BBC go A.R. Rahman crazy!

Asian Network dedicates day of programming to Oscar winnerTHE BBC Asian Network will dedicate a whole day of programming to the celebrated composer, A.R. Rahman later this month. The Oscar winner will be featured across most programmes throughout 14...

England to play T20 World Champs in Dubai

Pakistan lined up for two matches before England tour BangladeshENGLAND will play Twenty20 Champions Pakistan in Dubai next month, it has been announced. The teams will play two matches at the 25,000-seater Dubai International Cricket Stadium before England fly...

Rafiq confident to lead rejuvenated England

Karachi-born star to lead England in Under 19 World CupENGLAND Under-19 captain Azeem Rafiq is confident he has the perfect squad to win the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup which kicks off in New Zealand later this month....

F-antastic! Lasan is Britain’s Best Local Restaurant

Birmingham restaurant comes out on top on Gordon Ramsay’s F WordONE of Birmingham’s most critically acclaimed curry houses has received the golden nod from Gordon Ramsay after winning his F Word contest. Indian eatery, Lasan, beat off competition from...

Secret Millionaire goes to India

British Indian entrepreneur Seema Sharma goes undercover in MumbaiONE of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs will go undercover in India this month in a special episode of The Secret Millionaire on Channel 4. British Indian millionaire Seema Sharma – said...

New Gurinder Chadha film gets world premiere

'It’s a Wonderful Afterlife' goes to The Sundance Film FestivalGURINDER Chadha’s forthcoming film will receive its world premiere at the renowned Sundance Film Festival, it has been announced. The film, ‘It’s a Wonderful Afterlife’, has been added to the...

Monthly Health with Dr Phil Dyer

This month advises on organ and tissue transplantsTissue and organ donation has been in the news a lot recently.  Asian people are three to four times more likely to need a kidney transplant than the rest of the UK...

Slumming It in India

Kevin McCloud on life in an Indian slum as part of C4’s Indian Winter seasonCHANNEL 4 kick-start their Indian Winter season this month which includes the TV premiere of Oscar-winner Slumdog Millionaire. As part of the season, Kevin McCloud...

Bollywood: Moving Forward in 2010

BBC Bollywood Correspondent Manish Gajjar previews the major films of 20102009 has been the worst year ever for the Bollywood film industry in terms of box office gains. The long drawn Bollywood strike over film rental charges between producers...

Clued up kids opt for healthy meals

Birmingham parents and kids get the cooking bug!KIDS at a Birmingham school have got their healthy eating lifestyles sussed, thanks to a fun cooking scheme for children and their parents. Wyndcliffe School in Small Heath have taken on FoodNet’s ‘Cooking...

Security increased in Muslim grave vandalism cemetery

Race hate crimes still being investigated, say policeNEW security measures are being installed in a Manchester cemetery following a spate of attacks on Muslim graves. CCTV and additional lighting have been installed at Southern Cemetery in light of a...

Family want answers into execution

Calls for British government to order inquest into death of Akmal ShaikhTHE family of executed Briton Akmal Shaikh have written to the British government urging them to order an immediate inquest into his death in China. The 53-year-old was...