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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.Public Sector Got Raw Deal From Budget
By Binoy Viswam The maiden budget of Nirmala Sitharaman could be rightly called as the manifesto of Modinomics for the coming five years. In her budget speech which lasted for more than two hours she was trying to present the growth trajectory of the NDA government. In...
Massive Investment In Infrastructure To Benefit Public Sector
By Satyaki Chakraborty The decision of the Modi.2 Government to invest a total of Rs. 100 lakh crore in the infrastructure sector during the next five years, is going to give a big boost to the public sector enterprises in the core sectors, especially, steel coal and construction...
Trump Launches 2020 Campaign With Racist And Anti-Communist Attacks
By John Bachtell With his vicious attack on Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib, the current “occupant” of the White House officially launched his re-election campaign this week. Trump drew what he hopes will be the battle line for the 2020 elections. Voters...
Asus ROG Phone 2 specifications, images listed on TENAA
Taiwanese electronics giant Asus is expected to launch its next-gen gaming smartphone, the Asus ROG Phone 2, on July 23. Asus has already teased that the upcoming smartphone will be world’s first to sport the Snapdragon 855 Plus mobile platform. Earlier this week, we also saw some leaked live...
Xiaomi India’s MD Manu Jain explains Redmi K20 series ‘high’ price
Just recently, Xiaomi launched its latest Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones in India. The pricing of the Redmi K20 Pro has been well-received. However, quite a few Xiaomi fans are a bit disappointed with Redmi K20’s pricing. Moreover, a few Mi fans are also complaining that the Redmi K20...
Huawei smartphones to get EROFS File System with EMUI 9.1
Huawei has announced the rollout of next major software update for its popular smartphones in India. Huawei smartphones with get EMUI 9.1 update, whereas smartphones from sub-brand Honor will get Magic UI 2.1. Key features include GPU Turbo 3.0 and Huawei’s EROFS File System. These will be making their...
Samsung Galaxy A80 launched in India: Price, specifications
After launching the Galaxy A80 in Bangkok, Thailand; Samsung has now brought the smartphone to the Indian shores. The new Samsung Galaxy A80 comes with a rotating triple camera and Snapdragon 730G. Here is everything you need to know about the smartphone. Samsung Galaxy A80 price in India, launch offers ...
Google Maps can now show you bike sharing docks with real-time updates
Google is adding support for bike-sharing stations to Maps as it will help inform users about docked bike-sharing services near them. Google was testing this feature in New York City and now it is expanding to 23 more cities. The latter include Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Chicago, London, and...
152 Android apps faking as Reliance Jio apps on Play Store
Reliance Jio has become the biggest brand in the country since it began commercial mobile telephony in 2016. The brand has built its reputation as a data-first network in India. Since its debut, the mobile data consumption has skyrocketed to a new level due to free data offer from...
Airtel, Vodafone postpaid plans cost 2 times more than Jio
The prepaid war is getting intense day-by-day with cut-throat competition between telcos. The postpaid plans are also getting some attention from telecom operators. However, a recent report by CLSA has said that the postpaid tariff plans of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are priced at a premium of 1.5...
Huawei launch with pop-up selfie camera scheduled for this month
Huawei is gearing up to launch a new smartphone in India. We’ve learnt that this device will be the first in the company’s India portfolio to boast a pop-up selfie camera. What’s more, this upcoming smartphone is likely to be aggressively priced under Rs 20,000. Read on to find...
HP 445 G6 ultra-slim ProBook launched in India for Rs 67,260
HP India has expanded its portfolio and launched a new notebook in India. The HP 445 G6 ultra-slim ProBook comes with a price tag of Rs 67,260 in the country. It is powered by an AMD Ryzen quad-core processor. The HP ProBook 445 G6 notebook is lightweight and ultra-slim. It is...
Oppo A9 with 6.53-inch display, 4,020mAh battery launched in India: Price
The Oppo A9 smartphone has been launched in India. The device flaunts a gradient back design. It comes in multiple color options, including Marble Green and Fluorite Purple. The Oppo A9 price in India has been set at Rs 15,490. The latest budget device from Oppo will go on...
USA Is Now Biggest Trading Partner Of India
By Subrata Majumder It is sarcastic. Notwithstanding trade war between India and USA heightened with India embracing high tariff for retaliation, USA became the biggest trading partner of India in 2018-19, leaving behind China at the second position. Till then, China was holding the top position since 2013-14. ...
Whither student politics in kerala?
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The disturbing incident of stabbing of a student in the University College in Thiruvananthapuram bares the dangerous dimensions student politics has acquired in Kerala. The proximate cause for the escalation of tension on the campus was the stabbing of a student, ironically...
Modi Government Ignores The Housing Rights Of Workers
By B. Sivaraman Modi Government has come up with a Model Tenancy Act 2019 on 11 July 2019, as proclaimed by Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman during her budget presentation. In June 2015, Mr. Modi declaring a goal of ‘Housing for All’ by 2022 which would mean all would be...
House To Vote Impeaching Trump Again
By Mark Gruenberg Al Green is again trying to get his U.S. House colleagues to impeach Donald Trump. The Democratic congressman from Houston tried twice before, in GOP-run Congresses, to get the House to impeach the Republican president for his racism, xenophobia, sexism, and incitement of hatred nationwide....
Now Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh Congress Govts On Slippery Slope
By Rahil Nora Chopra After Karnataka and Goa, now the BJP is trying to destabilise the Congress government in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. With the induction of three Congress defectors in Goa Cabinet, the ambitious Congress MLAs of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are creating pressure on Ashok Gehlot...
