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As per news reports, Tata Motors Ltd-owned British luxury carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), has restored three-fourth of its budgeted production in China, with Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Co Ltd or CJLR’s manufacturing plant in Changshu, gradually resuming operations from third week of February, restoring its production capacity to 75% of pre-COVID19 levels. Ramped-up […]
Arunachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister, Pema Khandu, thanked Chairman Emeritus, Tata Group – Ratan Tata and Tata Sons Chairman – N Chandrasekaran, for graciously donating 15,000 masks to the state. “I would like to thank Sh. RN Tata and Sh. N. Chandrasekaran Chairman, Tata Sons for providing 5000 N95 and 3 Ply masks 10000 to Arunachal […]
Irreplaceable Irrfan 7 January, 1967 – 29 April, 2020 I’m frequently asked what ‘Crossover Films’ mean. Is it just the language content? (But more of that later.) When the distressing news of Irrfan Khan’s passing poured in on 29th April, my mind wandered to the other actor – Om Puri – who had done India […]
Chef Delzad kicks off… err cooks off.. the series with two lip-smacking dishes – Chicken Mahiwara and Salted Caramel Chocolate Walnut Brownies. . Chicken Mahiwara Ingredients: Chicken breast (cut in thin strips) – 250g; Chopped onions– 2 small; Chopped tomatoes – 2 medium; Chopped green chillies – 3 to 5 nos.; Ginger Garlic paste […]
In these hard times, Meherbai’s Mandli met every evening to do elar pelar and gaam-ni-gossip. They also held Antakshri sessions when all the kagras hurriedly flew away hearing their besura voices! Once, they also had a Jokes’s Eve, when all the husbands flew away like the kagras because all the wives cracked jokes on their husbands! The limit was reached when Koomi Kajwali said, “My […]
– Your Weekly Training Program During The Lockdown – As COVID-19 has most of our country under Lockdown, with the majority of us staying home, continuing our usual fitness routines – like gymming or runs or playing sports or dance classes – have come to a halt. It’s challenging to remain physically active while staying […]
Recently, Dinaaz Lentin launched her debut memoir follows her extraordinary medical journey over forty years, in a book titled, ‘Battle Scars’. Battle Scars is a thought-provoking account about misdiagnosis and mal adventure on not one but three occasions, and ultimately getting through it all! Dinaaz’s experiences of the best and worst in the medical profession […]
On 25th April, 2020, at around 6:30 am in the morning, an unsuccessful robbery attempt was made at the heritage Bhikha Behram Well, located near Cross Maidan in South Mumbai. Due to the ongoing Lockdown, the religious site has remained shut and is not open to worshippers. The caretaker of this Grade I heritage site, […]
The WZO Trust Funds and The World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust are pleased to convey that they are now in a position to issue forms to Zoroastrians who have been adversely affected financially, due to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic. Till such time the lockdown has been lifted and our office, which is in a containment zone, […]
January (Lucky No. 8; Lucky Card: Strength): Love is in the air. This is a good time to plan new ventures. This is also the best month of the year for ladies born in January, so celebrate every moment of the month. Don’t overwork yourself to exhaustion. Take some time out to relax. February (Lucky […]