| ASIAN
MAN COLLECTS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR CHARITY |
 Zuffar
Haq, a Leicestershire businessman, who set up an international medical
relief charity amassing equipment worth over £5 million in five
years is set to embark on a new mission of mercy. Haq has filled five
40-foot containers with vital medical supplies which will be sent
to Pakistan in February 2007. 
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| HINDUS
URGE CITY BONUS WINNERS TO FAST FOR CHARITY |
 With
City bonuses rising again this year, The City Hindus Network is asking
all its members to fast for lunch, donating an equivalent amount to
charity on Friday 2nd February 2007 (Poonam). The network was founded
in late 2005 with the aim of increasing unity amongst professional
Hindu's.
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| YOUNG
MUSLIMS INSPIRED BY ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM |
 A
major new survey, by the think tank The Policy Exhange, finds younger
Muslims are much more likely to be inspired by Islamic fundamentalism.
Significantly, they exhibit a much stronger preference for Islamic
schools and sharia law and on asserting their identity publicly by
wearing the hijab.
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| SHILPA
SHETTY WINS CELEBRITY 'BIG BROTHER' |
 Bollywood
actress Shilpa Shetty was tonight announced as the winner of Channel
4's 'Celebrity Big Brother' reality TV show, gaining 67% of the overall
votes cast. The programme has been the centre of controversy following
the airing of racist comments about the star.
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| LESSONS
IN BRITISH VALUES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN |
 Teenagers
will learn British history in new-style classes which put understanding
core British values at the heart of Citizenship teaching. Education
Secretary Alan Johnson today said he accepted the key recommendation
of a major independent report that a strong focus on understanding
our history was essential to building community cohesion.
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| BRITISH
MUSLIM HERO HONOURED AT FORCES MEMORIAL |
 The
foundation stone of the Armed Forces Memorial was laid today at the
National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire and cemented into place
by members of Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi's family. Jabron was killed
in Afghanistan on 1 July 2006 while serving with 3rd Para Battle Group,
the first British Muslim soldier to be killed on active duty in Afghanistan.
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| BROWN
AWARDS £5 MILLION FOR INDO-BRITISH R&D |
Gordon Brown has announced the successful applicants in the first
round of research awards under the UK-India Education and Research
Initiative. A total of over £5 million was awarded to teams
from over 70 institutions in the UK and India. The collaborating teams
will research areas such as environmentally friendly aeroplanes, climate
change and human genetic makeup.
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| SWASTIKA
MUST NOT BE BANNED SAY HINDUS |
 The
Hindu Council today urged German Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries
to reconsider suggestions for banning the use of the 'swastika' in
Europe because the proposed ban would have implications for the Hindu
faith. The Swastika symbol is worshiped in the Hindu religion in order
to bring well-being.
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| BRITISH
ACADEMIC MEETS PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF |
 A
senior academic at the University of Leicester, Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Professor Ian Postlethwaite, recently met the President of Pakistan,
Pervez Musharraf, at the 5th International Conference on Applied Sciences
and Technology in Islamabad. Professor Postlethwaite gave a key note
address on Robust Control Applications.
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| HINDUS
URGE EU NOT TO 'WATER DOWN' KASHMIR REPORT |
 British
Hindu organisations have called on EU parliamentarians not to bow
down to pressure to amend a draft report on Kashmir compiled by UK
MEP Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne. The report makes an objective
assessment of the lack of democracy in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and
the fate of over 1 million Kashmiri Hindus driven out of their homes
by Pakistan-backed militants.
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| SPONSOR
PULLS THE PLUG BUT BB EXECS. REMAIN SILENT |
 Newsagency
Reuters today reported that mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse
has pulled its sponsorship of reality TV 'Big Brother' which has been
dogged by accusations of racism after Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty
faced a tirade of abuse from fellow contestants.
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| CHANNEL
4 DENIES BULLYING OF SHILPA SHETTY |
 Channel
4 have today released a statement denying bullying of Bollywood Actress
Shilpa Shetty by fellow housemates in the 'Celebrity Big Brother'.
Their statement reads "to date there has been no overt racial
abuse or racist behaviour directed against Shilpa Shetty within the
Big Brother house."
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| ASIAN
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR RESPECT AWARDS 2007 |
 Asian
communities are being urged to pay tribute to the determination, energy
and bravery of local people who have tackled disrespect and taken
a stand against anti-social behaviour by nominating them for the 2007
Respect Awards for Taking A Stand. Winners, like Jas Singh (pictured),
will receive £1,000 to be spent on improving their local area.
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| INDIAN
GIRL 'BEST STUDENT' AT WESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY |
 Indian
Biosciences graduate Varnika Roy was celebrating a double success
at the end of last year – after graduating with first-class honours
from the University of Westminster in London, and being named undergraduate
student of the year. Varnika, 24, from New Delhi, took home the Robert
Mitchell medal for best undergraduate at the University and the Raymond
Whittle prize for excellence.
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| ASIAN
GEOPHYSICS PROFESSOR WINS ASTRONOMY AWARD |
 An
Emeritus Professor of the University of Leicester, Professor Aftab
Khan, has been honoured with a prestigious award from the Royal Astronomical
Society (RAS) . From time to time the Society makes an award ‘to
honour an individual who, through outstanding or exceptional work
has promoted or encouraged the sciences of geophysics'.
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