| Pakistani model in "hot
water" over nude photo shoot
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 Pakistani
model and actress Veena Malik found herself
in "hot water" over a front cover
photo for the December 2011 issue of FHM India
magazine. The cover features a nude Veena
with the letters "ISI" - the abbreviation
for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence
agency - painted on her left arm. The image
has caused outrage among the Pakistani community.
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| Down and
Out in Little India: Report on the Asian homeless
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 BBC
Asian Network’s Breakfast presenter Tommy
Sandhu spent two days and nights in Southall,
West London with the growing Asian homeless
community. In his
special report, Tommy Sandhu speaks to 26
year old Gurpreet who came to the UK hoping
to make a better life for himself but his
addiction to heroin has meant he’s lost
his job and his home.
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| University of Leicester develops
camera equipment for India's first satellite
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 Highly
specialised equipment constructed at the University
of Leicester for India's first national astronomy
satellite - Astrosat - was handed over to
a delegation from the Tata Institute for Fundamental
Research. The Indian Space Research Organisation
approached the University of Leicester Space
Research Centre to undertake the Soft X-ray
Telescope (SXT) camera development.
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| Indian 'PowerBrands’
2011 announced
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 The
top Indian 'PowerBrands’ of the year
were announced on Monday 12th December 2011
at The Marriott Grosvenor Square in London.
The initiative, organised by by Marcom, a
Planman Consulting Enterprise, is a research
driven anthology of India’s most powerful
companies. Among those recognised at this
year's launch were Sanjiv Mehta - CEO, The
East India Company and; Ankur Bhatia - Executive
Director, Bird Group (left).
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| Bangladesh
at 40
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 On
Monday 12th December 2011, Konnie Huq presented
a BBC Asian Network Special Report on 'Bangladesh
at 40' kicking off a week of programming dedicated
to Bangladesh to mark 40 years since it’s
war of independence. Victory Day is a national
holiday in Bangladesh celebrated on December
16th. Konnie has grown up with stories of
the war, how family and friends were killed
and people had to flee for their lives.
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| British
Asian Awards pay tribute to to riot victims’
mothers
|
 The
grieving mothers of the three men killed in
the Birmingham riots were honoured at an awards
event in the city on Saturday 3rd December
2011. The British Asian Hafta awards recognise
and reward ordinary citizens for their extraordinary
life experiences and services to the community.
Brothers Shahzad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir,
31, and friend Haroon Jahan, 21, died after
being hit by a car in August 2011.
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| The Brit
Pak 'What Women Want' Networking Event
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 Reedah
El-Saie, Founder of the Mica Gallery, Europe's
first gallery specialising in Modern Islamic
and Contemporary art, hosted a special Brit
Pak networking event on Tuesday 29th November
2011 at the Sloane Square venue in London.
Part of The Brit Pak Exhibition (3rd November
- 3rd December 2011), the event was hosted
by presenter Suniya Qureshi.
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| King's India
Institute receives £3.5million from
Avantha Group
|
 King's
College London, one of the world's top 30
universities, has received a £3.5 million
gift from India's Avantha Group to endow a
Chair that accompanies the Directorship of
the India Institute. The first holder of the
new position at King's will be Professor Sunil
Khilnani.
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| Dr Diwan
Rahul Nanda wins accolade at the Asian Who's
Who Awards 2011
|
 Dr
Diwan Rahul Nanda, Global Chairman of Topsgrup,
India’s most preferred security solutions
brand, was honoured with the 'Asian leadership
in International Business' accolade at the
Asian Who’s Who Awards 2011 on Monday
21st November in London. Now in its twenty
fourth year, the Asian Who's Who pays homage
to the most influential Asians the world over.
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| Indian spiritual
leader honoured at The House of Commons
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 The
House of Commons yesterday played host to
one of India’s spiritual leaders as His
Holiness Brahmrishi Shree Kumar Swamiji was
honoured by politicians, campaigners and devotees.
Founder of the Bhagwan Shree Lakshmi Narayan
Dham, one of the world's largest spiritual
organisations, His Holiness Brahmrishi Shree
Kumar Swamiji has dedicated his life to freeing
the world of suffering and misery through
this charitable trust.
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| British
Sikh Association Awards 2011
|
 The
British Sikh Association, presented its annual
awards to luminaries from the Sikh faith at
a dinner in London on Monday 14th November
2011. Lord Indrajeet Singh, the first turbaned
peer in the House of Lords and Channi Singh
- described as the godfather of bhangra music
in the Western World - founder of bhangra
band 'Alaap' were among the recipients of
awards.
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| British
view on how much India will shape the 21st
Century
|
 Sir
Michael Arthur, the British High Commissioner
in New Delhi from 2003 until 2007 gave the
fourth annual Vinten Lecture at the Royal
Society for the Arts (RSA) on Monday 7th November
2011 in London, exploring the concept of how
India will shape the 21st Century. In his
lecture, which was attended by fifty guests
including the Acting Indian High Commissioner,
Mr Rajesh Prasad, Sir Michael spoke about
his perceptions of India as political model
of "functioning anarchy"!
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| Asia House
honours Ratan Tata with the Asian Business
Leaders’ Award 2011
|
 Asia
House honoured Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman of
Tata Group, with the Asian Business Leaders’
Award 2011 at a dinner held at Banqueting
House on Monday 31st October 2011. Among those
paying tribute to Mr Tata were Deputy Prime
Minister The Rt Hon. Nick Clegg, Stuart Gulliver,
Group Chief Executive of HSBC; Peter Sands,
Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered
Bank, Sir John Boyd and The Rt Hon. Oliver
Letwin MP.
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| The Asian
Awards 2011 Winners Announced
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 Acclaimed
urban music artist Jay Sean, Bollywood playback
singer Asha Bhosle, sitarist Ravi Shankar,
boxer Amir Khan, cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan,
actress Meera Syal and the lead singer of
rock band 'Queen', the late Freddie Mercury
were among those honoured at the Asian Awards
2011 on 18th October at The Grosvenor House
Hotel, Park Lane London.
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| India800
Foundation on a mission to alleviate poverty
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 Dr
Krishna Sarda, CEO of India800 Foundation,
a social justice charity, presented the organisation's
report for the past 2 years at an event held
at the House of Lords on 17th October 2011,
jointly hosted by Lord Amir Bhatia, CEO of
The Ethnic Minority Foundation which helped
to establish India800 Foundation and the Indo-British
All Party Parliamentary Group headed by Virendra
Sharma MP.
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| University
of Leicester celebrates 'Women of Influence'
|
 The
University of Leicester celebrated its second
'Women of Influence' lunch on Thursday 13th
October at The Reform Club in Pall Mall, London.
Hosted by former alumnus Penny Egan, Executive
Director of the US-UK Fulbright Commission,
the guest speaker was radio and TV broadcaster,
Maggie Philbin who discussed her educational
life and TV career.
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| Hashoo Foundation
launches Pakistani women's empowerment campaign
|
 Chair
of international NGO, the Hashoo Foundation,
Sarah Hashwani, celebrated the launch of the
Foundation's UK chapter with a new '500 for
500' appeal created to help empower the women
living in the remote regions of Northern Pakistan.
The 500 for 500 Appeal aims to invite and
engage 500 women from the UK to join the foundation's
Plan Bee project.
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| Women of
the Future Ambassadors Programme Reception
|
 The
annual Women of the Future Ambassadors (WOF)
Programme Reception, in association with Aviva,
took place on Monday 10th October 2011 at
the Cavendish Conference Centre in London
with guest speakers Miriam Clegg, Partner
at law firm DLA Piper and wife of the Deputy
Prime Minister; and Shami Chakrabarti, Director
of Human Rights organisation Liberty.
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| Network
of Aspiring Women Awards 2011
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 The
Network of Aspiring Women (NOAW) Awards 2011
took place on Friday 30th September 2011 at
the famous Villa Park in Birmingham, West
Midlands. Founded by Jo Cameron (pictured
far left), the overall NOAW Award Winner
was Ruth Amos of StairSteady Ltd, a company
that designs and sells innovative mobility
solutions fostering independence and active
lifestyle.
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| Sewa Day
volunteers help rebuild community spirit
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 Thousands
of people, regardless of ethnicity and religion,
from across the UK and the world gave up their
Sunday (25th September 2011) to take part
in an international day of ‘selfless
service’. Now in its second year, Sewa
Day saw more than 6,000 school children and
many thousands of volunteers from almost 200
organisations - charities, schools, businesses
and religious organisations - take part in
over 150 projects.
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| British
Gujaratis honoured at the FPA Awards 2011
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 The
Federation of Patidar Associations (FPA) celebrated
the achievements of the British gujarati community
with the inaugural FPA Awards on Saturday
10th September 2011 at their flagship venue
'Patidar House' in Wembley. Among those honoured
were Lord Dolar Popat of Harrow, CEO of TLC
Group and Dr Chai Patel CBE (pictured),
Chairman of Court Cavendish.
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| The British
Asian Trust launches charitable spread-betting
platform
|
 The
British Asian Trust, one of Prince Charles'
charities, launched a unique spread-betting
platform, to help traders and individuals
make charitable donations in a novel way,
on 21st July 2011 in London. Developed in
in association with Worldspreads Group Plc,
BATrustmarkets.com donates a percentage of
the value between the bid and sell price.
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| Two Asian
girls win inaugural Google Science Fair prizes
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 Two
young Asian Girls won prizes at the inaugural
Google Science Fair held at the company's
headquarters in the USA on 11th July 2011.
All three prizes were won by girls with Shree
Bose winning the top award of a $50,000 scholarship,
plus a trip to the Galápagos Islands
with a National Geographic Explorer and an
internship at CERN.
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| Asians recognised
in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2011
|
 Mayank
Patel, Chairman and CEO of the Azibo Group,
was recognised with an OBE in the Queen's
Birthday Honours List 2011, it was announced
today 11th June 2011. Restaurateur Namita
Panjabi, co-founder of Masala World and artists
Amrit and Rabindra Kaur Singh, a.k.a The Singh
Twins, were all honoured with an MBE. This
year, the Honours have recognised the efforts
of many Asians in the area of community cohesion.
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| Asian Women
of Achievement Award Winners 2011 |
 The
accomplishments of ten pioneering Asian women
were celebrated at the Asian Women of Achievement
Awards ceremony last night (19th May 2011)
attended by the Home Secretary Theresa May
and wife of deputy prime minister, Miriam
Clegg. Among the winners were Dr Aisha K Gill
(left), senior lecturer in criminology
at Roehampton University who is working to
provide research on criminal justice responses
for UK women.
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| Miriam Clegg
shines at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards
2011 |
 Miriam
Gonzalez Durantez, wife of UK Deputy Prime
Minister Nick Clegg, nearly upstaged a bevy
of Asian beauties in her stunning pastel pink
saree at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards
2011 held on 19th May 2011. The ceremony,
compered by BBC presenter Riz Lateef was attended
by the Home Secretary Theresa May, The Rt
Hon Tessa Jowell, entrepreneur James Caan
and HRH Princess Badiya bint El Hassan.
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| Lakshmi
Mittal tops Britain's Rich List 2011 |
 Lakshmi
Mittal has once again topped The Sunday Times
Rich List published on 8th May 2011 with a
fortune of £17.51 billion, which is
22% below that of last year. Compiled by Philip
Beresford, the list notes that fortunes in
Britain are soaring, the collective wealth
of the 1,000 multimillionaires in the 2011
Sunday Times Rich List has climbed by 18%
overall with the super rich gaining £60.2
billion in total.
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| UK NEWS
2011 |
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Seema
Malhotra wins Feltham & Heston seat
(12/11)
Pakistani
model in "hot water" over nude
photo shoot (12/11)
Down
and Out in Little India: Report on the Asian
homeless (12/11)
Seema
Malhotra to fight for Feltham & Heston
seat (12/11)
University
of Leicester develops camera equipment for
India's first satellite (12/11)
Indian
'PowerBrands' 2011 announced (12/11)
Bangladesh
at 40 (12/11)
British
Asian Awards pay tribute to to riot victims’
mothers (12/11)
Mixed
Up Britain (12/11)
Pakistan's
Forgotten Emergency: Its Women (11/11)
The
Brit Pak 'What Women Want' Networking Event
(11/11)
Breakthrough
in malaria research to help Indian &
Pakistani victims (11/11)
King's
India Institute receives £3.5million
from Avantha Group (11/11)
Dr
Diwan Rahul Nanda wins accolade at the Asian
Who's Who Awards 2011 (11/11)
All
Party Parliamentary Group on Islamophobia
Relaunched (11/11)
Indian
spiritual leader honoured at The House of
Commons (11/11)
British
Sikh Association Awards 2011 (11/11)
British
view on how much India will shape the 21st
Century (11/11)
Inaugural
WISE Prize for Education goes to Bangladeshi
Fazle Hasan Abed (11/11)
Muslim
campaign that aims to alleviate poverty
(11/11)
Asia
House honours Ratan Tata with the Asian
Business Leaders' Award 2011 (10/11)
Inclusiveness
the Diwali mantra for this year's HFB celebration
(10/11)
The
Asian Awards 2011 Winners Announced
(10/11)
India800
Foundation on a mission to alleviate poverty
(10/11)
BritBangla
hosts the U.S. Special Envoy for Islamic
Cooperation (10/11)
Navratri
appeal raises £500 for Leicester's
new heart centre (10/11)
University
of Leicester celebrates 'Women of Influence'
(10/11)
Hashoo
Foundation launches Pakistani women's empowerment
campaign in the UK (10/11)
Sunrise
Radio charity appeal funds unused after
5 years (10/11)
Hindu
Swami speaks about 'Big Society' at the
House of Commons (10/11)
Women
of the Future Ambassadors Programme Reception
(10/11)
Network
of Aspiring Women Awards 2011 (09/11)
Sewa
Day volunteers help rebuild community spirit
(09/11)
Sluggish
donor response to Pakistan floods says Oxfam
(09/11)
Gender
Balance: Business schools are key (09/11)
British
Gujaratis honoured at the FPA Awards 2011
(08/11)
Sewa
Day goes global with the support of cricketer
Yuvraj Singh (08/11)
Sewa
Day signs up the support of TV presenter
Lizzie Cundy (08/11)
The
Asian Awards announce 'people's choice'
nominees (08/11)
Dr
Indarjit Singh CBE becomes a life peer in
the House of Lords (08/11)
Registration
opens for Sewa Day 2011 (08/11)
Annual
Hindu Convention: Multiculturalism, 17th
& 18th September 2011 *
CANCELLED*
Mahindra
creates 'Spark the Rise', an Indian movement
for postive change (08/11)
Sex
and Power: 5,400 women missing from top
jobs in the UK (08/11)
Britain
battered by riots: PM promises to do "everything
necessary" (08/11)
Equality
and Human Rights Commission should be abolished
(08/11)
Arts
Council England to launch The Creative Case
- a new approach to diversity (07/11)
The
British Asian Trust launches charitable
spread-betting platform (07/11)
Two
Asian girls win inaugural Google Science
Fair prizes (07/11)
Actress
Nina Wadia becomes an ambassador for sight-saving
charity (07/11)
World's
7 billionth baby should be a girl says leading
charity (07/11)
‘UK
clothes stores exploit women’: new
report (07/11)
Hindu
Organ Donation and Transplantation Conference,
9th July 2011 (07/11)
Oxfam
and Islamic Relief join forces in Sylhet,
Bangladesh (06/11)
Sikh
Council UK Parliamentary Launch (06/11)
Demi
Moore joins the CNN Freedom Project to end
sex trafficking in Nepal (06/11)
Dev
Patel invites the world to 'Visit Britain'
in a new Ad Campaign (06/11)
Sharmila
Tagore supports the CRY Corporate Cricket
Challenge (06/11)
British
NRIs protest in support of anti-corruption
campaign in India (06/11)
New
rights for faith groups in The Localism
Bill (06/11)
India
& Pakistan among world's five most dangerous
countries for women in 2011 (06/11)
Asians
recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours
List 2011 (06/11)
New
campaign to tackle mental health stigma
in South Asian community (06/11)
NRIs
support anti-corruption campaign in India
(06/11)
M F
Husain passes away in London aged 95
(06/11)
Bids
invited for new phase of the £5m UK
India Research and Education Initiative
(06/11)
Britain
to cut its budget on preventing radicalisation
and terrorism (06/11)
Cadbury's
apologises for tasteless advert (06/11)
India's
first female barrister Cornelia Sorabji
celebrated (06/11)
Women
Helping Women, Helping Themselves (05/11)
Leading
Breast Cancer Charity calls for more South
Asian Women Volunteers (05/11)
For
the Global Good: India's Developing International
Role (05/11)
Sikh
Community raises £4000 for Leicester's new
heart research facility (05/11)
Ashiana
wins Kidscount Inspiration Award 2011
(05/11)
Asian
Women of Achievement Award Winners 2011
(05/11)
Miriam
Clegg shines at the Asian Women of Achievement
Awards 2011 (05/11)
Ethnic
groups want religious education in the English
Baccalaureate (05/11)
Council
of Dharmic Faiths formed (05/11)
India
Association raises £25,000 for the
'Help for Heroes' charity (05/11)
British
Asian Conservative link honours Richard
Harrington MP (05/11)
RSA
London Youth Awards 2011 (05/11)
Hindu
Primary School to open in Redbridge in 2012
(05/11)
Only
one third of Pakistan floods money delivered
report British MPs (05/11)
Lakshmi
Mittal tops Britain's Rich List 2011
(05/11)
Vaishnava
Professionals motivated by 'The Monk who
bought a Ferrari' (04/11)
[Editor's
Blog] Mentoring Mistakes - I've made a few!
(04/11)
Young
ambassadors needed for major Commonwealth
event (04/11)
IPA
data shows ethnic minorities are under-represented
in advertisements (04/11)
Indian
Binay Patel runs the London Marathon for
Oxfam (04/11)
Asian
Awards 2011 judging gets underway (04/11)
One
man takes a stand against corruption in
India (04/11)
Increasing
the Diversity of Leaders in Local Government
(03/11)
Rural
Racism in Britain is rife reveals new research
(03/11)
Voices
of Nepal - a human rights documentary
(03/11)
Pakistan
signals end to "combating defamation
of religions" campaign (03/11)
Ethnic
Minorities debate 'The Big Society'
(03/11)
Malaysia’s
crackdown on anti-racism protesters flouts
freedom of association (03/11)
Memorial
service for assassinated Pakistan Minister
Shahbaz Bhatti (03/11)
Blasphemy
prisoner in Pakistan found dead in prison
cell (03/11)
Muhammad
Yunus ousted from Grameen Bank (03/11)
Asian
Women of Achievement Awards 2011 Shortlist
Announced (03/11)
James
Bond dons a dress for International Women's
Day (03/11)
'Equals'
celebrates the centenary of International
Women's Day (03/11)
Lord
Davies sidesteps quotas issue for Women
on UK Corporate Boards (02/11)
Women
lack the ambition to reach the top in business,
new research reveals (02/11)
Muslim
girls develop 'apps' for smart phones
(02/11)
UK
Government saves ayurvedic and herbal medicines
(02/11)
Sewa
Day announced for Sunday 25th September
2011 (02/11)
Asian
Women of Achievement Awards 2011 nominations
open (01/11)
EU
set to ban Ayurvedic and herbal medicines
(01/11)
BBC
Director-General to chair Cultural Diversity
Network (01/11)
Asians
recognised in the New Year's Honours List
2011 (01/11)
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