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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.Instagram will now inform violators before their deleting accounts: Report
While a lot of users are protesting against Instagram blocking their accounts for “no apparent reason”, Instagram has decided that it will now inform users before deleting their account. Instagram is reportedly adding a new alert feature that will show users a history of the posts, comments and stories that...
Oppo K3 India launch price, specifications, features
Oppo has launched a new smartphone in its online-only K series in India. The Oppo K3 comes with pop-up selfie camera, in-display fingerprint sensor, Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 and more. The same smartphone was first launched in China in May. Oppo, however, launched only two variants of the Oppo K3...
TikTok working on WhatsApp shortcut for easy video sharing
The developers behind the social media app TikTok seem to be working on introducing a number of new features. One of the new features seems to be adding a WhatsApp shortcut inside the app. The company is testing this new feature to make video sharing easier for its users....
India slips 3 ranks in fixed broadband, mobile internet speeds
A new report has emerged online indicating that the internet speeds in India have taken a hit in the past couple of months. The report indicated that the decline in speeds affects both the fixed broadband sector as well as the mobile internet speeds. Digging deeper in the details, the...
Reliance Jio overtakes Airtel to become India’s second best operator
Reliance Jio has piped Bharti Airtel to become the second-largest mobile operator with 32.29 crore subscribers and 27.80 percent market share in May, according to regulator TRAI’s data. The move assumes significance as Reliance Jio stormed into the highly-competitive telecom sector in September 2016 with its disruptive voice and data...
Realme C2 now on open sale in India via Flipkart and Realme.com: Price
The Realme C2 was launched in India in April this year. The entry-level Realme phone has been sold via flash sales ever since. Now, the Realme C2 is available on open sale in the country. This further means that customers can now purchase the device anytime without having to wait...
India In A Financial Mess, Bigger Troubles Ahead
By Gyan Pathak Ask anyone, except our Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, what is the expected growth rate of India in 2019-20? The answer will be around 7 per cent which is based on calculations of all reliable national and international organizations. However,...
Public Sector Got Raw Deal From Budget
By Binoy Viswam The maiden budget of Nirmala Sitharaman could be rightly called as the manifesto of Modinomics for the coming five years. In her budget speech which lasted for more than two hours she was trying to present the growth trajectory of the NDA government. In...
Massive Investment In Infrastructure To Benefit Public Sector
By Satyaki Chakraborty The decision of the Modi.2 Government to invest a total of Rs. 100 lakh crore in the infrastructure sector during the next five years, is going to give a big boost to the public sector enterprises in the core sectors, especially, steel coal and construction...
Trump Launches 2020 Campaign With Racist And Anti-Communist Attacks
By John Bachtell With his vicious attack on Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib, the current “occupant” of the White House officially launched his re-election campaign this week. Trump drew what he hopes will be the battle line for the 2020 elections. Voters...
Asus ROG Phone 2 specifications, images listed on TENAA
Taiwanese electronics giant Asus is expected to launch its next-gen gaming smartphone, the Asus ROG Phone 2, on July 23. Asus has already teased that the upcoming smartphone will be world’s first to sport the Snapdragon 855 Plus mobile platform. Earlier this week, we also saw some leaked live...
Xiaomi India’s MD Manu Jain explains Redmi K20 series ‘high’ price
Just recently, Xiaomi launched its latest Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones in India. The pricing of the Redmi K20 Pro has been well-received. However, quite a few Xiaomi fans are a bit disappointed with Redmi K20’s pricing. Moreover, a few Mi fans are also complaining that the Redmi K20...
Huawei smartphones to get EROFS File System with EMUI 9.1
Huawei has announced the rollout of next major software update for its popular smartphones in India. Huawei smartphones with get EMUI 9.1 update, whereas smartphones from sub-brand Honor will get Magic UI 2.1. Key features include GPU Turbo 3.0 and Huawei’s EROFS File System. These will be making their...
Samsung Galaxy A80 launched in India: Price, specifications
After launching the Galaxy A80 in Bangkok, Thailand; Samsung has now brought the smartphone to the Indian shores. The new Samsung Galaxy A80 comes with a rotating triple camera and Snapdragon 730G. Here is everything you need to know about the smartphone. Samsung Galaxy A80 price in India, launch offers ...
Google Maps can now show you bike sharing docks with real-time updates
Google is adding support for bike-sharing stations to Maps as it will help inform users about docked bike-sharing services near them. Google was testing this feature in New York City and now it is expanding to 23 more cities. The latter include Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Chicago, London, and...
152 Android apps faking as Reliance Jio apps on Play Store
Reliance Jio has become the biggest brand in the country since it began commercial mobile telephony in 2016. The brand has built its reputation as a data-first network in India. Since its debut, the mobile data consumption has skyrocketed to a new level due to free data offer from...
Airtel, Vodafone postpaid plans cost 2 times more than Jio
The prepaid war is getting intense day-by-day with cut-throat competition between telcos. The postpaid plans are also getting some attention from telecom operators. However, a recent report by CLSA has said that the postpaid tariff plans of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are priced at a premium of 1.5...
Huawei launch with pop-up selfie camera scheduled for this month
Huawei is gearing up to launch a new smartphone in India. We’ve learnt that this device will be the first in the company’s India portfolio to boast a pop-up selfie camera. What’s more, this upcoming smartphone is likely to be aggressively priced under Rs 20,000. Read on to find...
