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Bollywood actress to join other Indian stars at waxwork museum BOLLYWOOD actress Kareena Kapoor is to be immortalised in wax, Madame Tussauds has confirmed. The actress will be part of a new touring Bollywood experience which will see Bollywood...

Birmingham event to be held at Zia-UI-Qur’an Mosque in Alum RockFIREFIGHTERS from Ward End White Watch will join West Midlands Police, the NHS and other social service providers at a major community safety event this Friday (10 June), to...

British 10k London Run for die-hard Tottenham Hotspur fans Nihal and Kulveer RADIO 1 DJ Nihal Arthanayake and the Mayor of London’s Director of Environment and Digital London Kulveer Ranger will prove their devotion to Premiership club Tottenham Hotspurs –...

'Lasting Legacy Award' for Birmingham cricket academy A BIRMINGHAM cricket academy has won a prestigious community award. Our Community CIC, based in Washwood Heath, was presented with the ‘Sport Unlimited Lasting Legacy Award 2011’ at a special ceremony at Aston...

Groups unite to lobby over ‘unfair’ trade rules THIRTY young British Muslims and Christians have united in London to lobby the UK government over trade rules. The youngsters met at Lambeth Palace to agree a statement calling on the UK...

Jaswinder Singh jailed for lifeA MURDERER who beat a homeless man to death and tried to kill two others has been convicted at the Old Bailey. Jaswinder Singh, 43, was found guilty of murdering Harbharjan Singh, 31, and the...

Language conference to be held in BirminghamAN historic world-class language conference is to take place at Aston University later this month. The three-day symposium, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, will focus on Hindi, India’s...

Conservative Party Chairman honoured with Association of Colleges’ Gold AwardCHAIRMAN of the Conservative Party, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, has won an Association of Colleges’ Gold Award. She was nominated by Kirklees College for her outstanding achievements as a lawyer and...

Zeenat Moosa talks to the author about his debut novel ‘Visa’Massoud Kermani’s debut novel Visa highlights the highly-charged, politically controversial and deeply emotional subject of asylum seekers entering Britain today. The author himself left Iran as a youth, subsequently...

The Asian Today Interview by Zeenat Moosa Zeenat Moosa talks to the team behind Asian care home Neem Tree centre Firstly, please explain how the name Neem Tree came about? Around the world the Neem Tree is variously known as "Sacred Tree,"...

5 copies to giveawayGET ready for the laugh-out-loud journey of a lifetime as the Khan family return in the sequel to the internationally acclaimed EAST IS EAST. Following its hugely successful cinematic release, the box office hit WEST IS...

Eight men charged by police over Rochdale ‘child prostitution’ ringEIGHT men have been charged as part of an ongoing investigation into child sexual exploitation. The men are among 26 men arrested over a period of several months in relation...