Beyond university: Why apprenticeships deserve a place on every student’s radar

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.”

We understand from media reports that knife crime in this country is again on the increase. The Office for National Statistics said that police records show that knife crimes have gone up to 39,332, the highest level ever recorded in London....

Dussehra is actually the festival of the Kshattriyas. But all Hindus observe this festival with great joy. Traditionally, in Indian culture, Dussehra was always full of dances, where the whole community mixed, met and mingled. But because of...

India was elected on UN’s “Human Rights” council with 188 votes in Asia-Pacific category and will take the seat on 1st January 2019 for a three year period. India received the highest number of votes among any category, followed by Fiji (187),...

News item “MeToo storm” etc on page 23 of Asian Voice dated 13-10-2018, was not astounding. Stage / film acting by ladies was frowned upon since long. To avoid scandal, boys and men were dressed as girls and women. For investigating scandals...

In order to maintain continuity, I am writing this letter even when I have succumbed to the vagaries of the weather and contracted the dreadful ‘flu. 

UK is a shining example of a great democracy with the right core value of human rights, equality, freedom and justice for all its citizens at heart irrespective of caste, creed and religion.



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