This App provides citizens instant access to information of various services and utilities related to the Transport Sector. It provides complete information about any vehicle which is registered in India, including Owner’s Name, Registering Authority, Make / Model, insurance validity, etc. You could also download your Driving License and Registration Certificate on your phone with […]
Tag: Volume 12 – Issue 34
Caption This – 3rd December
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 7th December 2022. WINNER: DOGGY: Why are we practising to field and take catches?? CAT: The way our Cricket Team is playing, we might be replacing them in the future matches! By Dezadd […]
Abanegan – A Forgotten Festival Commemorating Water As Life Source
Jashan-e Abanegan or simply Abanegan is an ancient Iranian festival held to commemorate water as nature’s most precious treasure, and pay tribute to Anahita, the deity assigned to water, fertility and prosperity. In ancient Iran, water – the element of life, was considered very sacred and the people believed they should never pollute water – […]
Alternatives For Overcoming Anxiety And Depression
I was recently treating a new patient struggling with anxiety, depression, brain fog and fatigue. In her mid-40s, she couldn’t even get out of bed on some days because her life is hampered by various health problems – which mostly seem to be psychological! Over the past few years, she has seen numerous, has had […]
Supreme Court Agrees To List Plea Against Jury System For Parsi Matrimonial Disputes Next Year
On 25th November, 2022, the Apex Court agreed to list a plea challenging several provisions of the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936, which provides for a system of jury comprising community members to decide matrimonial disputes. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India – D Y Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli announced that it […]
Mystery Of The Winged Human-Head Motif
Zoroastrians seem to have adopted the Fravahar or Farohar (often pre-fixed with the term Asho which means pure) as a symbol of the Zoroastrian religion. However, is it really a Zoroastrian religious symbol? What does it represent? What is the origin of this symbol? These and several other questions require deeper introspection. Is it […]
Racing Champ Jehan Daruvala Joins Mahindra Racing Formula E Team
24-year-old racing champ and pride of the Parsi community and the nation, Jehan Daruvala, has been signed up by Mahindra Racing as the team’s Reserve Driver for Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Jehan is the first and only Indian F2 race winner, and recently completed three F1 tests with McLaren. […]