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Caption This – October 21, 2017
ByPT Reporter 22 October 201727 October 2017

Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mail.parsitimes@gmail.com by 25th October, 2017. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_color_class=”otw-blue-border” border_style=”bordered” rounded_corners=”rounded-10″ background_color=”#c4dbff”] Winning Caption “ “Haveh modhu band rakhvama saar chhe, nahito khasra no maar chhe!!” ” – By Bahadur Rustomji Tantra [/otw_shortcode_info_box]

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Gujarati

Your Moonsign Janam Rashi This Week –
21th October, 2017 – 27 October, 2017
ByPT Reporter 22 October 201718 October 2017

મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી . ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. છેલ્લું અઠવાડિયું જ શનિની દિનદશામાં પસાર કરવાનું બાકી છે. તમે વધુ પડતા આળસુ થઈ જશો. તમારા પોતાના કામ તમે સરખી રીતે નહીં કરી શકો. ઉતરતી શનિની દિનદશા માંદગી આપી જશે તેથી તમે તાવ, માથાના દુખાવાથી કે બેક પેનથી પરેશાન થશો. ખાવાપીવામાં થોડું…

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Community News

Shutters Down At Pune’s Iconic Kayani Bakery
ByPT Reporter 22 October 201718 October 2017

The iconic ‘Kayani Bakery’ in Pune received a notice to down its shutters on 7th October, 2017, causing an uproar of emotions amongst its loyal customers and patrons. The Pune Cantonment Board issued a notice to Kayani and two other restaurants, Kwality and Bagban, for failing to procure a trade license since 2006. It was…

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Community News

Khushru Jijina Recognized As ‘AsiaOne Global Indian Of The Year’
ByPT Reporter 22 October 201718 October 2017

Managing Director of Piramal Finance Limited and Piramal Housing Finance Limited, Khushru Jijina was recently awarded ‘The Global Indian of the Year 2016-2017’ by AsiaOne – a pan-Asia, B2B magazine, under the ‘Business Leadership (Finance)’ category, on 9th October, 2017. Shortlisted through primary, market driven research by the AsiaOne editorial team and an eminent jury,…

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Pet Puja

11 Steps To A ‘Yappy Diwali’
ByShirin Merchant 22 October 201718 October 2017

Diwali, the very word conjures up images of multi-coloured rangolis, floral decorations, delectable mithai, gay lanterns swaying in the breeze, and vivid firecrackers lighting up the skies. It’s a time of joy, mirth and happiness. But have you ever given a thought to what happens to us dogs at this time of year? The humans…

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Religion

Khordad – Cultivating Purity And Perfection
ByNoshir H. Dadrawala 22 October 201723 October 2017

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you our monthly ‘Religion Special: PT Parab Series’, by our religious scholar and cultural expert, the erudite Noshir Dadrawala. Every Month, we share with you a deeper understanding of the auspicious day of the month- The Parab- when the Mah (month) and the Roj (day) coincide. Here’s celebrating this month’s…

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Special

BPP Connect
ByPT Reporter 22 October 201718 October 2017

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Yazdi Desai, Chairman, BPP, updates the community about the ongoings in the BPP, with Parsi Times’ exclusive column, BPP Connect .[/otw_shortcode_info_box] On the 23rd of this month our Board will complete two years in office, a journey that has been as memorable as it has been gratifying. I can honestly say that I…

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Uncategorised

Sports Roundup – 21th October 2017
ByPT Reporter 18 October 201727 October 2017

CRICKET India ‘A’ Wins Against New Zealand ‘A’ In Unofficial ODI: Outstanding batting efforts from Shardul Thakur (40) and an unbeaten 38 by Karn Sharma helped India ‘A’ beat New Zealand ‘A’, thus winning the final unofficial ODI series at Visakhapatnam. Electing to bat first, the kiwis scored 173 in 44.2 overs, courtesy knocks of…

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Community News

Benafsha In Big Boss House
ByPT Reporter 14 October 201713 October 2017

Benafsha Soonawalla seems to be fitting in just right in the house of reality show, Big Boss-Season 11, aired on Colors channel. After tasting a bit of fame in MTV shows Roadies and Trackstar, Benafsha, a resident of Godrej Baug, was all smiles during the opening episode when host Salman Khan asked her in his…

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Community News

Get Ready For WINGS’17
ByPT Reporter 14 October 201713 October 2017

Wings’17, the All-Parsi Sports and Cultural Festival, organized in association with the Sir Ness Wadia Memorial Pavilion, will kick off on 26th October, 2017, with over three hundred teams and individual registrations. Wings’17 promises to be a buzzing festival with a jam packed schedule including indoor and outdoor sports and virtual gaming. Its finale event…

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Pet Puja

The Poop Problem
ByShirin Merchant 14 October 201713 October 2017

One of the most disgusting habits our dogs can have is one of eating faeces – their own, another dog’s or even that of another species. Coprophagia, as the condition is known may be repulsive to us humans, but to our dogs it is a perfectly normal behaviour. In fact, most dogs given half a…

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