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Bachchans invest $71 million in Singapore firm

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his family have invested around $71 million in Singapore-based file sharing portal, sources have confirmed. The Bachchans, one of Bollywood's leading...

Transcendence

New 4C Spider represents the core of Alfa Romeo’s DNA Adding to the Alfa Romeo brand's legendary racing history and the exciting experience of open-air...
CHAMPS: Six members of the Jason Murray Martial Arts team have earned the chance to compete in the World Championships in Malta later this year

Ready to take on the world

Local Karate champions set to arrive on international stage A trip to Malta may sound like a perfect holiday to many, yet the small island...
DOUBLE GOLD MEDALIST: Mo Farah 'missed two drugs tests' in lead-up to London 2012

Mo Farah ‘missed two drugs tests’ before London 2012

Mo Farah reportedly missed two drugs tests before going on to become a double Gold medalist at London 2012. The British long and middle-distance runner...
CHAMP: Despite slipping in the semi-finals, Shayan still managed to hit a remarkable match point against his opponent. (Image courtesy of Andy Chubb)

Table Tennis ace serves up two national titles

Singles and Doubles championships sealed for Leeds teenager A table tennis star from Bramhope rallied his way back from a disappointing national finals defeat last...
QUESTIONS: Mohammed Aslam says his requests for information have been ignored following the sudden death of his son, Arslan, earlier this year

‘We need answers’: Family demands closure following son’s death

A Ravensthorpe family say they are still waiting for answers as to why their 14-year-old relative died just days after surgery at Royal Manchester...
MISSING: The nine children and three mothers who are believed to have joined up with Islamic State militants in Syria

Bradford family of 12 feared to be in Syria

Nine children amongst missing as police appeal for information Two fathers from Bradford say they are ‘distraught’ after learning that their children have likely...

Bringing aid to those most in need

Ramadan Deployment Team target ‘forgotten’ refugees An aid volunteer who returned from the borders of Syria last week, says the humanitarian situation on the ground...
SUPPORT: Osman Gondal, founder and board member of the InTouch Foundation, says the charity relies on donations to continue the work they do, pictured receiving a cheque from Torque’s Louise Blamires

InTouch with families

Rise in number of parents and children attending mobile soup kitchens The founder of a growing Bradford charity, which provides food to those most in...

‘Mosque committees should be more inclusive’

Discussions continue into concept of women-led mosque As dialogue continues into the prospective development of the UK’s first women-led mosque, a Leeds Imam has called...

Top of the Khans!

Irrfan Khan beats all previous box-office Khan records There has always been a rage of the three Khans in Bollywood – Shah Rukh, Salman and...

‘We are fast losing patience’

Delay in Britain's Iraq war investigation angers PM Cameron Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday he was becoming increasingly concerned with Britain's heavily delayed...
AID: More than 200,000 people in East Gaza require assistance in the rebuilding of their homes

Rebuilding Gaza

UK-based charity assisting world’s most vulnerable The East Lancashire based disaster relief charity, Al-Imdaad Foundation, has taken the proactive step to assist the people of...
LAUNCH: Hundreds of guests attended the launch event last weekend in Birmingham for the Anzal Begum Foundation

In memory of Anzal Begum

Foundation launch aims to continue mother’s legacy The highly anticipated launch of a new charitable foundation in Birmingham finally arrived last weekend, set up to...
ENTERTAINING: BollyMob UK is made up of over 50 dancers who surprise bystanders with their ‘pop-up’ performances

BollyMob hits London

Dancers bring fun and surprise to city’s streets There are some things you expect to see when walking through the streets of London from historic...

Sharif defends military leadership

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stepped in to defend the military leadership, a day after PPP co-chairperson and former president Asif Ali Zardari...
UNSTABLE FUTURE: A Pakistani police officer stands guard outside a sealed office of international aid group Save the Children - officials have previously accused Save the Children of involvement in ‘anti-state activities’

Pakistan reverses decision to shut down Save the Children

Pakistan's government has announced that international aid groups can operate for another six months provided they register with officials in three months' time, a...
CRITICISED: President Ashraf Ghani's decision delivered on an election promise to appoint the first woman to the Supreme Court yet has been slammed by Afghan clerics

Clerics protest nomination of first woman to Afghan Supreme Court

Members of an influential Islamic panel in Afghanistan have protested against President Ashraf Ghani's nomination of a woman to the Supreme Court, a milestone...

Fairway Travel

Going Far away, think Fairway Looking to getaway this summer but tired of shopping around all the high street agencies to find that one perfect...

Freshwater source depletion in Indus basin

Experts reveal groundwater depletion in aquifer of India and Pakistan worst in world Groundwater is disappearing fast from the world and India is among the...

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