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First Indian origin woman selected as debutante at Queen Charlotte’s Ball

24-year-old Jasleen Grewal-Dhoot from Cardiff has made history by becoming the first woman of Indian heritage to attend Queen Charlotte’s Ball as a debutante. Having grown up in a council estate to Indian immigrant parents, the event is a big deal for the young Welsh-Indian who will get the ultimate ‘Bridgerton’ experience, which featured luxurious […]

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Sports organisation in Dewsbury carries out the first midnight football session for fasting South Asian women

Picture by Ready Steady Active Picture by Ready Steady Active Rashida Salloo, the Founder and Director of Ready Steady Active, a sports organization in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, organized the country’s first midnight football session for South Asian women. Picture by Ready Steady Active The women, who are fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, wanted

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Yorkshire signs top Sri Lankan batsman Dimuth Karunaratne on a short term basis

Sri Lankan top-order batsman Dimuth Karunaratnehas been signed by the Yorkshire team for a short-term, three-game stint, starting this week. He will join another international player, Haris Rauf, and will play the first match against Northamptonshire. The world number six test batsman is expected to bring his experience and form to the game and lead the

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Bradford sportswoman Harleen Kaur selected as Batonnearer for Queen\’s Baton Relay 2022

Picture by Harleen Kaur Harleen Kaur, a Bradford-based martial artist, and kickboxing champion has been selected as a Batonbearer for this year’s Queen’s Baton Relay from the Yorkshire and Humber region, the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 confirmed. The Baton will be carried through local communities to build anticipation and excitement among the people before the

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Young Asian boxer dies in a horrific car crash over the Easter weekend

Ali Tazeem (L) with Amir Khan (R) 18-year-old boxer Ali Tazeem suffered fatal injuries and was killed in a car crash during the early hours of Sunday morning. Dubbed ‘the next Amir Khan’, Tazeem had become very popular for being a great boxer and had recently signed a professional contract after winning an amateur boxing match in front of a

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Professional boxer Dylan Cheema wins the BOXXER Series Lightweight Final

Picture by Dylan Cheema Picture by Boxing Scene Former kickboxing world champion Dylan Cheema won the BOXXER Series Lightweight Final after defeating Rylan Charlton on the 17th of April. The match took place in Coventry, and Cheema was declared the champion via a unanimous decision victory against Charlton. Cheema, who was brought up in Tile Hill, Coventry, had

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South Asian healthcare workers nominated for a prestigious award

Dr Sufiyan Abid Dogra (L) and Rukeya Miah (R) Healthcare professionals Rukeya Miah and Dr Sufyan Abid Dogra have been shortlisted for the prestigious National BAME Health & Care Awards, an event that honours and celebrates the contributions made by British healthcare workers from ethnic minority backgrounds. Miah, a qualified nurse since 1994, senior midwife and

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London man surprises his long-distance girlfriend with a proposal at Euston train station

(L-R) Vidya Patel and Nirmal Chohan at Euston Station after the proposal A proposal at a train station seems like something one would watch in a romantic-comedy movie. Last week, Nirmal Chohan, 27, took the plunge by tearing a page from the script and proposing to his long-distance girlfriend, Vidya Patel, it in real life

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Mayor of Wolverhampton to organise a Bollywood-themed charity fundraiser event

A Bollywood Charity Ball has been organised by Cllr Vivian Achwal, the Mayor of Winchester, to raise funds for three charity organisations on the 23rd of April. The charities selected are: Winchester Youth Counselling, Friends of the Family and The Eight Foundation. The event has been very popular in the city since its inception in 2017 and

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