The first sign of attempted comedy in the film comes when a local politician Pandya (Adil Hussain) is shown reading a motivational book on Donald Trump, while in jail. Names such as Ramesh Wadia and Arjun Sorabjee may be attributed to either intentional, or unintentional humour. Meghna (Radhika Apte) is a Public Relations officer attached […]
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mailparsitimes@gmail.com by 23rd January, 2019. Winner: Karan: And that, my dear friends, is how we get two batsmen out in one googly! -By Adil K. Jamshedji (Ahmedabad)
On 15th January, 2019, during the weekly meeting held by the BPP (Bombay Parsi Punchayet) Trustees, four of the Trustees voted to file a ‘No Confidence Motion’ challenging the leadership of BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai. Trustee Noshir Dadrawala moved the vote, which was seconded by Trustee Viraf Mehta and supported by Trustees Armaity Tirandaz and […]
Your phone pings and you have a message. You open it to see the cutest puppy looking out at you with doleful eyes and an accompanying message that states the dog needs a home. And just like that, your heart melts and you decide to bring home a dog. But wait! Bringing home a dog […]
On 17th November, 2019, Activity High School celebrated its Golden Anniversary – fifty glorious years of excellence in education at the NCPA, Mumbai. The evening began with the school office bearers singing the school anthem and a vibrant swagat dance by the students. This was followed by the lighting of the lamp by the dynamic […]
Under the Entrepreneurship scheme launched by World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce – India Region (WZCC-I) and the WZO Trust Funds (WZOTF), to support Zarathushti Entrepreneurs by funding selected projects in India on liberal terms, 3 entrepreneurs have been selected after a rigorous three-stage process and Rs. 25 lakhs disbursed as loans to each. The three […]
. Elected twice as the Conservative Party’s Prime Minister (UK) (1940 to 1945; and 1951 to 1955), Sir Winston Churchill was a statesman, an orator, a master of quick Birbalic wit (if I may so coin the phrase), and the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. His mastery in English is explained in his […]
CRICKET India Creates History, Beats Australia To Clinch Series: India created history winning the four match Test series 2-1, after outplaying Australia, making Virat Kohli the first Indian and Asian Captain to return victorious after beating the Aussies on their turf! Great batting by Cheteshwar Pujara scoring 193, with Rishabh Pant’s 159 and Jadeja’s 81 […]
Animal welfare NGO, The Welfare of Stray Dogs (WSD), is holding a Books and Garage Sale till 15th January, 2019 as a fund raiser to sustain the organization and continue working towards the welfare of our lesser fortunate Indie breeds that roam the streets. The sale items offered at throw-away prices include books (fiction, non-fiction, […]
The Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat (APP), under the leadership of Ex-APP Trustee, Prof Armaity Davar organized the first gambhar of the year, in memory of Prof. Firoz and Sunamai Davar, at Lalkaka Hall, Parsi Sanatorium Grounds, on 6th January 2019. Attended by four hundred and fifty community members, the event commenced with a jasan, followed by […]
Raell Padamsee’s ACE Productions premieres a tribute show featuring some of most popular and classic hits of two great music legends – Elton John and Whitney Houston. Directed by music theatre personality Karla Singh, the ‘Elton John & Whitney Houston Tribute Show’ will feature four of Mumbai’s brilliantly talented singers – Siddharth Meghani, Shahriyar Atai, […]