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DJ Lady G’s musical heroes

Whether it is delivering dynamic DJ sets, putting together winning playlists, or hosting her popular weekly show on Solar Radio, Gurpreet Mudhar is constantly surrounded by great music. Her show, The Midnight Mix, is quite popular on the long running UK soul music station. With that in mind, Eastern Eye got the…

Samir Bhamra: Bombay Superstar is an ambitious story of love…

Watching classic multi-starrers on VHS video tapes at family gatherings and looking forward to Hindi film magazines every month connected Samir Bhamra to Bollywood from a young age. He saw how the larger-than-life stars united people and that led him towards setting up his theatre company Phizzical and producing stage…

Classical Indian music festival features finest live performers

LIVE PERFORMANCE DARBAR FESTIVAL 2022 When: Until Sunday October 16 Where: Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS What: The annual classical Indian music festival featuring the finest live performers. This year’s line-up includes Shubha Mudgal, Sabir Khan, Ramana Balachandran, Satyajit Talwalkar, Wahane Sisters, Pandit Uday Bhawalkar, Eeshar Singh, Yashwant Vaishnav, Bha­rathi Prathap…

After joining Navratri festival, Labour leader Keir Starmer visits Bhaktivedanta…

Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the opposition Labour Party, on Tuesday (11) visited the Bhaktivedanta Manor Temple in Hertfordshire to mark the beginning of the Hindu holy month of ‘Kartik’. The visit came a week after the politician took part in ‘Navratri’ festivals in London. He was given a warm…

From the pain of baby loss to finding hope

How Madhuri Bedi is providing support to affected families This month marks 20 years of Baby Loss Awareness Week in the UK. From October 9-15, everyone connected to the baby loss community comes together to commemorate much-loved and missed babies while raising awareness about the support that is available all-year…

My top 10 wardrobe essentials – Vardah Aziz

WINTER is coming, but top brands are already unveiling their Spring/ Summer collections and forward-thinking fashionistas are a step ahead. Others are dreaming of getaways to hot climates, and some are enjoying the last semblance of warmer days. Rising Pakistani star Vardah Aziz is still basking in the glow of…

Goa to lose £55m if visa rules not relaxed for…

A lawmaker in western Indian state of Goa has warned that the tourist hotspot will face a loss of Rs 500 crore (£55m) if visa conditions to UK tourists are not relaxed. Goa Forward Party (GFP) president and legislator Vijai Sardesai has urged the BJP government at the centre and…

Britain refuses to lift ban on PIA flights amid safety…

Britain has refused to lift the ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights due to safety concerns. Sources cognizant of the development said the British Department of Transport (DfT) had written a letter to the CAA to convey its concerns over the measures it had taken for flight dependability, ARY…

‘This is something we take very seriously’: US on ‘corruption’…

Amid reports of massive corruption and looting of US relief aid in Pakistan, Washington on Tuesday said this is something it takes very seriously, not only in Pakistan but anywhere around the world where American taxpayer dollars are implicated. “This is something we take very seriously, not only in Pakistan…

Do you store medicines in bathroom cabinet? Here’s why you…

A survey has suggested that millions of people in the UK wrongly store their medicines in a bathroom cabinet. According to experts keeping medicines in places that are warm and humid like bathrooms, may reduce the effectiveness of the drugs, and may even spoil them. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)…