Indian-born Canadian actor, born to Parsi parents, Nazneen Contractor, known for her roles as ‘Layla Hourani’ in ‘The Border’ and as ‘Kayla Hassan’ in ‘24’, recently made history for being the very first person of Indian and South Asian descent, to play the lead role in a Hallmark movie, namely, ‘The Christmas Ring’ which aired…
CREATION and REACTION Both Contain The Same 8 Letters. However, Inspiration promotes CREATION, which is POSITIVE InDOCTORination provokes REACTION, which is often NEGATIVE Since Education helps expand and empower human experience, our future generation is more receptive towards Education Through Inspiration rather than InDOCTORination. It is because Inspiration Transforms. But, InDOCTORination often Deforms The Psyche Of Humanity: The pragmatic assumption that our…
Farnaz Patel, studying in Mumbai University’s, Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial and Management Studies secured the perfect, 10/10 GPA (with an overall CGPA of 8.97 in Human Resource) in her batch, as on 9th November, 2020. Based in Surat, the daughter of proud parents – Daisy and Shahrukh Patel, Farnaz’s MBA subjects were Project…
Masina Heart Institute, a venture of the century-old Masina Hospital, known for its commitment to provide affordable healthcare, recently installed a pre-fabricated, transportable ICU (Intensive Care Unit) by Philips. Inaugurated by Yashwant Jadhav – Chairman, BMC Standing Committee; Yamini Jadhav – MLA, Byculla and Sonam Jamsutkar – Corporator, this installation will be used as an Advanced…
Parsi Times is delighted to report, that in the field of Respiratory Medicine, from among 5,000 doctors globally, reputed pulmonologist and our community’s much respected Dr. Zarir Udwadia, has been recognized as among the world’s prestigious top 2 per cent, as per the latest Stanford University report, which ranks scientists and doctors amongst the top…
The COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University and British firm – AstraZeneca, named Covidhield, could well be available in India within a couple of months – by January 2021, said Adar Poonawalla, the CEO pf Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) Adar Poonawalla said on 4th November, 2020. The vaccine is currently undergoing Phase…
On 11th November, 2020, the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing in the case of alleged mismanagement and oppression of minority investors at Tata Sons Ltd., for a week, following a request from investment firms – Cyrus Investment and Sterling Investment – as the advocate on record, was unwell. The apex court was expected to take…
Construction giant, Shapoorji Pallonji has bagged the contract for the construction of the proposed ₹600 crore Telangana State Secretariat Complex, outbidding L&T. The Telangana State government sanctioned Rs. 617 crores for the construction of the new Secretariat complex on September 10, 2020. The bids were submitted to the Commissionerate of Tenders and in the meeting…
‘Canada Beyond The Blue’ (Canada BTB) is a peer-led, non-profit organization with chapters across Canada, dedicated to strengthening and supporting families of its law enforcement officers. The Zoroastrian community in Canada and across the world congratulates Dilnaz Garda, from Toronto, for being recently elected as the new President of Canada Beyond The Blue. A statement put out by the…
On the eve of October 29, 2020, the World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) India Region held its 17th Annual General Meeting virtually, via Zoom, in keeping with the necessary measures called for by the ongoing pandemic, for the well-being of its members. The AGM was ably compered by the dynamic Behroze Daruwalla, Hon. Secretary…
Problems, Suggestions, Solutions And Action (By Teams: WZO Trusts and Empowering Mobeds) . The Cause: The recent incident of a young Mobed performing the Boi ceremony being severely burnt due to the Jama worn by him having caught fire by flying embers, has made it essential to review safety norms in the interest of our…