September 22, 2020 marked the beginning to the end of 70-years-plus iconic association between two of our community’s and our nation’s most formidable business groups – Tata Sons and Shapoorji Pallonji Group. After four years of rough litigations, since Cyrus Mistry’s ouster in 2016, Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group confirmed its exit from Tata Sons as […]
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Tata Group To Launch ‘Feluda’ – India’s First Low Cost Covid-19 Test
– Can Detect COVID In Under An Hour! – On 19th September, 2020, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) gave approval for the commercial launch of India’s first Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) Coronavirus test called ‘Feluda’, developed by the Tata Group and CSIR-IGIB (Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology). ‘Feluda’ has […]
‘No Can Do – Without Eedu!’
Participate in PT’s ‘WORLD EGG DAY – 2020’ CONTEST! It’s World Egg Day on 9th October, 2020 and Nobody gets more Eggsited about the Eedu than us Bawajis! It’s our All-time Favourite Snack-cum-Meal & Instant Anti-Depressant – a vital part of our Eggzistance! ‘No Can Do – Without Eedu!’
From the Editors Desk
Half A Year Of Fear And Learning Dear Readers, Can you believe it’s been six months since our nation went into Lockdown, on 25 March this year? Yes, half a year of our lives has been consumed by the dreaded novel coronavirus – it’s been a half year of sanitizers, masks and social distancing… Of […]
Caption This – 19th September
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 23rd September, 2020. WINNER: Small Doggie: Should never have let Rhea take you for a walk! Now I need to ‘weed’ that smile off your face!! By Pearl K. Jamasji (Dubai)
Study In Japan Project: Academic Opportunity For IT Students, Faculty
Aspiring students and faculty in the Information Technology field are offered a great opportunity for their degrees, to enrol in any of Japan’s three prominent universities, which are presenting their Sep/2021 batches for UG/PG. A webinar on the promotion of their English taught courses will be conducted on 6th October, 2020. Those interested could go […]
‘Technology Creation Must Reflect Diverse Society’ Says Lord Karan Bilimoria
CBI (Confederation Of British Industry) President, Lord Karan Bilimoria is set to emphasise the need for technology development to reflect diversity in society if it is to deliver tangible benefits for ethnic communities, at the launch of the new CBI BAME (Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic) in Tech Group. Lord Bilimoria will express how the […]
Dr. Hoshedar Tamboli To Join HVVTB: Voted Top Cardiologist 2020 By Florida Magazine
Dr. Hoshedar P. Tamboli, who has been in the practice of interventional and consultative cardiology in Tampa, Florida, for twenty-eight years now, was recently awarded ‘Top Cardiologist 2020’ by Florida Magazine on the recommendation of patients and his peers. Heart Vascular and Vein of Tampa Bay (HVVTB) proudly announced that Dr. Hoshedar Tamboli will be […]
Not Enough COVID-19 Vaccines Till 2024, Says Adar Poonawalla
Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of SII (Serum Institute of India) – the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, says it will take around four to five years to produce enough COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate everyone in the world, as per news reports this week. Poonawalla’s remarks came a day after Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan’s claim that […]
Book Launch: ‘Sugar In Milk’ By Thrity Umrigar
US-based best-selling author and award-winning novelist, Thrity Umrigar, who is known for writing books that depict Indian, Indo-Americans and American characters with poignancy and nuance, will release her latest venture – a brilliant picture-book titled ‘Sugar In Milk’, illustrating the value of refugees. The story, popularly known in India as ‘Doodh Ma Saakar’ and is […]
In The Spotlight: URVAZI KOTWAL
Urvazi has always been fascinated by the world of performing arts and has been on stage ever since she was a toddler. “Nothing makes me happier. I bagged a lot of TV commercials as a child model starting at the age of 7 and that’s when I realized my love for camera too,” she says. […]