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Group sessions offered in variety of languagesEXTRA help is being offered to Asian residents in South Birmingham who have been newly-diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. The risk of Type 2 diabetes in people of South Asian heritage is about...

University of Leicester Sociology student brings her father to universityWHILE most students flee to University to escape their parents – one Leicester student has flouted the tradition by taking her father along with her. Sociology student Anuya Pai,...

University of Leicester student Gaurav Gupta, 18, sets sights on the big prizeUNIVERSITY of Leicester student Gaurav Gupta is setting his sights on the big prize – competing at the London 2010 Olympics. The 18-year-old is a champion fencer...

Steven Baker previews Bollywood's biggest film of the monthALTHOUGH the Indian release of My Name is Khan has been marred by protest over actor Shah Rukh Khan’s comments about the non-inclusion of Pakistani cricket players in the Indian premier league,...

‘Verdict has breathed new life into an old man's dreams’, says Davender GhaiAN elderly Hindu man who won the right to be cremated on a traditional funeral pyre following a decision by the Court of Appeal today described the...

Metropolitan Police commander, Ali Dizaei described as ‘criminal in uniform’BRITAIN’S most senior Asian police officer has been jailed for four years after he tried to frame an innocent businessman over a financial dispute. Metropolitan Police commander, Ali Dizaei, threatened and...

Bollywood star appears on Friday Night with Jonathan RossBOLLYWOOD star Shahrukh Khan has revealed the real reason why he turned down the chance to appear in the Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire. The actor was approached by Brit director Danny Boyle...

She’s a Brit-Asian singer who’s been touted as the next Rihanna; so who is Jaya?THE UK story of the past year in British pop has undoubtedly been the explosion of the urban-pop scene, with artists such as Tinchy Stryder,...

‘Striker’ makes Bollywood historyBOLLYWOOD film ‘Striker’ will become the first Indian film to premiere on video-sharing site YouTube. The film will screen on 5 February to coincide with its release in India. Bollywood fans in America will have to...

What’s On Bollywood with Manish GajjarMy Name is Khan Directed by: Karan Johar Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill   Rizwan Khan (Tanay Chheda) is a Muslim child with Asperger syndrome. He grows up with his mother (Zarina Wahab) in the Borivali section...

BBC DJ talks about his creations for the new BBC comedy ‘Bellamy’s People’HERE’S BBC Asian Network presenter Adil Ray – as you’ve never seen him before. The pictures are taken from the new BBC Two comedy series ‘Bellamy’s People’...

This month Heartlands Hospital’s Dr Dyer advises on AnorexiaANOREXIA is an eating disorder and a mental health condition. It is an extreme form of controlling and limiting what you eat. Anorexia usually begins in the mid-teens leading through to young...