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A murder accused admitted he’d made a ‘bad choice’ after being caught in the back of a lorry hundreds of miles away in the aftermath of the killing. Abdul Babar, 19, is one of five men on trial accused of murdering 30-year-old Sadiq Al-Lami in Didsbury.

Naman Ramachandran Pakistan superstar Fawad Khan has signed onto two projects while Oscar-winning producer Guneet Monga Kapoor has joined veteran director Jahnu Barua’s latest film at the inaugural Tasveer Film Market. The Seattle-based South Asia-focused market concluded recently. Khan will headline “Behind the Scenes,” a newsroom thriller developed by Modoxy Media and Film Lab++.

Naman Ramachandran Pakistan superstar Fawad Khan and Bollywood star Vaani Kapoor have started shooting romantic comedy “Abir Gulaal” at locations in and around London. The film is directed by Aarti S. Bagdi (“Chalti Rahe Zindagi”) and produced by Indian Stories, A Richer Lens and Aarjay Pictures.

A woman defied those who warned her not to travel to a certain country – despite some fearing she'd die there.

A 'dangerous' rapist who avoided justice for more than 20 years is finally behind bars.

A beloved takeaway and curry house in the Northern Quarter known for its generous portions of ‘rice and three’ has gone up for sale online - but not all is quite as it would initially seem.

Naman Ramachandran The inaugural Tasveer Film Market has unveiled over 40 projects selected from more than 300 submissions across India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, the U.K., the U.S., Canada and Australia. The initiative, positioning itself as a new hub for South Asian and diaspora filmmakers, is set to launch as part of the 19th Tasveer Film Festival in Seattle. Notable talents presenting projects include Radhika Apte (“The Sleepwalkers”), the Cannes-winning “Joyland” team of Apoorva Charan and Saim Sadiq, Sarvnik Kaur (“Against the Tide”), Q (“Garbage”), Nabeel Qureshi (“Na Maloom Afraad”) and Hania Chima (“Laal Kabootar”).

Warm tributes have been paid to Mushtaq Ahmad OBE, the former lord lieutenant of Lanarkshire, who has died at the age of 81.

Australia‘s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the federal government will introduce legislation this year to restrict children from accessing social media.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix is embroiled in a legal dispute with Asian News International (ANI) over the streaming giant’s hit series “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.” The drama, directed by Anubhav Sinha, is a fictionalized version of the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814, which was en route from Kathmandu to New Delhi when it was diverted to Kandahar, Afghanistan. The series is currently No. 2 on Netflix’s Global Top 10 Non-English shows.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Australian federal government said Tuesday that it will introduce legislation this year that bans children from accessing social media. The exact age has yet to be determined. The plan, announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, aligns with moves by other governments around the Asia-Pacific region seeking to rein in online media and social media in particular. Many in the region are concerned that social media platforms are causing addictive behavior, enabling bullying, gambling and facilitating cybercrimes.

Netflix fans have been left ‘chilled’ by a new series based on real plane hijacking from 1999.The series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack tells the story about the longest plane hijacking in Indian history, where passengers were held onboard for seven days. The new series takes place in December 1999, when a plane travelling from Kathmandu to Delhi with more than 175 passengers on board is taken over by masked hijackers.The flight, which was only meant to be one hour long, reroutes a number of times before eventually landing in in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Before the final destination, the plane landed in Amritsar in India, Lahore in Pakistan and Dubai, where 27 of the 176 passengers were released although one was fatally stabbed and others wounded.

EXCLUSIVE: Canada‘s International South Asian Film Festival (iSAFF) has unveiled its lineup. The festival will take place in Surrey, British Columbia and run from September 25 to 29.

A Rochdale-born man convicted of planning a terror attack is to have his case for parole heard next month, it's been confirmed. There are fears Rangzieb Ahmed - the first person to be convicted in the UK of directing terrorism who was said to have links with al Qaida's Osama Bin Laden - could now be freed.

A Bolton curry house loved by boxer Amir Khan has been named as one of the best restaurants in the whole of the North West.

Naman Ramachandran After a 27-year hiatus from television, veteran Indian filmmaker Anubhav Sinha is making his streaming series debut with Netflix‘s “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.” The six-episode thriller, based on the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight, marks Sinha’s first return to long-form storytelling since his early days in television, which includes DD Metro series “Sea Hawks.” The drama, adapted from the book “Flight Into Fear” by Captain Devi Sharan and Srinjoy Chowdhury, explores the crisis from multiple angles. It offers a multifaceted look at the incident, showcasing the tense negotiations in Delhi’s War Room, the high-stakes diplomacy at Taliban-controlled Kandahar, and the terrifying ordeal faced by passengers and crew aboard the hijacked aircraft. Sinha, known for socially conscious films like “Article 15” and “Thappad,” initially resisted the idea of making a series.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix India has unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming series “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.” The titular hijack occurred in December 1999 when an Indian Airlines flight was commandeered by militants en route from Kathmandu to New Delhi. The flight made multiple landings including at Amritsar, India, Lahore, Pakistan, Dubai and Kandahar, Afghanistan.

It's already 'very likely' someone in the UK has contracted the new deadlier variant of monkeypox, an expert has warned. Another two countries outside Africa have recorded cases of the viral diseaseafter an outbreak of a newer strain emerged.

EXCLUSIVE: Actor-comedians Ramy Youssef (Ramy) and Hasan Minhaj (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj) have boarded Mustache, the 2023 SXSW Audience Award winner from first-time feature filmmaker Imran J. Khan, as executive producers.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Riz Ahmed‘s Amazon Prime Video comedy series has added three new series regulars, Variety has learned exclusively. Sheeba Chaddha, Aasiya Shah, and Sajid Hasan have all joined the untitled half-hour show alongside series lead Ahmed and recently announced cast member Guz Khan.

A leading surgeon turned MP has warned the NHS would collapse without an immigrant workforce because they are imbedded in its DNA.

George Harrison’s 1971 ‘Concert For Bangladesh’ live album, featuring Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr and more, is set to arrive across streaming platforms for the first time.Held across two sold-out concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden back in August 1971, the concerts are considered to be the first major music benefit of its kind and saw the music icon assemble a star-studded event for a common humanitarian goal.Titled ‘The Concert For Bangladesh’, Harrison organised the shows in a bid to raise both awareness and funds for the 10 million East Pakistani refugees who had fled over the border into India, and were facing challenges including the threat of hunger and disease.Setting the precedent that music could be used to serve a higher cause, the MSG shows saw the former Beatle team up with Ravi Shankar, and invite Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Leon Russell and Billy Preston to perform at the non-profit event.By the point they took to the stage, little public attention had been drawn to the crisis in East Pakistan/Bangladesh and few outside of the region were aware of how to help those affected.“The musicians were great. I mean they completely put down their own egos to play together and to do something because the whole vibe of that concert was that it was something bigger than the lot of us,” Harrison said at the time.