Officers receive award from Sikh community

Duo honoured for helping rebuild relations with Sikh communityA TEAM of West Midlands Police officers who helped rebuild relations with the Sikh community following a violent disorder at a Vaisakhi mela two years ago have been honoured with an...

Police concern for missing man

Hiralal Chauhan missing for three weeksPOLICE in Coventry are concerned for the welfare of a 58 year-old man who has been missing for over three weeks. Hiralal Chauhan, aged 58, went missing from his home address in Bowness Close,...

OBE honour for City hero

Community champ Gurdev Kaur honoured by the QueenA BIRMINGHAM woman who has worked tirelessly to help raise the self esteem of Asian women across the West Midlands has been honoured with an OBE in the Queens Honours list. Bibi...

Tribute concert for Qawwali great

Birmingham to bring sound of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan aliveTHE City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will merge East with West later this year when it hosts a tribute concert to the late Qawwali maestro Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The...

Family tribute to murdered Luton shopkeeper

Jashbhai Patel knifed to death in bunged robberyA LUTON shopkeeper who was stabbed to death in a bungled robbery was “ashamed” of how much the city he loved had changed. Jashbhai Patel, 59, died at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital...

Peter Andre ‘signs’ up for Bollywood film

Singer offered £1m in monster deal, according to reportsAUSSIE singer Peter Andre has reportedly been offered over £1m to appear in a Bollywood film, according to newspaper reports. The singer, famous for his catchy hit ‘Mysterious Girl’, has just...

Bollywood actor on rape charge

Shiney Ahuja appears in Mumbai courtAN award-winning Bollywood actor has been charged with raping his 18-year-old maid at his apartment in Mumbai. Shiney Ahuja, who was remanded in custody by a court in Mumbai, was charged with charged with...

Youngsters get chance at Chelsea FC

Premiership club go out into the communityMORE than 150 young Asian footballers joined Chelsea Football Club over the weekend for a free coaching session at the world famous Neasden Temple. The coaching is designed to provide a boost to the...

Jodhaa Akbar shines at the IIFA’s

Bollywood elite unite for Indian ‘Oscars’BOLLYWOOD epic Jodhaa Akbar has swept the 10th International Indian Film Awards held in China. The historical film about a Muslim-Hindu relationship blew away the competition as it scooped 11 awards. Its leading stars...

‘Don’t embarrass us with cheating claims’

Pakistan captain hits out at Gul accusationsPAKISTAN captain Younis Khan has waded into the controversy over bowler Umar Gull’s bowling action. Controversy surfaced after New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori admitted he had raised concerns with match officials over the amount...

Officials dismiss Gul swing concerns

Pakistan hit out at unfounded claimsICC officials have dismissed concerns by New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori about the bowling of Pakistan’s Umar Gul during the two sides Super Eights game last Friday. Gul demolished the New Zealand batting order...

Khan title fight moved

Kotelnik tooth infection forces moveAMIR Khan's big WBA World title clash against Andreas Kotelnik has been postponed for three weeks after the Ukraine suffered a minor injury and tooth infection, organisers have revealed.  The fight will now take place on...