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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.Meizu 16s Pro with Snapdragon 855+, 6GB RAM spotted on Antutu
Chinese smartphone maker, Meizu, will officially launch the 16s Pro smartphone in China on August 28. Earlier this week, specifications and design of the smartphone briefly surfaced on the company website, before it got taken down. Now, someone managed to put the smartphone through its paces on Antutu, revealing some...
Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 7 Plus get August 2019 Android security patch update
The Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 7 Plus smartphones have started getting a new update. The latest software updates are available in India and a few other markets as well. Apart from India, the Nokia 8.1 software update is only available in Poland. Moreover, those users based in Pakistan and Myanmar will...
Huawei Mate 30, Mate 30 Pro allegedly certified ahead of launch
Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro are tipped to launch on September 19. The new smartphones are expected to be joined by Mate 30 Lite, which will be rebranded version of Nova 5i Pro. While we have heard rumors about the device, it has now appeared on certification...
iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max brand names leaked by case maker
Smartphone case maker ESR seems to have leaked the official names of the upcoming iPhone lineup. According to the leak, it looks like Apple will name its upcoming flagship smartphone lineup as Apple iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. This is not the first time...
OnePlus looking to rollout new 5G device this year, hints Pete Lau
OnePlus is reportedly looking for the global rollout of its new 5G device this year. The Chinese company’s CEO, Pete Lau, told Financial Times while detailing about the OnePlus TV launch on Tuesday. Just last week, OnePlus and the US telecom operator Sprint announced a new distribution deal for...
Xiaomi partners CUPA to offer pet adoption in Bengaluru; details
Xiaomi has just teamed up with Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) Bengaluru for an interesting community initiative. According to the announcement, the smartphone maker and electronics giant and CUPA will initiate “a special pet adoption drive”. As part of the initiative, Xiaomi has also made a series of dog...
Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides update brings new font family
Search and software giant Google has just made a new announcement regarding its online productivity suite. The company revealed that it has added a new font family to its Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Most of the time, the addition of a new font family in a productivity app...
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 marks the end of Google Daydream, Gear VR
The new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ smartphones are set to go on sale in India soon. The official launch event is set for August 20, and sale starts from August 23. The smartphones bring new upgrades to the table in the form of the new...
Amazon messaging assistant now speaks Hindi; aims to ease shopping experience
Amazon India launched its automated messaging assistant in Hindi. It will help customers to get their queries resolved in the language of their preference. The automated assistant is a chatbot powered by Amazon’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform. It leverages Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) capabilities for...
Independence Day And Scrapping Of Article 370
By Krishna Jha It is Independence Day, a day for reckoning, for taking stock of the past, going deeper into the present, and for trying to fathom the shifts in future. Past could be a year, decade or few months. The signals are that democracy has been brought...
Supreme Court Failing In Its Constitutional Duty On Kashmir
By Amritananda Chakravorty It has 10 days that the Central Government has unilaterally and arbitrarily abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution in the name of that elusive phrase ‘Vikas’ or ‘development’, which the rest of India has been dying to witness for the last 5 years. Instead of...
Ahmed Patel May Be Sonia’s Political Secretary Again
By Rahil Nora Chopra With Sonia Gandhi back in the saddle, will AICC treasurer Ahmed Patel return as her political secretary? For most of Sonia’s two-decade stint as the Congress president, Patel was the party’s master strategist operating from behind the scenes. Now Sonia is back as Congress president,...
New Twitter feature will soon let users follow specific ‘topics’
Twitter has so far allowed users to follow people or specific pages. But a new Twitter feature from the social media will let users follow topics. These can include anything from sports teams, and celebrities to TV shows. As per reports, these topics will be curated by Twitter. The...
Kerala Fails To Learn Lessons From 2018 Calamity
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind. So goes the Biblical saying. Kerala has just had another date with disaster, exactly a year after the century’s worst floods battered the State almost beyond recognition. One should have thought appropriate lessons...
Weekly Round-Up of Major Decisions of the Courts in India as also Legal Policy Developments
Amendment introducing homebuyers as financial creditors is not arbitrary – The Supreme Court upheld the 2018 amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, which introduced homebuyers into the category of financial creditors for the purpose of the Insolvency proceedings. The amendment was challenged by more than 200 realtors. The...
Germany Witnessing Far Right Surge
By Victor Grossman BERLIN: The wise priest Laocoön, old legends say, vainly warned against the famous “Trojan horse.” A hostile god sent giant serpents which strangled him when the big wooden present was opened. The soldiers hidden inside opened Troy’s gates so the Greek battalions could rush in,...
Trump May Drag Britain To War Against Iran
By Peter Lazenby Planned trade deals with the United States could see Britain dragged into a Pentagon-led war on Iran, War on Want has warned. Trade deals would be made dependent on British compliance with US global military and political ambitions, in addition to the watering-down of...
WhatsApp Web new features include Albums, Grouped Stickers
WhatsApp continues to improve the overall messaging experience on its platform. While we have seen the company introduce new features on the Android and iOS apps, it hasn’t forgotten about the web application. As per a new report, WhatsApp Web is set to get two interesting new features. WhatsApp...
