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Clothing brand Qua launches a line dedicated to women cricketers

By newsportaltoday November 2, 2024

(Left to right) Jemimah Rodrigues, Shreyanka Patil, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav sporting Qua’s pre-fall collection | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The founders of the brand Qua, Rupanshi Agarwal and Dr…

A tribute to a friend, philosopher and guide: Bibek Da, a man of rare intellect

By newsportaltoday November 2, 2024

It is often said that a great mind leaves a trail of ideas that illuminates the path for others. Bibek Debroy, whom many fondly called Bibek Da (‘Da’ meaning elder…

An ancestral village and its bond with a prodigal son

By newsportaltoday November 2, 2024

T.P. Gopalan Nambiar | Photo Credit: @RajeevRC_X A country road snakes past coconut groves, the rare paddy farm and homes, both ancient with wooden rafters and Mangalore tiles, and modern…

Who is Jay Parikh? Meet Microsoft’s new senior executive who kept Facebook data centers humming

By newsportaltoday November 1, 2024

Microsoft Corp has hired senior engineer Jay Parikh for a senior executive role. Parikh will report directly to Satya Nadella and join the senior leadership team as a member.“With that…

‘Singham Again’ movie review: Ajay Devgn returns in deathly dull franchise

By newsportaltoday November 1, 2024

Ajay Devgn in ‘Singham Again’ | Photo Credit: YouTube/JioStudios There was a time, not long ago, when Hindi blockbuster cinema could stand on its own — distinguishable, say, from mythological…

Cyrus Broacha decodes Deepavali at Mumbai’s Malabar Hill

By newsportaltoday November 1, 2024

Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi Let’s call this Dipawalee special. I prefer Dipawalee to Diwalee, because it’s a longer word, and since I have lots of free time,…