Nekzaad and Shazaad Olpadwalla emerged victorious at the ‘Open International Taekwondo Championship 2017’, held in Amritsar from 19th to 21st May, 2017. With over 500 participants competing in various age groups, 8-year-old Nekzaad won a silver medal in his 27-30 kgs weight category, while 7-year-old Shazaad clinched a bronze medal in the 30-32 kgs weight category….
In the 1st Division inter-club table tennis league held from 15th-18th May, 2017, under the Mumbai City District TT Association, Parsee Gymkhana (PG) – represented by Zubin Taraporewalla, Arzan Khambatta, Rayomand Marolia, Sarosh Shroff and Hoshang Katrak – played exceptionally to retain their First Division spot. After outplaying MLWB ‘E’ and CCI on the first…
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 31st May, 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 “Jaldi ja!! Papeta-na-gosh ma atla motta-motta bota che!!” – by Vedu Gheewala [/otw_shortcode_info_box]
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. 25મી જૂન સુધી ચંદ્રની દિનદશા ચાલશે તેથી તમારા હાથથી સારા કામ થશે. તમારા મનને મજબૂત બનાવી જે પણ કામ કરશો તેમાં ફત્તેહ મળશે. ચંદ્રની કૃપાથી તમે જે પણ ડિસીઝન લેશો ભવિષ્યમાં તેનો ફાયદો અને નુકસાન જોઈને કરશો. ઘરની વ્યક્તિની ડિમાન્ડ પૂરી કરી શકશો. ધનની…
. CRICKET Mumbai Indians Win IPL 10: Mumbai Indians won nail-biting, thriller of the finals – beating Rising Pune Supergiant by 1 run – to clinch the title of champions of the IPL 10. Batting first, Mumbai managed just 129-8 in their 20 overs as Krunal Pandya top-scored with 47. For RPS, Jaydev Unadkat, Adam…
The fifth and latest in the Pirates franchise coming six years after the last is also the shortest in terms of running time. It’s back to the familiar premise as the perpetually sozzled—obviously on Caribbean rum—Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johny Depp, on familiar territory) is shown botching up a bank robbery attempt : he’s found asleep…
The Perfect Surprise! Dear Readers, It was indeed surprising to all in our community when we got to know that our Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor would be filling in the prestigious position of Parsi Member on the National Commission of Minorities. What a perfect surprise! Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, the youngest of our high-priests, who…
A walk down memory lane will reveal that not so long ago (a half-century or so), Kashmir was the preferred location for – and synonymous with – Hindi romantic films. Shammi Kapoor’s Junglee, Kashmir Ki Kali, Jaanwar, and younger brother Shashi’s Jab Jab Phool Khile are some of the films that come immediately to mind….
Explorers are a restless, transient tribe of people; they seldom pay heed to reason, relying on their own impulses and acting accordingly. David Grann’s 2009 real-life book (based on his 2005 article on the same and published in the New Yorker magazine) on the explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam) has now been translated onto the…
The average Indian’s twin obsessions (pun intended) are cricket and cinema. In making the docu-drama ‘Sachin’, director James Erskine certainly holds the perfect curriculum vitae, having made films on the world’s three greatest sports — Football (‘One Night in Turin’, ‘Shooting for Socrates’), Tennis (‘Billie Jean King’) and yes, even Cricket (‘From the Ashes’, of…
The recently organized ‘Summer Sports Festival-2017’ by Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana (DPCG), comprised multiple sports including cricket, football and athletics, and was sponsored by WZO Trust Funds, Sterling and Wilson Electricals, Mejmt and Nariman Sports. ‘Floodlit Athletics’ held from 28th to 30th April, 2017, saw 350 athletes participate from across Mumbai and Surat. The BPP…