CRICKET India- Sri Lanka Thrilling Test Match Ends In Draw The match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata finished in a draw. Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s century was the highlight of the contest. Batting first, India notched up 172 in 59.3 overs. In reply, Sri Lanka scored 294 in 83.4 overs as Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews […]
Tag: 25th November 2017
Caption This – November 25, 2017
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 29th December, 2017.
Don’t Miss NCPA’s International Jazz Festival!
NCPA is hosting its premiere International Jazz Festival featuring a medley of internationally renowned musicians from November 24th to 26th, 2017. Performances for the Fest kicked off yesterday with fab performances by ‘The Latination’, India’s only genuine Latin jazz band, and the ‘Kevin Davy Quintet’ from the UK, performing beautiful modal music of the classic […]
Fun-filled ‘Mela-vdo’ At Rustom Baug
The Senior Citizens Group of Rustom Baug, fondly known as the ‘Super Silvers’, with support from Rustom Baug Welfare Association and Sir Ness Wadia Memorial Pavilion, successfully organised the 6th annual charity ‘Mela-vdo’ on 19th November, 2017, at the Rustom Baug lawns. Commencing with a prayer and monajat by children of the colony’s prayer classes, […]
TechKnow With Tantra: FaceTune
Facetune is a fun and powerful portrait and Selfie photo editor. You could touch up your selfies with its easy-to-use tools (previously reserved only for the pros) to perfection, making it look like it’s out of a high-fashion magazine! For example, you can easily remove blemishes and dark circles or add natural makeup. There’s even an […]
Meherbai’s Farcha-Pe-Charcha
With the Divali festivities behind them, Meherbai and her Mandli had a Chicken-Farcha-Pe-Charcha with cold coffees at the PVM Gymkhana. The subject under discussion was ‘Sasujis and Vahumais’! Meherbai: My Sasuji was extremely kind and loving and treated me like her own daughter. In fact, she pampered me and at times, she and I would gang-up […]
From The Editor’s Desk
Achievers Are Us! Dear Readers, Parsi Times takes great delight and pride in presenting you the ZAAN 2017 Special issue, recognizing and felicitating some of the great individuals within our Community, who do us proud not just as Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians, but as Indians and humans! The Zoroastrian Achievers Awards Nite (ZAAN) is the flagship event […]
Dr. Mickey Mehta’s ‘The Shoonyam Quotient’ Gets Listed in Nielson Top 500!
Adding yet another feather to his cap, the multi-faceted and dynamic, global holistic health and fitness guru, Dr. Mickey Mehta recently debuted as an author with his first novel – ‘The SHOONYAM QUOTIENT’. Within a short period of its release, the ‘The SHOONYAM QUOTIENT’ has already gotten listed in the prestigious Nielson Top 500! Speaking […]
Tinaz Mistry Shines At SGFI Chess Championship
Vadodara’s 13-year-old, Tinaz Mistry bagged a ‘Bronze’ medal at the National School Games Chess Championship held at Warangal, Telangana, on 14th November, 2017. Representing Gujarat in the Under-14 category with her team at the 63rd School Games Federation of India (SGFI) competition, Tinaz also bagged a ‘Silver’ medal for the board prize for her individual […]
NPC Organises All Parsis Rink Football And Penalty Shootout Tourney
The Nowroze Baug Play Centre organized the 19th All Parsis Floodlit Rink Football Tournament and 6th All Parsis Penalty Shootout Tournament from 11th to 18th November, 2017. Numerous teams battled it out across various categories to clinch the trophy and the prize money worth Rs. 30,000 sponsored by Viraf Mehta, in memory of his grandfather, […]
Review: Murder On The Orient Express
A single clue is what is proffered in the middle of the film, based on the enigmatic maestro Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel by the same name. The self-proclaimed ‘greatest detective in the world’ – the fastidious and mustachioed Belgian Hercule Poirot (played by director Branagh himself) – is bound for London aboard the famed Orient […]