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Former Mayor of Oldham Ateeque Ur-Rehman's charity appeal raised £44,500 during his time in office.

Callous thieves stole a purse from a pensioner in a wheelchair as she shopped for fruit and veg.

Muslim convert Lorna Moore, 34, was accused of planning to take her three young children to the war zone - including an 11-month-old baby.

Saturday, the 21^st of May witnessed the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) in its third consecutive year at Southbank, London. The festival brought together thinkers, writers, poets and balladeers, showcasing South Asia’s unique multilingual heritage. It was held in collaboration with Alchemy, Southbank Centre’s festival of South Asian Culture. JLF at Southbank perfectly captured and celebrated the spirit of the annual festival by the same name in India since the year 2006. The inaugural address was given by High Commissioner Navtej Sarna, followed by the Directors of the JLF Namita Gokhale and William Dalrymple and producer Sanjoy Roy (of Teamwork Arts).

The recent proposal of SBI to merge its five associate banks with itself and acquire Bharatiya Mahila Bank is in compliance with the government's policy of consolidation, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley after it sought the government's approval.

British bank HSBC has decided to cut its branch network in India from 50 to 26, after its decision to shut down its private banking business targeted at the rich.

ઓસ્ટ્રેલિયાના બેટ્સમેન જ્યોર્જ બેઇલીને આઇપીએલમાં રાઇઝીંગ પૂણે સુપરજાયન્ટ્સ અને દિલ્હી ડેરડેવિલ્સ વચ્ચે રમાયેલી મેચમાં બેટિંગ કરતી વખતે પોતાના જ દેશના નથાન કાઉલ્ટર નાઇલનો એક બાઉન્સર માથામાં વાગ્યો હતો. તે બાઉન્સરને રમવામાં થાપ ખાઈ જતાં બોલ તેની હેલ્મેટને અથડાયો હતો. બોલની ઝડપ એટલી બધી હતી કે બેઇલીએ પહેરેલું હેલ્મેટ પણ તેના માથામાંથી બહાર નીકળીને નીચે પડી ગયું હતું.