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10/10/2008 Student meets Obama and Clinton on summer job
A SUMMER job for most students means working in bars or shops.
10/10/2008 Man attacked with an axe
A MAN has been attacked by a group of armed men in Tameside.
10/10/2008 Gang tortured men at house in Oldham
A SADISTIC torture gang including two men from Oldham have been jailed for a total of 32 years.grading acts over a period of many days," he said.
10/10/2008 Food and drink festivities
A PENSIONER who turned his corner shop into a thriving business empire was the toast of Tameside Food and Drink Festival after scooping an award for outstanding achievement.
10/10/2008 Debate to discuss relationship between Islam and hip-hop
THE relationship between Islam and hip-hop will be the centre of a debate next week.
10/10/2008 Dostana 2008 film trailer
DIRECTOR Tarun Mansukhani's Dostana, stars Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra and Bobby Deol and is by Karan Johar.
10/10/2008 Fashion theatrical trailer
Madhur Bhandarkar is all ready to reveal the dark and glamorous world of fashion.
09/10/2008 King Khan launches own Gulf development
SUPERSTAR Shah Rukh Khan has announced the launch of his very own real estate development, Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard.
09/10/2008 Playball@Contact Theatre, Manchester, 9 October
INSPIRED by British ‘lads culture’, Playball kicks off its national tour at Manhester's Contact Theatre today.
09/10/2008 Shades of Brown@Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, 31 October 8pm
PLAYWRIGHT Rani Moorthy’s comic, bold and thought provoking one-woman show about skin colour, returns for its second UK tour.
08/10/2008 Dancing all the way to the altar
DREAM wedding bells are in the air for a stage full of aspiring hopefuls eager to put their dancing skills to the test and win the wedding of their dreams in Star Plus' Aaja Mahi Vay– Prem Ki Agni Pariksha.
08/10/2008 Palestine Aloud@Cadogan Hall, London, 22 October 2008
LEGENDARY British artists and Palestinian performers will come together in a celebration of the culture behind the catastrophe in Palestine aloud: a cultural celebration.
07/10/2008 Shahin Badar's long awaited album Laila due for release
AWARD winning and leading British Asian vocalist Shahin Badar is releasing her debut solo album Laila and returning  to the music scene for the first time in nearly two-years.
10/10/2008 Footballers support DVD campaign to combat Islamophobia
SHOW Racism the Red Card will be launching their brand new DVD and education pack 'Islamophobia' at Newcastle United FC grounds.
10/10/2008 Perfect venues for Asian weddings in Bolton
HELP is at hand for Asian couples looking for the perfect venue for their dream wedding.
09/10/2008 Hero boy saves brother from blaze
A HERO boy pulled his brothers to safety when fire swept through their home.
09/10/2008 Schools to get tool-kit on tackling extremism
TEACHERS are to be given guidelines on how to counter extremism amongst young people with the help of a new tool-kit.
09/10/2008 Four bailed over Crumpsall murder
FOUR men who were arrested in connection with the murder of Mohammed Arif Iqbal in Crumpsall in December last year have been bailed.
10/10/2008 Currying favour for Gem of a night
THE latest Gem Appeal fund-raising event brought together the king of rock ‘n’ roll with a star of a BBC drama to raise more than £2,000 for the charity.
10/10/2008 Community gives appeal five during holy month
THE Rochdale Observer’s Can You Spare a Minute? appeal is almost £500 better off after the Muslim community listened to the rallying cry of a ward councillor to give generously during Ramadan.




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10/10/2008 South Asia - Durga Puja celebrations come to an end in West Bengal
Five days of Durga Puja festivities finally ended as West Bengal bid a tearful adieu to the goddess and her children Thursday, marking another yearlong wait for her autumnal homecoming.
10/10/2008 South Asia - GoAir flight makes emergency landing at Delhi airport
A GoAir flight from Mumbai with 114 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport Thursday evening after one of its landing gears developed a snag, a senior airport official said. All passengers and flight crew are safe.
10/10/2008 Sri lanka - Government Submits Record Defence Budget
Ahead of the 2009 budget, the government presented the Appropriation Bill for it in Parliament yesterday, projecting a total state expenditure of Rs.980 billion for the year January 1 to December 31, 2009. This amount exceeds this year’s total expenditure of Rs.925 billion.
10/10/2008 South Asia - Pakistani Kashmir trade delegation arrives in Srinagar
A 19-member trade delegation from Pakistan-administered Kashmir arrived here Thursday to discuss modalities for cross-border commerce expected to start Oct 21 between two parts of divided Kashmir.
10/10/2008 South Asia - Mutatkar reaches Bulgarian Open Grand Prix quarters
Indian shuttlers had a good day in office with Aditi Mutatkar reaching the quarterfinals in women’s singles and Jwala Gutta and V. Diju entering the last eight of the mixed doubles in Bulgarian Open Grand Prix badminton in Sofia Thursday.
10/10/2008 Sri Lanka - Maithripala escapes assassination
Agriculture Minister and SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena escaped an assassination bid yesterday when a suspected LTTE female suicide bomber pounced on his convoy at Pirivena junction in Boralesgamuwa and blew herself up, killing one and injuring six others, including Deputy Minister Siripala Gamlath.
10/10/2008 India - Kansi Ram deserves Bharat Ratna: Mayawati
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday criticised the Congress-led central government for not conferring Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, on Kanshi Ram, founder leader of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
10/10/2008 India - Chiranjeevi kick-starts his political tour in Andhra Pradesh
Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi Thursday launched his maiden and much-awaited state-wide "yatra" or tour from Srikakulam district in north coastal Andhra.
10/10/2008 Sri Lanka - Send food to Wanni – Jayalalithaa tells TN
AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa today said India should send relief materials to the "suffering" Sri Lankan Tamils caught in the ongoing military offensive in the north of the island nation. She also criticized Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s call to the people of the state to send telegrams to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to step up efforts to find a solution to the ethnic strife in Sri Lanka, saying that such moves would be of no help.
10/10/2008 Indian delegation for Vatican for Sister Alphonsa’s canonisation
Cutting across political lines, prominent Catholic leaders led by Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes leave for the Vatican late Thursday as part of the Indian delegation to attend the canonisation of Sister Alphonsa Oct 12.
10/10/2008 Palestinian president arrives in Colombo on two-day visit
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived here Thursday on a two-day visit, his first to the island nation, during which two crucial agreements are expected to be signed.
10/10/2008 India - Three fall into Yamuna during idol immersion, one dead
The body of a youth was fished out from the Yamuna after three devotees fell into the river during the immersion of idols of goddess Durga in Wazirabad area of north Delhi Thursday, the police and eyewitnesses said.
09/10/2008 Sri Lanka - Fourth suspect in alleged forged visa case remanded till Oct. 22
Ten suspects including a sportsman and two sportswomen who are alleged to have assisted two persons leave the country on British visas obtained on forged marriage certificates were produced yesterday before the Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Gihan Pilapitiya.
09/10/2008 Sri Lanka - Dispute over airlifting Janaka’s body to A’pura
The remains of the late retired Major General Janaka Perera and his wife were taken by road to Anuradhapura for the public to pay their last respects yesterday after the Government allegedly refused to airlift the bodies saying there were no helicopters available.
09/10/2008 Sri Lanka - National programme to cultivate abandoned paddy lands begins today
COLOMBO: Moves are under way by the Ministry of Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services to cultivate abandoned and deserted paddy lands under a national programme.