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Actress buys stake in IPL side Rajasthan RoyalsACTRESS Shilpa Shetty looks set to do battle with Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta on the cricket field after she became the fourth Bollywood star to buy into the Indian Premier...

Land Gold Women to premiere in BirminghamTHE UK’s first film on honour killings has received support ahead of its Birmingham premiere this month. Shot entirely on location in Birmingham, ‘Land Gold Women’ follows the story of a British-Asian family...

Players free for domestic cricket returnPAKISTANI players contracted to the rebel Indian Cricket League can return to their home country to play domestic cricket after a ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board was temporarily suspended. The lifting of...

Man dead, woman critical in suspected poisoning A WOMAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of her former lover and attempted murder of his girlfriend in a suspected poisoning. Lakhvinder Cheema, 39, of Princes Road, Feltham, died...

Decision is ‘unfortunate’ for Pakistan, says ICC cTHE Champions Trophy will not take place in Pakistan, it has been confirmed. The ICC said “circumstances completely beyond the control of the PCB” were the factor in its decision. Originally the...

Five others jailed for total of 63 years in prisonA WOMAN who paid a group of aspiring rap stars £200 to attack her husband before she callously ran him over in her 4X4 has been jailed for life. Faria Khan,...

Bowler needs to regain confidenceENGLAND spin-bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed believes Monty Panesar remains a match-winner at international level and is confident of revitalising the left-armer. The 26-year-old suffered a dip in form in recent months, particularly during the tour...

‘Our protests led to Razzie nod’, say US groupAN AMERICAN Hindu group have claimed victory over Hollywood film The Love Guru, claiming their protests led to it being nominated for seven Golden Raspberry awards. The Mike Myers film came...

Film receives 10 nominationsTHERE was more joy for the team behind hit-UK film Slumdog Millionaire after it was nominated for 10 Academy Awards today.  Danny Boyle’s captivating screen drama about a young orphan’s amazing run on the Indian version of...

Muslim, Jewish, and Hindu stars unite for concertLEADING musicians from around the world will collaborate for the first time this week in a series of peace concerts in India. The five-day Coexist Concerts for Peace, which will take place...

Champions approach Indian firm, reports sayPREMIERSHIP champions Manchester United have approached an Indian company with relation to its shirt sponsorship, reports have claimed. It was announced the clubs current sponsor, American insurer AIG, would not be extending its current...

Police appeal for informationA SOLICITOR has been found dead in her office in Leicester, police have revealed. The body of Vina Patel, 51, was discovered last Thursday in the premises of a solicitors practice on Blackbird Road, by family...