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10 Top Desi Weight Loss tips

10 Top Desi Weight Loss tips

By Gulshinder Chattha | August 16, 2010

Weight Loss can be a minefield. With so many gimmicks, promises and novelty diet solutions on the market we are often covered by a cloud of uncertainty. One of the most common traps people fall into is aiming for ‘quick weight loss.’ Admittedly there are commercial diets out there that can produce quick results but [...]

Categories: Health & Beauty
Tagged: aid, asian, Brit-Asian, british asian, cooking, Desi, diet, eating, exercise, Food, help, indian, loss, pakistani, punjabi, slimming, South Asian, support, sweets, tips, UK, weight

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Sony/RCA signs Sonna Rele

Sony/RCA signs Sonna Rele

By Jas Sembhi | August 1, 2010

British Asian artists are now making their way into the mainstream at a noticeable rate. Sonna Rele from Kingsbury in North West London is a 25-year-old singer/songwriter who has been signed for a five-year deal with Sony/RCA records. Music producer Livingstone Brown who has worked with the likes of Wyclef Jean, Maxi Priest and John [...]

Categories: Music & Dance
Tagged: Alicia Keys, asian, british asian, deal, female, indian, kingsbury, London, mainstream, music, RCA, record deal, records, rele, singer, songwriter, sonna, Sonna Rele, Sony, Sugababes, UK, Wyclef

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British or Asian? The Identity Crisis

British or Asian? The Identity Crisis

By Sripurna Basu | August 1, 2010

Almost all British Asians have heard that question – “Where are you from?” Most of us reply, “I’m from here – the UK” Some of us add, if from India, “But my parents/grandparents are from India.” Not a lot of us will add, “My ethnicity is Indian.” How many of us feel compelled to add [...]

Categories: Debate
Tagged: asian, bangladeshi, britain, British, british asian, England, ethnic, ethnicity, identity, immigrant, indian, integration, life, NRI, origin, pakistani, Race, roots, South Asian, term, UK

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Summer City Jam for Anjool Malde

Summer City Jam for Anjool Malde

By Sripurna Basu | July 18, 2010

It was a year ago that Anjool Malde, 24, jumped to his death from the eighth floor of Coq D’argent an upmarket restaurant in the square mile. The Oxford Graduate was a promising young stock broker at Deutschebank with his whole life ahead of him when he committed suicide. Dressed in his best Hugo Boss [...]

Categories: Music & Dance
Tagged: Anjlee, Anjool Malde, british asian, H Dhami, London, Mumzy, music, Mustik, night, oxford, rishi rich, Summer City Jam, The Madame Project, TMP, Trust

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Top 10 Risks of the South Asian Diet

Top 10 Risks of the South Asian Diet

By Gulshinder Chattha | July 5, 2010

South Asians have a much higher risk of chronic disease. The risk of getting type 2 Diabetes is a staggering 6 times higher than the general population and we are twice as likely to die from heart disease. Whilst it’s impossible to alter our genetic make up we can improve our lifestyle habits. There is [...]

Categories: Food
Tagged: alcohol, british asian, calories, cooking, Desi, diet, fat, health, indian food, meal, problems, restaurant, risks, snacks, South Asian, sugar, sweet, UK

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BBC Asian Network to close Nationally

BBC Asian Network to close Nationally

By Jas Sembhi | July 5, 2010

Despite the support for the BBC Asian Network, the BBC Trust has accepted plans to close the radio station as a national DAB service. The BBC Trust received over 3,000 replies for the BBC Asian Network during the consultation phase. However, it was not enough to keep the station going in its current status, in [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian
Tagged: BBC, bbc asian network, british asian, close, closure, DAB, national, radio, regional, station, UK

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PureJewels at London Jewellery Week 2010

PureJewels at London Jewellery Week 2010

By Nazhat | June 3, 2010

Early this year, PureJewels, a prominent retailer in the Green Street jewellery quarter in East London, selected six talented British designers to create a bespoke Platinum Heritage Collection reflecting the wealthy heritage of the brand, for launch during London Jewellery Week 2010. The collection has broken new ground as it is the first time that [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian
Tagged: Bhanji Gokaldas, british asian, Fashion, Green Street, Jayant Raniga, jewellery, London, london jewellery week, Platinum Heritage Collection, pure jewels, Shakti, Shaun Leane, silver, Stephen Webster, UK

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Is South Asian culture all bad?

Is South Asian culture all bad?

By Sripurna Basu | June 2, 2010

It is likely that whenever you hear the words ‘South Asian’ on the news it will be associated with something negative. If we are on the news it’s either about forced marriages, honour killings, illegal immigrants or someone pulling off a fake passport scam or else it’s the slums back home, child labour, corrupt authorities [...]

Categories: Debate
Tagged: Ajay V Bhatt, asian, bad, Baroness Shriti Vadera, british asian, culture, good, Indra Nooyi, Kamel Hothi, Kiran Mazumder Shaw, Narinder Singh Kapany, negative, positive, South Asian, women, youth

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Amir Khan wins first US fight

Amir Khan wins first US fight

By Baldev Sahota | May 16, 2010

Amir Khan won his first fight in the USA. His performance in the ring to defend his WBA Light Welterweight title against Paul Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA was a fight to remember. Being Khan’s first fight in the USA. The fight started with both boxers finding their feet in round [...]

Categories: Sport
Tagged: Amir Khan, belt, boxing, British, british asian, fight, new york, pakistani, Paulie Malignaggi, title, UK, US, USA

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Amir Khan ready to rock USA

Amir Khan ready to rock USA

By Baldev Sahota | May 2, 2010

Amir Khan the sensational British Asian boxer takes on Paulie Malignaggi on 15th May 2010. The fight is to take place at the Madison Square Garden in New York, USA. This will be Amir Khan’s debut fight in America. And he is keen to show Malignaggi that he will do a better job on him [...]

Categories: Sport
Tagged: 15th, America, Amir Khan, boxer, boxing, british asian, fight, Madison Square Garden, may, new york, pakistani, Paulie Malignaggi, US, USA, WBO

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