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19/11/2008 BNP call in police
A SOLDIER, lecturer, retired policeman, trade unionist and teacher have been unmasked as members of the far-right British National Party in Greater Manchester.
19/11/2008 Father lost over £40,000 in casino bets
AN unemployed father of nine lost more than £40,000 gambling in casinos, a court heard.
17/11/2008 Accessorise for Christmas
CAR accessories can be an ideal present for car owners in the family.
19/11/2008 Iran and Obama’s 'new' America
PRESIDENT-elect Barack Obama has already achieved a rhetorical break with the arrogant, pompous and rather totalitarian language of the outgoing Bush administration.
17/11/2008 Playing it gay: On the sets of DOSTANA
I AM in the Miami office of style and fashion publication Verve. The interior, a palette of flamingo colors, is populated by sleek staffers clutching design sketches. It is a typical day on a busy magazine.
17/11/2008 Theatre director’s colourful UK tour
Barbara Vijayakumar, the Rochdale-born visual artist and theatre company director, is on a UK tour of ‘Kathakali’.
17/11/2008 'Kidnap' out on DVD
FOLLOWING the success of Jab We Met, Welcome and Singh is Kinng, Indian Films - Studio 18 has released Kidnap on DVD for audiences in the UK, North America & Canada, UAE and other international countries.
14/11/2008 Radio presenter supports Children in Need
A BBC Asian Network presenter has shown his support for Children in Need.
05/11/2008 Iconic images take centre stage
AN EXHIBITION featuring iconic scenes from Bollywood blockbuster films is to be staged in Manchester.
30/10/2008 All's well that ends well
CELINA Jaitly is delighted with the box office response to Golmaal Returns and the positive response she has received for her portrayal of a comic South-Indian, Mira Nair.
27/10/2008 It Aint All Bollywood @ Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, 4-8 Nov
RIFCO Arts’ new production It Aint All Bollywood is coming to Bradford's Alhambra Theatre next week.
31/10/2008 Bollywood magic to come to Coventry
A prestigious Indian film production company has chosen Coventry in the West Midlands as the location for its next movie.
24/10/2008 D-Boy set to rock with Tu Bataja
FOLLOWING the success of his last two single releases ‘Nach Ke [Bhangra Bounce]’ featuring Swiss and VDublE and ‘Loveless’ featuring AG Dolla and Sef, D-Boy returns to make it a hat trick!
24/10/2008 Disney does Bollywood
It's a marriage made in movie heaven. Bollywood and Hollywood, which have long peddled shared visions of chaste romance and unlikely friendships, today finally ties the knot with Disney's first Indian-made animated feature film in Hindi: Roadside Romeo.
19/11/2008 Woolas warns on appeals
PUBLIC confidence in the immigration system is being undermined by the "vexatious" use of appeals and legal challenges to asylum rulings, a Government minister has warned.
18/11/2008 Jailed for horrific dogfights
SHOCKING video footage of organised dog fights filmed in Accrington has led to a father-to-be being jailed.
19/11/2008 Makeover clears way for children
AFTER years of neglect, a muddy, glass-strewn path used by parents to walk their children to school has finally been cleaned up.
19/11/2008 Three more charged in fraud investigation
THREE further people have been charged in connection with Operation Contact which is currently investigating several hundred road traffic collisions that took place in Lancashire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester, and their subsequent insurance claims.
19/11/2008 Opening brings in crowds
SUDDEN Community Centre in Rochdale was packed out at an open day to show off the centre’s facilities.
19/11/2008 Man charged with murder
A MAN has been charged with the murder of Parwar Mulad in Wigan.




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19/11/2008 South Asia - National Mineral Development Corp to mine coal in West Bengal
The state-owned National Mineral Development Corp (NMDC) will invest Rs.10 billion to explore, develop and mine coal blocks in West Bengal, a top company official said here Tuesday.
19/11/2008 South Asia - Proving guesses wrong Kashmiris voted for good governance
Life was normal across the Kashmir Valley Tuesday, a day after large participation of voters in the first phase of the staggered assembly polls left political pundits and many Kashmiris surprised.
19/11/2008 South Asia - Pakistan backed raid says Nato
Nato-led troops in Afghanistan say they carried out an attack on an "enemy position" in Pakistan on Sunday with the help of Pakistani security forces.
19/11/2008 South Asia - Hindu outfits to rally in Pragya’s support in Delhi
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Tuesday announced a "huge agitation" here Nov 26 against the “indiscriminate arrests” of Hindu religious activists in the name of terrorism, saying it was meant “to fight against the atrocities being done on the majority community”.
19/11/2008 India - CBI wants action against Delhi Police special cell officer
In what could cast doubts over the functioning of Delhi Polices’ elite anti-terrorism wing - Special Cell, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has demanded action against its celebrated officer Ravinder Tyagi for framing two police informers on terror charges.
19/11/2008 India - Chhattisgarh government corrupt misusing funds Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi made her assembly poll campaign debut in Chhattisgarh Tuesday, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of running a "government of scams" and urging voters to demand an explanation from ministers about the utilisation of funds provided by the central government.
19/11/2008 Sri Lanka - Killing of doctor Tension eases in East
Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva claimed that the tense situation in the Eastern Province triggered by the brutal killing of Dr. S. W. Palitha Pathmakumara of the Vaunaithivu Rural Hospital in Batticaloa had eased yesterday.
19/11/2008 India - Congress vows to expose massive graft in Chhattisgarh
Charging the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Chhattisgarh with siphoning off billions of rupees meant for development works, the Congress Tuesday asserted that on coming to power it would expose the massive corruption during the BJP regime.
19/11/2008 Sri Lanka - Birth Certificates to all Sri Lankans by the end of this year
The Government plans to complete the process of issuing Birth Certificates to all the citizens by the end of this year, Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs, Karu Jaysuriya said, adding the at present 94% of births are registered.
19/11/2008 India - 28 Indian fishermen held in Sri Lanka: police
At least 28 Indian fishermen and seven of their boats have been detained by the Sri Lankan Navy early Tuesday, a police officer said.
19/11/2008 Sri Lanka - President pays homage to Tooth Relic on birthday
KANDY: President Mahinda Rajapaksa celebrated his 63rd birthday yesterday by visiting the Sri Dalada Maligawa and paying homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic and receiving its blessings in the morning.
19/11/2008 Two Sea Tiger boats destroyed in naval battle: Sri Lanka
At least two Sea Tiger boats were destroyed and six rebels were killed in a major clash between the Sri Lankan Navy and the Tamil Tiger rebels in the northern waters of the country, military sources said Tuesday.
18/11/2008 South Asia - India needs seamless air connectivity not fancy airports: Mallya
The country needs safe runways and good navigation systems rather than fancy airports to spruce up its aviation connectivity, said Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya here Monday.
18/11/2008 South Asia - Sheila confident of victory in Delhi elections
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday expressed confidence that the Congress party would win the coming assembly elections to govern the capital for another five years.
18/11/2008 South Asia - After Kalam Nepal awaits Pranab visit
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is arriving in Nepal on a three-day visit next Monday, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said.