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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.Amended Anti-Terror Law To Weaken Indian Democracy
By Nivedhitha K The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 has been passed by the Parliament despite searing opposition to the inclusion of new provisions in the existing law. The Bill drew flak on two accounts. One, the new changes undermine human rights. Secondly, the amendments undermine the...
Asianet Broadband offering 200Mbps plan at Rs 499 per month
Asianet Broadband is reportedly giving a 200Mbps broadband plan at Rs 499 effectively. The company offers customers a total of three broadband plans, including Rs 1,499, Rs 2,499 and Rs 2,999. All the mentioned broadband plans from the company ship with 200Mbps speed. The Rs 1,499 plan comes with two months...
Indian Economy: Crash Of 2019
By Nantoo Banerjee The NDA government may have scored well in the socio-political front and caught a national and international limelight by abrogating Article 370 of the Constitution to redefine the state of Jammu & Kashmir, but the country’s economy is in shambles. It needs immediate repairs. Unless...
Modi-Shah’s BJP Resorts Again To The Old Bread Vs Circus Trick
By Amulya Ganguli It is possible that the BJP will aggressively pursue its Hindutva agenda at a time of economic slowdown by adopting the well-known bread versus circus tactic, which has been explained as providing entertainment for hoi polloi as a means of diverting attention from a shortage...
Senior Citizens Healthcare Is A Big Challenge
Dr Arun Mitra Economic developments and technological innovations have helped increase life expectancy worldwide. There was a time when thousands would perish because of epidemics like plague and smallpox which had adverse effect on life expectancy. Such deadly diseases are under control now. Life expectancy in India was...
Kashmir Needs A Fresh Approach To Isolate Separatists
By Sagarneel Sinha Now that the special status of Jammu and Kashmir is gone, the major challenge ahead of New Delhi is to win the hearts of local Kashmiris and bring peace in the valley torn by violent conflicts for decades. That’s not an easy task. A large...
Corbyn Promises To Ban Big Money From ‘Buying Up Democracy’
By Lamiat Sabin Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to “drive big money out of democracy.” Speaking in Bolton the Labour leader revealed that PM Boris Johnson has accepted nearly a million pounds from hedge funds and bankers. Mr Corbyn announced a new policy to ban donations or loans to...
Ikea officially opens online orders in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane
Ikea has started an online store in Mumbai ahead of the launch of its physical retail store. The financial capital is the first Indian city where Ikea will deliver online orders. The Swedish furniture giant started its first retail store in Hyderabad last year. Now, it is celebrating the...
Fitbit Versa 2 leak hints at August 25 launch: Report
Fitbit, the popular wearable fitness band maker has been around for quite a few years now, even before smartwatches were launched. In 2016, Fitbit bought Pebble to focus its efforts in the smartwatch space. It has released the Iconic and Versa smartwatches, and now, Fitbit looks geared for the...
Xiaomi MIUI 11 to launch by the end of September
Xiaomi is set to launch MIUI 11 as its newest interface for mobile devices. The Chinese smartphone maker has been working on the next version of its custom Android interface for some time now. It seems that MIUI 11 will arrive as early as September. Xiaomi‘s Product Director and...
BSNL Rs 1098 prepaid plan revamped; now offers 375GB data, and more
State-run telecommunication giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has just revamped one of its popular prepaid plans. According to a report, the telecom giant has made significant changes to the Rs 1098 plan. The company initially launched this plan about two years back to take on Reliance Jio. The...
Apple sues Corellium for creating ‘illegal’ software copies of iOS
Technology giant Apple has just filed a copyright-infringement lawsuit against Corellium, a Delaware-based startup. The startup has been offering a virtual copy of the iPhone to interested users for more than a year. Users can also easily change the model of the iPhone and version of iOS with a...
Oppo Reno 2, Reno 2Z, Reno 2F specifications and price in India leaked
New information about the upcoming Oppo Reno 2 lineup has leaked online after Oppo shared the official teaser. According to a report, expected specifications and pricing in the Indian market have surfaced on the Internet. Before we jump into these details, let’s recap was we already know. As previously...
Here is everything you need to know
DTH giant Tata Sky has just made some updated to four of its curated packs across different languages. These changes bring some new channels to the packs but also increase the total cost for subscribers. The company made changes to its Hindi Basic, Family Kids, Bengali Hindi Basic, and...
Company gets rid of 85 adware-infested apps
Google has just removed 85 problematic apps from the Play Store. This development comes right after security researchers at Trend Micro discovered adware in these apps. Security researchers revealed that most of these apps were disguised as photography apps and games. The surprising part is that more than 8...
Huawei Mate 30 series to launch in Munich, Germany on September 19
We have seen a number of leaks regarding the upcoming flagship smartphone series from Huawei in the last couple of weeks. These leaks range from renders, rumored specifications, smartphone cases to even stealthy images in the real world. We have already seen reports indicating that the flagship Huawei Mate...
Motorola One Action with GoPro-like wide-angle camera launched
Motorola has just launched its latest smartphone, the Motorola One Action in select countries across the globe. According to the announcement, Motorola One Action is the latest addition to the Motorola-branded Android One lineup. Taking a closer look, this seems to be somewhat different from previous Android One smartphones...
Apple Watch Series 5 to hit the market in fall with OLED displays
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed some new information about the next-generation Apple Watch Series 5 wearables. According to the latest note, it looks like Apple will source OLED display panels from Japan Display. In addition, the company is set to launch an upcoming generation of wearable devices in the...
