| HINDU
SCHOOL POLICY DAMAGES COMMUNITY RELATIONS |
 Britain's
first state-funded Hindu Primary school, set to open in September
2008, has outlined an admissions policy the Hindu Council UK says
could possibly damage community relations. The policy requires applicants
to attend temple and be from vegetarian, non-smoking, teetotal families.
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| ASIAN
LIB DEM MEP DEFECTS TO THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY |
 Sajjad
Karim, Liberal Democrat MEP for the North West of England is to join
the Conservative Party. Mr Karim, 37, was the first Muslim elected
to the European Parliament in 2004. He is a solicitor and former member
of Pendle Council. He lives in the North West with his wife Zahida
and two children.
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| 35
YEARS AFTER IDI AMIN, INDIANS FLOCK TO UGANDA |
 Thirty-five
years after former dictator Idi Amin booted them out, Indians are
again returning to Uganda. Indian High Commissioner Niraj Srivastava
puts the number of Indians in Uganda at nearly 20,000, although only
2,000 of the estimated 55,000 forced to quit the country in 1972 have
chosen to return.
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| SHARMA
AS COMMONWEALTH BOSS: A VOTE FOR INDIA |
 Kamalesh
Sharma takes up the job of Commonwealth secretary-general after a
successful stint as Indian high commissioner in London. Come April
1, 2008 Sharma, a 66-year-old career diplomat, will have to stop speaking
for New Delhi alone and start speaking for 53 countries and two billion
people.
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| ECONOMISTS
PREDICT BANGLADESH CYCLONE COST $929M |
 The
Cyclone Sidr which left a trail of death and destruction across Bangladesh,
has caused a loss of more than $929 million or 65 billion taka, according
to initial estimates. In many cyclone hit areas, all business activities
are at a complete halt, causing great economic loss, the economists
said.
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| ISLAMIC
RELIEF RAISES MONEY FOR VICTIMS OF HURRICANE |
 Islamic
Relief united with London's East End community to raise money for
victims of Hurricane Sidr which hit the coast of Bangladesh at a speed
of 150 miles per hour. The destruction has affected 7 million people,
with the death count to date totalling over 17,000. 60% of Bangladesh
is already submerged under water.
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| LONDON
MAYOR UNVEILS OFFICES IN DELHI & MUMBAI |
 Ken
Livingstone, the Mayor of London announced the opening of ‘The
London India Office’ in Delhi (19 November) to promote business,
culture and tourism between the two cities. He then went on to open
another office in Mumbai (22 November 2007) appointing Divya Dwivedi
and Rohit Manchanda as his representatives in India.
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| PAKISTAN
ELECTIONS: BHUTTO RELEASED, IMRAN ARRESTED |
 Pakistani
liberal opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, after being released from
house arrest Friday, rejected the caretaker government appointed by
President Pervez Musharraf. Meanwhile Imran Khan was arrested in Lahore
on Wednesday at a student demonstration against the state of emergency.
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| THE
PRINCE OF WALES' DINNER FOR THE ASIAN COMMUNITY |
 The
Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall met members of the British
Asian community and celebrated their contribution to Britain at a
special dinner at Windsor Castle on 15th November 2007. Among the
guests was the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, MP, the author Vikram
Seth and comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar.
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| RIGHTS
GROUP TO INITIATE LEGAL ACTION ON KADA ISSUE |
 Human
rights organisation Liberty is mounting a legal challenge against
a school in Wales for excluding a Sikh student for wearing a kada,
a symbol of Sikhism. Sarika Singh, 14, has been excluded from the
Aberdare Girls School on the ground that wearing the kada violates
its code of conduct.
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| GORDON
BROWN MADE AN HONORARY INDIAN |
 Prime
Minister Gordon Brown, who opened the sixth annual Diwali reception
at the House of Commons on 14 November 2007, was given the honorary
Hindu name ' Govardhan Brown' by the Hindu Forum of Britain. The Prime
Minister was attending a reception with over 100 MPs and 200 community
leaders to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of light.
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| MAYOR
OF LONDON TO VISIT INDIA |
 The
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone is to visit India from 18-23 November
2007 to promote closer ties between the capital and India in business,
tourism, education and the creative industries. The growth of the
Indian economy is already having a direct impact on London. In 2005/06
India accounted for 18% of all foreign investment.
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| 'MUSLIMS
& THE MEDIA' REPORT A 'WHITEWASH' |
Ken Livingstone, defended a new study into the portrayal of Muslims
in the UK print and broadcast media. The report claims that the national
media portrays Muslims in a negative way. However, the report has
been discredited by many of the national newspapers as being a 'whitewash'.
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| NEW
LONDON SURVEY ON MUSLIM ATTITUDES |
 A
survey released by the Greater London Authority confirms that London's
Muslim communities shares common values and concerns with the wider
community, repudiating the image of conflicting values portrayed by
certain sections of the media. 96% of Muslims think that everyone
should respect the law in Britain.
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| LEICESTER
PRAYS IN MEMORY OF MURDERED INDIAN WOMEN |
 The
Asian community and others in Leicester are in a state of shock over
the death of two women of Indian origin who were found dead in a nursing
home bedroom last Wednesday. A local church held a remembrance service
in the memory of Rashmi Badiani, 56, and Radhaben Chauhan, 72.
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| DOCTORS
WORK PERMIT RULING TO BENEFIT OTHER INDIANS |
 Indian
professionals such as accountants, bankers and executives are expected
to benefit from Friday's court ruling on treating doctors from India
on par with British candidates for employment purposes. The ruling,
lodged by BAPIO, spread a wave of cheer among thousands of Indian
doctors working in the NHS.
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| BRITAIN
TO VET INDIAN SCIENCE STUDENTS |
 Britain
has introduced a new security vetting scheme for all non-European
Union students, including those from India, who want to study in universities
here in specialised areas such as mathematics, biochemistry, aeronautical
engineering and nuclear physics.
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| FIVE
MILLION ETHNIC WAR VETERANS REMEMBERED |
 Five
million war heroes from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal,
Africa and Caribbean were honoured at the fifth annual remembrance
wreath laying ceremony on Friday 9th November 2007 at the Memorial
Gates on Constitution Hill. The ceremony was attended by over 200
people and saw dignitaries like Lord Karan Bilimoria, Lady Thatcher
and The Bishop of London.
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| UNDER
PRESSURE MUSHARRAF SAYS ELECTIONS BY FEB 15 |
 Acting
under intense international pressure and condemnation, President Pervez
Musharraf said Thursday that the emergency will be lifted soon and
general elections will be held before February 15th 2008. He also
said he will doff the army uniform before taking oath as president
for another term.
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| GORDON
BROWN FUELLING RACISM: KEITH VAZ |
 British
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has come under stinging attack from Keith
Vaz, a senior ethnic Indian member of his own Labour party, for his
slogan of 'British jobs for British workers'. Vaz, who is chairman
of the home affairs parliamentary select committee, described Brown's
controversial slogan as "employment apartheid" and said
it risked fuelling racism.
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| WELSH
RACE BODY BACKS SIKH GIRL'S 'KADA' CASE |
 Sarika
Watkins-Singh, the Sikh teenager who has been excluded from her school
in south Wales for refusing to remove the 'kada', a symbol of Sikhism,
has been backed by the local race equality council. According to the
school, wearing the kada is against regulations because it is a piece
of jewellery.
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| HOW
ASIANS HELPED MAKE VICTORIAN BRITAIN |
 Researchers
at Oxford University are launching a new project to examine the contribution
made by South Asians to British cultural and political life from the
late 19th century onwards. 'Making Britain: Visions of Home and Abroad'
will look at migrants from the Indian sub-continent in Britain as
far back as 1870 and their work as writers, political activists and
artists.
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| MUSLIM
MENTORING PROGRAMME LAUNCHED |
 Supported
by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales,a new initiative designed
to engage young British Muslims was launched on 1 November 2007. The
scheme will harness the skills, expertise and knowledge of successful
Muslim leaders from the public and private sectors to inspire youngsters,
raise their aspirations, and by so doing maximise their chances in
society.
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