Bollywood blockbuster Lagaan, which recently celebrated 21 years of its release on 15 June, is set to be adapted as a Broadway Show in the UK. The iconic 2001 film which was directed by Ashutosh Gowariker and starred Amir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne, along with some legendary actors was the third […]
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Image by Tisha Pruthi / SWNS 21-year-old Tisha Pruthi has become a sensation on Tiktok for her custom-made jewellery which includes bracelets, necklaces and rings. The young entrepreneur, who currently resides in Wolverhampton, West Midlands with her family, started the business under the brand name ‘Chikaag’ in 2020 during lockdown, when the Covid-19 pandemic had forced
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Image by Darren Pepe Amraj Poonia, 26, of Farmfield Drive, Horley; Raneel Poonia, 25, of Whitehouse Way, Slough; and Gurditta Singh, 25, of Moreland Avenue, Slough, were formally charged this month in Old Bailey for the murder of Hounslow resident Mohammed Shah Subhani. The young man, who was going to be a father soon, disappeared
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Image by Gareth Copley/Getty Images Kick It Out, an organisation which works towards racial equality in football, has introduced a new project address and tackle racial discrimination against South Asians in cricket. For this ambitious project, it has announced former England international cricketer Michael Carberry as its Director. Kick It Out partnered with the England and
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Image by Met Police A 28-year-old man from Croydon who stalked and intimidated women online, and made a ‘rape list’ which included the names of 191 potential targets has been jailed. Vishaal Vajpura put up a thread on social media discussing that rape is better than consensual sex and anonymously stalked and messaged victims by
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Image by MyLondon Laila Woozeer, author of the book ‘Not Quite White’ which releases on 23 June, takes the readers through an elaborate journey of her experiences growing up as a South Asian in the UK. The 31-year-old, who moved to North London in the 1990s at the age of four, elaborates on difficulties they
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Councillor Carole Pattison Kirklees Council has confirmed that it has welcomed five Afghan families under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme and three others under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) scheme, which were introduced by the UK government to provide aid to Afghan refugees who fled the country after the Taliban came
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In an incident which took place on May 29 2020, a South Asian man’s car window was smashed by a police officer as he was suspected of carrying drugs near Cannon Street station in Central London. 32-year-old Ryan Colaco was then forced out of the car, pushed to the floor, handcuffed, put against a wall
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Imam Qari Asim, who was an Independent Adviser and Deputy Chair of the Government’s Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, was recently dismissed from his roles. The Imam is said to have supported the protests against the release of the film ‘The Lady of Heaven’, believed to be based on Prophet Muhammad’s daughter. It was stated that
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Doctor Malinga Ratwatte, a North London GP, has gone viral on social media after receiving a £100 parking fine while he was tending to the needs of a patient at the hospital, whose life was at risk. Dr Ratwatte could not leave the hospital after his 12-hour shift was over as a last-minute emergency call
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