Police watchdog probe over Thames death

IPCC to investigate circumstances surrounding death of Mohammed Iqbal SafiTHE Police watchdog has said it is investigating the death of an Afghanistan man who jumped into the River Thames just hours after he was arrested for immigration offences. Mohammed...

2009: A Year in the News

A rundown of all the major news stories that made the pages of The Asian TodayFROM Nick Griffin’s Question Time appearance to Slumdog Millionaire’s Oscar riches - we bring you a rundown of all the major news stories that...

2009: A Year in Sport

A rundown of all the major sport stories that made the pages of The Asian TodayFrom the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team to Amir Khan’s champion winning form - we bring you a rundown of all...

2009: A Year in Entertainment

A rundown of all the top entertainment stories that made the pages of DesiXpressWhat an eventful 2009 we’ve had in the glamorous world of Bollywood and beyond! From Shah Rukh’s detention in America, to Kylie Minogue getting ‘Chiggy Wiggy’...

Living with Honour Killings

Nuray Goren reveals the culture struggle that hounded sister Tulay to her deathTODAY Mehmet Goren is beginning the first day of a life sentence, jailed for life this week for murdering his 15-year-old daughter Tulay in an honour killing. Damming...

Family plea to ‘honour’ killer father

‘Tell us where you buried my sister’, says sister of 'honour' victim Tulay GorenTHE sister of a teenager who was murdered by her father over ten years ago in an ‘honour killing’ have pleaded with him to reveal what...

New arrest in mutilation murder

Detectives arrest Southall man in Geeta Aulakh murder investigationDETECTIVES investigating the murder of a London mother Geeta Aulakh have made a further arrest at an address in Southall. Mrs Aulakh, 28, a community radio receptionist, was attacked on her...

Man jailed for Pakistan drug smuggle

Mohammed Asif Choudary sentenced to nine years A MAN who tried to smuggle over £7,500 worth of drugs into the country after visiting Pakistan has been jailed for nine years. Mohammed Asif Choudary of Newtown Street, Leicester attempted to conceal...

Woman sentenced for triple stabbing

Saajidah Mullan jailed for five yearsA LEICESTER woman who fled to India after stabbing three women following a row has been jailed for five years. Saajidah Mullan, of Ellesmere Place, Braunstone, was found guilty at Leicester Crown Court on November...

Locking up the Innocents

Zeenat Moosa asks where is the justice in jailing ‘model citizen’ Munir HussainTHE alarming case of the Hussain brothers which played out in Reading Crown Court has caused an almost repulsive disbelief and widespread anger amongst the Asian community,...

Sikh musicians removed from flight reach settlement

US Airways apologise and pay compensationAN American airline accused of racial profiling have issued an apology and paid compensation to three Indian musicians who were removed from a flight over a year ago. Classical religious singers Davinder Singh, Gulbag Singh...

Border Agency denies Pakistani visa ‘discrimination’

Nearly half of family visa requests from Pakistan rejected last year,new figuresTHE UK Border Agency has denied discriminating against Pakistani nationals after figures revealed nearly half of family visa applications from the country were rejected by the UK last...