On 10th November, 2016, the case for Munchi Cama’s application for a stay order restraining the Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet from carrying out any work of the Trust for the community, came up yet again. The lawyer, for BPP Trustees Zarir Bhathena, Noshir Dadrawala and Chairman Yazdi Desai, argued against the maintainability of […]
Even as the face-off between the ousted Cyrus Mistry and the Tata Group continues, investors have lost over USD 12 billion (Rs.80,400 Crores) since 24th October, 2016, when Ratan Tata reclaimed control as the Interim Chairman of the Tata Group. The following are the latest updates: Tata Sons Seeks Nusli Wadia’s Ouster For Supporting Cyrus […]
Winds Of Change Dear Editor, On Tuesday the 8th of November, the world’s two largest democracies, India and the US, witnessed unexpected and tumultuous events: PM Modi launched an all-out war on unaccounted wealth by demonetising currency notes of the value of Rs.500 and Rs.1000, and the US citizens voted in an unexpected and possibly […]
Dear Readers, It can’t be said enough. This past week will go down in Indian, American and global history for witnessing two of the biggest upsets ever, in two of the world’s foremost democracies! Most are still reeling under these two national predicaments – ‘Indian Notes’ and ‘US Votes’, but while the former hit all […]
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. ૨૫મી ડિસેમ્બર સુધી ગુની દિનદશા ચાલશે તેથી તમારા અટકેલા કામ ફરી ચાલુ કરી શકશો. નાણાકીય બાબતમાં ઈનવિઝિબલ હેલ્પ મળી જશે. જે પણ કામ કરશો તેમાં ફાયદાનો વિચાર નહીં કરો. ગુની કૃપાથી ઘરવાળાની સાથે ખૂબ જ સારાસારી થતી જશે. ઘરમાં તમાં માનપાન વધી જશે. તબિયતની […]
Visually, the launched-this-year Royal Enfield (RE) Himalayan with a 220mm ground clearance comes across as a relatively tall adventure motorcycle, which can be rather intimidating to individuals who are challenged in the in-seam. Pleasantly, once astride, you figure the seat height at 800mm is pretty acceptable. One then settles in the comfortable seat gripping the […]
Sanjan is a place of religious and historic importance to Parsis. Contrary to popular belief, this was not the place where the Parsis first landed after leaving Iran. However, this is indeed the place where the very first Atash Behram (Iranshah) was consecrated. It is believed that several families, men and women, took off […]
In a 40-minute televised address on Tuesday, 8th November, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an announcement that left India shocked and then in a frenzy! He invalidated the Indian currency notes of denominations Rs.500 and Rs.1000, saying these “will not be legal tender from midnight tonight” and “just worthless piece of paper.” This move […]
The United States of America voted in Republican Presidential candidate, Donald John Trump, 70, as its 45th President on 9th November, 2016, in a shocking culmination of a populist and divisive campaign that ceaselessly attacked the institutions and long-held ideals of American democracy, proving wrong all the polls, the pundits and the data! ! Trump […]