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EABA 2014 will be held on 29th September at Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel    After receiving a tremendous response in nominations from across the country, the finalists for the English Asian Business Awards have been announced.   The English Asian Business Awards...

Hussein Lalani co-founder of 99p Stores is guest of honour at IAB annual dinner The guest speaker at this year’s Institute of Asian Businesses annual dinner and awards is one of Britain’s leading entrepreneurs, Hussein Lalani. Mr Lalani is a co-founder...

Naveed Zafar, 35, faces a string of allegations due to the incident A middle-aged man from Alum Rock is facing a string of charges after being arrested following a clash between police and Free Gaza protesters at a busy Tesco...

The migrants had been smuggled via cargo ferry from Belgium into Essex, UK A group of Afghan Sikhs were rescued on Saturday having been smuggled into Britain in a sealed shipping container and left to suffocate in what soon became...

Amir Khan Raises Over £218,000 at Launch Dinner for the Amir Khan Foundation     Last night, August 14, at The Hilton Deansgate hotel in Manchester, boxer Amir Khan hosted a glittering fundraising dinner for the launch of the Amir Khan Foundation,...

67 years on from Indian Independence At midnight on 15th August 1947, exactly 67 years ago, India and Pakistan gained independence from the British Empire. Many gave their lives in the fight for freedom, a million more died during Partition...

Meera Syal and Sanjeev Bhaskar are the 'Talking Statues' 'Couple on Seat' Amongst the bustle of shoppers and workers in Canary Wharf’s Cabot Square sits the bronze sculpture ‘Couple on Seat’ by renowned artist Lynn Chadwick. On 19 August, Canary...

Film ‘Identity Card- Ek Lifeline’ Releases in UK Cinemas 29th August 2014   `Identity Card - Ek Lifeline’, a hard-hitting storyline on Kashmir in India, is set to thrill its audience with its worldwide release on 29th August 2014.   Billed as...

Waheed Saleem Lunar Society's Chairman Boycotts US Ambassador's Eid Reception The current chairman of the Birmingham Lunar Society, Waheed Saleem, is boycotting his invitation to dine with the elite at an Eid reception held by the US ambassador, a move...

British India's end led to the creation of separate states India and Pakistan Financially ruined after the Second World War, Great Britain had to retreat from the Indian Subcontinent in the year 1947. The end of British India also meant...

UK singer-songwriter San2 is back with the dance-floor filler "Gal Sunja" UK singer-songwriter San2 exploded onto the music scene with his smash-hit debut single 'Nayo Lagda' reaching number one on numerous charts and entering radio playlists across the globe. Now...

Chefs at Itihaas restaurant worked with artists to adorn the four-foot canvas    A wedding caterer and restaurant has created a giant Indian flag made of authentic ingredients, to celebrate the anniversary of Indian independence.   Chefs at Itihaas, based in Birmingham, worked...