IPCC investigating Bradford hit and run

12-year-old Bilal Raffey Khizar dies after being struck by car THE Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating a Bradford hit and run which claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy. Youngster Bilal Raffey Khizar died after he was hit by...

Loaded gun found near sleeping baby

Birmingham man Mohammed Arif jailed for six yearsA COURT has heard how a man concealed a powerful handgun in a cot next to a sleeping child. Mohammed Arif was convicted of possessing a firearm at Birmingham Crown Court and was...

Deepika Padukone talks ‘Cocktail’ with Sunny Malik

Bollywood Interview A nervous Deepika Padukone spoke to Asian Today's Bollywood reporter Sunny Malik about her upcoming film Cocktail, directed by Homi Adajania and also starring Saif Ali Khan and debutante Diana Penty. Deepika is nervous every time a film she...

Fears for missing Islamic Tutor

Komor Uddin, 62, not seen since 23 JunePOLICE are urgently appealing for information on the whereabouts of an Islamic tutor who has not been seen or heard for weeks. Komor Uddin, from Mansfield, Nottingham, was last heard from on 23...

Torch dream come true for students

Bolton girls get up close to Olympic Torch A GROUP Of Bolton students wrapped their hands around Olympic history when they got the chance to hold the Olympic Torch.   More than 140 pupils from Bolton Muslim Girls School visited Bolton...

Guilty: Asian family who murdered pregnant wife

Court hears husband and in-laws believed Naila Mumtaz was possessed A HUSBAND and his family have been found guilty of murdering a pregnant young wife at her Birmingham home, in the belief that she had been possessed by Jinn...

Small Heath assault victim dies in hospital

Teen, 15, appears in courtA SMALL Heath man who suffered a serious head injury after being assaulted outside a Mosque has died in hospital. The 21-year-old had been on a life support machine since the incident on Friday 1...

Ram Gopal Varma talks new film ‘Department’

Bollywood Director talks to Supriya Davda RAM Gopal Varma’s Department a hard hitting thriller is all set to release this Friday. Bollywood Correspondent Supriya Davda spoke to the talented director about his new film Department a sharp thriller about the...

Students lead Blood Donor drive

Birmingham trip campaign to save livesA GROUP of students from Birmingham City University swapped their pens and papers last week to help save lives by encouraging people throughout Birmingham to give blood. Third year students, Rabia Raza, Ivy Ching, and...

Bollywood star set to bring glamour to Diabetes Awareness cause

Sushmita Sen planning trip to Leicester this month BOLLYWOOD superstar and India’s first Miss Universe, Sushmita Sen, will sprinkle stardust over Leicester when she comes to support diabetes charity Silver Star. The Indian actress has been invited to Leicester by the...

King of the Photography world!

Student Asef Ali Mohammad officially best student photographer in the world STUDENT Asef Ali Mohammad is officially the best student photographer in the world after winning a prestigious international Sony photography award. It was a night to remember for the final...

‘The Dictator’ dances to Bhangra tune

Panjabi MC’s ‘Beware (Mundian To Bach Ke)’chosen as official movie song COVENTRY music producer Punjabi MC has scooped another honour – his hit song ‘Beware (Mundian To Bach Ke)’ has been chosen as the official theme song for the...