. CRICKET India Wins 2nd Test Match Against England: Batting first India notched up 455 runs as skipper Virat Kohli (167 runs) and Cheteshwar Pujara (119 runs) scored useful centuries. In reply, the Englishmen were bundled out for 255 runs, thanks to Ashwin’s bowling at 5/67. During the second innings the hosts scored 204 runs […]
. PT: Does the concept of rebirth exist in our Zarathushti religion? Why do some Zoroastrians feel that a departed soul has returned to the family when there is a new birth in the family? Dr. Ramiyar: The idea of re-birth or re-incarnation is the belief that after a person’s death, the soul of that […]
Whether the title refers to the appearance of the alien spaceship or the advent of a newfangled but groundbreaking film of the sci-fi genre, only time can tell (with around three months to go for the awards’ season). Spaceships turning up on Earth accompanied by blaring sound effects, appalling alien characters emerging from them, the […]
‘For the love of money is the root of all evil’. Aman (Ranvir Shorey) is an unethical real estate broker (now, was the adjective really necessary?) married to Vidya (Neha Dhupia), a news producer in a TV channel. Their love lives are sedate and unexciting and debutant director Bhardwaj does well to depict a materialistic […]
At first glance, DZ seems to be a light-hearted, frothy take on life and the lessons one may imbibe from it. At second glance though, the film comes across as the travails of a twenty-something PYT trying to cope with relationships — both at the familial and romantic levels. But then, one of the disclaimers […]
It’s the age of reality shows and selfies, and in ‘Nerve’ we have a young adult flick to challenge the most bizarre reality show. Venus, aka Vee (Emma Roberts, niece of Julia Roberts) is an introverted high school teenager who is rejected by her crush JP. On the rebound, and aided by her friend Sidney […]
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Bellasis Road (Parel Road to Bellasis Bridge): Bellasis Road was established in 1793 AD, by the poor driven from the city of Surat in that year of famine, out of funds raised by public subscription, and takes its name from Major-General Bellasis, under whose order it was constructed. Bellasis Road today, the drive towards […]
Saturday’s Poem dedicated to all husbands-to-be! Yes, I’ll marry you, my dear, And here’s the reason why; So I can push you out of bed When the baby starts to cry! And if we hear a knocking And it’s creepy and it’s late, I’ll hand you the torch you see, And you go investigate. […]
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. ૨૫મી ડિસેમ્બરથી ગુની દિનદશા ચાલશે તેથી તમારા ધારેલા કામ તમે સમય ઉપર પૂરા કરવામાં માનશો. નાણાકીય બાબતમાં સારા સારી થતી રહેશે. જ્યાં કામ કરતા હશો ત્યાં તમાં માન વધી જશે. નાની મુસાફરીનો યોગ આવવાનો ચાન્સ છે. મનગમતી વ્યક્તિ મળવાના ચાન્સ છે. ચેરીટીજ ના કામો […]
Housing Allotments Continue: In my last address in October 2016, I promised to ensure that the BPP will continue to fulfill our beneficiaries’ needs for Housing without further interruption. Fortunately and most willingly, two of my co-Trustees, Kersi Randeria and Noshir Dadrawalla, share the same resolve (my other co-Trustee Zarir Bhathena is recovering from a […]