Muslim troops on alert after laptop theft

MUSLIM military personnel and recruits have been put on high alert after it emerged their personal details are included on a Ministry of Defence laptop stolen in Birmingham. The details of more than 600,000 are stored on the laptop...

Government pressed over Gangotri killing

THE GOVERNMENT is being pressed for answers over the killing of Gangotri – a protected cow who was slaughtered by RSPCA officials at a Hindu temple in Watford last year. The Hindu Forum of Britain has written to Prime...

‘Stop sweatshop clothes abuse’

BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in Delhi for the India-UK summit, today faces pressure to regulate his country’s retailers after new revelations that Indian workers receive poverty wages making clothes for British stores. The pressure, from the anti-poverty charity War...

Musical message supports Muslim community

MUSLIMS are not terrorists – that is the message behind a new music CD compiled by a Birmingham music supremo. 50-year-old Barry Tomes from Birmingham is not a Muslim, nor does he have any connections with Muslim groups. But...

Anisha to hot up Asian issues on BBC Radio Stoke

A NEW radio show for the Asian community in Stoke is gearing up for its first broadcast next week. BBC Radio Stoke will air the ‘Anisha’ show on Monday between 7pm and 9pm with one of the stations hottest Asian...

Fears for missing West Bromwich woman

POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 21-year-old woman who has gone missing from her home in West Bromwich. Korona Begum has not been seen since December 10, 2007 when she left her home address in...

Man denies policewoman hit-and-run attack

A WEST Bromwich man has denied a hit-and-run attack on a female police officer. Rashpal Singh, 42, accused of injuring West Midlands Police officer Det Con Catherine Corbett near Heathrow Airport, on 2 November. Mr Singh, of Gladstone Street,...

Government crackdown on extremist websites

THE GOVERNMENT will target extremist websites that attempt to radicalise young British Muslims as part of a new campaign announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith today. In a speech at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and...

Midland Asian sport stars gear up for awards

British Asian Sports Awards to honour achieversA HOST of British Asian sporting talent from the Midlands region are set to do battle next month at the British Asian Sports Awards (BASA). The annual award ceremony recognises the impact young...

‘Award juries should snub Aamir Khan’

Sajid Khan speaks out after Star Screen AwardsBOLLYWOOD director Sajid Khan has claimed award juries should snub fellow directing rival Aamir Khan after seeing him sweep the board at the 14th Star Screen Awards. Khan, who was the brains...

Salman unveils waxwork – Watch the Video here

Bollywood star thanks fans <!----> BOLLYWOOD star Salman Khan thanked his fans as he unveiled his new waxwork at London’s famous Madame Tussauds. ...

Jay Sean to meet his fans

R&B star in Brum HMV signingFANS of Asian R&B star Jay Sean will be able to meet the star in the flesh next week when he embarks on a week of HMV instore signings in the run up to...