Enterprising students reach final in business contest
A group of budding entrepreneurs from a local college have been showcasing their business-savvy skills this week as they progressed to the final of a nationwide competition.
Students from Kirklees College, who attend the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy, have reached the last stage of the Jessops Cannon Challenge, and will go head to head...
Local sitarist returns with exciting band
A group of talented musicians will be performing in Leeds for the first time this week as cultures are brought together in the city for a very unique performance.
The band, known as Project 12, comprises of 11 young British musicians from diverse backgrounds, aged between 20 and 30-years-old, who all share the artistic ambition...
Exciting art show arrives at local museum
An exhibition celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema legacy will launch at a Dewsbury Museum this weekend bringing a touch of South Asian history to West Yorkshire.
The ‘Legacy of Indian Cinema Art’, or ‘LOICA’, drew in large crowds when it was shown briefly for a day at the Batley Festival last year with...
The development of Leeds’ latest Masjid is in its third stage and ahead of schedule as the efficiency of Ontime Construction, and support of the Masjid-e-Quba, prove to be a winning combination.
In just one month, the development has taken huge strides forward with all the internal walls now in place as well as the roof structure.
External walls are expected...
Gujarati poet pens his name at the top
One man’s passion for writing was acknowledged from the other side of the world last month as a Batley resident was awarded a top literary award, all the way from India.
Ahmad Gul, poet and chairman of the Gujarati Writers Forum (GWF), was given the Gujarat Darpan Award for his collection of short...
A Bengaluru-based artist Vidushini Prasad has decided to sue the family of actor and BJP functionary Shatrughan Sinha, claiming that the image of Ganesha printed on the wedding invites of his son Kush was lifted from her collection without permission.
Kush Sinha's wedding with Taruna Agarwal, the daughter of a prominent NRI family from London, was held in Mumbai on...
After wrapping up a stupendous innings on the cricket pitch, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is ready to make a splash on the film scene.
He will star as himself in a biopic to be released later this year.
The yet untitled feature, conceived by Mumbai-based production company called 200 Not Out has been in the works for over a year, in...
The first look from one of the most anticipated movies of 2015 ‘Baby’, is it’s theme song featuring Esha Gupta.
Recently shot, ‘Baby promises suspense, thrill and action, starring Akshay Kumar and directed by the talented Neeraj Pandey.
While we are all aware that ‘Baby’ will be a unique film with no songs, Bhushan Kumar’s upcoming high-octane thriller has come up...
Arjun Kapoor’s obnoxious; angry young man character in his first film ‘Ishaqzaade’ became quite popular with filmmakers and audiences.
While each of his characters, be it ‘Gunday’ or upcoming film ‘Tevar’, appear to be on the same lines, Arjun feels its merely people’s assumption.
Says Arjun: “Until you watch the film; you won’t come to know how ‘Tevar’ is different from...
Claims that MP views ‘Muslims solely to be blamed for terrorist activities’
Bradford’s Council for Mosques has said the Muslim community deserves an ‘apology’ from Britain’s community’s secretary, after a letter deemed to imply ‘Muslims are not part of British society’ was sent to Islamic leaders.
Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, sent out 1,000 letters asking...
Kickboxing prodigy continues rise to top
Bradford’s ‘kickboxing kid’ has continued on his rise to the top in the sport after clinching his seventh belt, a month before his eighth birthday.
Esa Hussain, from Great Horton, collected his blue belt in December after flying through his required moves and combinations without a single mistake.
In order to earn the belt, a student...
Ferrari’s hybrid hypercar with 1021 bhp is the ultimate racers dream
Let’s just say the folks at Ferrari take their jobs very seriously. Ferrari has a new car nicknamed FXX K, this new V12 1021 bhp- beast (yes - start drooling) is actually a product of a new research and development programme.
The car is based on Maranello’s first hybrid model....
Police decodes street language used by burglars to help fellow criminals target homes
Police are warning homeowners after decoding symbols used by burglars, which act as messages to highlight good theft targets and warn other criminals.
The secret symbols which are scrawled outside houses to help other thieves as a guide, may indicate that a home is wealthy, has already been...
Imran Khan has finally confirmed whispers about his secret marriage to a former BBC weather girl, just days after his family said he had denied it - provoking a furious reaction from his sister.
The 62-year-old Pakistan cricketer-turned-politician, who divorced heiress Jemima Goldsmith in 2004, has wed 41-year-old divorced mother-of-three Reham Khan.
Mysteriousy on New Year's Eve, Mr Khan had dismissed...
Hundreds of stunned onlookers in Sydney breaks into applause as newly-wed lays her wedding bouquet as tribute
This bride has caught international attention after laying her wedding bouquet at the memorial site of the Lindt Cafe siege site in Australia.
The 23-year-old, identified as Manal Kassem from the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl, made a pilgrimage to Martin Place on her wedding...
The glitterati of Yorkshire and beyond were out in full force as guests came together to mark the end of 2014 with a big bang.
The star-studded 3rd annual ‘Asian Express Year End Party’, which has been dubbed as ‘the must-go-to party of the year’, witnessed sensational live performances from Kanika Kapoor, Hunterz, Navin...
Relatives, friends and guests attend road safety event.
More than three-hundred people gathered at Bradford City Park last weekend to remember a teenager, killed in a car crash earlier this year, and to warn others of the dangers of reckless driving.
The event was arranged by the family and friends of Saliq Malik, a local 15-year-old who was tragically killed when...
Chands celebrate latest milestone.
Whilst many married couples may find it hard to keep track of how long they have been wed, one husband-and-wife team in Bradford have just passed their latest anniversary and this is a big one.
For the past 89 years, Karam and Katari Chand, from Bradford, have been happily married, having tied the knot back in India...
British counter-terrorism officers stopped a plane as it taxied towards the runway at Heathrow to prevent a 15-year old girl from travelling to Syria to join Islamist fighters, according to reports.
The girl, from east London, had saved up and bought a ticket to Istanbul without her parents' knowledge.
She was removed from the flight and has since returned home but...
Bruised politician praises sentencing but questions why ‘religiously aggravated assault charge’ was dropped.
A drug addict, who assaulted Bradford MP George Galloway in a politically-aggravated attack in London earlier this year, was sentenced to 16 months in prison last week.
39-year-old Neil Masterson, kicked and punched the Respect MP for Bradford West as he posed for pictures in Notting Hill in...
