West Midland business leaders welcome the news that interest rates are remaining at 0.5 per cent.  Michael Ward, president of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group said:  “With fuel duty eating into business profits, any rise would...

By Hemisha Morarji. “I feel we have an obligation to the land that has given us so many opportunities to be successful.” Food fans who religiously watch Saturday Kitchen will certainly recognise his name and smile....

Interview by Farhana Nazir and introduction by Hemisha Morarji. Having enjoyed over two decades of musical success, the Coventry-born ‘Prince of Cross-Over Music’ is now marking his territory in Bollywood.  Tarsame Singh Saini is better known...

Amid reports that Asian women are often targeted for their gold jewellery, the community can feel safe as a recent Police survey shows that the number of crime victims across the borough has decreased despite cuts...

By Naylah Ahmed Directed by Janet Steel Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 April   The REP @ mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH Local writer Naylah Ahmed’s compelling and vivid thriller, Mustafa, opens at mac...

The Scout Association has launched a new clothing range for Muslim girl scouts. Among the collection is the iScout hoodie dress, which was designed by Sarah Elenany whose fashion label Elenany provides stylish outfits that Muslim...

A Birmingham father, who was hailed a hero following the August riots, allegedly broke another man’s jaw. Tariq Jahan pleaded for peace after his son died while trying to protect his area from rioters. However, the...

Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two of his daughters have been sentenced to 45 days in prison for illegally living in Pakistan. The women’s lawyer, Mohammed Amir Khalil said that they have been ordered by...

German firm launches online Gandhi archive A Germany based organization has launched a comprehensive online archive on peace icon Mahatma Gandhi after 30 years of research with material gathered from over 600 worldwide sources. Peter Ruhe,...

Middle-class man arrested for forcing daughter to beg on streets for getting poor grades. A wealthy man has been arrested after police found his daughter begging for gaining bad school grades. Prakash was arrested under the...