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Times Group announces D/code edition six
Mumbai: India’s finest luxury interiors design show, D/code 2023, a Times Group initiative is back with its sixth edition, promising a more captivating show than ever before. The event is being held on 1 & 2 December from 11.00 am – 07.00 pm at the Dome, SVP Stadium, Mumbai. As the country’s first curated luxury interiors design show, the latest edition of D/code 2023 brings a bigger and better show with nine curators onboard along with 30 plus designers, architects, artists, artisans, craftsmen, product designers, design and students all under one roof. With the theme ‘Future,’ the show promises an intuitive, smart and sustainable design experience, bringing the future of luxury design.
Offering an extraordinary display of luxury living, this year, the show takes it a notch higher through an experiential journey with four escape rooms such as The Design Classroom and escape rooms curated by Chandni Mathur and Nikhil Kapur, Sravanya Rao Pitte, Hameeda and Aamir Sharma. In addition, themed installations by architect Ronak Hingarh called ‘DEEP JYOTI STAMBH’ and design students from Pearl Academy and Rachana Sansad College of Applied Art and Craft are on display. The central lounge is adorned with the work of renowned architect and artist Ashiesh Shah, whose collection 21 STAMBHS explores diverse materials – from metals to stone, wood, and more. Exchanging ideas and sparking much-needed conversation around the business of design, the show engages in power talks and panel discussions. The esteemed curators for the event include Hameeda and Aamir Sharma, Maithili Raut, Ekta and Rajiv Parekh, Annkur Khosla, Pooja Bihani, Vaishali Kamdar and Deepak Gugarii. Moreover, with over 60+ decor brands, the latest in global furniture, retail brands, home decor, art galleries, antiques, flooring, lighting, ateliers etc. are showcased.
GoodHomes and Home & Design Trends editor-in-chief Ronitaa R. Italia said, “It is my pleasure to bring to you the sixth edition of D/code, quite literally the country’s first and (dare I say so myself) finest curated, luxury interiors show. I consider this edition a curtain raiser to the future of design shows in our country. This time around, we’ve taken our curatorial bonds to the next level with not one or two, but nine curators. You see, the ultimate goal is to create a show that my architects and designers enjoy spending time and feel at home at. And that can be achieved only when we flip the lid and make them tell us what works (and what doesn’t) for them.”
The sixth edition of ‘D/code 2023’ a showcase that seamlessly blends creativity and sophistication is being held on 1 and 2 December, 2023, at DOME SVP Stadium, Mumbai.
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Book Cricket gets a digital century on News18 amid T20 fever
Nostalgic classroom game revamped in English, Hindi plus Telugu on web and app.
MUMBAI: When the T20 World Cup fever hits fever pitch, News18 decides to flip the script straight back to the classroom. The digital news platform has revived the timeless schoolyard favourite Book Cricket as an interactive online game, perfectly timed to ride the cricket wave gripping fans across the globe. The reimagined Book Cricket ditches textbooks for smartphones, blending old-school nostalgia with modern gameplay. Once a sneaky recess pastime played by flicking book pages to score runs, the digital version now offers seamless fun for anyone craving a quick cricket fix between overs.
Available in English, Hindi and Telugu (with more languages planned across News18’s network), the game sits within the platform’s fast-growing gaming portfolio of over 20 titles, all built in-house. It joins event-driven hits like ‘Kursi Catcher’ and ‘Result Rewind’ during the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections, plus festive specials such as ‘Durga’s Astras’ for Durga Puja and ‘Mouse Modak’ for Ganesh Chaturthi.
News18 Digital CEO Mitul Sangani said, “Gaming is a key pillar of our engagement strategy. At News18, we uniquely combine our newsroom agility with immersive gaming experiences. By blending credible content with interactive formats, we are creating meaningful engagement in an era defined by shrinking attention spans and evolving consumption habits.”
Select titles have expanded beyond News18.com to CNBC-TV18.com and Firstpost.com, reflecting the network’s push to deepen user interaction across platforms. The Book Cricket game is live now at https://www.news18.com/games/book-cricket/.
In a tournament where every boundary counts, News18’s digital Book Cricket proves the simplest games can still deliver the biggest smiles no syllabus required, just pure cricket joy one page-flip at a time.
