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04/12/2008 My terror at hands of Mumbai murderers
MEP SAJJAD Karim has spoken of his terror after coming face-to-face with the gunmen who went on a killing spree in Mumbai.
04/12/2008 Man convicted for racially abusing Muslim pharmacist
A MAN has been convicted of racially abusing a Muslim pharmacist who refused to supply his partner with the morning-after pill.
01/12/2008 Used car motoring makes more money sense
CHOOSING between a new and used car is often a difficult decision.
04/12/2008 Murder trial told of secret meeting
A MAN murdered in a hotel room in Pakistan thought he was going to enjoy a few romantic hours with his wife, a court heard.
02/12/2008 New Tiffinbeats events
EVERY Friday, Tiffinbeats plays host to some of the best up-and-coming British Asian music acts in the City, with an established headline act taking the stage once a month.
01/12/2008 Bollywood director starts campaign to rebuild Mumbai’s Taj Hotel
FOLLOWING the recent terror attacks in Mumbai, leading Bollywood film maker Vikram Bhatt is launching a campaign to raise funds to rebuild the city’s iconic Taj Hotel, which was severely damaged during last week's atrocities.
26/11/2008 Silinder Pardesi's new video is 'hot'
CHECK out the exclusive video premiere of Silinder Pardesi's 'Mahi Vey' featuring Rishi Rich.
25/11/2008 The Beauty of Abstraction @ Touchstones, Rochdale
ARTIST Zarah Hussian’s The Beauty of Abstraction exhibition will soon be on display in the art gallery at Touchstones Rochdale, promising a new and exciting body of work which brings a contemporary slant to the traditional Islamic art of geometry.
25/11/2008 Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
HAVE you ever stopped to think if the most ordinary, uninteresting, unobtrusive man you might see on the road or around you might have a love story to tell?
25/11/2008 Hip hop theatre with a difference
COMMUNITY Arts North West in association with Zion Arts Centre and Sunshine Studios will be hosting the new Urban Music Theatre 2008 performance ‘Street Dreams’.
25/11/2008 A different style of Indian dance
DON'T miss this a rare chance to see Bharatanatyam presented in a completely new way with Sampradaya Dance Creations. 
20/11/2008 A funny whacky Indian gay film... at last!
I WENT to see Dostana with loads of apprehension: two reasons – just the other day I had seen the film Fashion, which was so shabby in its portrayal of homosexual characters who are once again stereotyped, emotionally abused and abjectly pushed into a heterosexual marriage option (eek, really), I was thinking can't Indian filmmakers ever come out with one decent gay portrayal?
20/11/2008 Adil Ray moves to breakfast show
POPULAR radio presenter Adil Ray takes over the reins of the BBC Asian Network breakfast show (6-9am) in the New Year.
19/11/2008 Bengali music inspires Zoe Rahman's new album
DRAWN to the Bengali heritage of their father, Mercury Music Prize nominee, jazz pianist Zoe Rahman and clarinet musician Idris Rahman have created their album Where Rivers Meet.
04/12/2008 Pupils enjoy an African adventure
CHILDREN were given a taste of another continent when Africa came to Ashfield Valley Primary School.
04/12/2008 Pakistan unable to deal with challenges
PAKISTAN'S weak government, despite claiming that we are not on the backfoot on the Mumbai Blasts, is surely feeling the heat.
04/12/2008 Mosque first for marriages
A MOSQUE has become the first in Rochdale to be granted permission to allow Muslim couples to marry under UK law.
04/12/2008 Man jailed for running drugs factory
AN Oldham man has been jailed for five years after admitting running a drugs factory from a house in Ashton under Lyne.
04/12/2008 England to resume India tour
ENGLAND have confirmed they are flying out to Abu Dhabi and will resume their tour of India following days of talks with security advisors.
04/12/2008 Blue badge cheats in court
A DISABLED-badge cheat said she only had her dead mother's pass in her car because it was the last picture of her she had.




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03/12/2008 Sri Lanka - UNP to seek stay order
While the Western, Central and Southern Provincial Council are likely to be dissolved next Tuesday according to informed sources, the main opposition UNP is gearing up to obtain a court stay order preventing the government from dissolving the Western Provincial Council.
03/12/2008 Turkey, Sri Lanka in greater resolve to combat terrorism
Turkey: Many important agreements and understandings were reached at the bilateral talks that took place between President Abdullah Gul of Turkey and President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Palace in Ankara yesterday.
03/12/2008 South Asia - Security agencies in blame game over Mumbai attacks: BJP
India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday criticised the government for the alleged blame game going on among the country’s security agencies after the Mumbai terror attacks, and said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should put a stop to it.
03/12/2008 South Asia - Railways announce compensation for Mumbai terror victims
The ministry of railways Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs.1 million each for the families of all passengers and railway staff who died in the Nov 26 terror attack at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) in Mumbai.
03/12/2008 South Asia - Court notice to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh in Katara killing case
The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Delhi and Uttar Pradesh governments over a plea from Vikas and Vishal Yadav who have challenged their conviction in the 2002 murder of Nitish Katara.
03/12/2008 South Asia - US, Indian officials discuss Mumbai attacks
Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon met with top US officials Tuesday to discuss efforts to find the terrorists behind last week’s deadly attacks in Mumbai, the US State Department said.
03/12/2008 India - Manmohan Singh directs new fiscal package by weekend
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday chaired a meeting of top ministers and policy makers in the backdrop of a confirmed US recession and directed that a package of measures be unveiled by this weekend to cushion the Indian economy from the global meltdown.
03/12/2008 India - Mumbai terror attack due to intelligence failure: Lalu
The devastating terrorist attack in Mumbai was a case of intelligence failure and could have been avoided, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said here Tuesday.
03/12/2008 Stranded Sri Lankans arrive from Thailand
COLOMBO: A SriLankan Airlines flight carrying 280 passengers who were stranded in Bangkok arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday. A second flight will leave Bangkok today at 2.45am.
03/12/2008 India - Congress, MNF hopeful of victory in Mizoram
The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) and the main opposition Congress in Mizoram exuded confidence of forming the next government in the state as polling to the state legislative asembly ended Tuesday with a turnout of at least 75 percent.
03/12/2008 Sri Lankan student killed in Malaysia
A Sri Lankan student died after he was assaulted in a Malaysian restaurant by a gang of unidentified attackers, official sources here said Tuesday.
03/12/2008 India - High Court sets aside opposition legislator’s election
The Madras High Court Tuesday set aside the election of a woman AIADMK legislator Glory Chandra from Rajapalayam for reportedly producing a false certificate claiming scheduled caste status.
02/12/2008 Sri Lanka - President renews call for global action
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa says the Mumbai terrorist attacks should remind everyone about the risk of terrorism and the need for international cooperation to stop it.
02/12/2008 Sri Lanka - Fiery turn in fuel fraud
Opposition UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday made a startling revelation in parliament when he said there was an attempt to destroy the controversial oil hedging deal documents, which were presented to the parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).Raising a question of privilege, Mr. Wickremesinghe requested Speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara to ensure the safety of these vital documents, because parliament was vested with powers regarding public finances and if these documents were tampered with it would be a breach of parliamentary privilege.
02/12/2008 Pope briefed on developments in Sri Lanka
VATICAN CITY: President Mahinda Rajapaksa who visited the Vatican last morning had an audience with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.