by Shamik Das
The dream came true for millions of Americans yesterday as Barack Obama became the first black President in US history. Obama rode a tide of emotion to sweep to power by a stunning 349-162 margin in the Electoral College (EC), winning 48 per cent of the popular vote - seven million more votes than John McCain. It [...][...more]
Two years ago nobody had heard of Imran Hakim. Then one day he entered the BBC’s Dragons’ Den with his brother dressed in a bear costume… it seemed like a joke at first, a pitch that would be remembered for all the wrong reasons. But today, with a business turning over £11million, it’s fair to [...][...more]
by Shamik Das
The Indians are coming! Whisper it quietly, but the boys (and girls) from the old country are shaking off the shackles of colonialism and splashing the cash here in Blighty. No longer the poor relations, Indians are now exporting money and capital into Britain; it’s the rebirth of the Raj - only the other way around. [...][...more]
by Shamik Das
With just seven weeks to go until the US Presidential elections, the two candidates are neck and neck with polls predicting the contest will go to the wire. The latest opinion polls, published this morning, give Barack Obama the slenderest of leads - four per cent (49-45) in Quinnipiac University’s nationwide survey and five per [...][...more]
by Shamik Das
Five… four… three… two… one… the Hadron Collider is go! At 8:30 this morning the world didn’t come to an end, as many had predicted, when scientists from around the world fired up the particle accelerator in CERN.In recreating the big bang, physicists took a leap into the unknown to rival the moon landings, the [...][...more]
I am writing to express my heartfelt sadness at the death of media coverage on the world’s oldest unresolved international conflicts, Kashmir. To relay the words of French Author and Nobel Prize Winner Andre Gide: “Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.” The [...][...more]
The hot “Muslim story” of last week was centred around an accusation towards Sir Ian Blair, Britain’s most senior police officer, of overlooking black and Asian detectives for promotion in favour of his white colleagues. This may come as no surprise to some; the racism that dogs the police force has somewhat been an open secret. [...][...more]
by Shamik Das
Last week’s by-election in Henley was a depressing one. It’s not just that Labour polled an abysmal three per cent, but that they were beaten into fifth place by the BNP. Let me just re-iterate that fact: more people voted for the British National Party than the governing party of this country. It takes a while [...][...more]
In today’s forward-looking multicultural society, the “forced marriage” is still an issue that dogs some Asian communities. “Honour killings” and missing Asian girls have become a frequent occurrence on local - and even national media. It is perhaps true that only those within such communities can understand the true extent of the issue. That [...][...more]
by Shamik Das
Barack Hussein Obama made history by becoming the first black candidate to win the Presidential nomination of a major US party. To scenes of wild jubilation, Mr Obama proclaimed himself “the Democratic nominee for President of the United States”. It was pure theatre, history in the making, a day many of us never thought we’d live [...][...more]
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