Tata Group Chairman Emeritus, and pride of our community, Ratan Tata on 20th April, 2020, while sharing his views in a virtual panel discussion on the ‘Future of Design and Construction’ described the unorganised sprawl of Dharavi in the heart of Mumbai, where experts most fear the spread of the Coronavirus, as a “wake-up call,”…
On 18th April, 2020, Armene Modi was awarded the prestigious Albert Shweitzer Medal, at the ‘World Literacy Summit 2020’, in recognition of both – her academic excellence and extensive service to the community in the field of education and literacy in India. The Summit awards ceremony was held as an online experience this year, in…
Reach Out! Today, the 25th of April, 2020, marks an entire month of India’s historical Lockdown. Last month, on 24th March, after a fourteen-hour long public curfew on 22nd March, PM Narendra Modi called for a 21-day nationwide lockdown, to contain the movement of the entire 1.3 billion strong Indian populace, as a preventive measure…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 29th April, 2020. WINNER: Coomi Mai: Marere! Aay Lockdown ma rahine ghanu sikhwanu malyu! Bepsi Mai: Hasto wari! Mane aaj sudhi maalam nahi hatu ke Bomi ketla sojja vaasan dhoich ne ketlu fine jharu-katko maarech!! By Kayomarz Dotiwalla
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]In keeping with, what can only be described as, the most shameful and dastardly attacks on healthcare professionals, who courageously treat COVID-19 cases despite the threat it poses to their own lives, on 22nd April, 2020, the Cabinet approved the ordinance rendering crimes against healthcare workers as cognizable and non-bailable offences, with the…
While the traffic police in India usually travels in Maruti Ertigas or Toyota Innovas, the Tata Nexon could now, also be an ideal alternative, in keeping with its facelift modifications which render it to soon be one of the leading ‘Police Interceptor’ vehicles! Being the very first, made-in-India car to achieve an excellent 5-star rating…
Veera is a published Author (‘Endured’ and ‘#LoveBitesLifeHacks’) and Columnist; a passionate Educator and Counsellor; Poet and Philosopher… but most of all, a lover of all things literary. Even as India, and other nations across the world work towards flattening the dreaded COVID-Curve, the protocols of the lockdown has a large number of us struggling…
On 21st April, 2020, twenty-five healthcare workers, including nineteen nurses, from the Pune-based Ruby Hall Clinic, tested positive for Covid-19, within the last fortnight. The highly reputable Hospital’s CEO, Bomi Bhote, shared that they had screened over a thousand staffers over the last fortnight, and that it had begun with a single case of a…
On 21st April, 2020, a fire broke out at around 10:30 am, in the premises of The Billimoria High School, in Panchgani, causing extensive damage to school property. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. The Panchgani Municipality fire-fighters rushed to the site and with great effort, were able to extinguish the…
If there ever was a time for being thankful to our forefathers for establishing that unique institution – ‘the Parsi Baug’ – it is now! Indeed, during the lockdown period triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, when many people are coping with a sense of isolation, we in our ‘Baugs’ feel a kindred sense of community. …
Tata Sons is planning to raise USD 1 Billion for its European operations, as reported by The Economic Times. The conglomerate may raise the money through a Revolving Credit Facility (RCF), often known as ‘Revolver Lines’. Tata Sons has begun talks with global banks including Citi, ANZ, HSBC, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Standard Chartered. The…