હિંદના દાદા દાદાભાઈ નવરોજીની જન્મજયંતિની તા.૪ થી સપ્ટેમ્બરના રોજ દર વર્ષની જેમ નવસારીમાં આ વર્ષે પણ શાનદાર ઊજવણી કરવામાં આવી હતી. દાદાભાઈ નવરોજી વ્યાખ્યાન માળાના સભ્યો પ્રો. જશુભાઈ નાયક, એડવોકેટ શ્રી કેરસી દેબુ તથા આચાર્ય શ્રી દારા જોખીની ટીમ સહિત નવસારીના અગ્રણી નાગરિકોએ દાદાભાઈના સ્ટેચ્યુને સંખ્યાબંધ હાર પહેરાવી દાદાભાઈની દેશભક્તિને અંજલી આપી હતી. નવસારીની સંખ્યાબંધ […]
Four girl athletes from Cusrow Baug made the community proud at the recently concluded ‘Bombay City District Amateur Athletics Association’ (BCDAAA) Athletic Meet held on the 1st and 2nd of September, 2016, at the University Grounds. Regularly training at the Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare League Athletic Training Camp, under the guidance of coaches […]
A shocking head-line in the Hindustan Times of August 28, 2016 reads, “Most divorces among Parsis due to adultery.” Parsis never fail to amaze! The report goes on to say, “Adultery is the most common reason for divorce.” This report is based on a thorough examination of statistics and facts pertaining to the Parsi Matrimonial […]
Women Graduates Union along with Colaba Advanced Locality Management (CALM) and My Dream Colaba (MDC) organized an Anti-Noise Pollution Campaign at Cuffe Parade and Colaba on 20th August, 2016. The campaign was further powered with a talk cum presentation on ‘That Noise in Your Life’ by Convener of AWAAZ Foundation, Sumaira Abdulali on 2nd September, […]
Dear Readers, Ashamed. Appalled. Disgusted. Livid. I’m certain these words voice the sentiments of most of our community over Thursday’s (8th September, 2016) violent histrionics that took place outside a courtroom, where a ‘free-for-all’ ensued between the Mehta clan and BPP Trustees, resulting in a couple of people getting hurt – BPP Trustee Kersi Randeria […]
In one of the most brazen displays of shamelessness, the community and its reputation has been once again subjected to loathsome behavior instigated by the Mehta family (Dinshaw Mehta and his son, Hormuz Mehta), against the Bombay Parsi Punchayet Trustees, which shockingly came down to physical assault, right outside the Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court located at […]
“Enough is enough. The culprits should be punished severely. If a Parsi marries outcast, the whole community will point figures at the couple, but if a Parsi is assaulting a BPP Trustee in public on road in Broad daylight, the community sits back and waits for the next move!” – Jehangir Nagarwalla (excerpt from post […]
Cricket India Blue Take On India Red In Duleep Trophy Finals: India Blue overpowered India Green in a one-sided contest and advanced to the finals where they will play India Red. Glenn Maxwell Shines For Aus, Winning T20 By 85 Runs: Glenn Maxwell smashed a century facilitating Aussies a new World Record of 263 runs […]
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mail.parsitimes@gmail.com by 15th September, 2016. “Jaldi chalo, apri colony ma navo handsome buddho rehva ayo che!” – by Firoz Batliwalla
‘Wrong Side Raju’ is partly based on the 2013 BMW hit-and-run case in Ahmedabad, involving Vismay Shah. Simpleton Raju Bhambani (Pratik Gandhi) is a driver in the country’s biggest law firm, whose owner Amitabh Shah (Asif Basra) shares a tempestuous relationship with his son Tanmay (British-born Kavi Shastri — last seen in ‘Neerja’, as the […]
Sully is a vivid portrayal of the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ as it was called when Capt. Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger and his First Officer Jeff Skiles heroically landed an Airbus 320 in the icy waters of the Hudson River on 15 January 2009. Failure of both the engines after the plane struck a flock of […]