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India’s ‘Bahubali’ rocket lifts off with Chandrayaan-2: All you need to know

India moved towards its second tryst with the moon with ISRO‘s heavy lift rocket – the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) – carrying the 3,850 kg Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, blasting off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Monday afternoon. At exactly 2.43 p.m., the Rs 375 crore GSLV-Mk III rocket...

Jul 22 · >

TikTok parent ByteDance planning to set up data centre in India

Facing pressure from the Indian government to store data within the country borders, Beijing-based ByteDance that owns the popular short video-sharing app TikTok on Sunday said it was planning to set up a data centre in India. “As a testimony to ByteDance’s recognition of India’s efforts to frame a new...

Jul 22 · >

JVC launches two new HD TVs in India, prices start from Rs 7,499

Last month, JVC launched 6 new Smart LED TVs in India. Now, the company has unveiled two more TVs in the country. The model 32N380C and 24N380C are HD LED TVs with inbuilt Bluetooth. The newly launched JVC TVs promise to deliver an immersive cinematic experience. Notably, both the 32-inch and...

Jul 22 · >

Xiaomi becomes youngest firm on Fortune Global 500 list for 2019

Xiaomi has become the youngest company on the Fortune Global 500 list for 2019, ranking 468, with a revenue of $26,443.50 million and a net profit of $2,049.10 million in the previous fiscal. The Beijing-based global technology firm on Monday announced that the company has, for the first time, made...

Jul 22 · >

Micromax to start selling Huawei’s smartphones in a new partnership

Huawei, the second largest smartphone brand in the world, has found a new support in India. Indian smartphone maker Micromax will soon distribute and sell Huawei smartphones across the country. Both the companies have reportedly agreed to a pan India partnership. The announcement could give Micromax to stay relevant...

Jul 22 · >

Asus ROG Phone 2: Prices, features, specifications

In line with earlier reports, Asus today unveiled its next-generation gaming smartphone. Called the ROG Phone 2, it is essentially the successor to the ROG Phone. Similar to last year’s phone, the new ROG Phone 2 also pushes the boundaries of what is expected from a gaming smartphone. Read...

Jul 22 · >

Google Pixel 4 new detailed renders, screen protectors surface online

The Google Pixel 4 smartphone has leaked yet again. The latest renders (by @Onleaks) corroborate previous leaks and rumors. The detailed images show the phone with thick top bezels and thin bezels at the bottom. As one can see, the phone has a square-shaped camera setup at the back,...

Jul 22 · >

Drive For India’s Energy Security Faces New Challenge

By Nantoo Banerjee   The centuries old Scottish proverb that ‘’if wishes were horses, beggars would ride” is so true about India’s wish to become a major producer of fossil fuels. The truth is: it is becoming increasingly dependent on imports. Coal, oil and gas are three main components...

Jul 22 · >

Identical Right-Wing Agendas In Trump’s America & Modi’s India

By Amulya Ganguli   There is an eerie similarity between President Donald Trump’s advice to the non-white women members of the US Congress to “go back to where they came from” and the occasional suggestions by the Hindutva apparatchiki in India to their opponents to “go to Pakistan”.  ...

Jul 22 · >

New CPI General Secretary D Raja Has Tough Tasks On Hand

  By Nitya Chakraborty   Communist Party of India’s senior leader in Rajya Sabha for two terms D Raja has just taken over as the new general secretary of the CPI following resignation of S. Sudhakar Reddy on health grounds. Raja is a known leader of the Party for...

Jul 22 · >
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