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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.Asus ROG Phone 2: Prices, features, specifications
In line with earlier reports, Asus today unveiled its next-generation gaming smartphone. Called the ROG Phone 2, it is essentially the successor to the ROG Phone. Similar to last year’s phone, the new ROG Phone 2 also pushes the boundaries of what is expected from a gaming smartphone. Read...
Google Pixel 4 new detailed renders, screen protectors surface online
The Google Pixel 4 smartphone has leaked yet again. The latest renders (by @Onleaks) corroborate previous leaks and rumors. The detailed images show the phone with thick top bezels and thin bezels at the bottom. As one can see, the phone has a square-shaped camera setup at the back,...
Drive For India’s Energy Security Faces New Challenge
By Nantoo Banerjee The centuries old Scottish proverb that ‘’if wishes were horses, beggars would ride” is so true about India’s wish to become a major producer of fossil fuels. The truth is: it is becoming increasingly dependent on imports. Coal, oil and gas are three main components...
Identical Right-Wing Agendas In Trump’s America & Modi’s India
By Amulya Ganguli There is an eerie similarity between President Donald Trump’s advice to the non-white women members of the US Congress to “go back to where they came from” and the occasional suggestions by the Hindutva apparatchiki in India to their opponents to “go to Pakistan”. ...
New CPI General Secretary D Raja Has Tough Tasks On Hand
By Nitya Chakraborty Communist Party of India’s senior leader in Rajya Sabha for two terms D Raja has just taken over as the new general secretary of the CPI following resignation of S. Sudhakar Reddy on health grounds. Raja is a known leader of the Party for...
Retired Civil Servants Have Acted As Conscience Keeper Of Nation
By Satyaki Chakraborty The open letter written by fifty six retired civil servants of the country condemning the Modi Government’s intimidation of the leading figures of the human rights movement in India Indira Jaising and Anand Grover, is a clarion call to the conscience of those who believe...
Cuban President Bring Positive Changes In Economy
By W. T. Whitney Jr. For almost 60 years Cuba has successfully defended its socialist revolution against a steady onslaught of U.S. aggressive actions, serious enough at times to warrant extraordinary measures. Cuba, for example, established alliances with the Soviet bloc of nations in the early 1960s, readjusted...
Samsung Galaxy S8 saves lives of 20 people capsized in Philippines
Samsung Galaxy S8 might be a two-year-old smartphone, but it is still serving an important purpose. The Samsung smartphone reportedly helped rescue 20 people in the Philippines. According to a report, a boat with 20 people onboard capsized off the coast of Malapascua Island near Cebu in the Philippines...
Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) launch in India: Expected price, features
Last week we reported about Huawei’s plans to launch a smartphone in India. The USP of this upcoming device is a pop-up selfie camera. The identity of the smartphone was initially a mystery, but not any more. Amazon India has revealed the upcoming device is the Huawei Y9 Prime...
Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro will not show ads in MIUI: Here’s why
Xiaomi has decided that they won’t have ad-supported monetization from the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones in India. The company has been long criticized for showing ads across its MIUI because it wanted to keep the phone’s pricing down and ads are alternate means of business. But...
Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro first sale tomorrow: Launch offers, price and all you need to know
Xiaomi’s latest Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro will be up for sale tomorrow on Flipkart and mi.com. The company launched these smartphones on Wednesday, and on July 22 at 12:00PM, both K20 and K20 Pro will be up for purchase for the first time in India. Both phones...
Vivo V15 Pro, Vivo V15 will soon get discontinued in India: Report
The Vivo V15 series will soon be discontinued in the Indian market, a report quoted retail sources on Friday. The two Vivo V series smartphones – Vivo V15 and Vivo V15 Pro – were launched earlier this year in February. Both these phones will reportedly be available until stock...
YouTube Music now lets users switch from audio to video
After matching over five million audio tracks with their official videos, YouTube Music is now letting premium users to transit from the audio of a track to watching the music video without any pauses or interruptions. “Switching between audio songs to music videos is as simple as the tap...
LG M series gets registered, M10 is coming: Check details
Following Samsung’s footsteps, South Korean conglomerate LG Group is planning to launch a new line-up of M-Series devices, targeting the Indian market. Corroborating through a filing with the KIPRIS (Korean Intellectual Property Rights Information Service), LG has registered to use the name “M10” for a future device, GSMArena reported...
Google to fix loophole that let firms track porn-viewing habits
After facing criticism over letting third-party organization get access to users’ viewing habits even while browsing in ‘Incognito’ mode, Google has said Chrome will fix a loophole that has allowed sites to detect people who are browsing the web privately. This confirms that a loophole is indeed there in...
Vivo Y90 specifications, images and price leaked
Vivo seems to be ready with an entry-level smartphone for the Indian market. The company will reportedly launch the Vivo Y90 smartphone with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage at Rs 6,990, according to 91mobiles. The publication has also published alleged specifications of the Y90, suggesting that the phone...
Honor India records 1500% sales growth on Amazon
Huawei sub-brand Honor claims to have witnessed sales growth of 1500 percent during Amazon Prime Day and 330 percent during Flipkart Big Shopping Days festivals. The company in a press statement on Friday noted that the latest offering Honor 20i, Honor 20, and Honor 20 Pro contributed to this...
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 gets a price cut in India
Asus has once again slashed the price of Zenfone Max Pro M1 in India. The smartphone was launched last year at Rs 10,999, but last time around the permanent retail price had come down to Rs 8,499. On Friday, the company further slashed the Zenfone Max Pro M1’s price...
