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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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Birmingham bhangra artist Balwinder Safri makes a miraculous recovery

Balwinder Singh Safri British Indian bhangra artist Balwinder Safri made a “miracle” recovery and was discharged from the hospital after being in a coma for 86 days. Safri, a Birmingham resident, was admitted to the hospital on April 20 and underwent a heart surgery before going into a coma. His family had been warned and

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Belfast Asian Women’s Academy and GAA Club come together to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month

Image by Belfast Asian Women\’s Academy (BAWA) Women from the Belfast Asian Women’s Academy (BAWA) are set to learn how to play Gaelic football, another skill added to their long list of talents. The BAWA comprises of women from across Asia who have made the Northern Irish city their home. To mark South Asian Heritage Month

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Bradford grocery retailer SaveCo partners with local charity Age UK Bradford District

Image by Chris Maher/Age UK Bradford District Bradford based cash and carry grocery retailer SaveCo, which offers exotic spices, world foods, household goods and halal meat to its customers, recently announced its new local charity partner – Age UK Bradford District. CEO of SaveCo, Shiraz Ahmed said, “As our company’s digital presence has grown, it has

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Quuwatul Islam Mosque organises an event to honour emergency service workers

Image by Blog Preston The Quuwatul Islam Mosque in Preston made a remarkable gesture towards those who worked tirelessly during the covid-19 pandemic by organising an event to honour them. The mosque, showed its appreciation to the emergency services and celebrated their services in Lancashire to provide support to the community. The event was marked

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Regal Foods International’s pathbreaking success leads to royal meeting

Regal Food Products Group CEO, Younis Chaudhry, was recently invited to Buckingham Palace for a royal reception to celebrate the company’s overseas success and Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for International Trade win. The royal reception held at the palace was hosted by HRH The Prince of Wales, The Princess Royal, The Duke and Duchess of

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Stand-up comedian Vir Das to perform in the UK as part of his Wanted World Tour

Image by virdas.in Indian comedian, actor and musician Vir Das is set to perform his next comedic act as part of his Wanted World Tour in various locations across the UK. The 43-year-old, who was nominated at the Emmy Awards for his latest Netflix stand-up special, has become one of India’s biggest stand-up comedians popular for

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Comedian Paul Chowdhry attacked by thugs while driving in London

 Fans were concerned after Paul Chowdhury confirmed that he was attacked by a group of thugs British Indian stand-up comedian Paul Chowdhry has confirmed that he was attacked by thugs whilst driving in Central London on Friday night. This is one of the many incidents that has come to light where a person of ethnic

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Thousands gather at the Blackburn Kabaddi Mela after three years

 Participants at the tent pegging tournament The Blackburn Kabaddi Mela made a grand return on Sunday after three long years. The event this year took place at Pleasington Playing Fields in Blackburn and saw thousands in attendance. People from across the UK came to watch the tent pegging tournament which kicked off early in the

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Islamic fintech introduces new Physical Gold Portfolio in the UK

Group Head of Risk and General Manager of Wahed UK, Umer Suleman, at the Royal Mint  Wahed Invest Ltd. (“Wahed UK”), the UK based subsidiary of global Islamic fintech Wahed Inc. (“Wahed”), announced on Friday the launch of its new Physical Gold Portfolio. It will act as the seventh risk portfolio on the Wahed app

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