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Cardiff man and his son die after being poisoned in Bangladesh

51-year-old Rafiqul Islam and his family were poisoned in Bangladesh A man from Cardiff and his son are reported to have died after being poisoned with three other members of the family taken the intensive care unit for treatment in Bangladesh. After relatives raised an alarm to the police, they went into the building in […]

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British boy becomes first-ever Sikh model for Burberry

Sahib Singh is the first British Sikh boy to be cast as Burberry Childrenswear model Four-year-old British Sikh boy, Sahib Singh has created history by becoming British luxury fashion brand, Burberry’s first-ever Sikh model. The young boy has featured in the brand’s latest Autumn-Winter 2022 campaign, where he is seen wearing a padded puffer jacket

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Ground-breaking South Asian arts festival to be held in Hounslow

Image by Bell Square London The Hounslow Town Centre will be hosting ANHAD, a new and exciting outdoor multi-arts festival featuring exceptional, cutting-edge contemporary work by South Asian artists based in the UK, in celebration of the South Asian Heritage Month on August 13 this year. The festival, directed by Mira Kaushik OBE in partnership

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Justice for mother-to-be after she was transferred to the wrong ward for treatment

Image by Irwin Mitchell / SWNS An inquest has heard that a pregnant mother of three children and her baby passed away two days after she was diagnosed with Covid and transferred to a ward unsuitable for her treatment. 37-year-old Sumera Haq complained of suffering from severe stomach pain and shortness of breath after she contacted

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Majid Haq stresses on the ‘silence’ from Scotland players after report on racism released

Cricketers Qasim Sheikh (right) and Majid Haq (left) sit with lawyer Aamer Anwar during a press conference at Stirling Court hotel in Stirling, Scotland on July 25, 2022. (Image by AFP) Majid Haq has noted \”deafening silence\” from Scotland players following the publication of a report which found the governing body institutionally racist. The testimonies

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Preston Hindu Society makes a generous donation to a cancer charity

A Hindu Society based in Preston has been hailed for donating £5435 to a cancer charity. The Gujarat Hindu Society Preston organised a successful fundraising drive recently and donated the funds to Rosemere Cancer Foundation. The Society, which previously donated more than £4000 in 2018 to the same charity invited its chairman Peter Mileham OBE

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Bradford man risks life to save a person from drowning

A Bradford man has been hailed for his courage and selflessness after he rescued a drowning person from the sea at Blackpool on July 11. 37-year-old Shahid Parvez, who works as a security door supervisor, was out with his family for a fun day at the Blackpool Beach when the incident occurred. Parvez explained, “We

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First-ever European purpose built Hindu crematorium project kickstarts in Buckinghamshire

(First row, from left) Jayanti Solanki, Pujari Palkeshbhai Trivedi, Virendra Sharma, Pujya Jashbhai Saheb, Pradeep Dhamecha, and a community leader; (back row, from left) Navendu Mishra, Shailesh R Solanki, Barry Gardiner and Kalpesh R Solanki (Image by Bhupendra Jethwa) Leading Hindu saints, religious and community leaders, MPs and peers took part in a ground-breaking ceremony

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Young Edinburgh woman reported missing with police growing increasingly concerned

Maryam was reported missing on July 20 A woman has been reported missing from Edinburgh after growing concerns for her welfare. According to Edinburgh Live, police in the capital city of Scotland have issued an urgent missing person’s appeal to help trace Maryam Arshad, 24, who was last seen on Wednesday, July 20. According to

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Man raises £20,000 to provide aid to people affected by Bangladesh floods

22-year-old Milad Sarwar recently launched a fundraiser campaign and managed to collect more than £20,000 towards the ongoing flood relief effort in Bangladesh in just two days. The young man created a page on GoFundMe to collect the funds as part of his effort to do more charity work. Sarwar said, “About two years ago

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