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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.Nokia shares Android 10 update roadmap for all its smartphones
HMD Global, which makes and sells Nokia-branded smartphones, has revealed the timeline for Android 10 update for all its smartphones. On Thursday, the company in a press statement noted that all eligible Nokia smartphones, including Nokia 1, will receive the stable Android 10. Starting Q4 2019, Nokia smartphone users...
Android Q is Android 10, Google drops dessert naming forever
Google has revealed the official name of its next version of Android OS, and it’s called the “Android 10“. In the last 10 years, Google has followed dessert naming convention for the Android releases. This year, in the subsequent alphabet progression, Google had codenamed the next version as the...
Microsoft contractors can reportedly listen to Xbox users’ voice chats
Microsoft recently admitted that contractors listen to Skype and Cortana chats. Now, a few reports are claiming that the company’s third-party contractors can listen to Microsoft Xbox players’ voice chats. As per Motherboard, the third-party vendors also “listened to the audio of Xbox users speaking in their homes in order...
The Importance Of Being Arun Jaitley
By Anjan Roy The ailing Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s greatest achievement at the North Block was to act as a cushion in times of crisis which was not his making— he had absorbed the entire shock of demonetisation and GST and sought to maintain as far as...
CPI-CPI-M Tensions Defused In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The escalating tensions between the CPI and the CPI(M) have been defused with the suspension of the sub-inspector who was responsible for the lathi-charge on CPI workers and leaders in Ernakulam sometime back. The brutal lathi-charge, in which CPI MLA Eldo Abraham suffered...
BJP Planning To Dump Apna Dal In Uttar Pradesh
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: BJP appears to have made up its mind to promote its own Kurmi backward leaders rather than depending on ally partner Apna Dal (S) of Anupriya Patel. The manner in which Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath inducted Rama Shankar Patel from Mirjapur in Wednesday...
Will Hooda Leave Congress? Suspense Galore!
By Nora Rahil Chopra The suspense in Haryana Congress after the fight between former Chief Minister and Jat leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda and state Congress chief and Dalit leader Ashok Tanwar has peaked, but it hopefully ends on Sunday at Hooda’s Parivartan Maha Rally on home turf Rohtak. It...
Venezuela-U.S. Talks Are No to Avert Blockade
By Steve Sweeney Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro confirmed that high-level talks have been held with the US for months, and said they would continue despite Washington’s near total economic blockade. Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced the “criminal blockade” at the UN Security Council on Tuesday. He also warned...
Xiaomi Mi MIX 4 leak hints at 108MP camera, lanch next month
If reports are to be believed, Xiaomi could unveil the Mi MIX 4 smartphone as early as next month. As we inch closer to the launch, rumors are surfacing online with increased frequency. The latest Xiaomi Mi MIX 4 leak reveals a few key details. Xiaomi Mi MIX 4...
Asus Zenfone 6 update rolling out globally: What’s new
Asus is rolling out a new software update for its Zenfone 6 aka 6Z smartphone. The update focuses on introducing the latest Android security patch and a whole lot of new features and improvements. Read on to find out everything about this new Zenfone 6 update. Asus Zenfone 6...
BSNL PV-49 with 180 days validity, 1GB data and more launched
State-run telco, BSNL, has introduced a new validity extension plan for prepaid users. Called PV-49, the BSNL prepaid recharge voucher has been launched for Madhya Pradesh circle. It offers users with 180 days validity, free mobile data and voice calls among other benefits. Here is everything you need to...
Xiaomi Mi A3 launched in India: Price, features, specifications
Economic slowdown is steadily beginning to adversely affect several industries in India. On the sidelines of the Xiaomi Mi A3 launch in India, the company is confident about its business in India. It believes that smartphone sales will remain insulated from the impact as the festive season inches closer....
Vivo set to unveil 6 phones and online-exclusive U-series in India: Report
The budget phone segment in India is the most hotly contested category with brands trying to outdo each other. And with a similar plan in mind, Vivo is reportedly planning to launch new phones for online and offline channels. The Chinese firm will also soon unveil a new online-exclusive Vivo U-series, which...
Realme’s upcoming UI will reportedly come to all Realme smartphones
Last week, a report claimed that Realme is going to replace ColorOS with its own custom UI ‘RealmeOS‘ by the end of this year or early in 2020. Realme is known to be working on its own UI, but the company never claimed that it’ll be called RealmeOS. The...
Amazon opens its largest campus in Hyderabad
Global e-commerce giant Amazon opened its largest and first campus outside the US, here on Wednesday. The 9.5-acre campus, located in Nanakramguda, will house over 15,000 employees. Amazon has 62,000 employees in India. With 1.8 million sq feet office space built over 3 million sq ft area, it’s Amazon’s...
Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 receiving August 2019 Security update in India
HMD Global has reportedly started rolling out the latest August 2019 Security update for Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 smartphones in some markets including India. As reported by NPU, the Nokia 6 August update size is merely 112.9 MB in size, whereas the Nokia 5 update is 314.6MB. Users...
Xiaomi Mi A3 vs Xiaomi Mi A2: What’s different
Xiaomi today launched the Mi A3 smartphone in India. The third iteration of Android One smartphone from Xiaomi is the follow-up to the Mi A2. Just like last year’s smartphone, the new Mi A3 offers stock Android experience over company’s own MIUI. Xiaomi has taken a leap in terms...
How to get free HD/4K TV
Reliance JioFiber, the home broadband service, will become commercially available from September 5, 2019. The service is expected to disrupt the home broadband market where the penetration is relatively low. Reliance Jio is entering the segment after disrupting the mobile telephonic service three years back. Now, Jio is the...
