Every shelter for vulnerable women and girls across Delhi will be inspected after accusations of sexual abuse at several Indian care homes and admission from the country’s minister for women that “many more” cases are likely to exist.
The widening scandal, including allegations that one care home in Bihar state had a room that functioned as an abortion clinic for...
Don't miss Sky Sports Cricket's “The Inside Edge” produced with comedian Paul Chowdhry, who was given exclusive access to Kumar Sangakkara, Harbhajan Singh, David Gower, and Isa Guha ahead of the England vs India 4th test cricket rivalry. Sky Sports Cricket will exclusively show all England v India Tests live, continuing with the Fourth Test on Thursday 30th August.
A mum and daughter killed in a suspected double murder were on the phone to police as they were attacked, according to detectives.
Raneem Oudeh, 22, and Khaola Saleem, 49, were attacked in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday, at Ms Saleem’s house in Solihull, West Midlands.
Janbaz Tarin, Miss Oudeh’s former partner, is being sought over the incident. He...
"As Jewish and Muslim friends, we have worked out what we have in common and how we can set a positive example"
We have learned that the will of good people to create relationships between communities living side by side can overcome and break the dangerous cycle of fear and hate
In today’s environment some may ask what we – a Jew...
No, it's not Bollywood's Salman Khan in a double role, but real-life identical twins Arnav and Aryan Kotwal who are celebrating after clocking up 13 grade 9s and seven A*s between them in their GCSEs.
Having achieved the highest grades possible under the new GCSE marking system, Arnav and Aryan who study at the Grammar School At Leeds (GSAL) now...
Students at The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) smiled with joy as they opened their A level results. Tamanna Dasanjh, of Alwoodley, attained a stellar four A* grades in chemistry, maths, further maths and physics.
Nikhil Scott, of Alwoodley, attained A* grades in classical civilisation, history and Latin with an A in English literature. He has a place at Christ’s...
Keighley and district is to benefit from more funding for economic growth thanks to Bradford Council’s successful bid for funding from the Leeds City Region Partnership Business Rates Pool.
The Keighley and Bradford Community Led Local Development programme will share £500,000 Business Rates Pool funding to improve employment opportunities in Keighley East, West and Central wards along with the Bradford...
British High Commissioner encourages journalists to apply for South Asia Journalism Programme Fellowship
The British High Commissioner Thomas Drew is encouraging journalists from across Pakistan to apply for the UK Government’s prestigious Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme (SAJP) Fellowship.
SAJP is aimed at mid-career journalists from Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bangladesh.
The programme is funded by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth...
A convicted money launderer whose family claimed his 123 prize-winning lottery tickets paid for his house, has been ordered to repay the cash in three months or go to prison for four and-a-half years.
Kashaf Ali Khan, 44, at Birmingham Crown Court, was ordered to pay £480,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA).
This follows his conviction last year when...
Emdad Rahman successfully completed 100 kilometres to raise awareness of Dementia.
The Barking & Dagenham resident finished his course record today and celebrated with tea and a selfie with the Honourable Mayor of Barking & Dagenham.
Participants on Running Down Dementia are encouraged to lace up, raise £100 and defeat Dementia by running or walking 100km before the end of August...
Firefighters yesterday assisted a man suffering burns to his legs, hands and right forearm after an e-cigarette battery exploded in a house.
Three crews, two from Wigan and one from Hindley, responded to a call from a property on Dixon Drive in Shevington at 6.45pm on Wednesday 22 August.
On arrival firefighters established that although no fire was under way the...
The Aagrah Restaurant Group won the coveted Best Asian Restaurant Chain United Kingdom Award at the Asian Food and Restaurant Awards (AFRA) at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London.
The awards, in their inaugural year, aim to recognise and celebrate the standout Indian restaurant operators across the growing multi-billion pound dining sector.
Only the best, most innovative and creative chefs and restaurants...
The Broadway shopping centre in Bradford has been awarded a certification by the People’s Parking which verifies its capacity to cater for people of all needs and abilities thanks to the quality of the facilities in its multi-story car park.
The 1,323 space car park is the first in the UK to receive the People’s Parking award for its motorcycle...
A one hundred ball cricket match was hosted to celebrate Yorkshire Day, and mark the development of Bradford’s Park Avenue cricket ground.
The match, played by amateurs from the Parklane Foundation and the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, was hosted to celebrate and showcase the continuing redevelopment of the historic Park Avenue cricket ground in Bradford.
The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation is the official...
Navjot Singh Sidhu, a minister in India's Congress-led government in Punjab, is under attack for hugging the Pakistan Army Chief, by the BJP and Akali Dal leaders.
An Indian lawyer has filed a case against cricketer-turned-politician Sidhu for insulting Indian Army by hugging the Pakistan Army Chief at the swearing-in of Imran Khan as Prime Minister of Pakistan.
During a press...
Over 22,000 people have so far been rescued from the flood-hit Indian state of Kerala, after monsoon rains finally eased.
Military teams as well as disaster response forces and local fishermen reached some of the worst-hit areas.
Helicopters also brought much-needed supplies to communities cut off by two weeks of incessant rain.
More than 350 people have been killed, most of them...
Imran Khan, 65, Pakistan’s greatest cricket star, bringing fresh political hope for the country, has been elected prime minister of Pakistan in a vote at the country's National Assembly.
In Friday's vote, Mr Khan was backed by 176 National Assembly members. His opponent, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif, received 96 votes.
His PTI party won the most seats in...
Stand out from the crowd with your pick from the colourful collection of bags in array of sequins, rainbow colours, metallic rose gold or prints such as Donut Sky to Hummingbird Blue.
With a bag for each day and every occasion, the Spiral Collection has something to cover each look this season - backpacks, cross body’s and of course -...
Links between the University of Huddersfield and the Consulate General of Pakistan have been further strengthened by a fact-finding visit from a woman whose role is to work closely with the Pakistani community throughout the UK.
She is Mrs Fizzah Niazi, who is Community Welfare Attaché at the Consulate. On her first visit to Huddersfield, she toured the University campus...
In partnership with Bradford Bulls RLFC and Keighley Cougars RLFC, Bradford Council has submitted its bid to be part of the Rugby League World Cup in 2021.
To celebrate submission of the bid to host the women’s element of the tournament, the bidding team, members of Bradford Bulls Women’s Team and representatives of the Council got together to see the...
