India retains top slot in gold consumption
An 83 per cent fall in India’s gold demand in January-March last year made China the top consumer during the first quarter. During the second half of last year, there were even talks of China topping India in gold consumption. But that was not to be. One reason is that during 2008 and 2009, Indian [...]
Two arrested over boy kidnapped in Pakistan
Two people “very close” to the men suspected of kidnapping a British boy at gunpoint in Pakistan have been arrested, the BBC has learned. A police source in Punjab province said they were confident five-year-old Sahil Saeed would be freed within 24 hours. Sahil, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, and his father were at a house [...]
Bangladesh arrests more than 70 in ethnic violence
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press 2010-02-24 04:26 PM Bangladeshi security officials have arrested more than 70 people as part of a crackdown in a town where ethnic violence has left one person dead, a dozen wounded and several homes burned to the ground, police said Wednesday. Bangladeshi troops and extra police were called in Tuesday [...]
Asian millionaire to ‘fight BNP from the inside’
By Robert Dex, Press Association A millionaire Asian businessman who has applied to join the BNP said today he was doing it to “fight them from the inside”. Mo Chaudry, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, said he wanted to take advantage of the enforced change to the party’s constitution to expose them. BNP members voted to admit [...]
The day the BNP said it had changed its ways
One man grabbed my nose and tried to remove it from my face. I was seized and shoved out of the door towards a parked car. I threw my hands out to steady myself. A BNP thug snarled: “Don’t touch people’s cars mate.” Obviously, I offered no resistance. I had gone to the Elm Park [...]
Bangladesh Hangs Five Of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Assassins
Hundreds of people lined the streets outside demanding the execution of, five ex-army officers, who assassinated Bangladesh’s founder president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 35 years ago. The five assasians were hanged shortly after midnight at the central jail here. They were all in their 60′s or over. The execution took 40 minutes, for a crime that [...]
London Spider – FREE Classifieds For Londoners
London Spider is a FREE Classifieds site for Londoners, it has just been launched. You can post your classified adverts for free and also upload images. Each of your classified adverts will circulate for 30 days. You will have to register on London Spider to post your free classified advert, this is to reduce spam. [...]
Bangladeshi cabbie in NY returns cash left in taxi
A Bangladeshi taxi driver in New York City has gone out of his way to track down the person who left thousands of dollars in cash in the back of his cab. Mukul Asadujjaman, a medical student, drove nearly 80km (50 miles) to an address he found with the money. He left his phone number [...]
Lisa Aziz, Britain’s first Asian newscaster – and friend of the Browns – tells how ‘ageist, sexist and racist’ ITV drove her out
‘When we made a War on Terror programme, my bosses assumed I must have links to terrorism. Who did they think I was… Osama Bin Laden?’ Television news star Lisa Aziz wanted to make the right impression on her first day in her new job. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243811/Lisa-Aziz-Britains-Asian-newscaster–friend-Browns–tells-ageist-sexist-racist-ITV-drove-out.html#ixzz0cuuKhUQY
Banning of burkas is oppressive, says the Respect leader Salma Yaqoob
Plans to ban Muslim women from covering their faces in public areas are oppressive, the leader of the Respect party said yesterday. Salma Yaqoob’s comments came as the UK Independence Party (UKIP) announced a formal policy that would make the wearing of garments such as the burka or the niqab — both of which conceal [...]
