28મી નવેમ્બર, 2020ના રોજ, નાગરિકોને રસી આપવાના ભારતના પ્રયત્નોની તૈયારીઓ, પડકારો અને માર્ગદર્શિકા માટે પ્રથમ શહેરની મુલાકાત લેવા વડા પ્રધાન નરેન્દ્ર મોદી, પુણેના સીરમ ઈન્સ્ટિટયુટ ઓફ ઈન્ડિયા ખાતે એક કલાકથી વધુ સમય ડો સાયરસ અને આદર પૂનાવાલાની અધ્યક્ષતામાં પસાર કર્યો. એસઆઈઆઈએ કોવિશિલ્ડ રસી બનાવવા માટે એસ્ટ્રાઝેનેકા અને યુનિવર્સિટી ઓફ ઓકસફોર્ડ સાથે ભાગીદારી કરી છે અને…
સમુદાયના અસંખ્ય સભ્યો વારંવાર આપણા નાના અને શાંતિપૂર્ણ ગામ ઉદવાડાની મુલાકાત લે છે. આપણું સૌથી પવિત્ર સ્થળ, ત્યાં પૂજ્ય ઇરાનશાહ પાસેથી આશીર્વાદ અને પ્રેરણા મેળવી સ્વાદિષ્ટ પારસી વાનગીનો આનંદ લે છે અને પોતાના રોજિંદા ઝડપી અને વ્યસ્ત જીવનથી થોડો આરામ લે છે. જ્યારે ઉદવાડા ખૂલ્લા હાથે તમારૂં સ્વાગત કરે છે ત્યાં જઈ તમારી આત્મા ફરી…
Are We Doing Enough For Our Seniors? Dear Readers, As a community, we are blessed with a particularly large ratio of seniors, as compared to other communities. Our seniors are the pillars of our community, and needless to add, their presence and contributions must be acknowledged and respected. It’s important that we care for our…
The Trustees of the BPP have not conducted any physical / in-person Board Meeting in the BPP Board Room, at 209 Dr. D N Road, since the lockdown in March, 2020. There are several major issues which can be discussed and decided with optimum efficiency only in a face-to-face, in-person meeting together, with access to…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 16th December, 2020. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Disclaimer: Some of our ‘Caption This’ Contest photos are taken from freely available, public online resources and are published in a light and humorous…
On 6th December, 2020, Pune based Serum Institute of India (SII), became the first indigenous company to apply to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking Emergency Use Authorisation for the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in India, citing unmet medical needs due to the pandemic and in the interest of the public at large, as per news sources….
On 23rd November, 2020, Netflix’s original series – ‘Delhi Crime’, an Indian Television series, was announced as ‘Winner Of The Best Drama Series’ at the 48th International Emmy Awards, making it India’s very first web series to win an International Emmy. A proud part of this project, was our very own Parinaz Jal, who worked…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Humanity Wakes Up In Different Times And In Different Ways. Humanity woke up two and half millennia ago in ancient Persia (Iran) with Cyrus the Great freeing slaves in Babylon and issuing the First Charter of Human Rights. This legacy since has continued to inspire all Zarathushtis across the world. [/otw_shortcode_info_box] Our…
A great moment of pride for the global Zoroastrian community and especially FEZANA, as one of its star proponents – Dr. Dolly Dastur – has been recently elected as the Vice Chair on the Board of Trustees at the ‘Parliament of World Religions’. FEZANA shared the congratulatory message on social media, “Dolly is an active…
Having taken up the task to ensure that India becomes Apple’s new manufacturing powerhouse for iPhones, Tata Sons is planning to setup a mobile phone and component manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu to make iPhone parts and is seeking up to $1 billion through overseas loans for the same, as per news sources. This plan…
Trustees of our Parsi Charitable Trusts are saddled with enormous legal, financial and moral responsibilities. Largely viewed as a thankless job, those on the seat of power often call it a ‘crown of thorns’. Yet, there are many who will spend vast sums of money and ‘move mountains’, so to say, to either attain or…