While the summer months bring warm weather, light evenings and the long school holidays, they also bring a dilemma for parents – when is it the right time to leave their child home alone?

International Friendship Day comes once a year but for us friendship day is for every day, someone who walks into our lives when the world walks out. True friends accepts us despite all our faults and stands by us in all situations in life especially...

Our football team’s allegedly heroic performance in world cup, played in supposedly hostile country Russia, has occupied our hearts, minds and monopolized our TV screen for the last two weeks, mainly due to the hype generated by media. In reality...

The world had a sigh of relief when the 12 children and their coach were rescued from the cave in Thailand after being trapped there for 17 days. It was the outcome of a very risky and a 'never before' operation that terminated in a cheerful...

So the US president, Donald Trump, is on a state visit to a liberal country like the UK where all people, be the blacks or muslims, are treated on the same par as the indigenous people. Trump, who has openly stated that he is anti muslims and...

Thousands of children struggling with body image concerns and mental health difficulties are turning to Childline for help and support about eating disorders. In 2017/18, the NSPCC’s Childline service carried out 5,934 counselling sessions about...

I read with interest Dineshbhai’s excellent letter “Red Itchy Eyes” in last week’s AV. It falls in “Letters that Matters category” So often simple home remedies work wonders when applied to minor seasonal ailments like hay fevers, upset tummies,...

I was pleased to read here last week that Dinesh Sheth, Asian Voice's most prolific and award-deserving letter writer, has found my hay fever relief idea useful. Cold water is indeed an effective way to get rid of the itching, sneezing and eye-rubbing...

Immigration now has become a hot potato both for Europe and USA. There is a growing tendency for right wing governments coming into power in Europe because of their anti-immigration policies.

Recently I read a short but very meaningful article in English about true meaning of prayer which I would like to narrate here for the benefit of an esteemed readers of Asian Voice.