Dear Readers, I’ve been receiving a number of emails from community members sharing their fears and confusion as regards the safety and/or the need of taking the vaccine – in keeping with the endless contradictory messages we receive on social media platforms and WhatsApp. While some messages give us a sense of relief and consolation […]
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 21st April 2021. WINNER: Amit Shah: The spiritual police is here to arrest you, buddy! Modi: Bhaagne ki aa gayi hai ghadi! Yogi: Hum sab ko pehnao hathkadi! By […]
‘All India Radio’ (AIR)- ‘Akashvani Samvadita Mumbai’ channel brings to you its popular show “Sports Magazine” hosted by our very own Binaisha M. Surti. Do join her and tune in at 9:45 am IST, on 20th April 2021 (Tuesday) for an exciting ‘Special Episode’ on ‘Motivation’ featuring Former India Cricketer – apro Farokh Engineer and […]
Meheryar Rivetna, from Houston, USA, has authored and published ‘Zarathustra: The Man And The Message’, written with the aim to dispel myths of the Zoroastrian religion, providing historical context of how the changes that took place in the religion in comparison to the original founding principles of Prophet Zarathustra. Topics covered include myths surrounding Zarathustra’s […]
Mumbai-based Hemin Bharucha was recently appointed as the Country Director, India, at London & Partners – London’s international trade, investment and promotion agency, that promotes London as the best city in the world in which to invest, work, study and visit. Hemin is the Mayor of London’s chief representative in India and leads the Indian teams India […]
Last week, the Gujarat High Court last week granted Anticipatory Bail to Feroze Fali Contractor, against whom an FIR had been lodged under the Disturbed Areas Act, by a Hindu man as he allegedly hid his religion while selling his property. While granting him the bail, the Bench of Justice Umesh A. Trivedi specifically observed, […]
Already experiencing pandemic fatigue, many of us feel ill-prepared to endure another lockdown. With no clear end in sight, coronavirus is having a massive negative effect on mental health, with many experiencing stress, anxiety and insomnia. With the new variants spreading even faster, people’s emotional health is likely to give way under the strain of […]
Forgive and Forget! Easier said than done. But come to think of it, unless you forgive and forget and move on with your life, you’ll be emotionally handcuffed to that person. The choice is entirely YOURS. Do you want to remain emotionally handcuffed to the past or move on with your life to seek more […]
I have sinned unwillingly. I have not sinned on purpose, O Thou great Forgiver. I have sinned through human frailty. Through want of firmness, I faltered and fell. Look, my Lord, with pity and forgiveness on my soul. Angra Mainyu, the Evil Spirit, cast deafness upon my mind and blindness upon my heart and I […]
Did you know that you can send confidential, self-destructive mails with Gmail? In the last line of your Compose window, you will find the icon to Turn Confidential Mode On / Off. Once you switch on the Confidential Mode, the recipients won’t have the option to forward, copy, print or download the sent email. You […]
Summer brings along with it soaring temperature and humidity – and hence, more sweating. Unfortunately, summer also makes people more vulnerable to nasty fungal infections – which cause rashes, itchiness, discoloration of skin and other uncomfortable symptoms. This unsightly condition can survive in any environment and can re-infect a person. Body parts most commonly affected include […]