News from 2015.
47 reports published between 2012 and 2025, alongside the fortnightly magazine.
Dastur Khurshed Dastoor (left) Tata Son's chairman emeritus Ratan Tata and Dr Cyrus Poonawalla (right) presenting a plaque to finance minister Arun Jaitley on December 27, 2015 in …
Dastur Khurshed Dastoor (left) and finance minister Arun Jaitley (right) presenting a plaque to Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, sponsor of the Udvada Iranshah Utsav on December 27, 2015 in Ud…
Dastur Khurshed Dastoor (left) and finance minister Arun Jaitley (right) presenting a plaque to Tata Son's chairman emeritus Ratan Tata on December 27, 2015 in Udvada…
A hearing before the Assistant Charity Commissioner (ACC) regarding the validity of Muncherji Cama's resignation from the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) has been adjourned to Decembe…
Noting they were "completely disgusted with the state of affairs and the inordinate delay in implementing the Krimson agreement,” Krimson Health Ventures Private Limited director D…
Veteran Indian banker Zarin Daruwala has been appointed as the first woman chief executive officer of Standard Chartered Bank (StanC) for India. The Bank has suffered financial los…
The new BPP board had its first meeting on Friday October 23, 2015 when Yazdi Desai was unaminously elected chairman.…
Votes secured by Noshir Dadrawala, 5,571; Kersi Randeria, 5,031; Zarir Bhathena, 3,793; Yadi Desai, 3,705; and Viraf Mehta, 3,399.…
An agreement maybe reached between the six Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustees on permitting Muncherji Cama to continue as a trustee. The validity of Cama's resignation is being contes…
The Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA) will also make a bid to host the 11 th World Zoroastrian Congress (WZC) in 2018, the other contender being Aust…
The 250 anniversary of the Navsari Atash Behram is being celebrated…
"Let's change the way the BPP (Bombay Parsi Punchayet) works," stated BPP trusteeship candidate Viraf Mehta addressing voters at the Rustam Baug Pavilion on September 26, 2015. He …
We served the country now we want to serve the community, was the refrain of the four veterans, Maj Gen Khurshed Balsara, Cmde Medioma Bhada, Maj Gen Soli Pavri and Sq Ldr Minoo Wa…
Australia will bid for the XI World Zoroastrian Congress to be held in Perth in end December 2018, conveyed Firoz Pestonji. A proposal will be submitted to the Global Working Group…
The World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting was held at West End Hotel in Bombay on September 19, 2015. Among the speakers were former police commissioner Juli…
Sitting Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustee and the youngest founder trustee of the World Alliance of Parsi Irani Zarthoshtis (WAPIZ) Yazdi Desai was the first of the 25 candidates to h…
Twenty-five candidates have filed their nomination for the October 18 Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) trusteeship elections, stated election president Mahiyar Dastur on September 18 r…
Software specialist Yazdi Tantra's On-Lyne Comtech (India) Private Limited has been appointed Chief Technology Officer for administering the BPP elections. Electronic voting machin…
The exquisite Neo Gothic building of the JN Petit Library and Reading Room in Fort, Bombay has won the Unesco award for Distinction for its restoration work. The Reading Room was o…
Dadar community activist Mahiyar Dastoor has been named president for the forthcoming Bombay Parsi Punchayet elections to be held this October 18…
Stating "I am a professional with a desire to bring positive changes, not a politician,” former Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) trustee Noshir Dadrawala says he is "no longer consider…
Billionaire vaccine manufacturer and philanthropist Dr Cyrus Poonawalla will be sponsoring the Iranshah Udvada Utsav to be held this December in the coastal Gujarat town.…
Former trustee Noshir Dadrawala and publisher Maneck Davar of Spenta Multimedia are contemplating contesting for BPP trusteeship. Dadrawala also heads the Centre for Advancement of…
The popular, though sometimes intemperate, Ripon Club caterer Tehmtan Dumasia's services are being terminated by the managing committee of the Parsi-only club. A heated exchange be…