Southall singer nominated for prestigious IIFA

Ash King nominated for Best Playback Singer (Male) for hit song ‘I Love You’ BRITISH Asian singer, songwriter, Ash King has been nominated for a prestigious IIFA award. The IIFA's are dubbed as Bollywood's answer to the Oscars and the event takes...

Platini offers support to Asian Star Programme

Chelsea FC initiative back for a fourth year MICHEL Platini has thrown his support behind Chelsea’s ground-breaking Asian Star Programme. The former European Cup and European Championship winner was widely acknowledged as one of the greatest players of all...

Two fined over tenant fire death

Fatal fire claimed life of Slovakian national Bartolome Turtak in Wolverhampton A LANDLORD and Estate Agents have been fined following the death of a tenant in a house fire in Wolverhampton. Jagraj Singh and Rashid Malik, on behalf of...

Coventry Teen draws up winning Logo

Munir Khalifa wins Coventry Hospital Radio logo competition A COVENTRY student has won a competition to design a logo for Coventry Hospital Radio based at University Hospital, Coventry. Munir Khalifa from Sidney Stringer Academy beat other hopefuls to the prize. The...

Our son inspired us to raise thousands for charity

Couple raise £16,000 for the children’s heart charity A HARROW couple have raised thousands of pounds for charity after drawing inspiration from their young son. Neeta and Sundeep Saggar raised a phenomenal £16,000 for the children’s heart charity Little Hearts Matter. The...

Charity Rickshaws roar in India

Brits take on Indian Charity road trip...in three Rickshaws! A TEAM of British 'rickshawalas' have returned home from a remarkable charity trek across India. The group of nine - five guys and four girls - embarked on a 12-day Rickshaw adventure...

Vaisakhi celebrations take Bhangra star from Birmingham to Canada

City singer Jaz Dhami star attraction at Canada’s biggest Vaisakhi celebrations BIRMINGHAM Bhangra star Jaz Dhami was the star attraction at Canada’s biggest Vaisakhi celebrations. Over 200,000 people took to the streets in Surrey, a city in the province of...

Nikki is Black Country Beauty

Student Crowned Miss Black Country 2012 and books place in Miss England finals WEST Bromwich student Nikki Sahota has been crowned Miss Black Country 2012. The 22-year-old beauty beat off stiff competition to take the crown and secure a place in...

‘I wear these Scars like Medals’

Detective Inspector Khizra Dhindsa talks to Jennideep Kaur Hayre DETECTIVE Inspector Khizra Dhindsa dreamt of being a police officer her whole life until one day her dreams became reality. She told Jennideep Kaur Hayre about how she defied the role...

Family and Business:The winning combination for City entrepreneur

How Munir Ahmad has created an electric giant on Birmingham’s Soho Road MUNIR Ahmad knows what it takes to build a successful business. The Birmingham businessman is the proud owner of the hugely successful electronics outlet Electro Centre situated on...

All in Good Time

How the popular stage show ‘Rafta Rafta’ is set to thrill on the big screen BRIT writer Ayub Khan Din’s last cinematic foray gave us the delightful double ‘East is East’ and it’s sequel ‘West is West’, so it’s no...

Sartaj Garewal: Investment Banking to Acting in hit US Teen drama

Brit actor talks to The Asian Today BORN and raised in Swindon, Wiltshire, Sartaj Garewal went from being an investment banker to actor. Quite a career change you would think, but not for Sartaj. Since making the move he’s...