A particular fruit is designated as the national fruit of a country when it fulfills some key fundamental requirements. It must represent a powerful facet of the cultural attributes that a country wants to convey to the world.
-
24th Sep 2026 | Updated at 08:54am 24th Sep 2026
Beyond university: Why apprenticeships deserve a place on every student’s radar
- 27 Aug 2026
For generations, the path after A-levels seemed almost predetermined: achieve good grades, secure a university place and spend three years working towards a degree before entering the world of work.
A lighter look at racism in Britain
An astute observer of British life once said: “If you see a white man dashing down the street, he is running to catch a bus. If it’s a black man sprinting, he must be running away from the police.”
Her Majesty the Queen again became a great-grand mother this month. Our congratulations to her on the birth of her great grand son, Rys Evans Mountbatten. We must concede that the baby has taken birth with a silver spoon in his mouth. He will...
[Courtesy: The Times]
[Courtesy: The Independent]
Media and the politicians are currently engrossed with Brexit, knife killings and NHS at the expenses of food bank crisis and poverty facing the adults and children. At present the situation is dire and no one in the government and political...
This week marks the UN’s Global Road Safety Week, and it comes as a reminder that we all have a part to play when it comes to reducing the risks faced by pedestrians and all road users.
With reference to Niranjan Vasant comment in AV 11-17 May 2019. First of all one has to understand what Hinduism stands for.
Sir, I agree with Mr Vasant that Hinduism is actually a family of religions and it is difficult for most people to understand but that does not mean that all of us did not have mothers and certainly Hinduism gives the highest place to a mother....
BBC radio broadcaster Danny Baker made a massive mistake when he tweeted a highly offensive photo purporting to resemble the new royal baby.
The law around organ donation in England is changing. From spring 2020 all adults in England will be considered to have agreed to be an organ donor when they die, unless they had recorded a decision not to donate or are in one of the excluded...
