Amartya Sen chosen for Kiel prize in Germany
Indian-born Nobel Economics laureate Amartya Sen, 73, was one of three recipients announced for this year's World Economy Prize awarded by a German think-tank. Sen won a Nobel Prize in 1998 for his studies of poverty and development. read more

Bashir Ahmad is first Asian MSP
Council Elections: A Good Day for Asian Politics
Ethnic Minorities more likely to be on DNA Database
Ken Livingstone is Labour's candidate for London Mayor
Climate Change Minister meets Indian Businesses
Pardon Afzal, Karim tells President of India

A business school for India's rural women
India's rural women are to receive entrepreneurship training from Mann Deshi Udyogini - a business school developed as a collaboration between Mann Deshi Bank and the Indian arm of HSBC. read more

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Shilpa Shetty in 'Metro', out 11 May 2007
Rahul is a call centre executive in a BPO in Mumbai. He silently loves his boss, Neha. read more
Ta Ra Rum Pum' ...a romp through life's ups and downs
'Kya Love Story Hai', out 20 April 2007

Rise: London's Anti-Racist Festival, Sunday 15 July 2007
'What You Fancy', 18 - 26 May 2007
Bonham's Contemporary Indian Art Auction, 21 May 2007
Drawn from India by S Ravi Shankar & M Natesh, 2 May - 3 Jun

'Mahabharata': an Indian epic in dance form, 25 Apr - 8 Jul
Gauri Sharma Tripathi's 'Waqt', 21 Apr - 27 Jun
Rafta, Rafta by Ayub Khan Din, 18 Apr - 23 June
Tamasha's 'A Fine Balance' returns from 4 Apr - 19 May

Island Vision: Sri Lankan Art, Apr 2 - May 15 2007
'Island Vision', features works by Druvinka, Nelun Harasgama, Shehan Madawela and Josephine Balakrishnan and provides glimpses into the global aesthetics of Sri Lankan contemporary art.