Mobed Arash Kasravi, a practicing US-based Zoroastrian priest, was tragically murdered on July 24, 2020, in the city of Mahan, in Kerman, Iran, according to the Iranian state news agency, IRNA. Mobed Kasravi was a respected member and religious leader of the Zarathushti community in Southern California. As per Iranwire news agency, Mobed Kasravi was […]
An online religious initiative – agiaryconnect.com – has been recently re-launched, to enable Zoroastrians worldwide to request conducting prayer services online, which would be performed by Mobeds, in the Banaji Limji Agiary (Fort, Mumbai). Founded by three enterprising American Parsis – Dinsha Mistree (Houston), Benafsha Shroff (Denver) and Jamsheed Mistri (California) – agiaryconnect.com – facilitates […]
The risk that Adar Poonawalla, CEO and owner of Serum Institute of India (SII), took on the coronavirus vaccine, by investing heavily in it much before it had completed its clinical trials, seems to be paying off well, as early trials are showing positive results. Pune-based SII is the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume […]