BHARATANATYAM dancers Shrishti will put South Asian dance on the map when they perform in front of thousands at the Royal Albert Hall on November 13.
The students put forward by their teacher and award-winning professional bharatantyam dancer, Nina Rajarani MBE, were selected from over 600 dance groups across the country to perform at the first ever Dance Proms.
The event celebrates dance in all its forms and will see a culmination of different genres from ballet to ballroom, salsa to street dance, and jive to jazz.  Shristi will perform a piece …

BRADFORD movie star Aqib Khan will celebrate the UK DVD release of box office smasher West is West at an exclusive signing this Friday 24th June. The 16 year old actor shot to fame playing the role of Sajid, the youngest Khan, in the sequel to the hugely popular 1999 film East is East.
The signing follows a successful twitter campaign that saw Aqib’s followers vote for their favourite city to host the DVD signing, with Bradford coming first in the running. Due to popular demand, the signing will take place …

TWO of the world’s greatest cricket legends will grace the screens of over 50 cinemas across the UK to celebrate the release of the highly insightful and hard-hitting documentary Fire in Babylon.
Legendery Windies batsmen Gordon Greenidge and former Australian cricketer Jeff Thompson will be welcomed to the Ritzy Cinema, Brixton on Thursday May 12 by the legendary Sir David Frost. They will participate in a live Q&A session, following a preview screening of the film which will be broadcast via live satellite link to various cinemas around the country.
Fans will …

FOOTBALLER Madjid Bougherra and international philanthropist Azeem Ibrahim were among the winners at the inaugural Scottish Muslim Awards.
The Rangers defender picked up the trophy for his contribution to sport. He favourably compared being a Muslim in Scotland to France in an interview last month.
Picking up his award for Contributor of the Year, Ibrahim also spoke positively about the Scottish Muslim identity:
“Whenever I speak, I always make a point of saying that I’m proud to be Muslim, and proud to be Scottish. Both Islam and Scottishness are inspiring heritages.”
“What I have …

WATERLOO Road actress Shabana Bakhsh, footballer Madjid Bougherra, and human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar are among the nominations for the inaugural Scottish Muslim Awards.
The gala event will be held at Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms tomorrow evening. The awards are being organised to highlight the contribution that Muslims make to the country in fields such as business, health, education and the arts.
Guests at the event will be treated to entertainment from US comedian Omar Regan, and the Glaswegian youngster Milad Raza Qadri who is considered to be Europe’s biggest selling nasheed (Islamic …

CONGRATULATIONS to Imperial College London who have officially won the 2010 title of the number one bhangra team in the UK. The team stole the title from Queen Mary’s university who dropped to second place this year, while Brunel University came in third.
The winners were announced at the hugely popular student event, ‘The Bhangra Showdown,’ held at the London Palladium on January 31.  Hosted by former Eastenders actor, Ameet Channa, the lively evening saw eight universities across the UK rock the stage with their colourful costumes and creatively choreographed dance …

WHO needs celebrity dance shows on TV when you have a nation of talented students to show you exactly how it’s done! Forget turning into the small screen, the country’s biggest Asian dance spectacular, bought to you by Imperial College Punjabi Society, returns to the city of London this Sunday (31).
‘The Bhangra Showdown 2010’ will see eight universities from across the country battle it out live on stage to be crowned the number one bhangra team in the UK. Imperial College London, Birmingham University, Kingston University, Brunel University, Leicester and …

You would think you were making a healthier choice by chosing diet drinks over the real deal. But Channel 4′s My Big Fat Diet Show reported that diet drinks like coke zero or diet coke are worse than the original. Sugar is replaced by sweeteners, but these fail to supply our bodies with any energy. This need for energy makes us crave for food and hence we end up eating more. So, if you had to pick between the two, which do you drink?  The diet coke or the regular coke???
Let’s hope that the first ever …

If you haven’t already heard the news, Jay Sean will be on tour with none other than Ne-Yo! He will be performing at Wembley Arena on Valentines day so if you’re stuck for ideas on how to celebrate the day of love, there’s an idea! Talking of Jay Sean, he’s featured on Kevin Rudolf and Birdman’s latest track, ‘I Made It.’ If that’s not enough, according to his tweets he will be meeting up Priyanka Chopra, while she is in New York promoting her new movie Pyaar Impossible! …

Asiana Presents J’Adore
Asiana is proud to bring you “J’Adore” our premier party at Volstead, the place in Mayfair to entertain guests in lavish style.
J’Adore is an exclusive one off event for our premier crowd at one of London’s A-list nightspots in the heart of Mayfair. Volstead was the venue of choice for Madonna’s 50th Birthday, and is a regular celeb hangout for the likes of Kate Moss, Paris Hilton….and now for one night only – ASIANA!
The venue artistically mixes glamour, good service, intimacy and luxury. It is tastefully decorated and …