On 1st August, 2019, the Supreme Court (SC) ended the 27-year-old dispute by ruling that the holy, century-old, Grade-II Atash Adaran (fire), at Pestonji Aslaji Doongaji Agiary in Bharuch, Gujarat, could be relocated to the Shirinbai and Khurshedji Hormusji Doongaji Daremeher, at Kopar Khairane, in Navi Mumbai. This would be the first time in twenty […]
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Ahmedabad hosts FPZAI AGM
On the 20th and 21st of July, 2019, The Federation of the Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India (FPZAI) held its Annual General Meeting and Executive Council Meeting in Ahmedabad (Gujarat), at the Sir Navroji Vakil Hall, where 60 Representatives representing 38 Anjumans from all over India were present, including Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) Chairman Yazdi Desai and […]
TechKnow With Tantra: ‘App in the Air’
App in the Air is your personal ‘Flying Assistant’ – your Travel Planner and Flight Tracker. It keeps you up-to-date with your flight: real time status, airport tips and in-airport navigation maps, flight profile with all your flights logged. It also keeps track of the loyalty programs: frequent flyer miles amount changes, importing your flight history. The […]
Investments In Minor’s Name
. Recently a client’s son bought a Kawasaki Ninja ZX at ₹ 15 lakhs (Pune registration) – one of the most sought-after Superbikes, with elegant design, Ninja styling, hot looks, lots of safety measures and everything an eighteen to twenty-year-old, bike-enthusiastic dreams of. As Parsis, when we buy a new vehicle, we normally initiate it […]
Pilot Noshir Medhora Dies In Plane Crash In Texas
On 13th July, 2019, 69-year-old pilot, Noshir Medhora, who was flying a single-engine Cessna aircraft, died after the small plane crashed into a community center building, at 10:30 am, in West Harris County, Texas. According to the County’s Constable, Ted Heap, the Cessna aircraft is said to have taken off from West Houston Airport and […]
Silverstone Podium for Jehan
Loses Championship Lead Due To DNF In Race 2 . Indian racing sensation, Jehan Daruvala, made history yet again, when he became the First Indian to ever lead an FIA Formula 3 Championship! Jehan bagged his fifth podium as he clinched second in an action-packed feature race at the famed, Silverstone circuit, in the UK. […]
Dr. Cyrus Hirjibehedin Awarded RMS Gold Medal
On 2nd July, 2019, Dr. Cyrus F. Hirjibehedin was felicitated with the Royal Microscopy Society (RMS) Gold Medal for Scanning Probe Microscopy, in Manchester, UK, for his work in STM microscopy when he was at University College of London at the London Center of Nanotechnology. The award was presented to him at the Microscopy and […]
Senior Citizens Celebrations In Panthaki Baug
Continuing with the Panthaki Baug Golden Jubilee celebrations, under the aegis of Panthaki Baug Welfare Centre, an evening of fun and games was organised for its senior citizens on 30th June, 2019. The seniors were introduced to new and unique games which kept them engrossed, excited and entertained through the eve. Needless to mention, a game […]
What’s New In Men’s Fashion This Festive Season?
Men’s fashion operates within a much tighter framework than womenswear. Menswear design is driven by tradition, authenticity and detail. Contemporary menswear design is driven by obsession to detail, reinvention and subversion of the traditional, and sensitive attention to fabrication, scale and proportion. When it comes to Traditional, Ethnic or Western men’s wear in our Community, one […]
Vicky Kaushal Plays Sam Manekshaw in Biopic
Ronnie Screwvala and Meghna Gulzar, who are working together on the biopic of one of the most celebrated Indians, our very own Sam Manekshaw – the first Field Marshal of India and honoured with the Padma Vibushan award – have finally decided on who will play this real life hero In reel-life – the talented […]
“Dedicated Parsi Matrimonial Service – A Step In The Right Direction,”
Last week, PT shared with our readers the oncoming launch of Jiyo Parsi’s (JP) latest initiative – the ‘Parsi ShaadiApp’ – yet another brilliant endeavor which received very welcoming and appreciative feedback from our Community, as the ‘need-of-the-hour measure’. Since 2013, Jiyo Parsi, under the vibrant leadership of Dr. Shernaz Cama (Director, PARZOR) and a […]