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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.Senior Citizens Need Free Full Healthcare Facilities
By Dr. Arun Mitra Despite the fact that senior citizens have contributed through their life to the nation’s building, healthcare for them remains a big challenge. The National Health Policy recognizes growing need for palliative and rehabilitative care for all geriatric illnesses and advocates the continuity of...
China To Implement Its New Foreign Investment Law From January 1, 2020
By Subrata Majumder Global investors hailed China’s new Foreign Investment Law (FIL) a breakthrough to resuscitate the Chinese sagging foreign investment, even though many commentators are dubious on actual implementation. Foreign investment has been an important boost for Chinese economy. New FIL will replace existing three laws...
Corbyn To Rally Westminster To Bring Down Boris Johnson
By Marcus Barnett Jeremy Corbyn is rallying all available forces in Westminster to bring down Boris Johnson as he heads for crunch talks with other opposition party leaders at noon and demands a general election. The Labour leader will re-emphasise the need for an election as “the simplest...
After G7, Iran Looks To Increased Support From China
China has had a chance to learn all the details of the West’s reaction to Iran’s proposal to lift the oil embargo in exchange for maintaining the nuclear deal. After making a stop in Biarritz, France, where, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad...
Android 10 for Pixel might be released on September 3
Android 10 might be released to Google’s Pixel smartphones on September 3, 2019. Last week, Google confirmed that it is ditching the dessert name and will call the update simply Android 10. While it didn’t announce the final date for its release, a leak points at first week of...
OnePlus planning to invest Rs 1,000cr in Hyderabad R&D facility
OnePlus has announced its plans for its first R&D centre in Hyderabad. The company is reportedly planning to invest Rs 1,000 crore in their facility in Hyderabad over the next three years. “In three years, we plan to grow the new R&D centre in Hyderabad into our biggest globally,”...
Economy Needs Big Investment Push To Bounce Back
By Nantoo Banerjee It may be the right time to think ‘out of the box’ to solve the current problem of economic meltdown. Small sops to the business community and foreign investors are going to tackle the recession and move the economy northward. Only massive ongoing long-term investments...
BJP’s Dilemma In Kashmir Mounts As Lockdown Continues
By Amulya Ganguli Deleting Article 370 was the easy part. The state’s muscle power and the mobilization of parties outside the NDA which are eager to curry favour with the powerful ruling party at the centre enabled the government to impose its writ on Kashmir valley with the...
Arun Jaitley Had Unique Skill Of Consensus Building
By Anjan Roy Few would remember Arun Jaitley as India’s commerce and industry minister. As of now, that’s a longtime ago. But for those who knew him in those days, it was clear he was the man of the future. Jaitley had taken India’s delegation to the...
Mamata Gives All Focus On 2021 Assembly Poll
By Ashis Biswas In Bengal, a deceptive stability prevails in the post Lok Sabha poll period, with a persistent undercurrent of law and order disruptions. The ruling Trinamool Congress(TMC) and its main challenger Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) are keyed into a frenzied party rebuilding exercise, looking ahead to the...
Windows 10 update breaks Bluetooth Speaker connectivity
Microsoft rolls out new updates for its Windows 10 like a clock-work to add new features, and fix bugs. However, the company does not hold a good track-record in rolling out stable, non-problematic updates to its users. This problem of rolling out problematic updates has increased in the past...
India Moving Closer To Congress Mukta Bharat
By Arun Srivastava Leaders of the Congress are the worst enemies of their own party. They never treated the Congress as a political party. It has been a conglomerate of diverse ideas. For them it has been merely a contraption to rule and they have been born...
India In Talks With Russia Over Supply Of Rocket Engines
NEW DELHI: New Delhi and Moscow are negotiating the organisation of the India-based production of semi-cryogenic rocket engines using Russian technology for the South Asian country’s space programme, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan said in an interview. “Russia is offering its semi-cryogenic rocket engine technology...
Honor 20 update rolling out in India: Price, review, features
The Honor 20 users in India are receiving a new software update for their smartphone. Based on reports, this is just an incremental update and brings in a newer security patch and more. Read on to find out everything about this new Honor 20 update. Honor 20 update details...
Official render hints at 48MP quad cameras
As we inch closer to the August 29 launch event, the leaks around the Redmi Note 8 series become more frequent. Adding to the list of leaks is an official render shared by none other than the company itself. Here’s a look at the latest Redmi Note 8 leak....
OnePlus 7T render images, 360-degree video leaked online
After design sketch leaks by Evan Blass, now the OnePlus 7T render images have surfaced online. The CAD renders and 360 degree video by popular leakster OnLeaks, in partnership with Pricebaba, are in line with the sketches earlier shared by Blass. The alleged OnePlus 7T render images showcase the...
22 BSNL prepaid plans now have 250 minutes per day voice call FUP limit
BSNL has reportedly capped voice call minutes in for 22 of its unlimited combo prepaid plans starting August 19. As per TelecomTalk report, the state run telecom operator has implemented voice calling cap at 250 minutes per day. Initially, it was believed that only long-validity combo plans would be...
Tata Sky now offering 13 semi-annual packs to new SD set-top-box
After the new tariff regime by TRAI, all DTH operators are on a roll with new offerings almost everyday. One of the popular DTH company, Tata Sky, has also introduced various new plans and offers to lure more customers onboard. In a fresh move, the operator has now announced...
