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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.Asus Zenfone 6 Android Q beta program announced
Asus Zenfone 6, also known as Asus 6Z in India, has emerged as a surprise device in the sub-Rs 40,000 price segment. Its flagship specifications paired with a motorized flippable camera make it a unique offering in this market. Asus has also pushed out couple of software updates to...
Apple signs sales deal with Paytm Mall for iPhone, iPad
Apple has just signed a deal with Paytm to sell its iPhone and iPad devices on Paytm Mall. As part of the deal, Paytm Mall is now an official online seller for all the Apple devices. This deal also means that Apple has direct sales ties with the top three...
Nokia 8.2 tipped to launch with 32-megapixel pop-up camera
Nokia 8.2, the successor to Nokia 8.1, is expected to be HMD Global‘s first smartphone with a pop-up camera. The Nokia 8.1 was launched way back in December last year and the company is said to be preparing its successor. The smartphone is also said to use a 32-megapixel...
Lenovo Tab V7 launched in India: Price, specifications, availability
Lenovo today launched a new 6.9-inch tablet device in India, called the Lenovo Tab V7. The company is targeting this device for businesses as well as students and working professionals. The Tab V7 will also be available in a special variant with IRIS recognition technology for Government and Enterprises....
Samsung Galaxy A10s will launch in India at Rs 7,990: Report
From quite some time, Samsung is known to be working on a new variant of the Galaxy A10 for India, called the Samsung Galaxy A10s. We have seen leaks around its alleged features and specifications already, but now the expected price has been tipped through retail sources. As reported...
Kamal Nath Puts BJP On Back Foot
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: It was a sixer, it was a master stroke by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, Karnataka avenged. BJP was stunned when Congress succeeded in maneuvering two BJP legislators and showed that the party commands comfortable majority. After the result of division on...
Xiaomi RedmiBook 14 with Intel Core i3 processor announced
Xiaomi entered the laptop market a few years ago with the launch of Mi Notebook Air and Mi Notebook Pro. Since then, the company has launched a number of models. These are known to be an affordable replacement to Apple’s MacBook Air and Pro. Now, Xiaomi has launched a...
Govt Is Crippling Institutional Autonomy One By One
By Amritananda Chakravorty Since the Modi 2.0 Government has come to power after 23rd May, 2019, it has been on a spree to pass legislations in the 17th parliamentary session, obviously owing to its brute majority in Lok Sabha. Most of these bills are quite contentious, including the...
Bank Nationalisation Has Served The Nation
By B. Sivaraman 19 July 2019 marked the 50thanniversaryof bank nationalisation. At the time of nationalisation, the bitter opponents of the move were Jan Sangh’s Atal Behari Vajpayee and Swatantra Party’s Minoo Masani. Coming in that legacy, Modi and BJP cannot obviously acknowledge any positive contribution of...
Weekly Round-Up of Major Decisions of the Courts in India as also Legal Policy Developments
Congress, JD(S) seek clarification of order allowing the rebel MLAs to abstain from attending the house – The Supreme Court had passed an interim order allowing MLAs from the Karnataka assembly to abstain from attending the state assembly. The speaker can decide upon the issue of the resignations in...
Finally, Congress-JD(S) Government Falls In Karnataka
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 BJP had received 105 votes and all the...
Angela Davis Inducted Into The National Women’s Hall Of Fame
By Chauncey k. Robinson Revolutionary activist, philosopher and professor Dr. Angela Davis is being inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame this year. The organization is the nation’s oldest membership group dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the achievements of women in the United States. Davis has...
Honor View20: Honor Friendship Days sale offers
Amazon India is hosting ‘Honor Friendship Days’ sale on its platform from July 25 to July 29. The e-commerce platform has put an offer on Honor View20 smartphone by keeping the starting price down to Rs 25,999. Not just that, consumers purchasing View20 will also get Honor AM61 Sport...
Samsung Galaxy Fold to relaunch in September
Samsung has finally revealed the official re-launch date of its first foldable smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Fold. According to the announcement, the company is all set to launch the device in September 2019. This means that the company will probably provide some gap between the Galaxy Note 10 launch...
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 full specs and press renders leaked
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 rumors recently came to existence when a report claimed that the South Korean major is planning to launch the smartwatch alongside Galaxy Note 10 on August 7. The Galaxy Watch Active 2 is tipped to come in two different sizes. These included a larger...
WhatsApp for KaiOS available; rolls out to Nokia 8110 devices
WhatsApp has finally rolled out its app aimed at KaiOS. For the people unaware, KaiOS is a relatively new operating system that powers a number of popular feature phones. Some of the popular KaiOS devices include Nokia 8110, JioPhone and JioPhone 2. The multimedia messaging app had already rolled...
US imposes record $5 bn fine, restrictions on Facebook in privacy probe
Facebook is set to pay $5 billion to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week as fine for users’ privacy violations in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal involving 87 million users. The FTC has also fined credit bureau Equifax $575-$700 million for the breach that compromised 147 million...
Prepaid Plans Reliance Jio , Bharti Airtel, Vodafone
Reliance Jio’s debut as a commercial wireless service provider in 2016 shook up India’s telecom market in a big way. Since its debut, the incumbent players have been playing the game called tariff war among themselves. While the tariff war seems to have subsided, these players just don’t want...
