has been killed in battle, Kenya’s military has said. It is thought Thomas Evans, 24, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was one of 11 militants who died after attacking a military base in northern Kenya over the weekend reports Daily Mail. His mother Sally previously said she…

  • Sushma’s excuses on Lalit Modi issue ‘bogus’: Congress

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    Continuing its attack on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over grant of travel permission to former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, the Congress  said her excuses on the issue were “totally bogus”…..reports Asian Lite News. “The way Sushma Swaraj has gone about the issue, it is not in the national interest. Her excuses are totally bogus…

  • UK to reject Scottish autonomy plan

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    The UK government has confirmed it will be rejecting SNP proposals to give Scotland the ability to introduce full fiscal autonomy (FFA). Scottish Deputy First Minster John Swinney said FFA was the best route to fulfilling Scotland’s potential. His SNP party has tabled an amendment to the Scotland Bill which would see FFA implemented at a time…

  • Galloway enters London mayoral race

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    George Galloway has officially entered the race to become London’s next mayor. The Respect Party leader, who lost his seat as Bradford West MP last month, outlined a range of policies designed to clamp down on what he described as the “social cleansing” of the city. Speaking at the Ethical Society in Holborn, he said…

  • Queen to attend Magna Carta event

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    The Queen and members of the Royal Family are to attend an event marking the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. The ceremony will take place at Runnymede in Surrey, close to the River Thames, where King John of England sealed the original document in 1215. The charter first protected the rights and freedoms of society…

  • Dewsbury in shock over UK’s ‘youngest suicide bomber’

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    Community leaders in the home town of a West Yorkshire teenager who reportedly carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq have spoken of their shock at the news. Dewsbury councillor Masood Ahmed said Talha Asmal, 17, was “no different” from other teenagers and that people in the town were “shocked and devastated”. And Asmal’s school…

  • Man dies in Luton police custody

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    An investigation has been launched by the police watchdog after a 25-year-old man died in custody at Luton Police Station. The man was arrested at an address in Luton on Saturday morning on suspicion of domestic violence. After he was taken into custody, he became unresponsive in his cell and later died reports Sky News. In a…

  • No Asian or black head Scottish schools

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    Scotland does not have any head or deputy head teachers from a black, Asian or ethnic minority background, according to Scottish government data. There were also only 18 black or Asian principal teachers out of 5,403 secondary principal teachers reports BBC. The statistics have been highlighted by the Liberal Democrats, who described them as “staggering”.…

  • Yasmin triggers new debate

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    Acclaimed columnist/author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown urged British-Asian communities to come out to expose the ‘sexual hyenas’ roaming amongst them….reports Asian Lite News Yasmin in an article titled ‘These are our daughters’ in the Huffington Post said “Asians must dig deep and recognise that there is something rotten in our cultures, deeper reasons why these men do…

  • Labour finalises London mayor candidates

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     Labour party names Sadiq Khan among six candidates to enter the fray to become the party nominee to contest London mayoral election on May 5, 2016….reports Asian Lite News The frontrunners are MPs Dame Tessa Jowell and Sadiq Khan. Others on the list are MPs David Lammy, Diane Abbott, Gareth Thomas and journalist Christian Wolmar.…

  • Hillary in ‘Rendezvous with destiny – II’

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    Hillary Clinton began her second “rendezvous with destiny” with a promise to make new policies designed to benefit the middle class if she is elected America’s first woman president….writes Arun Kumar Addressing the first major rally of her 2016 presidential run from New York City’s Roosevelt Island in a state that she represented as senator…

  • Brown says Tories are now ‘English nationalist party’

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    Former prime minister Gordon Brown accused the ruling Conservative Party of fuelling nationalism for political gains….writes Asian Lite News “The Conservatives are a greater threat to Scotland staying in the UK than the Scottish National Party,” Brown wrote in an article in the Guardian. Brown said the Tories had alienated Scots by talking up the…