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Daksha Kumar brushes off retirement - and Dragons’ Den - to launch a food empireAN Indian housewife from Wembley, Middlesex has launched her very own exclusive range of delicious home-made ethnic food in supermarket giant Tesco – at the...

BBC Asian Network investigates ‘holiday brides’ scamA SPECIAL report by the BBC Asian Network will look into claims British Asian men are abandoning their newly married brides in India after securing hefty dowry payments and gifts. ‘Holiday Brides’, set...

‘Wanted’ posters released in Pakistan in bid to snare fugitive Piran Ditta Khan DETECTIVES hunting the last remaining suspect in the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky four years ago have made a direct appeal in Pakistan. Fugitive Piran Ditta...

Birmingham City to offer fans ‘The Blue Queudrue’ to celebrate National Curry WeBIRMINGHAM are hoping to cement their position as the country’s foremost curry region after teaming up with the city’s leading Premiership club to celebrate National Curry Week....

Shakib Al Hasan first Bangladeshi overseas player in county cricketBANGALDESH captain Shakib Al Hasan has said he has fulfilled a lifetime ambition of playing in England after he was snapped up by Worcestershire County Cricket Club. The 22-year-old becomes the...

Radio drama casualty in Network ‘reorganisation’THE BBC Asian Network has announced they are to axe their five-minute daily soap Silver Street. The mini-drama will cease to broadcast in March next year after almost six years on the station. The station...

Thousands join procession across Sandwell, West Bromwich, Oldbury and SmethwickREJOICING Sikh’s celebrated on the streets of Sandwell this weekend to mark the 540th birthday of their founder, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Organisers estimated more than 25,000 Sikh’s from Sandwell, West...

Exhibition celebrates contributions from ethnic minorities to Royal Air ForceAN exhibition tour by the Royal Air Force which celebrates contributions made by ethnic minorities who have served the Armed Forces will be showcased at a Birmingham temple this week....

Spinner wants to ‘improve’ England chancesSPINNER Monty Panesar has put pen to paper on a three-year deal with Sussex County Cricket Club and has immediately set himself a target of getting back into the England set up. The 27-year-old...

Columbian wants to challenge for WBA light-welterweight beltBREIDIS Prescott is eyeing a re-match with Amir Khan. The Columbian famously floored Khan within the opening minute of their clash in Manchester last year. The defeat is Khan’s only blemish in...

27-year-old to appear before Redditch magistratesDETECTIVES investigating the murder of a Birmingham taxi driver have charged a man. The 27-year-old man, from Kings Norton, Birmingham, was arrested on Saturday 14 November. He will appear before Redditch magistrates this morning...

Tributes pour in for Indian starWHEN Sachin Tendulkar walked out onto the Ahmedabad cricket pitch earlier this week for the first Test against Sri Lanka, he made history. Celebrating two decades as an international cricketer, Sachin has emulated a fete...