Ganguly to retire after Australian Tests

Ex-Indian captain calls a day on glittering careerFORMER Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has announced he is to retire from the game. The 36-year-old revealed the news to stunned journalists at what was supposed to be a routine press conference...

Curry King swaps Tikka for Tickles

Charan Gill begins new career as stand-up comedianCURRY King Charan Gill MBE will swap Tikka for Tickles next week as he begins a new career as a stand-up comedian. The former shipbuilder who founded his Harlequin Leisure Group in...

Apology sought from actress Natalie Portman

Music video ‘mocks’ religion, say HindusHOLLYWOOD actress Natalie Portman has been urged to apologise to the Hindu community after appearing in a video they say mocks their religion. The Oscar nominated actress appeared in Venezuelan-American musician Devendra Banhart’s video...

Sanjay Dutt: ‘Why Kidnap meant so much to me’

Veteran actor leads the way in action-thrillerTHERE may have been a time when Sanjay Dutt truly believed his Bollywood career was over. Famed on screen for ‘putting the bad guys away’, Dutt found himself having to face the India’s...

Dr Phil Dyer gives advice on Diabetes

Monthly Health with Heartlands HospitalHere in the UK we have currently 2.3 million people who have diabetes, with more than half a million unaware they have the condition. There are two main types of diabetes, type 1 diabetes...

Bhangra Star helps ‘Kick it Out’

The Footballer with Sunny SahotaAWARD winning international Bhangra singer, H Dhami undertook a coaching session with students from a Birmingham school to kick start the One Game One Game Community initiative in the city. The singer put students from Ryder...

Controversial book published in America

British Muslims urged to remain calm A NOVEL telling the fictionalised version of the life of Aisha - one of Prophet Mohammed's wives – has been published in America. Furore over 'The Jewel of Medina ' written by Sherry Jones...

The Legacy of Halimah Ahmed

Murdered student’s charity brings hope to orphans LESS than a year after the tragic murder of a Derbyshire teenager, her ambitions are on the way to being realised. Nineteen year-old Halimah Ahmed was studying International Relations and Global Politics at...

MSDUK launch awards with grand ceremony in London

Over 200 guests attend launchMSDUK (Minority Supplier Development UK) held its first awards dinner celebrating and rewarding the achievements of British ethnic minority-owned businesses at London's Hilton Waldorf. Top executives from corporate companies, including PepsiCo, BT and JP Morgan, joined...

Award honour for Brit crime thriller

Cash and Curry wins at Portobello Film FestivalA BRITISH crime thriller starring a host of Asian faces has scooped the Special Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Portobello Film Festival 2008. Cash and Curry, directed by Sarjit...

Guide dog is first in UK Mosque

New ruling a boost for blind MuslimsA UK Guide Dog has become the first of its kind to enter a Mosque. 18-year-old blind Muslim studentMahomed-Abraar Khatri and his guide dog Vargo visited the Bilal Jamia Mosque in Leicester yesterday...

Birmingham businessman facing jail

Counterfeit clothing empire netted nearly £1mA BIRMINGHAM clothing manufacturer who ran a counterfeit clothing warehouse has been told by a judge – pay up or go to jail. Pawittar Saul faces three years in prison after he convicted of selling...