20-year-old Jaswant Singh Chail told the security that he was there \’ to kill the queen\’ A man arrested at Queen Elizabeth’s Windsor Castle home on Christmas Day last year wearing a mask and holding a crossbow told security “I am here to kill the queen”, a British court heard on Wednesday. Jaswant Singh Chail, […]
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Image by John Phillips/Getty Images British Asian journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan was announced as the host of BBC’s quiz programme University Challenge starting autumn of 2023. The Kolkata-born cricket enthusiast will succeed Jeremy Paxman who has been its quizmaster since the show was revived by the corporation in 1994. Rajan, 39, was appointed as
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Osman Yousefzada’s first intervention (Image by The British Council/PA) A multidisciplinary artist has teamed up with renowned British institutions to celebrate his family’s Pakistani roots and mark South Asian Heritage Month. Osman Yousefzada has been working with the British Council and the V&A for the exhibit – What is Seen and What is Not –
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A 7-year-old British Asian girl was invited along with others to Downing Street to recognise and celebrate the work of climate change activists. Aleesha Gadhia from Nottinghamshire recently won the \’Child Of Britain Awards 2022\’ which was presented to her by TV anchor Eamon Holmes. She is the first youth ambassador for Cool Earth, which
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INS Tarangini in London The Made-in-India naval ship INS Tarangini, docked at Thames Quay in east London on its UK voyage to coincide with the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence, has been the focal point of celebrations for the Indian diaspora this week. Following a grand welcome to the docks for Commanding Officer Praveen Kumar
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Image by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP The New Jersey man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie told the New York Post in an interview published Wednesday that he was “surprised” the author had survived the attack. “When I heard he survived, I was surprised, I guess,” Hadi Matar, 24, told the tabloid, which said they held a video
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Image by Jacob King/Pool/AFP/Getty Images The two candidates battling to be Britain’s next prime minister vied to present themselves as defenders of Scotland’s place in the UK on Tuesday, 16 August by promising more scrutiny of Scotland’s government to undermine a new push for independence. The Scottish National Party, which heads Scotland’s semi-autonomous government, wants
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Preston Crown Court Bilaal Saghir, of Providence Street, Blackburn has been jailed for storing thousands of extreme and indecent images of children online. He is said to have bragged about liking incest, according to reports. Saghir set up accounts online about seven years ago and downloaded more than 1500 pornographic images of minors. In June
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Vishal and his son Johaan (Image by MyLondon) A five-year-old boy was left with severe burns after touching a lightbulb at a Croydon dessert shop which left him \’traumatised\’, unable to sleep and \’scared to touch anything\’. Johaan Jain was with his father Vishal Jain and sister when the incident occurred at Crepes and Cones
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The Welsh Asian Food Awards provides a platform for Asian restaurants, takeaways and food establishments across Wales will be recognised and rewarded as the best in the industry.Voted for by the public, the nominees were made up of hardworking individuals and businesses who bring us delicious Asian food and represent the rich culture and heritage
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