Councillor Manjula Sood will make history on Thursday, May 15, 2008, when she slips the gilded robes and chain of office over her sari to become lord mayor of the British city of Leicester. A south Asian woman has never held the largely ceremonial post in the 799 years since it was created in the city nor in the 1,000 years or so that it has been in existence elsewhere in Britain.
Mr Sisupalan was elected to Haringey Council in 1994 as a Labour Party candidate after V K Krishna Menon. Mr Sisupalan’s wife is English and has four children and lives in North London.
Malayalee Sanjana Jon, sister of Anand Jon, US based fashion designer facing sexual assault charges in the US, appeals to media to support her brother in Mumbai on April 21.
EUROPEAN CHAMPS: Nimisha Baby, Donna Prince, JennittaThomas and Annet Marangattu from Machester clinched the Junior Cinematic Group Dance title at the Asianet Europe Talent Contest 2008 held recently.
KENT FIVE-A-SIDE RUNNERS UP: Medway Kerala Community team who ended runners up in the Kent Open Five-A-Side Football Tournament. Binoy Sebastian (extreme left) was adjudged the best goal keeper
