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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.Economic Slow-Down May Be Linked To Financial Cycle
By Arjavi Indraneesh Business cycles have been in use for long to define certain characteristics of economic performance. But ever since the global financial crisis of 2008, there is the new concept of financial cycles, which is finding increasing importance globally. The debate about financial cycles has finally...
India’s Abortion Laws Must Change For The Better
By Harsh Gupta Over the last couple of months, the Bombay High Court and the Madras High Court have passed important judgements that should hopefully reduce the trauma that survivors of rape have to undergo to terminate their pregnancy, especially beyond the period of 20 weeks as stipulated...
Labour Can Win And Build A Britain For All
By Ian Lavery Inaugurated in 1871, the 135th Durham Miners’ Gala takes place with the country in chaos over Brexit. For some, the question of whether or not Labour backs a second referendum with remain or halts the Brexit process altogether has become the party’s defining issue....
Poverty, Poor Healthcare Killing Kids In Bihar
By Satyaki Chakraborty Communist Party of India national council secretary Binoy Viswam MP said that the children who died of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) were in fact unfortunate victims of poverty, malnutrition and poor healthcare facilities. The occurrence of the disease every year taking away the lives of...
TCL planning to launch advanced AI-enabled smart TVs in India next week
TCL is preparing to challenge to Xiaomi, Samsung and LG in the smart TV market. The Chinese electronics company is preparing to bring advanced AI-enabled features in its latest range of smart TVs. BGR India has learnt that these new range of smart TVs could debut as soon as...
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 to debut alongside noise-cancelling headphones
Samsung will reportedly launch its latest Galaxy Note 10 family on August 7 in New York. Ahead of the launch, we have come across plenty of leaks and details about the device. Now, a new report claims that wired headphones will be launched alongside the Samsung Galaxy Note 10. At...
BSNL offers free Amazon Prime subscription with broadband plans
BSNL has revised its broadband plans to offer free Amazon Prime subscription even on cheaper plans. The state-owned telecom player will now offer free Amazon Prime subscription even with plans priced below Rs 499. The Amazon Prime subscription was previously offered with plans priced over Rs 745. While it...
Donald Trump does not consider Cryptocurrency as money
United States President Donald Trump just took to Twitter to share his thoughts on cryptocurrency. Trump clearly stated that he did not consider the different type of cryptocurrencies as actual money. He also went on to criticize Bitcoin and Facebook-backed Libra among other cryptocurrencies. Trump also issued a warning...
Vodafone Idea prepaid plan getting extra 400MB data: Here are details
Following Bharti Airtel, now Vodafone Idea has also started offering additional 400MB free daily data on prepaid plans of Rs 399 and Rs 499. What it means is, that the existing plan benefit will add 400MB daily data on both the recharges. The Rs 399 prepaid plan from Vodafone and...
WhatsApp will get Quick Edit Media Shortcut soon on iOS and Android
It looks like WhatsApp developers are currently working on a new feature for iOS and Android platforms. According to a new report, this new feature will allow users to edit media directly in the chat window. This means that users won’t have to dig in the app for options to...
Huawei EMUI 10 with Android Q launch date, features
Amidst everything that happened in last month or so, Huawei software engineers seem to be working overtime. According to a new report, it looks like the company is gearing up for the launch of EMUI 10. For people who may not be aware, EMUI 10 is the next major...
Made in India iPhones expected in August 2019, prices may drop too
Apple will reportedly manufacture some of its iPhones in India and the devices are all set to hit the stores next month. If rumors are to be believed, the iPhone XS and iPhone XR devices will be manufactured by Foxconn in India and the units might hit the shelves...
Realme 3i teaser on Flipkart confirms 6.22-inch display
Realme is set to launch two new smartphones in India next week. The former Oppo sub-brand will launch Realme X alongside Realme 3i on July 15. The Realme 3i will be the third addition to Realme 3 series, which already includes the Realme 3 and Realme 3 Pro. While...
A jail in Kerala is now selling Chicken Biriyani on Swiggy
Seeking to tap the hugely popular online food market, prison authorities in Kerala on Thursday began offering piping hot biriyani prepared by jail inmates. In the first phase, the plan is to sell biriyani combo online, priced at Rs 127. The combo, which was specifically designed for online sale,...
Indian Agriculture To Remain Vulnerable
By Gyan Pathak Three years from now, let us be optimistic to begin with, farmers’ income will be doubled, or else our prime minister will dub us a ‘professional pessimist’. However, the irony is, ever since Modi had announced this flagship programme agriculture sector is suffering steep decline....
NRC Is A Nightmare For Bengalis In Assam
By Barun Das Gupta For the Bengalis in Assam – both Hindu and Muslim – the year 2019 is proving to be a veritable annus horibilis, a terrible year. The final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) is going to be published on July 31. In two...
Climate Change Is A Working-Class And Poor People’s Issue
By Mallika Khanna If you’ve read anything about climate change over the past year, you’ve probably heard about the IPCC report that gives a 12-year deadline for limiting climate change catastrophe. But for many parts of the world, climate change already is a catastrophe. Recently in...
Climate Change Escalates Water War
By Conn Hallinan During the faceoff earlier this year between India and Pakistan over a terrorist attack that killed more than 40 Indian paramilitaries in Kashmir, New Delhi made an existential threat to Islamabad. The weapon was not India’s considerable nuclear arsenal, but one still capable of...
