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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.Manufacture in US or face tariffs, Trump warns Apple
In a warning to Apple CEO Tim Cook, US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on the components of the company’s high-end Mac Pro computer — its most expensive product — if it decides to shift production from the US to China. “Apple will not be given...
Chinks In Anti-Defection Law Have Existed Since Its Inception
By Harihar Swarup The prolonged political crisis in Karnataka has demonstrated the ways in which nearly 35-year-old anti-defection law can be used and abused. There is further need to improve it, by debating and amending the existing law to make it foolproof to prevent Karnataka type of situation....
Jai Sri Ram Becomes Symbol Of BJP’s Brute Power
By Arjavi Indraneesh The Supreme Court had last week advised parliament to consider enacting a new law to deal with ‘horrendous acts of mobocracy’, warning that incidents of lynching and cow vigilantism might rise like a ‘typhoon-like monster’ across the country. This week the court sent notice...
Panic Grips BJP Leadership In Madhya Pradesh
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: If reports published in the local newspapers provide any indication, there is a panic like situation in the state BJP. Blame game has started in the party. Among all local leaders the accusing finger is being raised against leader of opposition Gopal Bhargava....
CPI-CPI(M) Showdown Over Police Excesses Averted
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A confrontation between the CPI(M) and the CPI over police excesses has been averted thanks to the mature handling of the issue by both the parties, especially the CPI. The immediate cause for the escalation of tension between the two parties was the...
Imran Is Beating His Own Drum On Trump Meeting
By Sankar Ray The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan Niazi created a precedent by patting his own back right after alighting at the Islamabad International Airport when he told the supporters of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ,’ I feel like I am not coming here from a...
Cuba Celebrates The Rebellion That Triggered A Revolution
By W. T. Whitney Jr. It’s Bayamo’s turn this year on July 26. The capital city of Granma Province in eastern Cuba hosted Cuba’s Day of National Rebellion. President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other Cuban leaders presided over a day which celebrates young revolutionaries who, 66 years earlier on...
Reliance Jio emerges as India’s biggest telecom player
Within three years of starting its commercial operations, Reliance Jio has become the country’s largest telecom operator with a subscriber base of 331.3 million, surpassing Vodafone Idea which on Friday reported a decline in its user base to 320 million by June 2019. According to the financial results reported...
J&K youth dies while playing PUBG Mobile online game
In a first in Kashmir, a 19-year-old youth died while playing PUBG Mobile online game on his mobile phone in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district, police sources said on Friday. The incident took place when Asim Bashir of Kanipora area had gone to his friend’s house on Thursday in...
Tata Sky vs D2h vs Dish TV vs Airtel Digital TV: Compared
Over the past one year, LED HD TVs and Smart TVs have become cheaper. You can now buy a Smart TV for under Rs 15,000. And with HD TVs now available on budget, the DTH operators have also started giving discounts on set-top-boxes. You can choose between Tata Sky,...
OnePlus Music Festival announced; will be held in Mumbai in November
OnePlus’ transformation from a smartphone brand to lifestyle brand will reach a new pinnacle in November. The Chinese smartphone maker has just announced its first-ever OnePlus Music Festival in India. The multi-genre musical extravaganza is scheduled to be held in Mumbai, and will kickoff a new level of engagement...
Samsung Galaxy M40 will soon be available offline
To better compete with Chinese smartphone rivals such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo among others, Samsung came up with an online-only strategy. The company launched new Galaxy M-series smartphones that are sold via Amazon India. Now, it seems like the flagship Samsung Galaxy M40 smartphone will be available offline as...
Huawei Nova 5i Pro launched with quad-camera and Kirin 810
Huawei has launched Nova 5i Pro with a quad-camera setup in China. The smartphone was launched at an event in China where the company also introduced Huawei Mate 20 X 5G as its first 5G smartphone. The new Nova 5i Pro can be described as the enhanced version of...
Microsoft Office 365 web-based e-mail leaks out IP addresses
A new report has surfaced online exposing a surprising revelation about the web version of the Microsoft Office 365 email. According to the report revealed that Office 365 web app is leaking the IP addresses of its users though email. To be clear, the app is injecting the local...
Xiaomi launches its 2000th service center in New Delhi
Xiaomi has announced the opening of its 2000th authorized service center in New Delhi. The service center was launched yesterday as it expands its service footprint to 680 cities. The Chinese company is the number 1 smartphone brand and also the number 1 smart TV brand. It has also...
Redmi K20 Pro update brings camera optimization and more
Xiaomi has starting shipping MIUI 10 Global Stable ROM V10.3.3.0 update for the Redmi K20 Pro devices in India. The latest MIUI update is being rolled out over-the-air (OTA). Xiaomi made an official announcement about the update on MIUI Forum yesterday. The MIUI V10.3.3.0 update on Xiaomi Redmi K20...
Honor TV to sport a pop-up camera; more details revealed
Huawei-sub brand Honor is all set to launch its first Smart TV, the much anticipated Honor TV in the market. The company has already revealed that it will launch the smartphone at the upcoming Huawei’s Developer Conference on August 9, 2019 in China. As the launch date approaches, we...
Samsung Galaxy Book S to launch with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Samsung is working on its next Snapdragon-powered always-on connected PC running Windows. The device is expected to be called Galaxy Book S and will debut as the successor to original Galaxy Book. The ACPC first appeared in the form of a mysterious Samsung device on Geekbench. The listing showed...
