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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.Triple Talaq Bill Has Got Some Positive Features
By Sagarneel Sinha Since the passage of the Triple Talaq Bill, has been passed, by both Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, there have been criticisms that it was passed by the BJP led NDA government with a selective mentality to criminalise the Muslim men. According to...
Workers Made Pawn To Boost Profits
By Chidambaram N India is ranked 77 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of India improved to 77 in 2018 from 100 in 2017. Ease of doing business in India averaged 124.82 from 2008 until...
Water Crisis Has Taken Global Dimension
By Conn Hallinan It is written that “Enannatum, ruler of Lagash,” slew “60 soldiers” from Umma. The battle between the two ancient city states took place 4,500 years ago near where the great Tigris and Euphrates rivers come together in what is today Iraq. The matter in...
Samsung is reportedly developing new mid-range Exynos 9630 SoC
Samsung reportedly has a new mid-range system-on-chip (SoC) under development, which we might see next year in the Galaxy A series and the Galaxy M series of smartphones. According to GalaxyClub.nl, Samsung is working on the Exynos 9610 SoC successor called the Exynos 9630. The mobile chipset is speculated...
Huawei P20 Lite Android Pie update rollout to start from August 13
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei recently announced its EMUI 9.1 rollout plans. The list of devices to get the update include P30 Lite, P20 Lite, Nova 3i, and Y9. The EMUI 9.1 update is based on Android 9 Pie and it brings a number of important changes, along with bug fixes and improvements....
Realme X, Realme 3i to go on flash sale today at 12PM
The latest Realme X and Realme 3i will be up for another flash sale today at 12:00PM. Both new smartphones were launched together last month in India. The Realme X is company’s premium smartphone that comes with a full-screen design and pop-up selfie camera. On the other hand, the...
Honor Play and Honor 8X receive Android 9 Pie update
Chinese smartphone company, Honor, has announced the release of Android 9 Pie update for Honor Play and Honor 8X in India. Furthermore, the company has announced that Honor Play will receive Android Q update as well. Android Q is yet to be released and is currently in its fourth beta. The...
Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) vs Realme X vs Oppo K3
Huawei has launched Y9 Prime (2019) as its first pop-up selfie camera smartphone in India. The device follows the launch of Huawei P30 Pro and P30 Lite. This is the first device from the company that taps into the current smartphone trend. The Chinese smartphone maker is the second...
Vivo S1 pre-order in India: Prices, offers, features, specifications
Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has just opened up pre-orders for its upcoming smartphone, the Vivo S1. The information about the launch comes weeks after the company revealed the official launch date for its Vivo S1 smartphone. As previously reported, the company is planning to launch the Vivo S1 on...
Vodafone Rs 255 prepaid recharge plan now offers 2.5GB daily data
Vodafone has revised its Rs 255 prepaid recharge plan. The same plan now offers 2.5GB data on a daily basis. This Vodafone prepaid plan comes with a validity period of 28 days. Earlier, the Rs 255 plan was available with 2GB data per day option. Comparatively, Reliance Jio‘s Rs 199 prepaid plan...
Intel unveils 10th Gen Ice Lake laptop CPUs based on 10nm architecture
At the Computex 2019 trade show this year, chipmaker Intel gave us a glimpse at 10th Gen “Ice Lake” laptop processors. Now, Intel has shared more details about the processors. According to the announcement, there are a total of 11 processors in the U-series and Y-series ranging from Core...
India’s premium smartphone market rises by 33 percent: Counterpoint
Shipments of premium smartphones priced at Rs 30,000 and above grew by 33 percent in the June quarter compared to the year-ago period, according to Counterpoint Research. “This growth was mainly driven by new flagship launches from OnePlus in terms of OnePlus 7 series, price cuts from Apple for its...
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Series sale surpass 5 million units
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 series has surpassed sales of 5 million units in India. The company announced the milestone alongside the announcement that Redmi Note 7 Pro will be available via open sale in India. The Chinese smartphone maker has surpassed the mark of five million sales in just...
Hike Sticker Chat gets Auto Backup feature for quick data transfer
The Hike Sticker Chat app was launched earlier this year. This dedicated app offers users a sticker-centric chat experience. The company claims that the platform currently has over one million weekly active users. The app has now received a new update, which brings Auto Backup feature for quick data transfer....
Trade War Boosts Chinese Investment In India
By Subrata Majumder Green shoots are visible in the Sino-India trade relation as an impact of USA- China trade war, notwithstanding global trade is embroiled in disruption. In other words, a third force became key role player to cool Sino-India trade relation, even though a long parley was...
Divided Opposition Facilitates BJP Supremacy
By Arun Srivastava Once again the same old story was seen to be replayed on the floor of Rajya Sabha. Notwithstanding their pledge to defeat the Triple Talaq Bill the left and secular parties helped the BJP government to turn into a law abstaining from voting. If these...
From Yedyyurappa To Yediurappa: CM BSY Plays The Numbers Game
By Rahil Nora Chopra After the long drama and at least five failed attempts over the last 14 months, the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka was finally defeated in the confidence motion by six votes: the coalition government got 99 votes, while BS Yediurappa-led led BJP received 105 votes. All...
Trump Out To Spoil Diplomatic Relations With Cuba
BY W. T. Whitney JR. President Obama on December 17, 2014 announced a U.S. opening to Cuba. Months later there was a U.S. embassy in Havana. Beginning in late 2016, however, some diplomats there –CIA agents among them – experienced strange noises, hearing loss, headaches, impaired memory, confused...
