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The legacy of IPA, founded by Nikhil Chakravartty, the doyen of journalism in India, to keep the flag of independent media flying high, is facing the threat of extinction due to the effect of the Covid pandemic. Only an emergency funding can avert such an eventuality. We appeal to all those who believe in the freedom of expression to contribute to this noble cause.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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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”. ...
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...
Retired Civil Servants Have Acted As Conscience Keeper Of Nation
By Satyaki Chakraborty The open letter written by fifty six retired civil servants of the country condemning the Modi Government’s intimidation of the leading figures of the human rights movement in India Indira Jaising and Anand Grover, is a clarion call to the conscience of those who believe...
Cuban President Bring Positive Changes In Economy
By W. T. Whitney Jr. For almost 60 years Cuba has successfully defended its socialist revolution against a steady onslaught of U.S. aggressive actions, serious enough at times to warrant extraordinary measures. Cuba, for example, established alliances with the Soviet bloc of nations in the early 1960s, readjusted...
