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Tickets can now be booked for the Birmingham Qur’an manuscript exhibition Tickets are now available for the Birmingham Qur’an manuscript exhibition, taking place at the University of Birmingham from 2–25 October 2015. The Birmingham Qur’an manuscript, held at the University of...

Raj Kaur receives the ‘Pride of Birmingham 2015’ Community Champion Award The Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015 were held at the Town Hall on Friday, October 2 for the second year. Raj Kaur who is a gym owner won the only...

Pink Ladoo Campaign Encourages Celebration of Female Birth The long-standing South Asian tradition of celebrating the birth of boys by distributing sweets called "Ladoo" within the community is finally being updated, with the launch of the “Equality is Sweet (Pink Ladoo)”...

Foreign Office Searching British Nationals The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has said it is urgently seeking information on whether any British nationals were caught up in the fatal stampede that killed over 700 people during the annual Hajj...

Over 10,000 Attend Annual Event Over 10,000 Sikhs attended the Annual National Sikh Convention organised over the weekend by the Sikh Federation (UK) at Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Sedgley Street, Wolverhampton. Numbers were higher this year than the last few years.   Those...

EastEnders Actress Becomes New Patron Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People – which provides care and support for children with terminal and life-limiting conditions in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and across the East Midlands - has announced EastEnders actress, Rakhee...

Big Names Agree for Inaugural Tournament The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be held from 4th Feb to 24th February 2016 in Dubai and Sharjah, UAE, during which a total of 24 matches...

Sunday 4th October 2015 A stand up show, entirely in Hindi, featuring India's top three comedians - don't miss this Hindi performance here for one night only. Featuring Comedy Circus champ and all-round funnyman VIP, the hilarious Jimmy Moses...

Saturday 3rd October 2015 The Sikh Network will be organising an afternoon of inspiration. The Women and Politics event aims to bring together people from different backgrounds for networking, support and showcasing the inspiring reasons why women chose politics...

Actress Launches Her First Single Titled ‘The Teddy Bear Song’ After crooning back to back super hit songs in Bollywood films, Kanika Kapoor launched her first single ‘The Teddy Bear song’ in the presence of crème of Mumbai on Wednesday....

Doctor Warns Asian Community of The Cancer Dangers of Chewing Betel Nuts  A retired doctor, Sunil Handa, has warned the UK Asian community about the dangers of chewing the Betel Nut after being diagnosed with head and neck cancer. Former...

Shattering Pre-Conceptions About Women and Girl’s Football    Last weekend as I gazed across the Canadian football pitches, home to South West United in Edmonton, and saw a number of girls making their way towards the coaches eager and ready to...