CRICKET India Win Series Against West Indies: India put up a great all round show to win the 5th ODI by 8 wickets and thus clinched the series in Jamaica. Virat Kohli’s heroic performance of 111 with Dinesh Karthik’s 50 helped the men in blue to seal the ultimate deal. West Indies notched up 205-9…
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 19th July, 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 “Bawajio ni maafak, aapru bi ek-nu-ek bakalyu!” – by Armin Dutia Motashaw [/otw_shortcode_info_box]
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Start your weekend with positive vibes with inspirational excerpts from the acclaimed book, ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’ by Dasturji Dr. Maneckji Naserwanji Dhalla of Karachi.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Thou didst ordain, Ahura, the night for all to rest and commissioned Thy Sraosha to guard the sleeping world. Peacefully we sleep and peaceful dreams attend us for…
Whatever little success the film is likely to enjoy would be largely due to Ranbir’s histrionics, as also the free-flowing lyrical nature of the dialogues – especially in the first half. Young Jagga (Ranbir Kapoor) is adept at investigating cases and arriving at theories. When his father ‘Tooti-Footi’ (Saswata Chatterjee – the assassin in ‘Kahaani’)…
Charlton Heston’s ‘Planet of the Apes’ (1968), almost a half century ago, set the tone for ‘War’ – the eighth overall and the third in the trilogy – a distinctly refreshing and inspired film, helmed by Matt Reeves. Following the earlier two – ‘Rise’ (2011) and ‘Dawn’ (2014) – the apes having suffered huge losses…
Your dog has the same senses as you do – smell, sight hearing, touch and taste – but of all the sense his sense of smell is the most powerful. Here are some interesting facts on a dog’s scenting powers. Scent Cells A dog has around two hundred million sensitive cells in its nose compared…
Neomi Rao, the second Zoroastrian Parsi to head an office in the current US Administration, who had been picked to become the ‘Regulatory Czar’ in the Trump White House, has been confirmed by the US Senate (by a vote of 54-41) to lead the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). In this…
[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 this auspicious day of the month – the Parab – when the mah (month) and the roj (day) coincide. Here’s celebrating…
Residents of the Dadar Parsi Colony (DPC) are up in arms against BMC’s proposal for widening a few roads in the vicinity, as this would reduce the green cover since most roads encircle open spaces. At a recent Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) meeting, the BMC tabled a proposal to widen roads lesser than 9m…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times wishes all our Kadmi readers a hearty Sal Mubarak! May the New Year bring in unity, peace, prosperity, happiness and unending smiles through the new orbit for us all![/otw_shortcode_info_box] As a community we may be small in number, but, always ready and big on celebrations! For a ‘True Blue Bawaji’ everyday…
હૈદ્રાબાદના 112 વર્ષ જૂના બાઈ માણેકબાઈ દરેમહેરનું નવીનીકરણ કરી દરેમહેરનું ઉદઘાટન થયું ‘યઝશ્ને અને વંદીદાદની ક્રિયાઓ મરહુમ પેરિન કેરસાસ્પ દસ્તુરની યાદમાં તેમની દીકરીઓ મહેર કેરસાસ્પ દસ્તુર અને ફરિદા કેરફેગર આંટિયા અને તેમના ગ્રાન્ડ ચિલ્ડ્રન સનાયા ફરહાદ ચીચગર, ખુશરો કેરફેગર આંટિયા તરફથી એરવદ આદિલ ભેસાનિયા અને એરવદ માહિયાર પંથકી તથા મુંબઈના યોઝદાથ્રેગર મોબેદો દ્વારા કરવામાં આવી…