| MIRZA
TAHIR HUSSAIN EXCLUSIVE ON BBC ASIAN NETWORK |
 Mirza
Tahir Hussain, who was released after spending 18 years in a Pakistani
prison, spoke exclusively to Sonia Deol on BBC Asian Network this
morning. Mirza saw his sentence commuted by President Musharraf after
an appeal by Prince Charles. 
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| KARAN
BILIMORIA'S MAIDEN LORD'S SPEECH |
 Lord
Karan Bilimoria, CBE DL, Founder and Chief Executive of Cobra Beer,
today made his maiden speech in the House of Lords. The first ever
Zoroastrian Parsi to sit in the House of Lords addressed his peers
with a speech about the importance of strengthening trade relations
between India and Britain. Lord Bilimoria was appointed as a crossbench
peer in July.
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| KAZAKHSTAN
PERSECUTES HINDUS |
 Prime
Minister Tony Blair raised the subject of harassment of Kazakh Hindus
with the President of Kazakhstan in a meeting at Downing Street today
even as 60 riot police and bull dozers assembled inside a Hindu temple
in Kazakhstan and demolished five Hindu houses.
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| PRITI
PATEL SELECTED TO FIGHT WITHAM CONSTITUENCY |
 On
20 November 2006, Priti Patel was selected to fight for the new Witham
Constituency seat at the next election. It was reported that Conservative
Leader David Cameron had placed Priti Patel on an 'A-List' of candidates
ahead of the next general election to encourage more BME candidates.
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| 75%
OF LONDONERS BACK RIGHT TO RELIGIOUS DRESS |
 New
opinion poll figures show that 75% of Londoners support 'the right
of all persons to dress in accordance with their religious beliefs'
with 18% disagreeing – a majority of four to one. 82% of Londoners
believe 'everybody in London should be free to live their lives how
they like as long as they don't stop other people doing the same'
with 13% disagreeing.
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| NRIs
MUST HELP END CHILD LABOUR SAYS CHARITY |
 India
has more child labourers than any other country in the world - with
children often working long hours in hazardous sectors such as litter
picking, leather processing or construction. Indian charity, the Child
In Need Institute (CINI) is calling on all NRIs to help eradicate
child labour.
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| OXFAM
TAKES ON PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT NOVARTIS |
 Oxfam
has taken on the pharmaceutical giant Novartis in its latest campaign
of putting patients before patents, demanding that developing countries
are granted the right to produce affordable medicines. On 14 November
2006, activists recreated a hospital ward in Victoria, posing as patients
who have been diagnosed ‘too poor for medicines’.
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| BIG
B GIVES IMMUNIZATION CAMPAIGN A BOOSTER SHOT |
 Bollywood
movie star Amitabh Bachchan (aka 'Big B') met Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP and joined an exclusive group of individuals
- including the Pope, Archbishop of Canterbury and Bob Geldof - who
have purchased bonds from the International Finance Facility for Immunization.
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| MEMORIAL
GATES COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY 2006 |
 The
Memorial Gates Commemorative Committee this morning (10 November 2006)
held its fourth annual wreath laying ceremony at the Memorial Gates
on Constitution Hill. A moving service was led by The Bishop of London,
Richard Chartres, who addressed the congregation of 250 people and
spoke poignantly about the importance of remembrance and reflection
at this time of year.
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| RANIA
KHAN ADDRESSES CLIMATE CONFERENCE |
 UK
Respect Party Member Councillor Rania Khan addressed a crowd of 60,000
protesters outside the US Embassy on 4 November 2006 during a march
from the Embassy in Grosvenor Square to Trafalgar Square, London,
organised to highlight the issue of climate change.
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| LEICESTER-MUMBAI
COLLABORATION ON SPACE CAMERA |
 A
delegation of scientists and engineers from the Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research in Mumbai, India, is visiting the University
of Leicester Space Research Centre this week (31st October –
3rd November) to finalise design elements of an X-ray camera developed
at Leicester for inclusion in Astrosat, India’s first national
astronomy satellite.
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| ARCHIVE
NEWS 2006 |
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Mirza
Hussain exclusive on BBC Asian Network
(11/06)
Karan
Bilimoria's Maiden Lord's Speech (11/06)
Kazakhstan persecutes Hindus
(11/06)
Priti Patel selected to fight
Witham Constituency
75% of Londoners back right
to Religious Dress (11/06)
NRIs Must Help End Child
Labour (11/06)
Oxfam takes on pharms giant
Novartis (11/06)
'Big B' gives immunization
a booster shot (11/06)
Memorial Gates Ceremony
2006 (11/06)
Rania Khan Addresses Climate
Change (11/06)
Leicester - Mumbai Space Camera
venture (11/06)
Muslims in London: New
Report Published (10/06)
Mirza Hussain gets 2 month
stay of execution (10/06)
Chancellor praises Hindu Contribution
to UK (10/06)
Lord Paul: Chancellor
of Westminster Uni. (10/06)
London nightclubs raise
Hindu ire (10/06)
Islamophobia rampant during
Ramadan (10/06)
Muslim women should unveil says Jack
Straw (10/06)
CoE Schools to take in 25%
Non-Christians (10/06)
Back to School: Pakistan
Earthquake One Year On
Pakistani children face
years of school in tents (10/06)
Massive Flooding in North
Bengal (09/06)
Gordon Brown and Labour
Friends of India (09/06)
Muslims demo at Labour
Party Conference (09/06)
Change how Shakespeare is taught
in schools (09/06)
Government should help prevent
extremism (09/06)
Severe Flooding in India
and Pakistan (09/06)
Finsbury Mosque attacked
after pope's speech (09/06)
Taj Mahal: Muslim tomb or Hindu
Temple? (09/06)
Migrants to march in London
on 7 October 2006 (09/06)
New report
on post-disaster reconstruction (09/06)
Malegaon bomb blasts kill dozens
of Muslims (09/06)
Critics angry at Trevor
Phillips appointment (09/06)
BBC survey shows 10% back
honour killings (09/06)
American band 786 barred from
ExpoIslamia (08/06)
Baseless slur on Islamic
Schools (08/06)
Shocking levels of abuse
of child workers (08/06)
New Cohesion Commission
comes under fire (08/06)
Experts sceptical of Swami
Ramdev's claims (08/06)
70% of Londoner's want 4x4s discouraged
(08/06)
Thousands pray for Manipur
bomb victims (08/06)
Deputy Commissioner visits
Hindu Temples (08/06)
Is UK Foreign Policy to
blame for terrorism? (08/06)
Hindu Festival to be dedicated
to war victims
Indian doctors may get immigration
reprieve (07/06)
Race Equality in Public Services
(07/06)
CRE Annual Report (07/06)
Southall schoolgirls raise
£1500 for villagers (07/06)
More power for the Mayor of
London (07/06)
Terrorist attacks in Mumbai
British Hindus don't want
to be called 'Asian' (07/06)
Forced Marriages &
Sex Trafficking (07/06)
London should unite
against racists attacks (07/06)
Zahid Mubarek Public Inquiry
Report (06/06)
Peers asks Oxford Scholars to give
Hindu view (06/06)
London's media good on
asylum issues (06/06)
MPS asked to report
on Forest Gate Operation
Forest Gate detainees released
(06/06)
Asian Arts Officer wins Community
Award (06/06)
Criminalisation of forced
marriages abandoned
AWA Founder receives Lifetime
Achievement Award
Brent mourns loss of
father figure (06/06)
Dr Abdul Bari, new head of the
MCB (06/06)
Mayor of London slams
Equalities Review (06/06)
Labour: Consultation on party
funding (06/06)
AWA
Awards 2006 winners
Asia
House cancels M F Husain exhibition (05/06)
AWA Awards 2006 shortlist
announced (05/06)
Nisha-Patel Nasri murder,
£10K reward (05/06)
Racist attacks in London
decline for 6th year (05/06)
Karan Bilimoria nominated
for peerage (05/06)
Asian
Rich List 2006
'Move
Your Mind' Forum in Manchester (04/06)
Iris technology at airport in Manchester
(04/06)
'Heart
of Hinduism' teaching toolkit launched (04/06)
British
Labour politicians visit India (04/06)
Identity Cards Bill receives Royal
Assent (03/06)
Employers face £2000
fines under new Bill (03/06)
Vinod Patel recognised for
volunteer work (03/06)
Increase diversity
among police & teachers (03/06)
UK Charity brings sight
to Indian villagers (03/06)
New review shows inequality
damages economy (03/06)
UK Parliamentarians
meet Commissioner of Bangladesh
Forced Marriage Unit (FMU)
launches Campaign (03/06)
New Migration System
for the UK (03/06)
Bomb Blasts in Holy City
of Varanasi (03/06)
Lord Paul to be University Chancellor
(03/06)
Ming Campbell is Liberal
Democrats Leader (03/06)
Tackling Racist Bullying in Schools
(03/06)
GOSH NHS Trust appeals to Asians
(03/06)
First British Survey into
Hindu Identity (03/06)
18-24 Year Olds don't bother
to vote (02/06)
Asylum Applications at lowest
level (02/06)
Black Groups support Ken
Livingstone (02/06)
Lambeth - the most racist council
the UK? (02/06)
Hindus
in religious uproar
Commission
for Equality & Human Rights (02/06)
Hindujas donate £3.5M to
DoE Awards (02/06)
UK & India agree to save endangered
Tigers (02/06)
Pakistani Authorities obstruct
Mission (02/06)
Liberals welcome Leadership
Contender (02/06)
Hizb ut-Tahrir
condemns violent protests (02/06)
Danish cartoons outrage
Muslims (02/06)
Asian GP collects £100K
for Tsunami Hospital (02/06)
First Asian Woman Chief Whip
for Tories (02/06)
Met Chief apologises
to Soham families (01/06)
Nasser Hussain to speak at new
Asian Forum (01/06)
Muslim Scholar, Dr Zaki Badawi
passes away (01/06)
Lord Patten appointed to UK-India
Round Table (01/06)
Was Faria Alam right about 'Big
Brother' (01/06)
High Court Challenge to
Marriage Rules (01/06)
Defend Russian Hindus campaign
launched (01/06)
Kids seek Reality TV fame
instead of education (01/06)
Safer Neighbourhood
Team for all of London (01/06)
Isha Koppikar in PETA Advert
(01/06)
Sewa's humanitarian efforts in Jammu
& Kashmir (01/06)
DEC plans to spend £190M
on Tsunami Victims (01/06)
Britain in strong position for
2006 says Blair (01/06)
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