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Mumbai, Aug 31 (IBNS): An Indian Navy commander died in the sea off Mumbai on Monday while trying to rescue his colleague who was swept away by the sea. The incident happened when one of four...

Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata today said that his successor would neither be pro-Parsi nor anti-Parsi but should be the right person. "The Tata Group is an Indian group and we should not be...

Ratan Tata appears serious about keeping his date with retirement. Tata Sons, the promoter of the $71 billion Tata Group, has formally set the ball rolling to find a successor to its present...

Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram informs us about the passing away of the holy Varasyaji, and a fascinating primer on the importance of Varsyaji in Zoroastrian religion and culture. It is my sad duty to...

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sarosh Kapadia has urged members of the Parsi community settled abroad to return to India and contribute to national development. "I always believed that it is better to...

Indian courts abound with pending cases, but there is a court which does not seem to have much in hand. Article by Hetal Vyas / DNA India Therefore, it sits only twice a year. It’s a divorce court...

Rawalpindi, recognised the world over for its army generals and fundamentalist mosques, is also home to Murree Brewery which has operated in the conservative Pakistani city since 1860. Published by...

Tolerance level has gone down, High Court rues The tolerance level of the people has gone down, the Bombay High Court today remarked while dealing with a petition filed by an author who is facing...

The below is a copy of the letter to the Editor of Jame Jamshed. This letter is written by good friend Ervad Marzban J Hathiram, who is the head priest of the Behram Baug Agiary and the editor of...

It may be pleasing news for the members of the Parsi community that many of the newly-wed young Parsi women are in the family way in Surat, which has a population of 3,500 of the total 90,000 Parsis...

Although a modest Rs 1 crore was allocated in the Union budget to impede dwindling population of minority communities, city's Parsis believe self-help is the best help. The community, under the...

Bombay Parsi Punchayet chairman alleged the institute’s head Meher Master-Moos was indulging in ‘wrongful’ conversion, which is reserved for only sons of priests By Manoj R Nair and Ram Parmar /...

For 17 years, Parvin Jungalwala, 40, a Parsi widow, allegedly spent her life in home confinement. However, she decided to end her torture and the reason for this his is her daughter's well-being,...

From Ervad Marzban Hathiram I am happy to inform readers that the Bhagarsath Anjuman has elected Ervad Kaikhushroo Navroze Dastoor (more popularly known as K. N. Dastoor, or KND) as the 17th Dastur...

Parsi Khabar joins all the Parsis in expressing condolences on the passing away of Dasturji Meherjirana. Ervad Marzban Hathiram has written a wonderful obituary. It is my solemn duty to inform...

Malabar Hill police are investigating how Byram Jeejeebhoy, who holds a US citizenship, obtained an Indian voter identity card By Abhijit Sathe & Manoj R Nair / Mumbai Mirror Byram Jeejeebhoy,...

This ancient commercial city on the coast of Kerala once played host to a flourishing Parsi community, but all that is now left is a lone family struggling to keep the community's legacy alive....

India's Parsis, the modern-day descendants of migrants who fled persecution in Iran more than 1,000 years ago, are turning to new technology to keep their ancient Zoroastrian religion...