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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.Sliding Economy And Communalism: Double Whammy For BJP
By Amulya Ganguli The letter written by 49 celebrities, mostly representing the film industry, to the prime minister about mob lynching, appears to have created a greater stir among the BJP’s supporters than similar missives penned earlier by groups of retired bureaucrats. Even the RSS chief, Mohan...
Mamata Banerjee Is Showing Signs Of Political Desperation
By Sagarneel Sinha West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress supremo, is now finding herself entrapped in a political state — with credits fully going to her for creating this trap, which has now become a headache for her. Last year, on Trinamool’s annual mega rally,...
India Should Convince Donald Trump About Its Relations With Iran
By Ashok B Sharma Integration of South Asia still remains a distant dream. Pakistan seems to be the only irritant in the way of consolidation in the region. The bitterness between the two major powers, India and Pakistan, has stalled the process in the regional body, South...
Trinamool Congress Losing Ground Daily To BJP In West Bengal
By Ashis Biswas Under increasing pressure from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Bengal is yet to formulate an effective counter strategy. TMC supremo, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has met election strategist Mr. Prashant Kishore seeking expert advice several times, as a rare...
Black Shark 2 Pro confirmed to offer Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC and more
Xiaomi-backed Black Shark is all set to launch its latest gaming phone in China on July 30. Now, ahead of the official unveiling, the company has confirmed that the Black Shark 2 Pro will pack a Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC. Black Shark revealed this information through a video posted...
Vivo S1 price in India leaked: Features, specifications
It’s no secret that Vivo is planning on launching its new S-series of smartphones in India. The Chinese company is hosting an event on August 7, where it will be unveiling its latest smartphone. If rumors online are true, the smartphone in question is the Vivo S1. Now, ahead...
Reliance Jio Saarthi digital assistant launched to ease digital recharge
Reliance Jio wants to further simplify the process of digital recharges on its network. The operator has introduced Jio Saarthi as an in-app digital assistant for its customers. The digital assistant comes integrated within the MyJio app and will assist Jio users with recharges. The integration will help users...
Apple contractors listen to sensitive and confidential Siri recordings
Google and Amazon employees are not the only ones listening to your recording. A new report shows that even Apple contractors are regularly listening to confidential details on Siri recordings. The information could include confidential medical information, drug deals and even couples having sex. The contractors hear these recordings...
Manufacture in US or face tariffs, Trump warns Apple
In a warning to Apple CEO Tim Cook, US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on the components of the company’s high-end Mac Pro computer — its most expensive product — if it decides to shift production from the US to China. “Apple will not be given...
Chinks In Anti-Defection Law Have Existed Since Its Inception
By Harihar Swarup The prolonged political crisis in Karnataka has demonstrated the ways in which nearly 35-year-old anti-defection law can be used and abused. There is further need to improve it, by debating and amending the existing law to make it foolproof to prevent Karnataka type of situation....
Jai Sri Ram Becomes Symbol Of BJP’s Brute Power
By Arjavi Indraneesh The Supreme Court had last week advised parliament to consider enacting a new law to deal with ‘horrendous acts of mobocracy’, warning that incidents of lynching and cow vigilantism might rise like a ‘typhoon-like monster’ across the country. This week the court sent notice...
Panic Grips BJP Leadership In Madhya Pradesh
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: If reports published in the local newspapers provide any indication, there is a panic like situation in the state BJP. Blame game has started in the party. Among all local leaders the accusing finger is being raised against leader of opposition Gopal Bhargava....
CPI-CPI(M) Showdown Over Police Excesses Averted
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A confrontation between the CPI(M) and the CPI over police excesses has been averted thanks to the mature handling of the issue by both the parties, especially the CPI. The immediate cause for the escalation of tension between the two parties was the...
Imran Is Beating His Own Drum On Trump Meeting
By Sankar Ray The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan Niazi created a precedent by patting his own back right after alighting at the Islamabad International Airport when he told the supporters of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ,’ I feel like I am not coming here from a...
Cuba Celebrates The Rebellion That Triggered A Revolution
By W. T. Whitney Jr. It’s Bayamo’s turn this year on July 26. The capital city of Granma Province in eastern Cuba hosted Cuba’s Day of National Rebellion. President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other Cuban leaders presided over a day which celebrates young revolutionaries who, 66 years earlier on...
Reliance Jio emerges as India’s biggest telecom player
Within three years of starting its commercial operations, Reliance Jio has become the country’s largest telecom operator with a subscriber base of 331.3 million, surpassing Vodafone Idea which on Friday reported a decline in its user base to 320 million by June 2019. According to the financial results reported...
J&K youth dies while playing PUBG Mobile online game
In a first in Kashmir, a 19-year-old youth died while playing PUBG Mobile online game on his mobile phone in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district, police sources said on Friday. The incident took place when Asim Bashir of Kanipora area had gone to his friend’s house on Thursday in...
Tata Sky vs D2h vs Dish TV vs Airtel Digital TV: Compared
Over the past one year, LED HD TVs and Smart TVs have become cheaper. You can now buy a Smart TV for under Rs 15,000. And with HD TVs now available on budget, the DTH operators have also started giving discounts on set-top-boxes. You can choose between Tata Sky,...
