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CAMERON CREATES ALL-WHITE CABINET… Is this the unthinkable moment for diversity in Britain? We have a slew of multi-cultural heroes but are any of them in politics?

Senior Tory figures have expressed their “sadness” after Britain's first Asian cabinet minister was stripped of her position, leaving a “deep under representation” of ethnic minorities in parliament…

 

WIN FREE TICKETS: A chance to see the Wah! Wah! Girls musical…check page 3 in the paper for details…

 

“HIDE YOUR BLING” – Wear it and run the risk of getting mugged, police warn.

British Asian women are being told to hide their jewellery amind a rising number of street muggings.

 

ROCKSTAR TURNS TO ROMANCE  – Cute boy Ranbir Kapoor gets all sweet and sentimental…but is is just about his new film??

 

ALL THAT GLITTERS: Stars model India's finest jewels…who and what are they wearing?

 

THE ONLY WAY…IS MUMBAI – If you love the show, The Only Way is Essex, you might like where it's heading…India's only 24-hour party city packed with wannabes… Mumbai.

 

STUDENTS IN SHOCK OVER SUDDEN UNIVERSITY BAN –  The lives and future careers of thousands of South Asians students are hanging in the balance after the university was banned from teching them…hear the fallout…

 

DOCTORS IN THE HOUSE – They're going abroad – lured by better hours, working conditions, pay and the weather…where exactly are they heading…? And who is losing?

 

SHOOTING FOR THE STARS – More Asian kids are taking up sports like archery and diving to improve their health after being inspired by Great Britain's Olympic heroes…

 

WHO'S LAUGHING NOW? (Comment) New comedy Citizen Khan has reopened an old-age debate… Hear what Rokshana Fiaz OBE from the Co-existence Trust thinks…

 

GRANDMA KNOWS BEST WHEN IT COMES TO STRESS – Ancient Ayurvedic methods are coming back into vogue…as traditional massages, special oils, foods and a raft of other destressing tools are used in spas up and down the country…

 

LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS  – Former prime minister Tony Blair's charity has been depeening its work in India – combining faith programs with an anti-malaria drive…

 

VOLKSWAGEN ROAD TO SUCCESS:  EE test drives the latest models that will be catching your eye on the road…

 

SHAZIA'S RAUNCHY JOKES TICKLE IN THE LAND OF THE KAMA SUTRA – Who said Indian audiences are conservative about hanky-panky…not British Pakistani comedian Shazia Mirza.

 

Business

 

SERCO: NEW CONTRACTS WILL DELIVER THE GOODS – British outsourcing giants Serco – led by Christopher Hyman, a South African of Indian origin –  says it has won a raft of contracts which will see it enjoy strong full revenue growth…

 

FIND YOUR INDIAN OASIS WITH PROPERTY SHOW – A leading property and construction forum in India is holding a major exhibition to get more Britons to invest in the Indian property market.

 

WE'LL PAY YOU BACK –  Sahara – one of India's best known firms – has been ordered to pay back small-time investors after the country's highest court ruled the firm took money without properly accounting for it…

 

Asia

 

MONSOON SESSION WASHOUT  – The rumblings over the Indian coal scam continue with opposition groups blocking parliamenary business as the government defends itself from being accused of “giving away” coal rights…

 

SEXUAL HARRASSMENT BILL PASSED –   Indian women get protection in the workplace …about time too!

 

SUICIDE ATTACK 'TARGETS AMERICANS IN PAKISTAN' – A suicide bomber rammed a US consulate vehicle in Pakistan, killing at least two people in the deadliest attack targeting Americans in the country in more than two years.

 

NO EASY DAY FOR AUTHOR AND PENTAGON IN OSAMA BOOK ROW – A Former US navy seal and defence department locked in dispute over 'disclosures' in Bin Laden operation.

 

THE MILLION DOLLAR ARCHEALOGICAL SMUGGLERS – Meet the kings of Pakistan's thriving trade in illegally excavated antiquities.

  

PICTURE OF HAPPINESS – Celebrity snapper Ram Shergill tells us about how it is at the top and his India Fantastique project…

 

PUNJABI REVIVAL  – More films and more global recognition…why??

 

DHAMI CAN HOLD HIS HEAD UP HIGH _ Hindi pop crooner Jaz Dhami on his latest song and that unique collaboration with the London Philharmonia.

 

Sport

 

STERLING SILVER – Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda gets India's first ever medal in the paralympics and becomes a star!

 

MIDAS TOUCH RETURING – Captain Marvel …MS Dhoni steers India to a tricky win over Nez Zealand but at one stage the game was in the balance as the home side rocked at 166-5 before Dhoni and Virat Kohli took India home with a 96-run partnership.

HULKENBERG POWERS TO FOURTH PLACE SPA FINISH – India F1 driver puts the team in the big points along with Paul Di Resta…is this the start of something??

 

INDIA BEAT BETTER-RANKED CAMEROON TO LIFT FOOTBALL'S NEHRU CUP  – The Men in Blue score a notable triumph under new Dutch coach, Wim Koevermans.

 

 

MEDALS HIGH, BUT IS THE BAR TOO LOW? India won six medals but that's hardly anything to get excited about for a country of 1.2 billion.

 

 

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