
NETWORK NEWS COLUMN: MP Diane Abbott The Dangers of DNA Databasing Stephen L France Says…. IS UNIVERSITY STILL PRACTICAL? Celebrating Conference Success Job Seekers get Boost Through Twitter and Facebook Help for “vulnerable working students” Dianne Abbott Bend it like Birmingham Dismissed staff could soon be blacklisted Student designs computer game for the blind Building a diverse workforce Faith in church networks Banking on success Making it in Law	TV Talent Honoured Match made in Mumbai Parisa: Fashion Treats with Sabah Riaz from Sensazn Magazine ALICIA – musician on a mission Bhoothnath gets launched across social networking sites Zee Cine awards make a splash in London Rainbow Film Festival Summer of fun at the Drum, Birmingham Bollywood dance championships heat up Construction industry needs to attract more ethnic minority workers Graduate Recruitment The way forward Jump into the Graduate Talent Pool The Charity Commission: Making Good Intentions Count Bath University – Uniting Asian culture No need to hide Health Check Call to tune into student radio BBC fast tracks senior managers Interview: Take cover, it’s “the comedy assassin” Not a laughing matter Government’s £3m ethnic agency account re-think

TV Talent Honoured

The Cultural Diversity Network (CDN) held its inaugural awards ceremony celebrating diversity in the TV industry.

The Awards were set up to celebrate and promote excellence in diverse creative output in the TV sector. The ceremony took place at Channel 4 last November
and were hosted by Alan Carr, with Gok Wan and The Wire’s Idris Elba among those
presenting awards.

Move over Brad and Angelina, all eyes are on Slumdog Millionaire stars, Dev Patel and Frieda Pinto who look set to become the new Golden Couple of the film world. The two young actors have recently bought to life their onscreen romance and their celebrity status is rapidly on the rise. Network News takes a look at their two very different lives which have come together in what could be a perfect match.
Slumdog Millionaire is available on DVD

‘Glamour’ and ‘urban’ styles contribute to the makeup of cosmopolitan London, yet it seems we struggle to find a label that boasts both characteristics. Parisa is the new label to quench our thirst for fashion, providing us with high fashion ‘Urban Couture’ ensembles. Parisa, still surfacing to the fashion world, has already provided outfits for shoots in top fashion magazines, such as ‘I.D. Hair Salon’…

NOISY BUNCH

C’mon. You know you know them. London-based musical threesome Noisettes have been around for a few years now, but with the success of Don’t Upset The Music and the release of their second album, they have finally hit the bigtime. Network News finds out what makes the group tick.

ALICIA – musician on a mission

Award-winning R&B artist Alicia Keys talks to Network News about why she could not ignore the devastation in Africa caused by AIDS and her determination to Keep A Child Alive.

Bhoothnath gets launched across social networking sites

EROS ENTERTAINMENT is promoting its newest movie Bhoothnath by targeting its young audience directly through social network sites. In the film, Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of a ghost who inhabits this house in which a child and his family moves in. The film also stars Juhi Chawla and has a special appearance of superstar Shah Rukh Khan.

Zee Cine awards make a splash in London

Bollywood mega star Shah Rukh Khan recently won the Best Actor award at the Zee Cine Awards 2008. Taking place in London, the awards show saw the most famous Bollywood stars attend to receive their awards, with not only Khan in attendance but also Kareena Kapoor, who walked away with a Best Actress award for her part in Jab We Met.

Rainbow Film Festival

LOOK OUT, the 9th Rainbow Film Festival is on its way! The Festival starts on Sunday 25th May and runs until Sunday 7th June 2008.

Summer of fun at the Drum, Birmingham

The Drum, the national centre for Black British arts and culture, is dedicated to developing and promoting contemporary art and culture of British African, Asian and Caribbean communities. Through its various initiatives, The Drum, located in Aston, Birmingham, will continually strive to become a centre of national and international renown; firmly rooted within its local community.

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Bollywood dance championships
heat up

DIVA ENTERTAINMENTS and Club Asia Radio, in association with Channel Punjab and Honey Kalaria, Bollywood Ambassador to the UK, have announced the Semi-Finalists for the highly anticipated Bollywoood Dance Championships [BDC] which will take place in July this year. Over 300 competitors participated in fiercely fought out heats, which took place across East, North, South London and Leicester. One remaining semi-final place is yet to be decided and will be voted for by viewers from across the globe, online at www.bollywood.tv Top prizes on offer include flying the overall winner to India to meet Bollywood stars and visit film studios in Mumbai, an exclusive modelling contract and up to one year’s free training at Honeys Dance Academy.

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