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‘KD’ trailer: A violent gangster drama on cards from Dhruva Sarja-Prem combination

By newsportaltoday April 22, 2026

Dhruva Sarja in ‘KD’. | Photo Credit: Anand Audio/YouTube The makers of KDhavereleased the trailer for the film. The Kannada period gangster drama, starring Dhruva Sarja and directed by Prem,…

The story behind Bengaluru’s most authentic Thai restaurant and bakery, Thai Basil

By newsportaltoday April 22, 2026

Leena and Ravi Kanakamedala at the Koramangala Thai Basil | Photo Credit: Anagha Maareesha Thai Basil is one of those restaurants that you will always find on lists of “Bengaluru’s…

Microfinance needs reform more than credit backstops if India wants to avert another crisis in this sector

By newsportaltoday April 22, 2026

As per SIDBI’s MFI Pulse Report, at the peak of the recent cycle (March 2024), microfinance lending was distributed across five institutional categories: universal banks (31.4%), small finance banks (16.2%),…

Tamil Nadu vs West Bengal: Two polls, one test for BJP’s state-level momentum

By newsportaltoday April 22, 2026

Federal counterweightDespite their differences, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal remain strong regional powers. Of the four states and one union territory going to the polls this year—Kerala, Assam, Puducherry, Tamil…

IPL: LSG speedsters shine, restrict RR to 159/6 in Lucknow

By newsportaltoday April 22, 2026

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): A superb bowling display from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) speedsters Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav and Mohsin Khan restricted Rajasthan Royals (RR) to 159/6…

LPG ships from Gulf idle after unloading; foreign ships bringing U.S. cargoes

By newsportaltoday April 22, 2026

Many of the nine Indian-flagged LPG carriers evacuated from the Persian Gulf are drifting empty after unloading, even as India contracts with foreign vessels loading LPG at ports in Texas,…