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Match fixing by Pakistani Cricketers

Match fixing by Pakistani Cricketers

By Baldev Sahota | August 31, 2010

Pakistani cricketers are accused of one of the biggest match fixing scandals to hit the world of international cricket. Pakistan captain Salman Butt, bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer, and wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal, are amongst seven players involved in allegations for accepting money from a middle man to ‘fix’ the fourth test match against England [...]

Categories: Sport
Tagged: Asif Ali Zardari, betting, cash, cricket, fixing, IACSU, ICC, Imran Khan, Kamran Akmal, London, Mazhar Majeed, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif, money, News Of The World, no bowl, Pakistan, police, Salman Butt, scam, scandal, spot, UK

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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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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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Akshay Kumar to play Cricket in UK

Akshay Kumar to play Cricket in UK

By Baldev Sahota | June 29, 2010

Akshay Kumar will be playing cricket in his next big film. His Bollywood movie, Patiala House, is set entirely in the UK, and will feature three of England’s top cricket grounds – the Oval and Lord’s in London and Trent Bridge in Nottingham. This will be the first Hindi film ever to be shot at [...]

Categories: Bollywood
Tagged: akshay kumar, Anushka Sharma, Bollywood, cricket, Dimple Kapadia, England, film, filming, hard kaur, London, Lords, Oval, Patiala House, photos, set, shoot, Trent Bridge, UK

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Tagore paintings sold at Sotheby's

Tagore paintings sold at Sotheby’s

By Neha Bhargava | June 22, 2010

Rabindranath Tagore has been renowned as a world-class poet, playwright, songwriter and author, having penned several plays and poems that blended Indian and Western traditions. The legacy of his ideologies remains strong within the hearts and minds of Indians today, most clearly through their national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana,’ written by Tagore himself. The South [...]

Categories: Arts & Culture
Tagged: art, auction, buyers, indian, London, paintings, photos, Portrait of a Woman, price, private, Rabindranath Tagore, sale, South Asia, Southeby's, tagore

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Bachchans at UK ‘Raavan’ premiere

Bachchans at UK ‘Raavan’ premiere

By Nazhat | June 21, 2010

The red carpet was rolled out at the British Film Institute (BFI), Southbank in London welcoming Bollywood’s star couple, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, on Wednesday 16th June 2010, at the world premiere of  ‘Raavan.’  A Mani Ratnam film, dark and intense, telling the story of good versus bad. The stars were honoured by [...]

Categories: Bollywood
Tagged: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, BFI, Bollywood, exclusive, film, Gauri Khan, Govinda, jaya bachchan, London, Mani Ratnam, movie, photos, premiere, Raavan, Shahrukh Khan, Southbank, SRK, UK

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Usher and Dido next for AR Rahman

Usher and Dido next for AR Rahman

By Jas Sembhi | June 7, 2010

AR Rahman has announced that he will be collaborating with the likes of Usher and Dido in his next album after his next tour which takes place between 16th July and 25th July 2010. After working with greats like Andrew Lloyd Webber, Kylie Minogue, MIA, Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls, and over 60 international [...]

Categories: Music & Dance
Tagged: album, Amsterdam, ar rahman, birmingham, collaboration, dido, director, interscope records, jai ho, LG Arena, London, mozart of madras, music composer, next, O2, Paris, Slumdog Millionaire, tour, UK, usher, worknig with, Zurich

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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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Harbhajan Mann show ~ free tickets

Harbhajan Mann show ~ free tickets

By Jas Sembhi | March 31, 2010

DESIblitz.com in association with One World Productions gives you the chance of winning free tickets to watch Harbhajan Mann on his Baisakhi Blast Tour of the UK. We have 20 tickets up for grabs for the Birmingham show on Saturday evening 3rd April 2010 at the Aston Arena. Harbhajan Mann is a leading Punjabi singer [...]

Categories: Music & Dance
Tagged: artist, Baisakhi Blast, bhangra, birmingham, competition, free, Harbhajan Mann, leicester, London, punjabi, show, singer, Sunderland, tickets, tour, UK

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2010 UK Asian Music Awards Winners

2010 UK Asian Music Awards Winners

By Jas Sembhi | March 11, 2010

The Royal Festival Hall hosted the British Asian Awards on 11th March 2010. A night filled with the glitz, glam and buzz featuring popular Brit-Asian performers, winners of awards and an air of a proud industry still going strong despite the tough times. DESIblitz met up with many of the artists from the Brit-Asian music [...]

Categories: Music & Dance
Tagged: 2010, ama, awards, Best Album, Best Male, british asian, Imran Khan, jay sean, list, London, music, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Royal Festival Hall, UK, uk asian music awards, winners

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