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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.OnePlus Music Festival announced; will be held in Mumbai in November
OnePlus’ transformation from a smartphone brand to lifestyle brand will reach a new pinnacle in November. The Chinese smartphone maker has just announced its first-ever OnePlus Music Festival in India. The multi-genre musical extravaganza is scheduled to be held in Mumbai, and will kickoff a new level of engagement...
Samsung Galaxy M40 will soon be available offline
To better compete with Chinese smartphone rivals such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo among others, Samsung came up with an online-only strategy. The company launched new Galaxy M-series smartphones that are sold via Amazon India. Now, it seems like the flagship Samsung Galaxy M40 smartphone will be available offline as...
Huawei Nova 5i Pro launched with quad-camera and Kirin 810
Huawei has launched Nova 5i Pro with a quad-camera setup in China. The smartphone was launched at an event in China where the company also introduced Huawei Mate 20 X 5G as its first 5G smartphone. The new Nova 5i Pro can be described as the enhanced version of...
Microsoft Office 365 web-based e-mail leaks out IP addresses
A new report has surfaced online exposing a surprising revelation about the web version of the Microsoft Office 365 email. According to the report revealed that Office 365 web app is leaking the IP addresses of its users though email. To be clear, the app is injecting the local...
Xiaomi launches its 2000th service center in New Delhi
Xiaomi has announced the opening of its 2000th authorized service center in New Delhi. The service center was launched yesterday as it expands its service footprint to 680 cities. The Chinese company is the number 1 smartphone brand and also the number 1 smart TV brand. It has also...
Redmi K20 Pro update brings camera optimization and more
Xiaomi has starting shipping MIUI 10 Global Stable ROM V10.3.3.0 update for the Redmi K20 Pro devices in India. The latest MIUI update is being rolled out over-the-air (OTA). Xiaomi made an official announcement about the update on MIUI Forum yesterday. The MIUI V10.3.3.0 update on Xiaomi Redmi K20...
Honor TV to sport a pop-up camera; more details revealed
Huawei-sub brand Honor is all set to launch its first Smart TV, the much anticipated Honor TV in the market. The company has already revealed that it will launch the smartphone at the upcoming Huawei’s Developer Conference on August 9, 2019 in China. As the launch date approaches, we...
Samsung Galaxy Book S to launch with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Samsung is working on its next Snapdragon-powered always-on connected PC running Windows. The device is expected to be called Galaxy Book S and will debut as the successor to original Galaxy Book. The ACPC first appeared in the form of a mysterious Samsung device on Geekbench. The listing showed...
Home Minister Is Mistaken On Tackling Terrorism
By Gyan Pathak The passage of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha amidst walk out of the opposition exposes the mentality of hunger for absolute power rather than intention of eradication of the mentality of violence in individuals. The bill aims at grabbing the...
Boris Johnson Using Brexit To Take On Corbyn
By Arun Srivastava Boris Johnson’s election as Conservative leader has been greeted in Brussels with a rejection of his Brexit demands and issuing of a warning by the newly appointed European commission president Ursula von der Leyen about the “challenging times ahead”. The chances are bleak that EU...
Labour Code Ignores Health Hazards
By Dr Arun Mitra Occupational Health and safety has been an issue of serious concern of health personnel as well as the workers’ organizations. The 60th World Health Assembly held in Geneva in 2007 charted out Workers’ health: global plan of action. It recognizes that the ‘workers...
Central Trade Unions Term ‘Labour Code’ Anti-Worker
By Satyaki Chakraborty The central trade unions (CTUs) — INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF, UTUC and Independent Federations/Associations have strongly objected and condemned bulldozing of codification of labour laws and other laws in spite of strong objections from the trade union movement. The...
U.S. Govt is afraid of Chinese competition
By Julianne Tveten In recent months, reports have been swirling that U.S. monopolies Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook—so-called “Big Tech”—may soon be broken up. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has proposed a plan to do so using antitrust law. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are...
Pixel 3a helps Google double Pixel sales year-over-year
Google Pixel 3a might well be the success that Rick Osterloh has been looking for at the search giant. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, announced its second quarter earnings today. The company reported a 19 percent year-over-year growth in revenue during the second quarter. While the growth came...
Gujarat policewoman suspended after making TikTok video at work
There seems to have been another incident where TikTok video has landed government official in trouble. A Gujarat policewoman reportedly faces suspension for making a TikTok video at work. The video reportedly shows the inside of the Langhnaj village police station in Mehsana district. The video has since gone viral on...
Vodafone revises Rs 1,699 long-term prepaid plan to take on Jio
Vodafone recently introduced two new prepaid plans priced at Rs 205 and Rs 225. Now, the operator is revising its prepaid plan priced at Rs 1,699. The revised Rs 1,699 prepaid plan from Vodafone comes after Airtel also revised its Rs 1,699 long-term plan. While the tariff war seems...
Vivo smartphone with 44W charger spotted on 3C
An unknown Vivo-branded smartphone just surfaced online on the Chinese certification website 3C. Given then the device landed on the certification website, it is likely that Vivo may launch it in coming weeks. There is not much information available about the smartphone according to the 3C listing. We can’t...
All you need to know
Noble Skiodo recently introduced a 32-inch HD ready Smart TV in India for Rs 10,999. The company also launched a 40-inch full HD Smart TV for Rs 16,999. Now, the company has expanded its product portfolio with two new HD Ready TVs in India. The new TVs are offered...
