On 11th May, 2019, hushed whispers abounded on the impending clash between Parsee Gymkhana and Hindu Gymkhana, to determine the top position in the Premier Division of the Sanwei Annual Inter-club Table-tennis League, which was held at the NSCI (9 – 13 May, 2019). While the formidable women’s team of Frenaz Chipia, with former Commonwealth […]
. Late Admiral Jal Cursetji (20 May, 1919 – 29 Jan, 1991) served as independent India’s ninth Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) from Mar 1976 – Feb 1979. Hailing from Jabalpur, in 1935, the Admiral appeared for and championed the All India entrance examination for Mercantile Training Ship – Dufferin. Post training, he joined the […]
Chai Or Pizza? Dear Readers, The next week will be a crucial one… or will it? We will get to know which political party gets to form the next ruling government… Will the current one, which many seem to have had enough of, continue? Or, will the incoming one, which we voted out five years […]
Aapro Jehan Daruvala, from Mumbai’s Dadar Parsi Colony, has yet again created history – winning in the inaugural round of the all new FIA Formula 3 Championship, in Barcelona, in front of a huge F1 audience. The Indian National Anthem rung out at the Spanish F1 Grand Prix event, thanks to the F3 races […]
The SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research) is a project of Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India having distinction to develop India’s first ever Air Quality Forecasting system for Metro cities, providing you AQ report at your location as well as the next day’s forecast. Available in English, Hindi, Marathi and […]
With progressive overload in training comes physiological adaptations in the body: Cardio training results in increased blood flow (cardiac output); weight training produces an increase in strength and in the size of the muscle (hypertrophy). Flexibility training creates suppleness in the muscle fiber allowing it to stretch further than its normal length. To optimally achieve […]
Common courtesy is so scarce these days! Unless you’re living in a cave, it’s hard to miss our culture’s current trend towards discourteous and disrespectful behavior. Whether it’s something in the news or a more immediate source – like the middle-finger brandishing driver who was tailgating your car – our daily lives (and our children’s) […]
The auspicious day of Behram Roz in Adar Mahino was celebrated by the trustees and the local Zarthostis of Zai Bordi, Gholvad and Dahanu, at the 103rd Salgreh of the Zai Bordi Parsee Anjuman Agiary Adarian Saheb. The function commenced with a Khushali nu Jashan at 10:20 am, with four Ervads lead by Panthaki Er. […]
XYZ’s Rustom’s Rockstars (Bandra and Mahim) organized a unique outing for senior citizens on 1st May, 2019 – ‘XYZ on Wheels’ with an open-deck bus ride filled with majja-masti, housie and singing; enjoying the scenic sunset on a round-trip journey from Bandra to Nariman Point and back, ending at Bandra by 9:00 pm. The evening […]
Mumbai’s fifteen-year old, dynamic go-getter, Er. Shareez Zubin Sidhwa scored a commendable 95.5% in the ICSE Board exams, 2019, making it to the ‘Top 15’ of his school, Vissanji Academy. An all-rounder shining in academics, sports, religion, extra-curricular and even modelling, Shareez has a number of achievements to his credit. Staying faithful to his religion […]
Xerxes Khodaiji, from Manekji Cooper Educational Trust, scored a splendid 89.2% in the ICSE Board exams. Sharing wise words of advice, the son of proud parents – Darayus and Meher Khodaiji, Xerxes says, “I always believed through Hard Work, Perseverance and Faith in God, you can live your dreams!” Xerxes plans on pursuing the Commerce […]