The International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) recently elected scientist and fellow at the National Academy of Sciences, India, Mahtab Bamji to receive the ‘Living Legend Award’ at their General Assembly to be held in in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 18th October, 2017. The IUNS Council presents this award to highly experienced individuals who have…
In keeping with Parsi Times’s commitment to not let good deeds go unnoticed, we are delighted to once again share that a group of dedicated Zoroastrian volunteers successfully managed to clean Seth Framji Naserwanji Patel Agiyari (Kadmi Adarian) in Mazagaon, Mumbai on September 24, 2017, just in time for its 172nd Salgreh, on September 26,…
On 24th September, 2017, twenty children of XYZ’s Jamshed’s Giants (JG) group attended a workshop on ‘Positivity with Family’, conducted by Kerafrid Damania, which commenced with a very creative introductory session, where children introduced themselves using a positive adjective that aptly described their personality. This was followed by short skits where children enacted the challenges…
The 96th Avan Roj Humbandagi was organised at the Bhikha Behram Well on 25th September, 2017, with a Jasan ceremony performed by Er. Khubcheher Tarachand and his brother Er. Nauzer Tarachand. Hoshaang Gotla, who commenced the Avan Roj Humbandagi eight years ago along with his friend Perzon Zend, said, “We initiated the idea guided by…
. CRICKET AUSTRALIA OUTPLAY INDIA TO WIN 4TH ODI Stellar bowling performances by Kane Richardson (3-58) and Nathan Coulter-Nile (2-56) helped the Australians win the fourth ODI by 21 runs. Opting to bat first, Australia made 334-5 in 50 overs courtesy 124 from David Warner and 94 by Aaron Finch. Umesh Yadav was the pick…
Re: Resurrections and Ripple Effects Thank you for your inspiring editorial Resurrections and Ripples. It ignited the spark of my youth and resurrected some ripples even at my age of 73 years! I might maybe call Ms. Desiree for further details for counselling and experience the experience of a Life Coach – till then please…
Bloody Atrocious! Dear Readers, Having been a media professional for over twenty years now, I’ve seen some serious lows to which people can stoop for a few minutes in the media spotlight. And believe me, I’ve witnessed a good amount of preposterous behaviour… verging from the ridiculous to the insane – I thought I’d seen…
USA in the late 70s was in the throes of a war — a cold war against the Communists in Russia (then USSR). It was also knee-deep in covert operations in Central America —Nicaragua being the headquarters of drug smuggling cartels — with druglord Pablo Escobar firmly in charge and the US backing the freedom…
For those of the Manmohan Desai generation, the novelty — if one can call it that — soon turns to deja vu. The premise is decades old and time-tested: twins (of course both with contrasting personalities) getting separated at childbirth, their girlfriends getting into a quandary, and in the second half catching up with each…
Exponential, experimental and surreal are the three apt adjectives to describe a film of the unslottable genre – CRD. Set against the backdrop of the Purushottam inter-collegiate drama festival (a real-life event in Pune), CRD is a film one could watch again and again or simply wish it away, depending on your penchant for theatre….
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી . ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. શનિની દિનદશા ચાલુ હોવાથી તમે ચારે બાજુથી હેરાન થતા રહેશો. ઘરની અગત્યની વ્યક્તિ તમારી સાથે નાની બાબતમાં ઝગડા કરશે. તમારા વાંક કે ગુના વગર તમે ખોટી બાબતમાં ફસાઈ જશો. જયાં કામ કરતા હશો ત્યાંના લોકોનો સાથ નહીં મળે. શનિ તમારી તબિયત બગાડી…