The Joke’s On Us… Again! Dear Readers, We just can’t seem to help it – we simply have to end up making fools of ourselves on a national platform, regularly. Only, this time, it’s about the disagreement regarding the BPP elections. I find two issues most disparaging… firstly, the fact that our leaders are unable […]
An open-source password manager for Android, ‘Bitwarden’ is a easy and safe way to store all your logins and passwords. Bitwarden stores your logins in an encrypted vault that syncs across all your devices. Since it is fully encrypted before it ever leaves your device, only you have access to your data. Since it is […]
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 24th March 2021. WINNER: Modi: This vaccine will finally settle down all the Covid disruption. Nurse: And what about the real virus we live with – Corruption?!? By Jeroo A. […]
On 19th March, 2021, (7:00 pm – IST), get ready for a Virtual Bonanza as Zoroastrian talents from across the globe and eclectic walks of life, come together to showcase their unique abilities related to Music, Art, Food and Entertainment – all rolled together on one platform in a super-special, online Navroz event, hosted by […]
On the fateful 24th October, 2020, the whole community came together in prayer for our 15-year-old, young priest from Surat and student at Mumbai’s Dadar Boarding Madressa – Mobed Zahan Turel – who unfortunately suffered from burn injuries, when his jama caught fire, whilst performing the Rapithvan Geh Boi ceremony, at Goti Adarian, Surat, where seven […]
Have you caught yourself opening and closing the refrigerator door or looking through the food shelves but not knowing what you actually want? How about eating ‘just because’ and when you aren’t necessarily hungry? Have you ever wondered if it’s hunger or something else? Managing our weight is the key to good health, but maintaining […]
Let me have the will to believe and let me tolerate others’ right to believe what they believe. Let me have sympathy with the beliefs of others and let me be charitable to them. Let me not scoff at what others hold holy. Let me not trifle with their feelings. Let me patiently hear the […]
. I had earlier highlighted the key changes proposed by the Union Budget 2021 its impact on various employees, investors, tax-payers and consumers. A significant change the budget proposed was taxing the interest on PF contribution (by employees) above Rs. 2,50,000/- as per the employee’s marginal rate. This signifies curtains down for the EEE tax […]
Every year on 8th March, Women’s Day is celebrated across the world. In India, on this day, special recognition is given to the contribution women make to society. The National Commission for Minorities celebrated International Women’s Day 2021 at their office in New Delhi, where eight dynamic women, belonging to minority communities, who had impacted […]
“Stop the Steal” was a term coined by supporters of former US President Donald Trump, who could not cope with the fact that their President got voted out because Joe Biden supposedly “stole” the elections, by allegedly rigging it. In the case of the Parsi community, no aspiring candidate allegedly rigged nor stole the hot […]
This past year has been very challenging for me. My husband, Yazdi Desai, suffered a stroke last April and it’s been emotionally grueling to adjust to the stresses and strains of his illness. We decided to submit Yazdi’s resignation from the BPP as Chairman and Trustee last December, when we realized his recovery would take […]