The Mercury Reader extension for Chrome removes advertisements and distractions, leaving only text and images for a clean and consistent reading view, on every site. An interesting add-on to browse the web comfortably, it clears the clutter instantly. Once installed and enabled, with just one click, you can read text on your webpages in a […]
Yoga is often prescribed as something of a ‘cure-all’, by both – medical practitioners and the general public. Whether you’re suffering from low back pain, pregnancy issues, stiff muscles, stress or regular ailments, the answer is often, “Go do yoga!”. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love yoga and I am convinced it has a […]
Last month, in my office, I encountered a typical case of transmission. I thought it is worthwhile sharing it with our readers. One of our long-standing clients, an elderly Parsi lady’s investments, in her portfolio, when she expired, is worth a few crores. The investments were all made in her single name, but she had […]
I had finished my breakfast an hour ago and was already getting the elevenses hunger! With nothing to do, I played some music – the Colonel Boogie March from the movie, ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’. I had seen it at Mumbai’s quaint, old-world Excelsior theatre, with its spacious garden and a rustic garden […]
A Jashan ceremony was held on the occasion commemorating the grand 117th Salgreh of the Bai Maneckbai Nusserwanji Chenoy Agiary, Hyderabad, on 17th September, 2021 (Roj Ardibehest, Mah Ardibehest, 1391 YZ) at 10:00 am. This was followed by a Humbandagi, paying homage to the founder of the Agiary and a short religious discourse by the […]
Formula 2 Triumph At Temple Of Speed India’s fantastic run in International sport continues with Jehan Daruvala winning the 2nd Formula 2 Race at Monza, on 13th September, 2021. Jehan started second, and completely dominated the field from Lap 1, to win by a massive margin at the Italian Grand Prix weekend. The Red Bull Racing […]
On 15th September, 2021, Time Magazine announced its annual list of ‘The 100 Most Influential People of 2021’, which featured CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), Adar Poonawalla, alongside PM Narendra Modi and a few other Indians. As per news reports, Adar Poonawalla had earlier in the year shared how he didn’t wish to […]
Poshan Jagrukta Abhiyaan (Nutrition Awareness Campaign), organized by the Union Ministry for Minority Affairs (MOMA) and Ministry for Women and Children Development (WCD), aims at increasing awareness about the need for proper nutrition for women from minority communities – especially adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers. On 6th September, 2021, women, children and youth from […]
Doing Your Best Today Keeps You Prepared For Tomorrow Dear Readers, “The Third Wave of Covid-19 is not coming, it is here,” said Mumbai’s mayor – Kishori Pednekar, a few days ago, in keeping with a sudden spike in Covid cases. CM Uddhav Thackeray has also appealed to political parties and the public to put […]
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 15th September 2021. WINNER: IMRAN: If any leader messes with me, I’ll get him OUT by taking his wicket! PUTIN: Just ‘PUTIN’ my views across – this is POLITICS you’re playing, not cricket! By Kayomarz Dotiwalla
XYZ’s (Xtremely Young Zoraostrians) oncoming inter-group event – ‘XYZ LAFA – Literary Arts and Fine Arts Festival’ will be held on 26th September, 2021, from 10:00 am onwards, in the online format, on Zoom. The event will see XYZs perform across 3 age categories – Under-9, Under-12 and Under-16. Each age group will compete in […]