The Azad Maidan police station, Mumbai arrested a man for breaking into a senior Parsi couple’s home, at Churchgate (South Mumbai), in the first week of the New Year, and robbing expensive items including gold jewellery, cash, silver and antique coins and foreign currency, worth Rs. 14 lakhs. The accused scaled a seven-foot wall and…
India’s leading racing champ and the pride of our community – 24-year-old Jehan Daruvala, from Dadar, Mumbai, will race for reigning Formula 2 champions – ‘MP Motorsport’ of Netherlands, as he returns to the Formula One feeder series in 2023. An established front-runner in the category, Jehan will drive alongside Norwegian Dennis Hauger, his Prema…
Karachi-based prominent business personality, sportsperson and philanthropist, Byram Dinshawji Avari, passed away in a hospital in Karachi, on 22nd January, 2023, at the age of 81, after a prolonged illness. His funeral prayers were held the next day at Khorshed Villa, inside the compound of Beach Luxury Hotel. He is survived by his wife, Goshpi and…
Er. Jehangirji Mobedji, the Panthaky (Head Priest) of Dadysett Agiary (Fountain, Mumbai) for over 50 years now, and his son, Yazad, have been regular participants at the Bombay Marathon, partaking of the Marathon in 2007 and 2011, respectively. The father-son duo recently completed the 2023 edition of the Bombay Marathon, reiterating their steely determination towards…
On 17th January, 2023, the Bombay High Court dismissed a PIL that challenged the non-inclusion of criminal charges under Section 304 II of the IPC (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) against Anahita Pandole, who was driving the car on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway, when it crashed, killing Cyrus Mistry and Jehangir Pandole (seated in the backseat), and…
It was the year 2005. There were requests from community members to connect with long-lost friends and relatives. There was no single resource to find someone in the community across the world. Facebook was an option with hit or miss possibilities. That is when www.TheParsiDirectory.com was born. The idea behind TheParsiDirectory.com was to have a…
Mumbai’s Shanaya Driver from Fighter Taekwondo Academy (Siddhkala Taekwondo Academy, Mumbai), represented Team Maharashtra in the ‘Open Indian International Taekwondo Championship’, held in New Delhi, on 4th and 5th January, 2023, and did the State and the community proud by winning two gold medals and a silver medal. 14-year-old Shanaya, who is a student of Jamnabai Narsee…
South African Indian-origin freedom struggle veteran and National Orders awardee, Dr. Frene Noshir Ginwala, passed away aged 90, at her home on 12th January, 2023. She was South Africa’s first parliamentary speaker after Nelson Mandela became the first democratically-elected President of the country in 1994. Cyril Ramaphosa, South African President, shared the tribute, “Frene Ginwala…
Budding motorcycle champ, 22-year-old Kayan Zubin Patel, resident of Rustom Baug (Mumbai), has started 2023 with yet magnificent astounding win, making the community very proud indeed! Kayan won first place in the prestigious ‘All India KTM RC CUP’, Mumbai selection, out of 120 participants, including the top 40 qualifiers. KTM India’s RC Cup is the largest motorcycle racing…
Due to an erroneous Deregistration Order, the Godrej Baug Residents Welfare Association (GBRWA) has been vilified through circulars and misinformation campaign as a deregistered and defunct Association. Through this period, GBRWA maintained a dignified silence as the matter remained sub-judice. However, the Association had taken a stand that the Deregistration Order was legally flawed and…
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed before the Bombay High Court this week, seeking direction from the Court to add ‘Culpable Homicide’ in the First Information Report (FIR) against Dr. Anahita Pandole, who was driving the car on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway, when it crashed, killing Cyrus Mistry and Jehangir Pandole (seated in the backseat),…