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Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Sons, dies in road accident

Cyrus Mistry was returning from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in his Mercedes that crashed on a divider at Palghar in Maharashtra. Police said two persons, including Mistry, died in the car crash. Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry died in a road accident in Maharashtra’s Palghar on Sunday. Mistry was returning to Mumbai from Ahmedabad in his Mercedes that crashed on

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World Zarathushti Community Awards 2022 Winners

World Zarathushti Community Awards 2022 Click On the link for full details World Zarathushti Community Awards 2022    

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Pallonji Mistry, Head Of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Dies At 93

Billionaire Pallonji Mistry, Chairman of diversified Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group, died in the wee hours of Tuesday here, company officials said. Mistry, whose SP Group is the largest shareholder in the Tata Group with 18.37 per cent holding in the over $100 billion conglomerate, was 93. “India-born Mistry died mid-sleep at 0100 hrs at the family residence in South Mumbai,”

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A surgeon and a gentleman

Chronicling the life and times of surgeon par excellence, Dr Rustam Cooper, after whom Cooper Hospital in Juhu is named He was all things to all persons. His behaviour and approach to the humblest patients, servants and subordinates was the same as to Viceroys, Governors, Maharajas, statesmen and industrialists consulting him,” noted The Bombay Samachar editor Jehan Daruwala in his

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Knighthood Rohinton (Ron) Minoo  Kalifa OBE

  Knighthood Rohinton (Ron) Minoo  Kalifa OBE Queen’s Birthday Honours 2022 ZTFE patron Lord Bilimoria CBE DL, The Trustees and The Managing Committee conveys their heartiest congratulations to our ZTFE Life Member Rohinton (Ron) Minoo Kalifa OBE for his Knighthood for services to Financial Services, to Technology and to Public Service.   Knighthood  Rohinton (Ron) Minoo Kalifa OBE Queen’s Birthday Honours 2022  Ron is a

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Justice Pardiwala is in line to be CJI

He will be the sixth Supreme Court judge from the Parsi community. Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala, to be sworn in as Supreme Court judge along with Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia on Monday, will be the sixth apex court judge from the Parsi community. In line to be the third Chief Justice of India from the community, Justice Pardiwala would be the

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Rohinton Nariman starts a YouTube Channel

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman has started an official YouTube channel. The channel is called “Justice Nariman Official” and features several of his talks on Zoroastrian Religion, Law, NCPA, history and more. It is always a delight to hear him. Please do visit his channel and enjoy his talks.   Justice Nariman, the son of legendary senior

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Captain Hormusji FJ Manekshaw, IMS and Mrs Hilla H Manekshaw.

This rare photograph is of very proud parents who gave India a very famous son and another decorated less well known son, too. They had six children. The gentleman was a Doctor who served in the (British Indian Armed Forces’) Indian Military Service. Captain Hormusji FJ Manekshaw, IMS and Mrs Hilla H Manekshaw. Parents of Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji

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