The past couple of weeks have witnessed our Community get rattled and unite to take action against the potential damage that could be caused to our places of worship by the ongoing Metro III construction work. Most Parsi pages on social media platforms and WhatsApp have been buzzing non-stop with notifications asking community members to…
The all-ladies club of Lions Club of Bombay (Queensway) – District 3231-A1, commenced the ‘October Service Week’ with need-based projects and activities. Totaling to Rs.6,88,000/-, the projects include donation of a HESS screen (worth Rs. 81,000/-) to KEM hospital for Neuro Ophthalmological check-up on 5th October, 2017. Another project included the ‘Mythic 18 Blood Cell…
Lions Clubs International (LCI) celebrated World Personalised Service Day on 7th October, 2017, at the YB Chauhan auditorium. Organised by Executive Director for activities, Lion Parvez Bootwala and compered by Fatema Bootwala, the event witnessed keynote speaker and celebrated motivational orator, Jeroninio Almeida elucidate the power of humility, oneness and the joy of giving. Thereafter,…
Er. Marzban Hathiram commemorated the 44th death anniversary of ‘Kshnoom’ Seth Jehangirji Chiniwalla on the eve of October 1st, 2017 with a talk on ‘The Establishment of Iranshah and His glorious destiny’ at Palamkote Hall, Dadar. Er. Hathiram extolled Seth Jehangirji Chiniwalla’s mission of expounding the tenets and teachings of the Ilm-E-Kshnoom, the medium of…
40-year-old Mehernosh Bamboat secured the 2nd position in the semi-finals and 7th position in finals in 100 m Run at the ‘20th Asian Masters Athletic Championship 2017’(AMAC) held in Rugao, Jiangsu, China, from 24th to 28th September, 2017. Competing with over 1000 athletes participating from 52 countries, Mehernosh was chosen to represent India after securing…
. CRICKET Australia Wins 2nd T20 And Level Series: An unbeaten 62 from Moises Henriques and 48 not out by Travis Head coupled with great bowling performance from Jason Behrendorff helped the visitors beat the men in blue by 8 wickets during the second T20 clash at Guwahati. Batting first India notched up 118 in…
Zafrani Kaju Katli Ingredients: 1 tsp – Saffron; 100 gm – Cashews broken; 6 Tbsp – Sugar; ½ tsp – Green Cardamom Powder; 2 sheets – Silver Varq (optional) Method: Grind the broken cashew nuts into a fine powder. Heat sufficient water in a non-stick pan. Add sugar and saffron, mix and cook till syrup…
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 18th 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 “Sirjee…. Navi notes avi gai…. Ahve toh kai bolo!” – By Firoz Batliwalla [/otw_shortcode_info_box]
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you lesser known, amusing facts about our beloved Bombay. Explore this city’s history with these informational nuggets![/otw_shortcode_info_box] The Royal Bombay Yacht Club The Royal Bombay Yacht Club (RBYC) is located in South Bombay’s neighbourhood of Colaba, situated behind the Taj Palace Hotel. It has Gothic style architecture and offers sailing…
Addiction is a serious concern these days. Research points at contradicting reasons for getting into addictions – from having nothing to having everything in life; and being bored or simply experimental. Adverse conditions and a strong need to escape or cope at any cost makes one indulge in cigarettes, alcohol or substance abuse as a…
We all know that the Facebook app is very heavy and slow on our mobiles. Besides, you need to have 2 separate apps – one for Facebook and another one for Facebook Messenger, which can be inconvenient and hogs lots of space on your phone. This is where ‘Simple for Facebook’ comes in – the all-in-one…