On 21st December, 2019, the Activity Infant School Montessori Internationale held its Annual Athletic Meet 2019-2020, with its little tots very excited to participate and imbibe and understanding of sports and healthy competition. The participants included the young tots from the Toddler Nestle Program, ranging from ages 1.2 years to 2.5 years; and those from…
On 2nd January, 2020, Tata Sons moved the Supreme Court against the 18th December, 2019, order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), which had reinstated Cyrus Mistry as Executive Chairman of Tata Sons and had ruled that the appointment of N Chandrasekaran as Head of the holding company of the salt-to-software conglomerate was illegal. Mistry was reappointed…
New Playground Inaugurated On 21st December, 2019, the Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) celebrated the sacred Amardad Parabh as well as Children’s Day, starting with a Jashan at 11:00 am, in honor of Amardad Ameshaspand, ably performed by Er. Zerkxis Bhandara and Er. Jal Birdy. After the Jashan, Er. Zerkxis spoke on the meaning and understanding…
XYZ held its most looked forward to event – Xtravaganza – and its Annual Day on 21st December, 2019, at KC College Auditorium, in Mumbai. The evening started with a Humbandagi by the Presidents of all eight groups for 2019. With ‘Human Emotions’ marking the theme for Xtravaganza 2019, each group was assigned an emotion…
Over 3,000 Community Members Attend Over 3 Days! [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c2b3c2″ css_class=”boxed”]The much-awaited, third edition of the Iranshah Udvada Utsav or IUU 2019, held from the 27th to 29th December, 2019 in Udvada (Gujarat), turned out to be its best edition yet, with over 3,000 community members from all over the globe coming together to…
Why Tiny Udvada Scores Over Sprawling Navsari! [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c2b3c2″ css_class=”boxed”]In keeping with Udvada at the center of the IUU celebrations, eminent lawyer and writer, Berjis Desai, shares an apt chapter from his bestselling book, ‘OH! Those Parsis’, launched earlier this year…[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c2b3c2″ css_class=”boxed”] Navsari and Udvada share a rather uneasy relationship. After all,…
On 5th December, 2019, Ahmedabad’s Ushta Te Foundation held a program to felicitate four lady achievers of Ahmedabad who had excelled in different fields, in line with the ‘She’s Mercedes’ initiative by Emerald Mercedes Motors, as an Inspirational Circle where women can connect and exchange ideas, share experiences and learn from each other. The event,…
Last weekend saw World For All Animal Care and Adoptions (WFA), an animal welfare NGO founded by Taronish Balsara, hold its annual and Asia’s largest stray adoption camp – The ‘Adoptathon 2019’ in Bandra, Mumbai. With over 180 Indie pups and kittens up for adoption, the Adoptathon helped 93 strays find their forever homes. In…
On 17th December, 2019, the Center told the Supreme Court that the jury system which adjudicates the Parsi Community’s marital disputes, including divorce and child custody, through a jury system, needed to be retained. This was in response to Naomi Sam Irani’s petition challenging several provisions of the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936, whereby…
On 16th December, 2019, Tata Steel declared that it has introduced a new Human Resource policy which enables its LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning plus other) employees, to declare their partners and avail the HR benefits permissible under the law. “With its vision to provide equal opportunity to the employees, it has…
On 14th December, 2019, Mahim’s Contractor Baug reported a fire breaking out in the Godrej Foundation Building’s electrical mains, on the ground floor. Baug residents acted immediately to contain the fire which started at 10:45 am, even as building residents evacuated their flats for safety. A fire brigade was called and the fire was successfully doused…