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NEXA IIFA Awards 2023 Lookbook: Check out some of our top favourites

The NEXA IIFA Awards 2023 held in Abu Dhabi on May 28, was a star-studded affair. The Green Carpet saw some of Bollywood\’s biggest celebrities grace the event with their presence. While the awards celebrated outstanding performances, the Green Carpet witnessed a mesmerising display of fashion and style. Let\’s delve into some of our favourite […]

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Mayor partners with industry leaders to encourage young Londoners from all backgrounds into the creative industries

Image by IWMBuzz The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is partnering with industry leaders in film, music, design, publishing, architecture and theatre to encourage young Londoners from all backgrounds to consider a future in the capital’s world-beating creative industries. Khan has worked with HBO, Bloomsbury Publishing, Disney’s The Lion King, Sony Music, Grimshaw Foundation and

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New Writers Award presented to talented Scottish writers, including two of Asian background

Image by Scottish Book Trust Scottish Book Trust, the national charity changing lives with reading and writing, announced the 2023 New Writers Awardees – recipients of a prestigious year-long writer development programme which includes mentorship, a bursary, and opportunities to showcase work to publishing industry professionals. There were in total 11 writers on this year\’s

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Glaswegian artist Jasleen Kaur has first major Scottish exhibition at Tramway

Image by Flesh \’n\’ Blood, (detail) 2021. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and Jasleen Kaur. Photo credit Jules Lister Jasleen Kaur was born in 1986 in Pollokshields, not far from Tramway. In her first major exhibition in Scotland being held from Friday, 31 March to Sunday, 8 October 2023, the Glasgow artist fills its main gallery

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Nick Jonas’s daughter attends his concert for the first time in London

Image by Instagram @nickjonas Nick Jonas, along with his brothers Joe and Kevin Jonas, recently performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London.  Priyanka Chopra, Nick’s wife and popular actress in the Indian film industry who has also made a mark in Hollywood, shared images and videos on Instagram giving fans a glimpse of the

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Glasgow actor Tharan Sivapatham speaks of his passion for acting and barriers faced by minority groups in the showbiz industry

Image by WGM Atlantic A well-known Sri Lankan born actor and refugee who starred in a popular Netflix film, is looking to promote greater diversity in the entertainment industry through his performance studio in Glasgow. At the age of eight, Tharan Sivapatham had to leave his home because of a civil war back in his

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Actress and entrepreneur Priscilla Presley dines out with her team at an Indian restaurant in Glasgow

Image by Murphy\’s Pakora Bar It’s no secret that Indian food has a massive fanbase the world over, and that doesn’t exclude high profile celebrities.  Staff at a popular Indian restaurant in Glasgow were left stunned when they were visited by Hollywood royalty on 30 March.  American actress, businesswoman and the former wife of legendary

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‘The British Bhangra Explosion’ Archive on 4: Upcoming documentary explores the rise of bhangra music in Britain and its impact over the years

Radio and television presenter Anita Rani (Image by the BBC) Popular presenter Anita Rani authors the story of the British Asian Bhangra music scene of the 1980s and 1990’s recapturing the boom period of when Britain reinvented the genre and became the global epicentre for Bhangra music across the world. The subsequent cultural, musical, and

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YouTuber KSI condemned for using the word “P***” in a Sidemen video

Image by YouTube  Popular YouTube star KSI, whose real name is Olajide William Olatunji, has issued an apology for using the racist word “P***” in a video posted on the platform. The star was seen in a recent episode of Sidemen Sunday, taking part in a version of countdown with other members of the group. 

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Sadiq Khan announces the return of London Borough of Culture in 2025 and 2027

Image by Develop Croydon The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced that his flagship London Borough of Culture programme will return to the capital in 2025 and 2027. Boroughs are to be invited to bid for £1.35m to put on a spectacular year of world-class cultural events and put culture at the heart of

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