A LEADING Indian cricketer has been accused of “mental torture” by his wife. Hasin Jahan, 26, a former model and cheerleader who married Mohammed Shami five years ago, said that the fast bowler, 27, was guilty of adultery, domestic violence ...
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ARTA launches nominations in House of Lords
NOMINATIONS FOR THE first Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA) opened last week at the House of Lords, with various dignitaries, many of Asian heritage, present to show their support. The launch was hosted by former Tower Hamlets councillor – ...
Read More »London Boat Show 2018 receives royal visit
IF YOU HAVE EVER wondered what a princess does all day, you’re now a little closer to finding out the answer – at least as far as the UK’s senior princess goes. HRH Princess Anne spent time last Wednesday at ...
Read More »Sir Geoff Hurst lives for the memories
Sir Geoff Hurst talks Sunseeker, World Cup, West Ham and Dementia at London Boat Show 2018 Emdad Rahman The 2018 LONDON BOAT SHOW opened to a host of celebrities, global launches, hundreds of stunning boats and historic sporting silverware. The ...
Read More »Anita Rani on women in TV
As a successful TV presenter, do you ever feel a pressure to dress in a particular way? Female TV presenters always feel under pressure to dress or think about clothes in ways our male colleagues don’t have to. I’m always ...
Read More »Dr Kali Pradip Chaudhuri meets community activists
Emdad Rahman Dr Kali Pradip Chaudhuri, the Chair and founder of the KPC Group of companies, met a small group of community figures to discuss community development and progress during a short stop-over in the UK. The KPC Group is a ...
Read More »Tower welcomes first black Beefeater in history
Emdad Rahman The Tower of London has just welcomed the latest Yeoman Warder – or “Beefeater”. Yeoman Warder Lawrence Watts recently started at the Tower in this iconic role. He becomes the newest Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London, ...
Read More »It’s lift off for Airlift for Akshay
Bollywood superstar of over 100 films Akshay Kumar is preparing for a busy new year as he looks forward to the release of his new film Airlift. It’s an edge-of-the-seat thriller based on a real incident which occurred in Kuwait ...
Read More »Globalisation: progress or theft of our culture?
The Crow’s Egg shows us a slice of life – literally! – from India today, but that slice has a theme which will be recognised wherever poor people are exploited by the rich. In other words, it is universal. The ...
Read More »Asian Achievers Awards: winners announced
Asians honoured for efforts in civil society The winners of the landmark 15th annual Asian Achievers Awards were announced on September 18th at glittering gala event at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane. A number of achievers ...
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