The Labour Party stated last week that they would abolish private schools when they come to power. They also intimated that they will slap VAT on private school fees until then. They say that the amount thus raised will pay for free school meals...

People with arthritis may be more likely to die of heart disease because their joint pain stops them exercising, scientists have said.  A study found the chance of suffering a fatal heart problem rose the longer the patient had been diagnosed.

Cancer patients are being forced to wait weeks for scan results as thousands of doctors cut their hours over the NHS pensions crisis. Waiting times have increased from one to six weeks at many hospitals – with some cases of cancer being missed...

I wholeheartedly endorse the views expressed by Mr Jayant Tanna ( AV 20-26 July 19)  in reply to comments by Lord Popat regarding supporting India (AV 15-19 July 19). I feel that we all should enjoy sports without involving any politics.

The causes of violent crime are multi-faceted and complex, and we know that these have been compounded by the Government’s £1 billion cut to the Met Police’s budget by 2023. But it has no place in London, and we must do everything in our capacity...

Rather than counting sheep, relaxing in a bubble bath before bed could combat insomnia.

Tension between Britain and Iran is self-inflicted wounds, Britain playing role of policing the world as if we have Empire to run, playing dangerous game when Royal Marines boarded Iranian super tanker Grace One, off Gibraltar, on the pretext...

Plastic pollution has been grabbing limelight for more than two decades. Although several countries have taken steps to ebb plastic tide, it is not having much effect. While Scandinavian countries and Germany, along with few more nations are...

As a young boy growing up in India, I would sometimes sit on the steps of our sweltering verandah and look up at the wide blue Maharashtrian sky. I would let my mind wander around the cloud clusters in a day-dreaming trance, casually wishing...

I read CB’s ‘As I See It’ column about caste system and he mentioned my friend Ambu Patel of Bhadran.