The XYZ Foundation celebrated its 7th Foundation Day on 22nd May, 2020. Due to the ongoing pandemic, they held three virtual activities – a Rangoli making activity; a Khushali nu Jashan (which was live streamed); and a Quiz based on our Religion, in collaboration with Empowering Mobeds. The morning’s Rangoli activity saw over 150 members…
In keeping with the COVID-19 crisis, for the first time in the history of the Tata Group, its senior leadership would be taking salary cuts during this quarter, to help the company, by contributing a percentage of their salary. CEOs and MDs of Tata Steel, Tata Motors, TCS, Tata Power, Trent, Tata International, Tata Capital…
17th May, 2020, marked the passing of popular Bollywood artist, Goolshan Jamshid Mazdiasni, who was known for her role as a great supporting actor in a number of hit films including ‘Ishq’, ‘Vivaah’, ‘Dil Ka Rishta’, ‘Bombay Boys’, ‘Bewafaa’ and ‘Detective Naani’, amongst others. She was 64 years old. She is survived by husband Jamshid…
85-year-old Darius Ferzandi, senior partner of the popular Iranin café – ‘Byculla Restaurant & Bakery’, passed away on 21st May, 2020. He had been running the 105-year-old café since the early 1950s and was known to provide great quality food at very affordable prices. His daily ritual at the gullah (counter) of the café included…
In a decree issued to all of Tehran’s Governor-generals, the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister – Ali-Asghar Mounesan has underlined the need to preserve the time-honored, ancient festival of mid-winter – Sadeh, which takes place on January 30. Issued on 26th May, 2020, an excerpt from the decree reads, ‘Any measure that helps this heritage…
Backed by industrialist Ratan Tata, a Pune-based energy distribution start-up, Repos Energy, has shared plans to manufacture and sell nearly 3,200 Mobile Petrol Pumps (MPP) this year. Established three years ago, the start-up plans to get on board over 1,200 operators from across the country during FY 2020-21. The start-up possesses a fleet of 320…
UC Merced’s Graduate Division wrapped up its annual Grad Slam Competition, announcing Physics doctoral candidate, Benaz Colabewala (Boe Mendewala) as its campus champion, on 21st May, 2020. Daughter of Jimmy and Rukshana Colabewala, Benaz was declared UC Merced’s 2020 Grad Slam Champion for her talk, ‘The Solar Solution: Upgrading Energy Technology’, where her research, with Professor Sayantani Ghosh, studies…
We all know that the current economic situation has brought about major uncertainty and ambiguity in our lives. As an entrepreneur and a life coach, working from home can pose many challenges in doing all the work that needs to be done, such as business development and strategy, connecting with clients, marketing, social media activity…
Ever since PM Modi’s speech on being self-sufficient i.e. ‘ atma-nirbhar’, there has been no peace in Meherwanji’s life. He got up early one morning to brush his dentures but couldn’t find the Colgate in the basin-cabinet… Meherwanji: Colgate nu manjan and mouth-wash kya-chey? Meherbai: Manjan na karo! I have thrown both out of the window. Meherwanji: Why? Meherbai: Colgate is not an…
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