Preliminary results show name of currency will change and four zeros will be removed from value On Saturday, the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a website allowing the public to vote on key decisions relating to the future of the Iranian currency. Original article source: Risk.net The central bank sought public… Continue reading Iran’s New Currency May be named Parsi
Month: July 2011
Minoo Driver Wins Case Against Air-India in UK Court
Air India has been ordered by a UK court to pay a whopping 252,000 pounds towards outstanding employment claim with accrued interest to one of its former London-based catering managers. Source PTI | MoneyControl.com The English Court of Appeal delivered its reserved judgment in an appeal concerning overtime and other employment claims of a former… Continue reading Minoo Driver Wins Case Against Air-India in UK Court
Endearing Memories Of the Parsi New Year
The Kadmi New Year went by a few days ago. The Shehenshai New Year is less than a month away. The Parsi New Year has traditionally been a day of celebration. Visits to the fire temple, new clothes, family gatherings, scrumptious food, entertainment and what have you. What are your most endearing memories of the… Continue reading Endearing Memories Of the Parsi New Year
Is Karachi step a Game Changer for Indian Parsis?
It has recently been reported that two years ago, Pakistan’s top Zoroastrian trust explicitly declared that children with at least one Parsi parent can enter the faith. This means that even children of Parsi women who have married outside the community are eligible. By Pronoti Datta | TNN The Karachi Parsi Anjuman Trust Fund (KPATF)… Continue reading Is Karachi step a Game Changer for Indian Parsis?
Malabar Hill : From Jungle to the Most Sought After Address in Town
In 1883, James Douglas, author of several books on Mumbai said: “Malabar Hill seems, like Clive and Carnac, born to command.” Two years later, the governor of Bombay moved to Malabar Point, sealing the area’s destiny as a housing estate for the rich and the elite. By Manoj Nair | DNA The shift from forest… Continue reading Malabar Hill : From Jungle to the Most Sought After Address in Town
Will Bombay Parsi Panchayat Go The Karachi Way
A recent decision by the Karachi’s apex Parsi trust to give children of women married to non-Zoroastrians the right to adopt their mother’s religion has generated interest in Mumbai where the community is still divided over the issue. By Manoj Nair | DNA The Karachi Parsi Anjuman Trust Fund, the counterpart of the Bombay Parsi… Continue reading Will Bombay Parsi Panchayat Go The Karachi Way
Rohinton Nariman To Be Appointed Solicitor General of India
Senior advocate Rohinton Nariman is all set to be appointed as the new solicitor general of India, the second senior most law officer of the country, in place of Gopal Subramanium, who quit recently. Sources said that the government has decided to appoint him as the next solicitor general, a proposal to which he has… Continue reading Rohinton Nariman To Be Appointed Solicitor General of India
