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Pilgrims left confused after a new system for Hajj pilgrimage introduced

Ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, many are unsure whether they will be able to fly out of the country in July or not as they have not received confirmations yet. This year, around 12,000 people are meant to go on the holy journey to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. However, many industry bodies and organisations, […]

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Johnny Depp dines at an Indian Restaurant in Birmingham

Image by Mo Hussain After winning his recent defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard, actor Johnny Depp has been seen celebrating his win in the UK the past few days. The Hollywood star was recently spotted dining in an Indian restaurant with his friends in Birmingham. The actor is said to have splurged approximately £50,000

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Simone Ashley stuns on Tiffany and Co. blue carpet in a wedding dress

Image by David M. Benett/Getty Images English actress Simone Ashley, who recently starred in the hit period drama Bridgerton, has proved time and again that she can nail any outfit she wears on the red carpet. Her recent look by London-based 16-Arlington impressed many fashion critics. The 27-year-old paired up with her stylist Rebecca-Corbin Murray

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University of Glasgow engineer creates e-skin capable of feeling pain

Image by University of Glasgow A British Indian professor from the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering led a group of researchers who have constructed an electronic skin that is capable of feeling pain. The pathbreaking creation, under the supervision of engineer Professor Ravinder Dahiya will facilitate the creation of smart robots capable

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Cineworld stops the screening of film on Prophet Muhammad’s Daughter

Days after protests organised by many in the Muslim community against the release of the film The Lady of Heaven after deeming it as ‘blasphemous’, Cineworld decided to cancel screenings of the film based on Prophet Muhammad’s daughter. Asif Patel, Chairman of the Bolton Council of Mosques, wrote a letter to Cineworld stating that the film is

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Young South Asian boy is the face of new Cancer Reasearch UK campaign

Three-year-old Diyan Hirani has become the face of a campaign launched by Cancer Research UK across the country. He will feature on poster appeal for Children & Young People  which will be put up across 600 of the charity’s shops in the UK. The young boy was once battling cancer himself after being diagnosed with

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Protesters face trial a year after Kenmure Street protests

Dubbed as “The Kenmure Street Three”, three people including a 23-year-old woman and two men, aged 31 and 32, were arrested and charged in May 2021 for public order offences during the protests against two Indian men being deported by the Home Office. Now, they face prosecution and are still fighting charges. Police Scotland had

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Initiative launched to help Pakistani students study at Oxford University

Image by TJ Pirzada An initiative to promote more inclusivity and address under-representation of Pakistani and British Pakistani students was launched last week at the Lady Margaret Hall (LMH) of the University of Oxford. The Oxford Pakistan Programme (OPP) took place in the presence of senior academics, administrators and some esteemed guests including Pakistani education

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University of Dundee leads path-breaking research on type-2 diabetes

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Dundee in collaboration with Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centres, has found that South Asians – especially Asian Indians – are at a higher risk of developing young onset type-2 diabetes as compared to white Europeans. The research is one of its kind as mostly research

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Bolton Gurdwara invited people to langar during cost-of-living crisis

(Far Left) Dr Kuldip Kaur Bharj OBE, President of Ramgarhia Gurdwara with members of the community helping feed the hungry Ramgarhia Gurdwara on Bolton road is providing relief to members of the community facing issues as a result of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis in the UK, by providing free food. The Gurdwara’s Sikh community members

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