BBC fire presenter over ‘racist’ Asian cabbie call

Turban ‘will freak daughter out’, says host THE BBC have sacked one of their radio hosts over allegedly racist comments made to a local taxi firm in which she demanded a taxi driver who wasn’t Asian. Sam Mason made the...

Three charged over teens’ murder

Trio appear in courtTHREE men have been charged with the murder of a teenager who was stabbed through the heart in London. Student Nabeer Bakurally, 19, died following the attack in Ilford town centre on Saturday. Abdul Siddique, 24,...

Rishi Rich signs up for Bollywood blockbuster

Producer set to work on Kareena & Akshay filmUK producer Rishi Rich and legendary Bollywood music director Anu Malik are all set to team up on a Bollywood blockbuster starring Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Kumar. The duo will lock...

Ice Cream maker wins High Court case against rival

Rival sought to ‘cash-in’on success of Kulfi makerA HALIFAX-based ice cream manufacturer who supplies leading supermarkets with Kulfi ice cream has won a High Court battle against a rival company who is accused of copying its packaging. Tubzee Limited,...

Asian asthma sufferers ‘let down’ by NHS

Charity slams lack of support ASTHMA sufferers from an Asian background are being confronted with a poor and inaccessible service from the NHS, a leading charity has claimed. Asthma UK said because of a lack of support and information...

I’m pessimistic over ECB hosting Pakistan Tests

The Cricketer with Mansoor AhmedA lot has happened since I last wrote this column. The most radical news might be good for Pakistani fans in UK, maybe not for ordinary Pakistani fans back home. English Cricket Board has offered...

Jailed: Duo who sexually assaulted teenagers

Victims given drink and drugs before assaultTWO men who abused three teenage girls have been jailed indefinitely. Mirza Baig, 35, and his accomplice Mohammed Yaseen Ditta, 39, lured the girls into a flat in Manchester where they were given drugs...

Dostana

Bollywood Film Reviews with Manish GajjarDirected by: Tarun Manshukhani Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra   Born and bred in London and now in his early thirties, Sameer (Abhishek Bachchan) works in Miami as a male nurse at St. Steve’s Hospital. Sameer...

Bollywood magic to come to Coventry

City chosen as location for Indian movieA PRESTIGIOUS film production company in India has chosen the city of Coventry as the location for its next movie. Bosses at Rajshri Productions in Mumbai have visited the city on several occasions and...

Ibrar Ahmed: Life as a Male Asian Wedding Planner

The Asian Today InterviewHE’S on course to become known as the ‘Jim’ll Fix It’ of the Asian wedding world and Manchester’s Ibrar Ahmed is loving every minute of it. The 32-year-old is one of the country’s most successful wedding...

PCB ban Yousuf after ICL allegiance

Pakistan star returns to ICL for second seasonTHE PAKISTAN Cricket Board have banned batsman Mohammad Yousuf after he re-joined the rebel Indian Cricket League. The PCB said they were left with no alternative but to ban Yousuf after he...

MEP tear gassed in Palestine

Chris Davies hits out at ‘shameful’ treatmentA BRITISH Euro-MP was tear gassed and knocked to the ground by Israel troops while taking part in a peaceful demonstration against the theft of Palestinian land. Liberal Democrat Chris Davies said that protesters...