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British Asians react to Diljit Dosanjh starrer film, Jogi, after its Netflix release

Image by Netflix Jogi, a film directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, best known for films like Tiger Zinda Hai, Sultan and Bharat, released on Netflix last week and has been a trending topic since. As more people watch the movie, it became clear that a topic as controversial as the 1984 anti-Sikh riots was handled […]

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Police make arrests as violence continues after Asia Cup match in Leicester

Image by Leicester Live The High Commission of India has spoken out against the continued violence against the Indian community in Leicester, which began after India won T20 Asia Cup match against Pakistan last month. In a press statement released by the HCI on 19 September, 2022, it stated: “ We strongly condemn the violence

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Her Majesty The Queen laid to rest: State funeral marks the end of an era

After a momentous state funeral at the Westminster Abbey on Monday, 19 September, the world finally bid adieu to the Queen.  She has been laid to rest with her family and next to her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor at 7.30 pm on Monday, marking the end of her tremendous journey as

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Man who attacked people with a machete at a mosque deemed ‘unfit to plead’

Image courtesy: Asian Image A judge at Bradford Crown Court ruled that a man charged with attempted murder is ‘unfit to plead’ last week. The man, Fezan Hussain, 27, was charged after being caught during Eid prayers at a Bradford mosque after an alleged machete attack earlier this year. Hussain, who is from Radfield Road,

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Queen Elizabeth II state funeral commences: see full timeline of events set to take place before the burial

 Image by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Some 2,000 people attended the Queen\’s state funeral that began at 11:00 BST, in what is considered to be one of the biggest gatherings of royalty and politicians hosted in the UK for decades. According to the BBC, Members of royal families from across Europe attended the funeral. This includes

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‘God Save the King’ sung in London Central Mosque for the first time

Image by BBC In honour of the lifetime of duty fufilled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, over 300 Muslims from across the UK gathered at London Central Mosque to mark the accession of His Majesty The King, Charles III on Thursday, 15 September. Worshippers at the mosque sang ‘God Save the King’ at the

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Entry to the queue to view HM The Queen’s Coffin paused as King Charles III set to visit Cardiff today

Image by Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Entry to the queue for members of the public to see HM The Queen lying in state has been paused, the UK government has announced. People have been warned against attempting to join the queue for the next six hours. According to a post updated on Twitter

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Dengue cases skyrocket as Pakistan grapples with devastating floods

Image by Getty Images After the recent floods in Pakistan which uprooted the lives of many, health officials have warned the possibility of a looming health crisis that now faces the country. With 33 million people affected and over 1500 dead since mid-June, about 3,830 cases of dengue fever have been reported by health officials

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Man strangles his girlfriend to death in Walthamstow before withdrawing hundreds of pounds from her bank

Image by Met Police/MyLondon Amani Iqbal, a 28-year-old marketing propositions manager at Sainsbury’s was found lying in the bathtub three days after her boyfriend, Jay Dawes, 28, killed her. It is alleged that the young woman was strangled with a dressing gown tie at her home in East London by Dawes on New Year’s Eve.

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