MANCHESTER: Zerbanoo Gifford, human rights campaigner, author and founder of The ASHA Centre in the Forest of Dean, has been honoured with the Emmeline Pankhurst Award at the Women of the Year Luncheon & Awards, held at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium on Friday, 9 October 2026. Now in its 44th year, Women of the Year promotes… Continue reading Zerbanoo Gifford Receives the Emmeline Pankhurst Award at Women of the Year 2026
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Lord Bilimoria Champions Philanthropy and UK–Asia Partnership at Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE DL, the first Zoroastrian Parsi to sit in the House of Lords, spent four busy days in Singapore from 6 to 9 October for the 13th Milken Institute Asia Summit, where he spoke on India’s rising role in Asia, chaired a philanthropy roundtable, and held a string of high-level meetings,… Continue reading Lord Bilimoria Champions Philanthropy and UK–Asia Partnership at Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore
Former Delta Pilot Rustom Bhagwagar Convicted in Child Sex Abuse Case
Rustom Bhagwagar, 35, a Parsi and a former Delta Air Lines pilot, was convicted this week in Contra Costa County Superior Court on eight counts of sexually abusing a young girl, prosecutors said. His co-defendant, Jennifer Spitz Powell, 46, of Walnut Creek — the victim’s mother and Bhagwagar’s former girlfriend — was convicted alongside him… Continue reading Former Delta Pilot Rustom Bhagwagar Convicted in Child Sex Abuse Case
BJP Parsi Cell announces new South Mumbai, Malabar Hill teams
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parsi Cell formally announced its new teams for South Mumbai and Malabar Hill Constituency at a gathering held on Saturday evening at a venue in Gamdevi. More than 200 people from the Parsi community attended the gathering. The chief guest was Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Cabinet Minister, Maharashtra Government. Article in… Continue reading BJP Parsi Cell announces new South Mumbai, Malabar Hill teams
The Iran League: Bombay’s bridge to Persia
In a creaking colonial building on DN Road, a group of volunteers works to keep alive the memory of a friendship between two nations — one that history, and geopolitics, seems poised to forget On the second floor of Fort’s Navsari Building — reached via a wood-panelled lift whose crank is still wound by hand… Continue reading The Iran League: Bombay’s bridge to Persia
IndiGo Cabin Crew Member Kainoor Mistry Dies in Mumbai Road Crash
IndiGo Cabin Crew Member Kainoor Ardeshir Mistry Dies After Mumbai Road Accident, Raising Questions About Airline Cab Safety MUMBAI: Kainoor Ardeshir Mistry, a 32-year-old IndiGo cabin crew member, died on Saturday while undergoing treatment for serious head injuries sustained in a road accident on September 18 in Borivali East. She is survived by her eight-year-old… Continue reading IndiGo Cabin Crew Member Kainoor Mistry Dies in Mumbai Road Crash
No Child Should Die in the Dawn of Their Life: Sheroo Kanga’s Ninth St. Jude Walk/Run
Each September, when the days turn crisp and summer gives way to fall, Sheroo Kanga of Cranbury, New Jersey, laces up her shoes and joins thousands across the country for the St. Jude Walk/Run, honoring Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This year’s walk takes place on September 19, 2026. Sheroo is a cherished member of the… Continue reading No Child Should Die in the Dawn of Their Life: Sheroo Kanga’s Ninth St. Jude Walk/Run
A Documentary on Mumbai Samachar, Asia’s Oldest Newspaper — and a Parsi Legacy in Print
For anyone with an interest in Parsi history and the story of the press in India, a documentary on Mumbai Samachar made by Zahan Sawhney is well worth a watch: Mumbai Samachar holds a distinction few publications anywhere in the world can claim: it is Asia’s oldest continuously published newspaper. Founded by the Parsi scholar… Continue reading A Documentary on Mumbai Samachar, Asia’s Oldest Newspaper — and a Parsi Legacy in Print
Parsi-Zoroastrian War Martyrs Honoured At Century-Old Khareghat Colony Cenotaph In Mumbai
Military veterans joined members of the public on Wednesday morning at the century-old cenotaph at Khareghat Colony on N S Patkar Road to pay tribute to Parsi-Zoroastrian war martyrs who died during the First World War. Article by Manoj Ramakrishnan | Free Press Journal The annual commemoration is held on Frawardigan, the Zoroastrian ‘All Souls’… Continue reading Parsi-Zoroastrian War Martyrs Honoured At Century-Old Khareghat Colony Cenotaph In Mumbai
