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The Asian Today is a free monthly newspaper providing the region's south-Asian community access to important news stories, interviews and current events.
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The Asian Today is an award winning free monthly newspaper published and distributed in the Midlands, England. It is a community newspaper providing the region's south-Asian community access to important news stories, interviews and current events. We encourage community interaction and dialogue as well as provoking debate and discussion. The Asian Today began in September 2002 under its original

name, The Asian Leader, before briefly adopting Your Leader in August 2005 and then permanently rebranding itself as The Asian Today in September 2005. The newspaper is one of the few English language newspapers circulated in the Asian community but is said to be the widest read ethnic newspaper in the Midlands. Its distribution and readership spans Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Coventry, largely emcompassing areas with a high south-Asian population.

26/07/2022

Come and join us for the launch of Coco & Kiki Pink Kebab on Saturday 30 July, German Doner Kebab, Moseley Road.

Please use the link below to register and a chance to meat, greet and eat with Muki Sparkaman Official Raxstar

Register free using the link below

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-of-the-coco-kiki-kebab-tickets-390418541367

04/04/2022

Locals have shown their support to a landlord who turned his driveway into a car park to help Heartlands Hospital workers and undercutting their parking fees.

Akeel Ahmed, 33, spent around £20,000 turning the land outside his house opposite Heartlands Hospital, in Bordesley Green, into a car park for up to 20 vehicles.

He charges £5 for all-day parking a saving on the £10.20 for up to 24 hours by the hospital.

Read: bit.ly/3DAEWst

29/03/2022

British Pakistan Actor Riz Ahmed has won his first Oscar for Best Short Film (Live Action) for The Long Goodbye with Aneil Karia.

Accepting the award, Ahmed said: “In such divided times, we believe that the role of story is to remind us there is no ‘us’ and ‘them’. There’s just ‘us’.”

He continued: “This is for everyone who feels like they don’t belong. Anyone who feels like they’re stuck in no man’s land. You’re not alone. We’ll meet you there. That’s where the future is. Peace.”

Back in 2020, Ahmed released the concept album The Long Goodbye. The LP saw the British-Pakistani actor, musician, and activist recounting what it’s like to be Brown and British in the modern day.

29/03/2022

Police are urging people to not approach a 33-year-old man who has gone missing from a health facility, but to call 999 immediately.
Mustafa is 5ft 6ins tall and was last seen leaving a facility in Birmingham on Monday 28th March. Police believe he could be in the Lozells area.
Police are concerned for his wellbeing and have urged the public not to approach Mustafa but to contact them instead. Anyone who has information on his whereabouts should ring 999 and quote MPBE/3145/22.

08/03/2022

A married Leicester man was jailed for eight years for grievous bodily harm on his ex-mistress.

Arfan Hussein 31-year-old was found guilty by a Leicester Crown Court jury of inflicting grievous bodily harm, with intent, upon the woman, whose injuries included a fractured eye socket, two broken ribs and knife wounds to her head, ear and hand.

Read: bit.ly/3vKT2Wh

08/03/2022

Police have made another arrest in connection with a fatal crash that killed two men from the Cotswold. Leicestershire Police said a 20-year-old man from Leicester was arrested on suspicion of murder yesterday morning (March 7) following the fatal collision on the A46 last month.

Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, both aged 21 and from Banbury, suffered fatal injuries in the crash on Friday, February 11. They were inside a silver Skoda Fabia and pronounced dead at the scene.
Read: bit.ly/3sPWI6Z

08/03/2022

Happy International Women's Day

Celebrating International Women's Day

Here's to strong women, may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.

01/03/2022

This summer, make work for you.

With thousands of paid roles available, lasting from three weeks to three months, take on a summer job like no other.

Register your interest now: www.birmingham2022.com/jobs

18/02/2022

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is urging people to register their interest in the tens of thousands job opportunities that will become available between now and the Games.

The recruitment drive has been launched today to encourage people to register their interest in the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of the biggest event ever to take place in the West Midlands.

To ensure Birmingham 2022 is a success, a huge workforce of people will be needed. Over 20,000 roles are available with contractors, with an additional 600 job opportunities during the Games within the Birmingham 2022 organising committee itself.

Read: bit.ly/3gXp20x

17/02/2022

A mother and daughter from Stoke, along with another woman from Birmingham have been charged with murder and will stand trial in September.

TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari, 22, her mother Ansreen Bukhari, 45, and Natasha Akhtar appeared in the dock at Leicester Magistrates Court following the crash on the A46 dual carriageway in Leicestershire in the early hours of last Friday morning.

Akhtar, of Alum Rock Road, and Ansreen and Mahek, both of George Eardley Close, Stoke-on-Trent, were remanded into custody by the judge until a plea hearing on March 18.

Read: bit.ly/36bRTMw

08/02/2022

The talented team behind JHUND, one of the most awaited and intriguing films of 2022, have released the exciting teaser of the entertainer! The story behind one of the most inspiring tales of India will be brought to life with megastar Mr Amitabh Bachchan in the lead.
Read: bit.ly/3gznB8l

06/02/2022

The Queen of melody, singer Lata Mangeshkar, one of India’s biggest cultural icons, has passed away aged 92.

The star was hospitalised on January 11 with Covid but this Sunday morning died of multiple organ failure at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai.

Born in 1929, Mangeshkar’s career spanned eight decades – from the era of Frank Sinatra to Adele – having begun singing on stage aged just nine.

The singer went on to perform an estimated 15,000 songs in more than a dozen languages, her voice has rung out of television sets, on crackly airwaves and from movie theatres and was the voice of Bollywood, working with nearly every director, actor and actress in the industry.

Known as the “Melody Queen” and “Nightingale of India”, she enthralled listeners with her lilting voice and singing everything from patriotic songs to romantic numbers, both in films and albums.

Read: bit.ly/3uuDBRa

02/02/2022

A father from the Black Country claimed he caught a superbug whilst at Walall Manor Hospital during surgery, he then alleges they “didn’t tell him for two weeks”.

Surinder Chandla, from Tame Bridge, said he went into hospital for an operation in 2020 for a shoulder ligament tear but within weeks had developed an “absolutely massive abscess” in his chest area.

Read: bit.ly/32S69cb

01/02/2022

Inner city based City of Birmingham Hockey Club have been crowned European Hockey Federation Small Club of the Year 2021.

During the pandemic, CoB set its sights on growing its support for members and the community, putting wellbeing at the forefront of their work. Setting up a Mental Health First Aid team with trained members on hand to offer support and guidance and to listen to members and the community who were finding times difficult.

Read: bit.ly/3ocoXdG

26/01/2022

A hit-and-run victim is in a critical condition in hospital.

The man in his 40s, was hit by a car on Highgate Road in Birmingham, near to the junction of Moseley Road, around 6.30am on Monday 24 January,

West Midlands Police said a blue Renault Clio briefly remained at the scene before being driven away towards Haden Circus and was later recovered in the Highgate area

Read: http://bit.ly/3AxFk9v

26/01/2022

Shop owner in Great Barr has had its licence revoked after selling alcohol to a 15-year-old, with councillors calling the action ‘not merely irresponsible, but also illegal.’

Super Choice News on Walsall Road, Great Barr, went before the council’s licensing committee on January 12 after an undercover Trading Standards investigation saw a 15-year-old female volunteer served with a bottle of WKD.

24/01/2022

An award-winning buffet restaurant in Leicester has been left with a huge bill after a number of breaks in.

Syed Rahman, who was awarded the British Empire Medal in 2020 for helping raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity, has seen his restaurant, Chef & Spice, broken into four times in the past six months.

Syed has spent over 14k on repair and security bills.

Read: http://bit.ly/35dKY4Z

24/01/2022

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered an inquiry after claims made by a Muslim MP who says she was sacked because of her Muslim faith.

Nusrat Ghani said a government whip told her “Muslimness was raised as an issue”.

The Conservative MP wants the matter to be taken seriously.

Conservative Chief Whip Mark Spencer said the claims were completely false.

Read full story: http://bit.ly/3tVJjva

22/01/2022

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas welcome the birth of their baby girl via a surrogate born 12 weeks early.

The couple married in India in December 2018 in a two-day event that included Christian and Hindu ceremonies.

Announcing the news on Instagram, Priyanka and Nick "We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate.

"We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much."

The message was captioned with a heart emoji.

17/01/2022

A man from West Bromwich has gone missing after he popped to the shops on Saturday January 15.

Sukhdev, 45, left for the shops at 4.20am and was last seen wearing a brown jacket, a blue cap, grey trousers, and shoes.

He is described as 5ft 11ins tall, with short black hair and stubble.

A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: “We need your help to find missing Sukhdev, 45.

“Sukhdev has gone from West Bromwich, Sandwell.

“If you think you may have seen Sukhdev at some point since he’s been missing or have any other information about this investigation, message us via Live Chat on our website www.west-midlands.police.uk”

13/01/2022

Lohri is celebrated today (Thursday 13 January) around the world to signify the end of winter and is one of the most joyful events on the Punjabi calendar.

Lohri is a festival that is of great importance to farmers as it marks the beginning of longer and sunny days that allows crops to grow.

Wishing all those celebrating HAPPY LOHRI

06/01/2022

Today (Thursday) we see the return of The Apprentice on BBC after two-years with 16 new candidates each competing for £250,000 business investment from Lord Alan Sugar.

The next few weeks the candidates will be doing tasks to prove themselves.

In the new diverse group there is a former rugby player, eco warrior, a ‘witch school’ graduate and the self-dubbed ‘Asian version of Lord Sugar’ l who will be battling it out in the boardroom.

The group features eight women and eight men from a wide range of business backgrounds.

05/01/2022

From the East Midlands a British sikh army officer has become the first woman of colour to ski on a solo expedition to the South Pole.

Preet Chandi, 32, from Derby, had completed the 700 mile trek in 40 days, having fought temperatures in Antarctica as low as -50c and wind speeds as high as 60mph.

Chandi, said she hoped her journey would inspire people to challenge cultural norms and push young people, women and those from ethnic backgrounds.

04/01/2022

Award-winning spoken word artist, secondary school teacher, and now author, Jaspreet Kaur, has written the book that ‘Brown Girls’ across the world have been waiting for. It’s a book that will give women confidence, power, reassurance, and permission to be the very best version of themselves that they WANT to be.

Set to be published by Bluebird, an imprint of Pan Macmillan in February 2022, ‘Brown Girl Like Me’ is billed as a ‘toolkit’ and ‘call to arms’ for brown women of all ages, to help them unpick and navigate a complex life journey that has to bridge multiple often conflicting cultures, generations, expectations and aspirations.

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