British Parliament to commemorate Vedanta Deskika’s 750th birth anniversary

British politicians and Hindu organisations will come together on 18 July at the House of Commons to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Vedanta Desika, one of India’s stalwart spiritual masters, in the line of the medieval Vaishnava teacher,...

Meet Paul Cadman Our Business Columnist

Paul considers himself a ‘son of Birmingham’, spending his early years in the inner city areas of Bordesley Green and taking on his first job as working in the Birmingham markets. Paul’s early school days were made more challenging due...

Iconic buildings to light up blue to celebrate the NHS’ 70th birthday!

Iconic landmarks and buildings across East of England and the Midlands will be lighting up in blue on the evening of 5 July to say ‘Happy Birthday’ to the NHS and to recognise its special place in our lives. As well...

Asda Shopper Banned From All UK Stores

An Asda shopper has been banned from every UK branch after a row over fabric conditioner. Mulkh Chumber, 53-year-old a shopper from Staffordshire bought ten bottles of Comfort Creations at his local branch after seeing an advert that the prices...

DH FOUNDATION RAISES £4K FOR THE POOR & NEEDY IN BANGLDESH

On 12thJune a large group of 40 volunteers came together on behalf of DH Foundation; a registered UK charity whose mission is to work towards alleviating poverty in Bangladesh.  They held a street collection in the borough of Tower...

RAF Sgt. Wazeeha Laher visits pupils at former Leicester school

RAF Sergeant Wazeeha Laher spoke to pupils at two local schools, Madani School and Crown Hills Community College, her former school, as part of the UK-wide RAF100 celebrations. Having joined the RAF in 1998, Sgt. Laher spoke to the current...

Vicious Brawl in Alum Rock

A vicious street fight broke out in Alum Rock on Tuesday 13 June at around 8pm. Footage taken by a passer-by shows one man, caught up in a mass brawl getting a weapon which appears to be wrench from...

Police arrest Man over ‘Punish a Muslim Day’ Letters

An arrest has been made of a 35-year-old man from Lincoln in connection with the 'Punish a Muslim Day' letters which were sent across the UK earlier this year. The letters boast about acts of violence against muslims and suggested...

Finalists for 6th annual British Indian Awards presented by CashFineX are revealed

Finalists for the 6th annual British Indian Awards 2018 presented by CashFinex have been revealed after nominations have flooded in from across the country and beyond. The awards aim to acknowledge and reward the effort of British Indian community across...

Suicide Tragedy of Teenager

A student committed suicide at his family home in Wolverhampton and was found by his mum on April 29. Viren Patel, aged 17, a keen mathematician and musician was found hanged, Black Country Coroner's Court heard on Thursday. Viren was...

England V Nigeria 2018 wembley

England beat Nigeria in the first of their two warm-up games for this summer's World Cup and  Kiran Rai interviewed the entire england playeds and Nigerian football players. Thanks Asian Today! Gary Cahill and Harry Kane scored the goals for...

M15, Police And Birmingham City Council to Fight Terrorism

Home Secretary Sajid Javid has announced Birmingham City Council will be asked to work closely with the police and MI5 to fight terrorism. Three new anti-terror partnerships has been designed to step up the fight against violent extremism and this...