‘Diet’ is a four letter word. It is almost as bad as the word which, when we used to utter it, our dear mothers would threaten to scrub our tongue with soap and butara (a stick broom)! It is a different matter now, with the offending word becoming almost an accepted part of our vocabulary,…
You’re testing your vocal chords in the bathroom one morning and as you hit the high note in the second verse of ‘It’s now or never’, a second voice joins in – just as tuneless as you. ‘Who could it be? You think indignantly, as you pop your head around the shower curtain, only to…
CRICKET Mumbai Indians Beat Sunrisers Hyderabad: Excellent batting performances from Parthiv Patel (39), Nitish Rana (45) and Krunal Pandya (37) helped Mumbai Indians win by 4 wickets against rivals SRH. SRH notched up 158-8 in 20 overs. Skipper David Warner top scored with 49 while opening partner Shikhar Dhawan managed 48. Strike bowler for team MI,…
The fifth Zoroastrian Powerlifting Championship, affiliated with and conducted by The Greater Bombay Powerlifting Association, in collaboration with the Naryman Dubash Foundation, was held at the Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana Grounds on Saturday, 8th April, 2017. Sponsored by Zarine and Yazdi Daruvala Trust, The WZO Trust, Late Ervad Hormusji Antia and Dinamai Antia Trust, Shapoorji…
On 1 July 2002, after taking off from Moscow, a Bashkirian passenger airliner and a DHL cargo plane had collided over Germany, resulting in a casualty list of 271. Director Lester alongwith writer Javier Gullol have woven the story into a film which, while managing to hold your attention thorough the hour-and-a-half, fails to be…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]24-year-old Arashasp Shroff, or Arash as he is known popularly, is originally from Mumbai and a graduate from the prestigious, Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, New York. He is currently taking the Post Graduate Advanced Wine, Beverage and Business Management Degree Program, at yet another globally renowned college – The George Brown…
Genre Drama Minutes 135 Director Srijit Mukherji Movie Rating 2.5/5 Shot entirely in Jharkhand and set during Independence on the western border (the original Bengali version ‘Rajkahini’ 2015, was set on the eastern border), Begum Jaan opens with scenes of an old lady stoically rescuing a young women from going the Nirbhaya way. Begum Jaan…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”Boxed”]In keeping with our readers’ demands for more ‘Meherbai’ articles by one of our most popular and wittiest writers, Ruby Lilaowala, we bring you ‘Meherbai’s Mann-Ki-Baat!’, Meherbai’s take on the current ongoings![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Meherwanji read out a headline from a newspaper to Meherbai which said, ‘Short naps can make you happier.’ Meherbai: It says ‘short’…
The Indo-American Society presents a one-day workshop on ‘Productivity at the Workplace’ by Yazdi Tantra on 15th April, 2017 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm at Lincoln Auditorium, Indo- American Society, Kitab Mahal, 5 D, Sukhadwala Marg, Fort. Learn to use Google, Gmail, Evernote and Mobile Apps to improve productivity and save time. The investment…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Associated with Cosmic Heart Gallery, artist Natasha Lalla has showcased her works nationally at various solo and group exhibitions, art festivals, including the India Art Festival and the Jaipur Art Summit, as well as Internationally, in New York, Chicago and USA. Parsi Times Arts writer, Razvin Namdarian reviews her solo show, ‘Parallel Realities’…
WAPIZ’s annual raffle (priced at Rs. 100/-), whose proceeds are used for WAPIZ’s various activities, held its Lucky Draw on 31st March, 2017 at the WAPIZ Office, with Trustee, Meher Panthaki picking the winners blindfolded to ensure fairplay. (Video posted on Facebook.) The two lucky winners were Aspi Surveyor and Burges Wania, each winning a…