The Asian Today Online

Dubai Sheikh and steel tycoon new entrantsTHE POWER of Asian money has toppled Chelsea’s megarich owner Roman Abramovich from the number one spot in the prestigious Football Rich List. Unsurprisingly the top spot has been taken over by new Manchester...

Former captain says team has a long way to goINDIA have along way to go before they can claim to be the world’s number one side, former captain Sourav Ganguly has said. The team had an exceptional 2008, recording...

Life sentence for Mohammed RashidA MAN who admitted stabbing his wife to death was jailed for life today. Mohammed Rashid, 35, murdered his wife, Sughra Rani, in a frenzied attack", stabbing her 16 times at the couple’s family home...

Study highlights failure to tackle cultural issuesFEAR of stigma and a lack of drugs education awareness are hampering Asian drug users in Manchester from getting help, a new report has found. The Manchester Drugs and Race Unit (MDRU) commissioned...

Bollywood Film Reviews with Manish Gajjar Directed by: Nikhil Advani Cast: Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Attaul Awal Hamid, Deepika Padukone   Sidhu (Akshay Kumar) lives a deprived existence cutting vegetables at a roadside food stall in Delhi's Chandni Chowk. Always dreaming for...

Muslim group raises concerns with PMTHE Young Muslim Advisory Group (YMAG) has raised concerns in a letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown about the failure by the Government to condemn Israel’s killing of more than 600 Palestinians in Gaza...

Calls for world leaders to take actionTHE humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening, relief workers have said. More than 600 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began military action against Gaza 11 days ago. Aid agencies in the Gaza strip have...

Victim died from single punchA BIRMINGHAM student has admitted the manslaughter of a man who died from a single punch to the head. Mohammed Waqar, 22, pleaded guilty to killing Simon Bampton at Bristol Crown Court. Mr Bampton died...

England and Sussex Spin-bowling role for Pak aceFORMER Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has been cleared to begin coaching stints with England and former club Sussex. The 38-year-old will begin work in June, sharing a three month stint with the...

Manish Gajjar previews the year ahead2008 has been a dreadful year for Bollywood seeing no significant box office gains except for the historic epic Jodhaa Akbar, Abbas-Mustaan’s suspense thriller, Race and comedy Singh Is Kinng reaching the 1 million...

Duo jailed for total of 16 yearsTWO men have been jailed for killing a frail pensioner during a robbery at her Birmingham flat. Mohammed Iftab, 25, and Waseem Shabir, 23, both of Aston, Birmingham, had earlier pleaded guilty to manslaughter...

Team replace India for January series SRI LANKA will tour Pakistan in place of India who pulled out of next months series, the PCB have confirmed. Saleem Altaf, the PCB’s chief operating officer, confirmed Sri Lanka will travel to Pakistan...