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| High profile
trustees get behind first annual Trustees
Week |
A
number of high-profile trustees, including
newscaster, Jon Snow; cricketer, Andrew Flintoff;
former newspaper editor and journalist, Eve
Pollard; model, Natalia Vodianova; former
newsreader and journalist, Martyn Lewis and
actresses, Brooke Kinsella and Jenny Seagrove
are supporting the launch of Trustees' Week
(25th - 31st October 2010) to increase awareness
and understanding of the trustee role.
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| Leicester academics to research
the concept of 'Britishness'
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What
constitutes Britishness is turning
out to be more complicated than many people
previously believed. An innovative multidisciplinary
research programme led by the University of
Leicester is set to investigate its many dimensions
and components. The University is to receive
a £1.37 million grant to carry out the
major study.
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| New research shows that migration
does not bring happiness
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Economic
migrants travelling to different shores for
greater income could be set for disappointment
because the pursuit of wealth does
not equate with happiness according to a a
new study from the University of Leicester.
Infact, economic migrants seeking a better
life might end up being less happy,
says sociologist Dr David Bartram who carried
out the study: Economic Migration and
Happiness..."
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| Charity Commission clears
Hindu charity of funding terrorism
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The
Charity Commission has published a report
on its inquiry into the charity Sivayogam
which runs two Hindu temples in London providing
religious facilities to the local Hindu Tamil
community and collects donations for educational
and welfare organisations in Sri Lanka. The
Commission opened the inquiry after a number
of complaints that the charity's funds were
being channelled to the terrorist group, the
Tamil Tigers.
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| National
Sewa Day: 21st November 2010
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National
Sewa Day is a social action initiative. The
social action day recognises the need for
local communities to take the responsibility
for overcoming the challenges of disadvantage
& deprivation by harnessing resources
and talents that exist within them. National
Sewa Day takes place on 21st November 2010,
and has secured the participation of over
100 organisations and about 5,000 people.
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| Art
Asia excluded from publicly-funded arts complex
in Southampton
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Southampton-based
arts organisation Art Asia has been excluded
from taking up residency at a new flagship
cultural complex in the town, despite investing
10 years in the creation of the building and
committing £750,000 of its lottery funding
to the project. Arts Council England recently
confirmed that it had awarded £7.2m
for the Southampton New Arts Complex but Art
Asia is no longer mentioned in the plans.
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| Pakistan
floods: mega disaster needs mega response
says Oxfam
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The
floods that have engulfed Pakistan over the
last week are a mega disaster and the world
needs to mount a mega response to ensure the
millions affected get the help they need,
international aid agency Oxfam said today
as it called for a gear shift
in the response to the crisis.
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| Educational
Charity Raha International launches 'Kizito'
campaign |
Educational
charity Raha International today launched
a campaign to raise £4500 for a scholarship
fund to finance wheel-chair bound Kizito Ajuong'
Ouma through a three year law degree course
at Kenyatta University in Nairobi. Called
the 'Kizito' fund, Raha hopes to the raise
the money from entrepreneurial East African
Asians based in the UK.
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| Asian Women
of Achievement Award Winners 2010 |
The
accomplishments of nine Asian women were celebrated
at the 11th Asian Women of Achievement (AWA)
Awards ceremony last night (19 May, 2010)
attended by HRH Princess Michael of Kent and
HRH Princess Badiya El Hassan of Jordan. Dr
Monica Lakhanpaul (pictured left),
Consultant Paediatrician and a Senior Lecturer
at the University of Leicester was recognised
with the AWA Public Sector Award 2010.
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| Lakshmi
Mittal doubles his fortune to top Britain's
Rich List 2010 |
Lakshmi
Mittal has once again topped The Sunday Times
Rich List, published on 25th April 2010 with
a fortune of £22.45 billion. Compiled
by Philip Beresford, the list notes that fortunes
in Britain are soaring as the world recovers
from the 2008-09 crash. As a result, the wealth
of the 1,000 multimillionaires in the 2010
Sunday Times Rich List has climbed to £335.5
billion, up £77.265 billion on 2009.
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| UK NEWS
2010 |
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National
Sewa Day: 21st November 2010
High
profile trustees get behind first annual
Trustees Week, 25 - 31 October 2010
Leicester
academics to research the concept of 'Britishness'
(09/10)
New
research shows that migration does not bring
happiness (09/10)
Charity
Commission clears Hindu charity of funding
terrorism (08/10)
Indian
tribe in stunning victory over
mining giant Vedanta Resources
(08/10)
Vedantas
India mine slammed in Indian government
report (08/10)
Art
Asia excluded from publicly-funded arts
complex in Southampton (08/10)
Government
launches Inquiry into The Funding of the
Arts and Heritage (08/10)
Boxer
Amir Khan urges public to give to Pakistan
Appeal (08/10)
Pakistan
floods: mega disaster needs mega response
says Oxfam (08/10)
'Foil
Vedanta' campaign urges British Government
to investigate Vedanta (07/10)
Big
Society idea gets the Big "Thumbs Down"
(07/10)
Indian
Memorial at Neuve-Chapelle in France
(07/10)
France
votes for a burqa ban (07/10)
Mayor
welcomes Race and Faith report (07/10)
First
teaching resource on Bengali migration launched
(07/10)
Reports
of men becoming victims of forced marriage
are increasing (07/10)
Operation
Black Vote launches MP Shadowing Scheme
(07/10)
The
Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies celebrates
its thirteenth birthday (06/10)
First
woman President for The University of Manchester
(06/10)
Tamasha
co-founders win the 'First Women' Award
(06/10)
University
of Leicester celebrates 'Women of Influence'
(06/10)
Ansuya
Sodha wins fourth election in a row
(06/10)
BAME
Women Champions Make History (06/10)
Asians
recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours
List 2010 (06/10)
Asian
Voice celebrates 10th anniversary of its
FBI magazine (06/10)
CJA
debates role of New Media in the Election
Results 2010 (06/10)
Shree
Sanatan Mandir in Wembley opened
(05/10)
Dolar
Popat is made a Life Peer in David Cameron's
new Government (05/10)
Educational
Charity Raha International launches 'Kizito'
campaign (05/10)
Asian
Elephant Parade grips London (05/10)
Hindus
to celebrate International Day for Biological
Diversity, 22 May 2010
Asian
Women of Achievement Award Winners 2010
(05/10)
Dr
Swati Piramal awarded the Global Empowerment
Award 2010 (05/10)
Marquess
of Bath and Zerbanoo Gifford inaugurate
the Asha Centre (05/10)
Britain's
new Coalition Government (05/10)
Priti
Patel becomes the first Conservative Asian
Woman MP in Britain (05/10)
Rushanara
Ali becomes the first Bangladeshi MP elected
in Britain (05/10)
First
Three Muslim Women MPs elected in Britain
(05/10)
Historic
win for Asian Women in UK General Election
2010 (05/10)
VSO
tells Asian jobseekers to develop skils
by volunteering abroad (05/10)
Judge
Sir Mota Singh QC honoured by The British
Sikh Association (05/10)
Lakshmi
Mittal doubles his fortune to top Britain's
Rich List 2010 (04/10)
Clore
Social Leadership Programme Fellowship
applications open (04/10)
Redhotcurry.com
Founder becomes Trustee of an Educational
Charity (04/10)
Britain's
Equality Bill receives Royal Assent
(04/10)
Digital
Economy Bill gets Royal Assent amid controversy
(04/10)
Hindu
Voters to play a crucial role in election
outcome claims HFB (04/10)
Crime
Bill gets Royal Assent:Tories complain about
'Stop & Search' misuse (04/10)
Anish
Kapoor to design iconic visitor attraction
for Olympic Park (03/10)
Curry
Entrepreneurs Nighat & Shafique Awan
cleared of immigration charges (03/10)
IPCC
publishes its final report following investigation
into Ali Dizaei (03/10)
India
Honours Leicester's Pioneer of Emergency
Medicine (03/10)
Public
sector cuts could create financial black
hole for thousands of charities (03/10)
'Liberal
Democrats are the only party for you', Nick
Clegg tells British Asians (03/10)
David
Cameron renews his call for a Public Inquiry
into the 'cash-for-lobbying' row (03/10)
Professor
Kamlesh Khunti amongst the top 20 most influential
GPs in Britain (03/10)
Asian
Women of Achievement Awards 2010 Shortlist
Announced (03/10)
Mukesh
Ambani is Asia's Richest Billionaire according
to Forbes Magazine (03/10)
Recession
unduly effects Ethnic Minority Charities
states new research (03/10)
Indian
Premier League signs with ITV4 (03/10)
Asian
Women of Achievement Awards 2010: Nominations
Close 5th March (03/10)
Raha
International completes successful eye camp
in Kenya (02/10)
Barclays
Capital hosts a 'Hinduism in the City' event
in London (02/10)
Rev.
Jesse Jackson honoured with an Asian Public
Life Award (02/10)
Asian
Women's Resource Centre celebrates 30th
Anniversary (02/10)
Labour
councillor Dr Anwara Ali defects to the
Conservatives (02/10)
Entrepreneur
James Caan supports £250 million UK
education initiative in Pakistan (02/10)
UK
and India Forge Two New Research Collaborations
(02/10)
UK-
India civil nuclear cooperation welcome
step forward (02/10)
RSA
Academy celebrates 'educational excellence'
(02/10)
Tougher
new rules for foreign students (02/10)
Commander
Ali Dizaei found guilty & jailed for
4 years (02/10)
Indian
Scientist identifies genetic link to biological
ageing in humans (02/10)
Plans
for the UKs first Hindu Secondary
School turned down (02/10)
New
slum programme to help eight million Indian
poor (02/10)
Asian
sisters' set-up an educational charity 'Raha
International' (01/10)
Bee
Thakore: Asian girls should consider Aeronautical
Engineering as a career (01/10)
UK's
first state-funded Hindu primary is a model
ecological school (01/10)
Fifty
Community Groups launch 'National Sewa Day'
(01/10)
Public
Appointments Reception at Lancaster House
(01/10)
Asian
helps UK Government predict jobs for the
future (01/10)
Asian
Kids should not miss out on free laptops
(01/10)
UK
Prime Minister announces free laptops for
under-privileged kids (01/10)
UK hosts
the Learning & Technology World Forum
2010 (01/10)
London
set for an information revolution (01/10)
Mixed
reactions to the UK's appointment of new
'Faith Advisers' (01/10)
Asians
recognised in The Queen's New Year Honours
List (01/10)
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