Amnesty: Obama must reveal Guantanamo closure date

Seventh ‘anniversary’ of detention centre loomsAMNESTY International has called on President-elect Barack Obama to announce a date for the closure of Guantanamo Bay when he takes office. Obama, who will be inaugurated as President on 20 January, had vowed to...

‘The experience made all the pain worthwhile’

Akshay Kumar talks about Chandni Chowk to China2008 was a pretty impressive year for Akshay Kumar. Not only did he retain his crown as the ‘King’ of the box office he proved no challenge was beyond him. Seriously, who...

Critics’ Choice Award for Slumdog actor

Dev Patel scoops Best Young Actor awardBRITISH-Asian actor Dev Patel scooped the Best Young Actor award at the Critics’ Choice Awards last night in another night of award joy for the team behind Brit-film Slumdog Millionaire. The 18-year-old, who...

Australia: ‘We’re ready to tour Pakistan’

Test series boost for PakistanCRICKET Australia have given their biggest hint yet that they will tour Pakistan later this year. Australia haven’t played in Pakistan since 1998 and last years March tour was cancelled amid security fears following the...

Asian money leads Football Rich List

Dubai Sheikh and steel tycoon new entrantsTHE POWER of Asian money has toppled Chelsea’s megarich owner Roman Abramovich from the number one spot in the prestigious Football Rich List. Unsurprisingly the top spot has been taken over by new Manchester...

‘India still not number one’, says Ganguly

Former captain says team has a long way to goINDIA have along way to go before they can claim to be the world’s number one side, former captain Sourav Ganguly has said. The team had an exceptional 2008, recording...

Husband jailed for murdering wife

Life sentence for Mohammed RashidA MAN who admitted stabbing his wife to death was jailed for life today. Mohammed Rashid, 35, murdered his wife, Sughra Rani, in a frenzied attack", stabbing her 16 times at the couple’s family home...

Drug treatments fail South Asian communities

Study highlights failure to tackle cultural issuesFEAR of stigma and a lack of drugs education awareness are hampering Asian drug users in Manchester from getting help, a new report has found. The Manchester Drugs and Race Unit (MDRU) commissioned...

Chandni Chowk To China

Bollywood Film Reviews with Manish Gajjar Directed by: Nikhil Advani Cast: Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Attaul Awal Hamid, Deepika Padukone   Sidhu (Akshay Kumar) lives a deprived existence cutting vegetables at a roadside food stall in Delhi's Chandni Chowk. Always dreaming for...

Calls for Brown to condemn ‘state terror’

Muslim group raises concerns with PMTHE Young Muslim Advisory Group (YMAG) has raised concerns in a letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown about the failure by the Government to condemn Israel’s killing of more than 600 Palestinians in Gaza...

Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza

Calls for world leaders to take actionTHE humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening, relief workers have said. More than 600 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began military action against Gaza 11 days ago. Aid agencies in the Gaza strip have...

Bouncer admits manslaughter

Victim died from single punchA BIRMINGHAM student has admitted the manslaughter of a man who died from a single punch to the head. Mohammed Waqar, 22, pleaded guilty to killing Simon Bampton at Bristol Crown Court. Mr Bampton died...