Poshan Jagrukta Abhiyaan (Nutrition Awareness Campaign), organized by the Union Ministry for Minority Affairs (MOMA) and Ministry for Women and Children Development (WCD), aims at increasing awareness about the need for proper nutrition for women from minority communities – especially adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers. On 6th September, 2021, women, children and youth from […]
Tag: 11th September 2021
From the Editors Desk
Doing Your Best Today Keeps You Prepared For Tomorrow Dear Readers, “The Third Wave of Covid-19 is not coming, it is here,” said Mumbai’s mayor – Kishori Pednekar, a few days ago, in keeping with a sudden spike in Covid cases. CM Uddhav Thackeray has also appealed to political parties and the public to put […]
Caption This – 11th September
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 15th September 2021. WINNER: IMRAN: If any leader messes with me, I’ll get him OUT by taking his wicket! PUTIN: Just ‘PUTIN’ my views across – this is POLITICS you’re playing, not cricket! By Kayomarz Dotiwalla
XYZ LAFA 2021 Is Here
XYZ’s (Xtremely Young Zoraostrians) oncoming inter-group event – ‘XYZ LAFA – Literary Arts and Fine Arts Festival’ will be held on 26th September, 2021, from 10:00 am onwards, in the online format, on Zoom. The event will see XYZs perform across 3 age categories – Under-9, Under-12 and Under-16. Each age group will compete in […]
ZWAS Celebrates Festive Spirit With Exciting Competitions
Celebrating the festive and religious spirit during the days of Gatha and Muktad, Zoroastrian Women’s Assembly of Surat (ZWAS) united the Zarthosti community in true entertainment mood in Surat, with five exciting competitions held online and offline, which had almost 70 children participating. On the occasion, ZWAS also honoured and felicitated two prominent personalities on […]
Binaisha Chats with ‘North Stand Gang’ Members On AIR!
‘All India Radio’ (AIR)- ‘Akashvani Samvadita Mumbai’ channel brings you ‘Sports Magazine’ hosted by our very own Special PT Reporter and Sports personality – Binaisha M. Surti. Tune in to join her at 9:45 am IST, on Tuesday, 14th September, 2021, for an exciting ‘Fans Special Episode 2’, in continuation with the most loved group […]
Meherbai’s Mandli Goes To Lonavla!
As soon as the lockdown was partially lifted, Meherbai’s Mandli, which was totally pent-up and frustrated confined to their homes, arranged a short trip to Lonavla. They met early morning at the designated place in Dadar Parsi Colony, where their cheer-leader Rusi-the-rock-star awaited them. Dhanji had worn a ganji and shorts to look natty. Farida-fuiji was bursting […]
TechKnow With Tantra: EMI Calculator
A tool for those who wish to calculate EMI frequently, the EMI calculator by Abhishek Kumar can be installed in your Chrome Browser after searching Google for EMI Calculator Chrome Extension. Once installed, it will sit as an extension on your top toolbar, along with your other extensions. Whenever you need to do an EMI Calculation, […]
Letters To The Editor
Thank You For Announcement of Behram Yazad Jasan Thank you for the announcement of Behram Yazd Jasan and the speeches to be delivered thereafter, on 4th Sept, 2021, in Parsi Times. The Jashan performed for bringing about good times back, in view of religious places being closed and the threat of pandemic’s third wave looming large […]
Ratan Tata Plans To Pursue Playing The Piano At 83!
The Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata is known for winning millions of hearts with his diverse posts over his Instagram feed on social media. From throwback pictures to inspiring quotes, the kohinoor of our community always endears himself greatly to all netizens alike! This time too, the industrialist whose heart beats for the […]
Fasten Your Seatbelts, Ladies And Gentlemen… We Are Ready For Take-Off!
An increasing number of countries have resumed international commercial flights with India, since mid-August. Multiple countries and multiple carriers are in preparedness to welcome Indian passengers. No matter how remote your destination or how far the shores, Indians love to travel and have always left their indelible imprints on every foreign land. For air travel […]