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| UK
Government launches 'Public Leaders' Development
Courses |
 The
UK Government has opened applications for
'Public Leaders' training & development
courses that will run from February 2010 onwards.
Designed to encourage under-represented groups
- like women, ethnic minorities and the disabled
- to consider joining a Public Body, the courses
will offer 300 applicants the chance to develop
their skills & obtain mentoring advice.
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more |
| Oxfam
recalls fifth anniversary of the Asian tsunami |
 By
the fifth anniversary of the 2004 Asian tsunami,
26 December 2009, international agency Oxfam
will close the last few remaining tsunami
aid projects having helped approximately 2.5
million people. The tsunami response was the
largest aid effort Oxfam has ever undertaken
in its 67-year history. 2.5 million people
were helped, 10,800 wells, 2,900 houses, 102
schools, 31 bridges built and 100 km of roads
cleared and constructed.
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more |
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| Young
Scottish Minority Ethnic Award Winners 2009 |
 The
Young Scottish Minority Ethnic Awards returned
once again to celebrate the successes of individuals
from diverse ethnic backgrounds who have inspired
others, as well as positively contributing
to life in Scotland. Guests at this year's
ceremony, held in Glasgow on 14 December 2009,
included Minister for Housing and Communities,
Alex Neil MSP.
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| Too
many re-appointments in Public Sector discriminating
against British Asians |
 An
excessive number of re-appointments in the
UK Public Sector are preventing British Asians
from getting their first public appointment
claims the Hindu Council UK. It has published
a list of re-appointments in the past year
showing that the majority of UK's NDPBs are
re-appointing board directors far too frequently;
paying them too much and signing them up for
far too long.
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more |
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| Hindu
Public Appointees in Britain |
 As
part of The Hindu Council (HCUK) Public Appointments
Strategy launched today (10 December 2009),
the organisation has released a list of Hindu
Public Appointees in Britain. HCUK hopes to
improve the representation of this community
at the highest levels in the public sector.
This list features current Board Members of
UK Public Bodies from the Hindu community.
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more |
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| Hindu
Council UK launches its Public Appointments
Strategy |
 The
Hindu Council (HCUK), the UK's largest representative
body for Britain's 560,000 Hindus, today launched
its Public Appointments Strategy to help improve
the representation of this entrepreneurial
community at the highest levels in the public
sector. Spearheaded by successful Interim
Manager Dilip Joshi MBE, the 12-strong HCUK
Public Appointments Taskforce has already
met with major government departments.
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more |
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| Asian
Achievers Awards 2009 |
 The
ninth annual Asian Achievers Awards, as organised
by the Asian Business Publications Group,
were celebrated on Thursday 3rd December 2009
at Wembley Stadium in London. Over 750 individuals
had gathered to see chief guest Baroness Shriti
Vadera honour Asians in nine categories. Among
those recognised was actor Nitin Ganatra,
who received an award for his contribution
to the 'Food for Life' campaign.
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| BME
Women ready to "Step up to the Board"
in Public Appointments |
 Many
of London's leading professional women attended
the 'BME Women into Public Appointments' seminar
held on 18th November 2009. They had gathered
to hear the experiences of Naaz Coker, Chair
of St George's NHS Trust; Sukhvinder Kaur
Stubbs, Chair of Volunteering England and
Parminder Vir OBE, a Non-Executive Director
at DCMS.
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more |
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| Jewel
Awards 2009 - Southern Region |
 The
seventh Lloyd's TSB Jewel Awards, celebrating
the successes of Asian businesses in London
and the South East, was held Saturday 7th
November 2009. Among the winners were Dr Kartar
Lalvani, Founder of Vitabiotics, Navin Engineer,
Founder of Chemidex Pharma and Rami Ranger,
CEO Sun Mark. Naaz Coker, Chair of St George's
NHS Trust was recognised with a Lifetime Achievement
Award.
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more |
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| Indian
woman helping to rebuild Sri Lanka with the
'Hansa' Pre School |
 Indian
woman Lina Desai, has been helping to rebuild
Sri Lanka following the traumatic effects
of the Asian Tsunami in 2004. Mrs Desai raised
funds and founded the 'Hansa' Pre School in
the Uragasmanhandiya. Named after her late
mother Mrs Hansa Patel, who was a teacher
and keen enthusiast for education, the Hansa
Pre School opened in August 2007 and is now
at full capacity.
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| Redhotcurry.com
founder awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday
Honours List |
 Redhotcurry.com
founder, Mrs Lopa Patel, has been awarded
an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List
2009 for her services to the creative industries.
A businesswoman with extensive digital media
experience, Patel set-up the award-winning
South Asian lifestyle portal in 2001 and has
since developed it into the most successful
business of its type in Britain.
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| Asian
Women of Achievement (AWA) Award Winners 2009 |
 The
achievements of ten Asian women were recognised
at an awards ceremony in London last night
(20 May 2009) attended by Their Royal Highnesses
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.
Businesswoman Vin Murria, who holds several
senior roles with multi-national companies
such as Advanced Computer Services, was presented
with the Lloyds TSB AWA Award by His Royal
Highness The Prince of Wales. The
judges said that Vin was a 'role model for
Asian women in Britain'.
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more |
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| Mittal
tops Britain's Rich List 2009 despite losing
61% of his wealth |
|
 Indian
steel tycoon Lakshmi Niwas Mittal has once
again topped the Sunday Times Rich List
- the definitive rundown of Britain's wealthiest
people - despite losing more than 61% of
his personal wealth. The steelmaker's enormous
fortune has taken a distinct dive.
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more
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| UK NEWS
2009 |
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UK
Government launches 'Public Leaders' development
courses (12/09)
Oxfam
recalls fifth anniversary of the Asian tsunami
(12/09)
Young
Scottish Minority Ethnic Award Winners 2009
(12/09)
Too
many re-appointments in Public Sector discriminating
against British Asians (12/09)
Hindu
Public Appointees in Britain (12/09)
Hindu
Council UK launches its Public Appointments
Strategy (12/09)
Asian
Achievers Awards 2009 (12/09)
Swiss
Minaret Ban – A Tragic and Deplorable
Development (11/09)
Lady
Thatcher supports Indian charity CINI
(11/09)
UK
to protect South Asian women against violence
(11/09)
EHRC
awards £10 million funding to organisations
across Britain (11/09)
Celebrating
40 Years of the 'Hare Krishnas' in London
(11/09)
Hindu
students address debasing of Hindu Culture
(11/09)
New
governance guide for faith-based charities
(11/09)
Women's
National Commission launches 'Women in Public
Life' events (11/09)
BME
Women ready to "Step up to the Board"
in Public Appointments (11/09)
BME
Women into Public Appointments (11/09)
Mayor
opens Shiraz Mirza Trust Manor Park Hall
in New Malden (11/09)
Jewel
Awards 2009 - Southern Region (11/09)
Jains
host seminar to celebrate Interfaith Week
(11/09)
Hindu
Leaders Launch International Plan to Fight
Climate Change (11/09)
City
Hindus Network, a saffron revolution in
the City of London? (10/09)
The
Queen's Baton Relay starts the Commonwealth
Games 2010 countdown (10/09)
The
Queen hosts a State Banquet for the President
of India (10/09)
Indian
dance opens Queen’s Baton Relay 2010
(10/09)
If
you want diversity, you need voting reform,
says Electoral Reform Society (10/09)
Judicial
Review of Gurkha Pensions at the Royal Court
of Justice (10/09)
Hindus
and Tamils to join forces to campaign for
action in Sri Lanka (10/09)
Sri
Sri Ravi Shankar meets Israeli and Palestinian
Leaders (10/09)
Inaugural
celebration of Diwali at No 10 Downing Street
(10/09)
Dominic
Grieve MP lights the Diwali lamp at the
House of Commons (10/09)
The
Queen hosts an Indian reception at Buckingham
Palace (10/09)
Art
of Living Foundation speeds up Millennium
Development Goals (10/09)
India
lagging in race against hunger
(10/09)
Bangladesh
"Climate Catastrophe" is a fault
of the West (10/09)
Exodus
of immigrants from UK is speeding up
(08/09)
Fair
Access to the Professions: 'Closed shop'
Britain must end (07/09)
Indian
businessmen pledge to stop bankrolling Labour
if 'non-dom' tax bill passes (07/09)
Oxfam
launches 'We Can' campaign to end violence
against women in Bangladesh (07/09)
Clore
Fellowships Announced including three scholars
from India & Dubai (07/09)
Indian
woman helping to rebuild Sri Lanka with
the 'Hansa' Pre School (07/09)
Hindus
launch major plan for environmental change
(07/09)
Asian
sisters supporting Indian slum and street
children (07/09)
Legacy
of Asian expulsion from Uganda to be presented
at the House of Lords (07/09)
Jewel
Awards honour succesful Asian Businesses
in the Midlands (07/09)
Exploitation
has driven 180,000 Indian farmers to suicide
(07/09)
Tesco
breaking it's promises on ethical trading
claims War on Want (07/09)
Tony
Blair awarded medal for contribution to
UK-India Relations (07/09)
Homosexuality
legalised in India as Delhi High Court amends
Indian Penal Code (0/709)
New
Guidance issued as reports of forced marriage
increase (07/09)
Hindu
charity Sewa International raises £10,000
for BBC Children in Need (06/09)
IPCC
Survey: ethnic minorities believe that they
will be treated fairly (06/09)
BNP:
Commission takes action over potential breach
of the Race Relations Act (06/09)
France
considers a total burqa ban (06/09)
Redhotcurry.com
founder awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday
Honours List (06/09)
Harriet
Harman: Action to improve diversity in public
appointments (06/09)
Muslim
woman is University of Leicester's MBA Student
of the Year 2009
(06/09)
BHA
welcomes 'multi faith' call to end religious
discrimination in schools (06/09)
OpEd:
Mrinal Patel, cheating Harrow school mum,
should not be prosecuted
(06/09)
Asian
woman becomes Secretary General of the Hindu
Forum of Britain (06/09)
Hindu
Council UK backs 'Friends of the Tamils'
(06/09)
The
Met's Hindu Police Officers attend Washington
Memorial Service (05/09)
Applications
invited for £1.5million Social Leadership
Programme (05/09)
Swift
UK response to UN appeal for Pakistan
(05/09)
Gurkhas
given right to settle in the UK: Lumley
delighted over the deal (05/09)
Prince
Charles Awarded Global Empowerment Award
2009 (05/09)
Asian
Women of Achievement (AWA) Award Winners
2009 (05/09)
Sri
Lanka: Three Doctors who helped the BBC
now missing (05/09)
Sri
Lanka celebrates victory over Tamil Tigers
(05/09)
Congress
Party Alliance wins Indian Elections
(05/09)
Baroness
Pola Uddin in scandal of £100k expenses
claims (05/09)
Stanmore
Mosque raises funds to rebuild school in
Kashmir (05/09)
Hate
Preachers excluded from the UK (05/09)
Children
protest over Primark 'sweatshops' (05/09)
Protection
of civilians in Sri Lanka is absolutely
paramount (04/09)
Harriet
Harman publishes Britain's Equality Bill
(04/09)
Mittal
tops Britain's Rich List 2009 despite losing
61% of his wealth (04/09)
Bangladesh
and India among worst affected by climate
change (04/09)
Gurkhas
betrayed by the British Government (04/09)
Pakistan:
650,000 people at mercy of Taliban (04/09)
Indian
Humanitarian on 3-day Sri Lanka Peace Mission
(04/09)
Tamil
Protesters besiege London's Parliament Square
(04/09)
Asian
Women of Achievement Awards 2009 - Shortlist
Announced (03/09)
Baroness
Warsi named as Britain’s most powerful
Muslim Woman (03/09)
Indian
sanitation innovator awarded $150,000 Stockholm
Water Prize 2009 (03/09)
UK
under threat from a 'Dirty Bomb': Government
launches new strategy (03/09)
England
to have first-ever 'Inter FaithWeek': 15
-21 November 2009 (03/09)
Britain's
biggest immigration removal centre opens
(03/09)
Empowering
Muslim community leaders (03/09)
Obama
has inspired mixed race workers to achieve:
New Research (03/09)
Muslim
students preventing Hindus from using QMU's
Multi-faith centre (03/09)
Muslim
women to be trained for public office
(03/09)
Mayor
condemns Government immigration failure
(03/09)
India's
50 Million Missing Women (03/09)
Vijay
Mallya buys Gandhi heritage for $1.8 mn
(03/09)
Attack
on cricketers shows Pakistan faces emboldened
militants (02/09)
Mayawati
to be next Indian PM: pollster (02/09)
Mayawati's
budget allocates lion's share to infrastructure,
social sector (02/09)
Eastern
European Migrants fleeing Britain as Recession
bites (02/09)
Government
outlines new plans for achieving race equality
in the UK (02/09)
UK's
Mosques Failing to Reach out to Young British
Muslims: Quilliam Survey (02/09)
First
British Mosque Survey (02/09)
Asian
Women of Achievement Awards celebrates 10
years: Nominations Open (02/09)
Ken
Livingstone conference to back multiculturalism.(01/09)
The
RSPCA gifts a cow to Watford's Hindu Temple
(01/09)
Muslim
Women's Power List 2009 (01/09)
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