In the United Kingdom as August comes to an end, so does Summer 2024 and Autumn sets in. This is a long weekend with Monday being a holiday. With so much to see, observe and learn and with time flying so quickly, it soon shall be Christmas and we will be ready to usher in […]
Month: August 2024
HAPPY WORLD SENIOR CITIZENS DAY
21st August is observed as World Senior Citizens Day. While in Goa, I became a Senior Citizen at 60 but in most parts of Europe, I would be a Senior Citizen only after I turn 65 next year. Across Europe it is so heartening to see those in their 80’s and even 90’s enjoying an active life. Hopefully, I intend to cruise […]
A LONG BATTLE FOR AN OCI CARD
After obtaining my Portuguese Passport in May last year and after duly surrendering my Indian Passport as required by law by following all procedures to the letter, I thought that obtaining an OCI card would have been a formality, an automatic corollary. But to my utter dismay it has not been so. It has been […]
OLD IS NOT ALWAYS GOLD
The recent saga in Bangladesh should act as an eye opener for any despot trying to cling on to office after losing the trust of the people. We have also seen this in some other countries in recent years. It is high time that there are worthy checks in place to ensure that in every […]
NEVER TOO LATE FOR AN APT MOVE BY BIDEN
The President of the United States of America Joe Biden rightly bowed out from the upcoming Presidential race. As difficult as it is for a politician of his stature who had been elected to the US Senate at the age of 29 and served with distinction in the Senate as Chair of the Judiciary and […]