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The lights lit up at the Diwali in London celebrations at Trafalgar Square as Bollywood superstar Manisha Koirala joined the festivities along with the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. The actress who is known for her effortless performances right from...

On Monday 29 October MPs will debate petitions, available here and here, urging the Government to hold public holidays on Muslims religious occasions in the UK (Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha) and on Hindu religious occasions (Diwali...

Home Secretary Javid also tops this year’s GG2 Power List, profiling the 101 most influential Asians in Britain The landmark 20th anniversary GG2 Leadership Awards saw a double triumph for Sajid Javid MP. The Home Secretary was honoured with the...

·         Birmingham County Football Association supports inaugural tournament to celebrate the diverse communities of Birmingham County and the West Midlands. ·         Team Birmingham Algeria wins the final against team ‘Positive Youth Foundation (PYF) Syria’ The final match of the inaugural Birmingham...

A young father who died in tragic cinema accident on March 9 in Star City will have an inquest to examine how he died after being trapped in an electronic footrest. Dad-of-one Ateeq Rafiq dropped his mobile phone in between...

Diwali marks the onset of the season of celebrations, parties, gifting and loads of excitement. These days Diwali is not just a day’s ritual of meeting relatives and having traditional meals and lots of Mithai. Every family has its...

The Desi Roti and Khana kebab house in Smethwick has been hit with a huge court bill adding up to £9,600 after being charged for poor food hygiene. Mr Abid Hussain, the owner of the kebab shop on the corner...

‘Music has enriched my life immeasurably; it has helped me look at life with optimism’ – Dr Chithra Ramakrishnan, Founder & Director, Shruthi UK One of Britain’s leading south Asian choreographers has been honoured by her local authority in the highest...

The first national study of prejudice in over a decade, just released by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), reveals “shockingly widespread” experiences of prejudice affecting different groups in Britain. A representative sample of nearly 3000 adults were surveyed,...

Dr Smita Hirani from The Microfaculty Surgery in Chingford is encouraging all at risk groups from South Asian communities to speak to their GP, pharmacist or midwife before the end of November about the flu vaccine to protect themselves...

The broadcaster is deciding where to relocate to Birmingham, The UK’s second city. Channel 4 will decide where to move its head office, At the end of this month. In the world of media this is a moment of substantial...

A Halifax bank cashier has escaped being jailed after transferring over £56,000 from an elderly dementia sufferer he had targeted. Nasir Haider, 30, of Stratford Road, Hall Green made transactions into his own accounts over a three year period to...