The Indian Association of Secretaries and Administrative Professionals (IASAP) organized the 15th National Convention from 29th September to 2nd October, 2017, at Taj Santacruz, with the theme of the convention being, ‘Excellence Beyond Boundaries’. Having announced the results of the All India Administrative Professional Contest during the inaugural dinner, the consecutive days consisted of a galaxy of distinguished speakers addressing the gathering of…
Earlier on different occasions, Parsi Times highlighted the work of fellow Zoroastrians who come together and volunteer to clean up and beautify our various Agiaries and Atash Behrams. An appeal was also made to the community to donate cleaning equipments and instruments which not only help speed up the cleaning process but also curb expenses….
Experiment in International Living (EIL), Bombay Center celebrated International Peace Day on 6th October, 2017, at Radio Club, with past Chairman, Viraf Mistry requesting all present members to take the Peace Pledge, followed by the release of the EIL newsletter for the year 2016-2017, by Director-Bulletin Editor, Abizher Babrawala, in the presence of National Chairman,…
Ingredients: 2 Grated Coconuts, 15gms Whole Coriander, 3gms Jeera, 1gm Methi Seeds, 3gms Black Pepper, 15gms Garlic, 10gm Ginger, 50gm Kashmiri Chilli, 2.5gm Curry Leaves, 400gm Onion, 2.5gm Turmeric Powder, 75ml Oil, 10gm Salt, 500ml Water, 500gm Prawns, 300gm Clean Squid, 500gm Coconut Milk, 50gm Lady Finger Fry, 25gm Kokam. Method: In a sauce pan…
Aamir Khan’s films have always delivered a social message. Here, in SS, there’s more than one-domestic violence not paying in the long run, empowerment of the girl child and the bonding between a Muslim girl and a Gujarati boy with their naivety and innocent ‘I love you’. Insiya Malik (Zaira Wasim), a school-going girl with…
Send money to your friends, instantly receive payments directly to your bank account and pay the nearby café with ‘Tez’- Google’s new digital payment app for India. Using NPCI’s (National Payments Corporation of India) Unified Payments Interface (UPI), money transfers are simple and secure with Tez. The major difference between Tez and other wallets is…
All our lives, we have been saying and hearing that Diwali is a festival of lights. We already know that Diwali is associated with the return of Lord Ram and Sita to Ayodhya when the entire city was lit up with lamps and ‘mashaals’ to welcome this couple after fourteen years exile in the forest. Enough…
Jiyo Parsi- May Our Tribe Increase Jiyo Parsi- May Our Tribe Increase Three years back the Government of India launched the Jiyo Parsi scheme offering medical expenses for treatment of fertility to Parsi couples. This scheme was well intended and resulted in producing 108 babies in three years. In the earlier days, about four children were normal…
Life Is Short, Break The Rules! Dear Readers, Everyone has got that one aunt, related or otherwise, who is quite convinced that she deserves to be the center of everyone’s universe, and worse, that she is the last word in counselling (usually unsolicited). I have one too. Firuza aunty (name changed for obvious reasons). She’s…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you lesser known, amusing facts about our beloved Bombay. Explore this city’s history with these informational nuggets![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Gloria Church Located in Mumbai’s busy Byculla area, the Gloria Church is a Roman Catholic church built in the English Gothic style. It was originally built in 1632 by the Portuguese Franciscans at the…
With just five days left for one of our community’s grand fests, ‘WINGS 2017’ is all set to explore the hidden talents within our community’s dynamic members. Media Partner Parsi Times is proud to announce that over 400 individual and team registrations have already been noted for the four day All-Parsis Sports and Cultural fest,…