3rd February 2018 – Page 2

Contests

Caption This – February 03, 2018

ByPT Reporter 3 February 20187 May 2018

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 7th February, 2018. [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 Modi (Aloud): “Agar Aap Hame ‘Dobaara’ Doge Mauka..” Jaitley (to himself): “To Hum Aapko ‘Dobaara’ Denge Dhokaa!” – By Kayomarz Dotiwalla . [/otw_shortcode_info_box]

Entertainment | Reviews

DEN OF THIEVES

ByHoshang K. Katrak 3 February 20182 February 2018

The info, or rather statistics, imparted to the viewers in the beginning attempts to assure them that they are in for a thriller. We are told that Los Angeles is the bank robbery capital of the world – every 48 minutes there is a bank heist in the City of the Angels. The film opens…

Sports

Parsis Shine At Senior TT Nationals

ByHoshang K. Katrak 3 February 20182 February 2018

Parsee rising stars Frenaz Chipia of Gujarat and Zubin Taraporewalla of Maharashtra played brilliantly to reach the coveted round of 32 at the 79th Senior Table-Tennis Nationals held from 25 – 30 January, 2018, at Ranchi. The tournament witnessed Zubin beat arch-rival Ravindra Kotian of Maharashtra 4-0. Both Zubin and Frenaz, will soon be representing…

Finance

2018 Budget Demystified

ByPT Reporter 3 February 20182 February 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his budget for the year 2018-19 in parliament a couple of days ago. The Rail Budget was also presented as part of the Union Budget. In this article, we analyse key budget proposals, and their impact on the salaried class, investors, senior citizens and consumers. A standard deduction of Rs….

Special

Asha Vahishta – The Zoroastrian Center (Pune) Celebrates 1st Month-iversary!

ByPT Reporter 3 February 20182 February 2018

Just over a month ago, on the 25th of December, 2017, a Dadgah, ‘Asha Vahishta – The Zoroastrian Center’, was inaugurated in Pune, under the umbrella of Association for Revival of Zoroastrianism (ARZ), which opened its doors to intermarried Parsis and their children, as also Zoroastrian enthusiasts who sought greater insight into Zoroastrianism. Within this short…

Reviews

Film Review: Phantom Thread

ByHoshang K. Katrak 3 February 20182 February 2018

Come Oscar time, and the best that Hollywood has to offer is on display. After ‘There Will Be Blood’ (2007), Phantom Thread reunites director Paul Thomas Anderson and the hugely talented Daniel Day-Lewis.Confirmed bachelor Reynolds Woodcock (DDL) is a scrupulously painstaking and perfectionist couturier – sewing handmade garments for royalty, millionaires and socialites. He hires models…

Community News

Ajmalgadh To Celebrate First Jasan And Gambhar

ByPT Reporter 3 February 20182 February 2018

During times of trials and tribulations in the past, our ancestors shielded and protected our sacred Shreeji Pak Iranshah by shifting it to different centres from time to time, which include: Sanjan (669 years), Bahrot Caves (12 years: 1393 – 1405 AC), Vansda Forest – 14 years: 1405 – 1418 AC), Navsari (313 years: 1419…

Community News

Dr. Aban Mistry Posthumously Felicitated With ‘First Lady of India’ Award

ByPT Reporter 3 February 20182 February 2018

Tabla maestro, Dr. Aban E. Mistry (6th May, 1940 – 30th September, 2012) was posthumously presented the ‘First Lady of India’ award, on 20th January, 2018, by Hon’ble President of India, Ramnath Kovind, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. In an event organised by the Ministry for Women and Children Development and officiated by MP,…