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London Sharad Utsav, the pujo at Ealing Townhall has been voted the most popular this year amongst visitors. While durga puja at Camden Town centre continues to be the centre of glamour and star attractions, especially for its connection with the steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, but people visiting have claimed that it has become quite impersonal, resulting into more and more people dispersing to other pujos in and around London. The damp and cold weather could not wet Bengali souls, living in Britain, who made sure to enjoy the fun and festivities, to their utmost.

Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teathers will host the Annual Dinner on Tuesday 21 October at the Blue Room Indian Restaurant in Wembley Hill Road, opposite the iconic Wembley National Stadium.

On 2 October 2014, Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP attended Navratri celebrations in Harrow and Ealing.

Countries across the world with a strong traditional chilli culture are now becoming increasingly interested in the UK’s chillies with the Dorset Naga chilli seeds being sold to South America, India, Pakistan and Eastern Europe.

A private tuition college in East London was raided as part of a counter-terrorism operation. The BBC reported that Siddeeq Academy, in Whitechapel, claims to provide support for parents who wish to educate their children at home. On 25 September, Academy director Mizanur Rahman was reportedly one of nine people arrested by officers.

Cheltenham Literature Festival has been host to many great writers and celebrities alike and this year is no exception. Journalist Abdul-Rehman Malik writer for such publications as Q-News, a current affairs Muslim magazine, led a varied panel in a debate about the limit of tolerance in Cheltenham town hall on the 3rd of October. The panellists addressed recent political developments such as the UKIP surge and the disciplinary proposal of “extremist disruption orders” and discussed the best way to approach angry ideologies in a democratic yet multicultural society.

A day after the ceasefire violations that killed nine civilians and injured 25, Pakistan continued fire at as many as 40 Border Security Force (BSF) posts late on Monday, reports said.

The 71 year-old Scottish comedian discovered that his maternal great-grandmother had been a British woman who was born in Bangalore, and, that further back in his ancestral line, he also had some Indian blood.