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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.WhatsApp for KaiOS available; rolls out to Nokia 8110 devices
WhatsApp has finally rolled out its app aimed at KaiOS. For the people unaware, KaiOS is a relatively new operating system that powers a number of popular feature phones. Some of the popular KaiOS devices include Nokia 8110, JioPhone and JioPhone 2. The multimedia messaging app had already rolled...
US imposes record $5 bn fine, restrictions on Facebook in privacy probe
Facebook is set to pay $5 billion to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week as fine for users’ privacy violations in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal involving 87 million users. The FTC has also fined credit bureau Equifax $575-$700 million for the breach that compromised 147 million...
Prepaid Plans Reliance Jio , Bharti Airtel, Vodafone
Reliance Jio’s debut as a commercial wireless service provider in 2016 shook up India’s telecom market in a big way. Since its debut, the incumbent players have been playing the game called tariff war among themselves. While the tariff war seems to have subsided, these players just don’t want...
Redmi might soon launch a TV under its own brand name
Xiaomi announced its plan to spin Redmi into a sub-brand at the start of this year. Since becoming a sub-brand and thus independent, Redmi has been doing a lot of things differently. First, it has started building its own flagship smartphones in the form of Redmi K20 Series. Next,...
Airtel offering up to 33GB data benefit to Rs 399 prepaid plan users
Airtel has started seeing bright days in India’s telecom market after a long time. The operator has seen a jump in its average revenue per user and recently saw highest amount of data consumption on its network. While it is growing, Airtel has also conceded its second position to...
Google reportedly collecting face data for its Pixel 4
Google has been caught paying users for their face data. According to ZDNet, the search giant has reportedly paid $5 for face data of one of its writers’ friends. The report claims that the person was sitting around in New York and was approached by someone who claimed to...
U.S.-Iran Confrontation Impacts Oil Prices
By Anjan Roy Oil price can become another constraining factor for the Indian economy later in the year and upset growth calculations. A sudden arrest of a British tanker by Iran which was carrying oil through the Straits of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf has sent shivers...
Tata Sky Binge gives you free Fire TV Stick and more
DTH Operator Tata Sky recently introduced its Binge service in India. With the service, Tata Sky is looking to bridge the gap between OTT and live TV. The Tata Sky Binge service is being offered to the subscribers with a one month free trial along with other benefits. Here...
A New Low In Turncoat Politics In India
By K Raveendran Karnataka is the story of a beautiful dream gone sour. Over a year ago, when HD Kumaraswamy’s Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress came together to thwart the BJP bid to form a government as the saffron party failed to secure a majority, it was as...
Battle Rages In Bihar NDA Over Next Chief Minister
By Arun Srivastava For him being identified as the protégé of Nitish Kumar is more worth than upholding political and ideological line and character of his party. Yes, this is an open secret and even a layman will endorse this. The deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader...
Priyanka’s Visit To Sonbhadra Encourages Congressmen
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Priyanka Gandhi has established herself as a leader who could hit street and stand with victims the manner in which she conducted herself with families of tribals in Sonbhadra district who were killed recently. There is no doubt Priyanka scored over other opposition...
Scent Of Freedom In University College Air
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Winds of change have, at long last, visited the University College in Thiruvananthapuram, which has hogged the headlines of late for all the wrong reasons. 22-7-2019 would go down as a Red Letter Day in the history of student politics in the State....
New British PM Is A Threat To Working Class
By Ben Chacko The long-expected development has taken place. Boris Johnson has been chosen as Britain’s Prime Minister. In his victory speech Johnson named three priorities: to “deliver Brexit, unite the country and defeat Jeremy Corbyn.” On the vital importance of the last, the incoming and outgoing...
Apple MacBook Pro with 16-inch screen may launch in Oct
Apple currently seems to be working on launching a number of hardware devices in the coming months. These devices include the upcoming Apple iPhone 2019 lineup along with a possible 16-inch MacBook Pro. The company may also launch some new iPad models at the end of the year if...
Xiaomi introduces ‘Mi Health’ fitness app in China
Xiaomi has introduced a new health and fitness app called the ‘Mi Health’ in China. Globally, the company already has another fitness-oriented app the Mi Fit on Google Play. According to XDA-Developers, the Xiaomi ‘Mi Health’ app is currently available in China only. The app has reportedly been developed...
Face Pause app pauses games or videos if you are not looking
Smartphones have have come to overtake almost all aspects of our lives. This shift is also attributed to the shorter attention span among adults. According to some research papers, these two things seem to be interlinked. In addition, the upcoming devices are becoming more and more advanced. Another aspect...
Honor MagicBook Pro with 8th-gen Intel processor launched: Check price
Honor just launched its latest Honor 9X and Honor 9X Pro smartphones at an event in China today. The Chinese company also unveiled a new laptop, called Honor MagicBook Pro. It is the successor to last year’s MagicBook. Honor is selling the notebook in Glacial Silver color option. It offers...
Samsung Galaxy A70 gets Galaxy S10’s Super Steady Camera feature
Samsung Galaxy A70 is getting the Super Steady Camera feature seen on Korean smartphone maker’s flagship devices. The feature is being brought to Samsung‘s mid-range lineup starting with the Galaxy A70. To recall, the Galaxy A70 is the among the most premium device in revamped Galaxy A-line. It sits...
