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Asian MPs must Repay Expenses
British MPs have been ordered to repay £1.1m of inappropriate expenses claims back to the taxpayer. Sir Thomas Legg’s commission has now ruled that MPs must repay amounts from their second home expenses claims.
Sir Thomas Legg’s report into MPs’ spending over five years, concluded that there was a “culture of deference” which resulted in MPs’ [...]
Hepatitis C Awareness Campaign
A special scroll launched to raise the awareness of Hepatitis C amongst ethnic communities is part of the national NHS campaign to encourage the public to be more aware of the threat of the infection.
The scroll was launched in 2009 with support from many ethnic celebrities, media people and public to raise awareness of [...]
Amir Khan hits back at Racism
Amir Khan is one of the most prize boxers emerging out of the UK today. This British born young man from Bolton, Lancashire, of Pakistani origin, has proved himself many times in the ring to date. With his latest fight against Dmitriy Salita at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle ending in just a record [...]
Brit-Asian men and Alcohol abuse
Alcohol use and alcoholism is on the rise in South Asian populations. Alcohol related harm in Asians is costing the NHS and Social Services too much. For every 100 white men dying from alcohol related causes there are 160 Asian men dying. These are some of the facts published in a report [...]
Allesley Hotel Asian Wedding Fayre
Asian weddings are a perfect blend of traditions, values and celebrations and planning Brit-Asian weddings is now a far more involved, exciting and in many cases, a stressful experience.
The advent of events to promote services and suppliers for Asian weddings is now emerging to be one great way of reducing the stress and worry.
DESIblitz.com and [...]
Supermarkets target Asian sales
British supermarkets are becoming more savvy when it comes to South Asian food and products. Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s are amongst the front-runners in this interesting development.
It’s certainly surprising to find a freezer cabinet in Sainsbury’s full of Shana parathas, chappatis, Indian brand samosas, masala dosas, and shelves stocked with pistachio ice-cream and kulfis. Indian [...]
RDB and Jay Sean win Urban Awards
RDB and Jay Sean won awards at the UK Urban Music Awards. The awards were held on 1st November 2009 in London, UK. The event was star studded affair with phenomenal performances by Sway, Brick and Lace and Candy Girl.
RDB being out of the UK most of the time were not at the awards ceremony [...]
Yash Chopra is top Asian Filmmaker
Legendary Bollywood director and producer, Yash Chopra, will receive the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the South Korea’s 14th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) which will run between 8th-16th October 2009.
Born on 27th September 1932, Chopra started out as a filmmaker in 1959. He first worked as an assistant to I.S. Johar, and [...]
Desi Bridal Dresses
Changes in fashion and preference have developed the demand for Desi bridal dresses. Western wedding dress designs are being enhanced with colour, style or accessories to add a Desi touch. These are being chosen by some brides instead of the more traditional attire such as wedding lenghas.
South Asian Christian brides usually wore [...]
Loss of Traditions
From the early 1960’s to the early 1990’s, South-Asians developed a close-knit community in the UK. Further to leaving their homeland to seek a new life in a white dominated country, holding onto their traditions, values and culture gave them a way to retain their links back to their homeland and origin.
It can be said [...]