ZAC (Zoroastrian Association of California) held its 12th Annual Sports Day event on 12th June, 2022. Like last year, the event aimed at not just raising funds but also awareness of the unfortunate plight of some of our less-privileged community members, locally and globally. The funds collected will be judiciously dispersed by their ‘Welfare Sub-committee’ to […]
When we install Apps, they ask for a variety of permissions, some of which aren’t necessary, especially those wanting access to your camera, contacts or mic, when not warranted. To routinely check on app permissions, open the Settings menu (Android phone), search for Privacy or App Permissions. Here, look up which of your apps are […]
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Two of the most common complaints I receive from my patients, are that of back-ache and neck-pain. Of late, there’s also been a growing number of patients complaining of headaches, especially after the pandemic. You might wonder why a patient with a headache would consult a physiotherapist, when one could simply pop in a few […]
Indian champion racer and toast of our community, 23-year-old Jehan Daruvala, made a successful Formula One Test debut this week, with world championship-winning team – McLaren. Jehan drove the Woking-based team’s 2021 race-winning challenger – the MCL35M – on 21st and 22nd June, 2022, at British Grand Prix venue – Silverstone. Jehan ran trouble-free on […]
Indian-born, Sydney-based cricket writer and historian, Kersi Meher-Homji was honoured with the prestigious ‘Medal of the Order of Australia’ in the (June) 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours for his “service to the multicultural community, and to cricket”. The announcement which was made on 13th June, 2022, was part of the Queen’s birthday honours; the actual presentation of the medal will […]
Monsoon 2022 finally seems to have arrived bringing relief from the sweltering heat of the Indian summer. In our opinion, monsoon is magical and mood enhancing. We agree that in cities like Mumbai, heavy rains along with high tide can cause flooding, disrupt traffic and even bring trains to a grinding halt. But this happens […]