India’s academic freedom has been in steady decline for a decade. This is well documented: in the 2024 Academic Freedom Index update produced by V-Dem, a project on democracy based in Gothenburg, Sweden, India is ranked in the bottom 20% of a list of 179 countries and territories on metrics such as ‘institutional autonomy’ and … Read more
The Galaxy S23 is among the best smartphones Samsung has ever released. After the launch of the Galaxy S24, the Galaxy S23 has become even more interesting due to its price drop. The Galaxy S23 will soon be available at an even lower price in India, making it a great buy. Galaxy S23 is getting … Read more
Earlier this year, Samsung launched the Galaxy S24 series, and in most markets, those phones started with 256GB base storage capacity. The 128GB versions of the phones were made for only a few markets, and they now seem to be reaching India. It has been revealed that Samsung has launched the 8GB RAM + 128GB … Read more
Despite challenging market conditions globally, Samsung has been quite resilient in India over the past year. While Apple stole Samsung’s crown in 2023 worldwide, it isn’t even close in the Indian market. In Q1 2024, Samsung was India’s biggest smartphone manufacturer, and it achieved growth compared to Q1 2023. Samsung performed well in the Indian … Read more
Earlier this week, Samsung launched its 2024 lineup of smart TVs in India. During the launch event, the company revealed the pricing of its Neo QLED and OLED TVs. While it mentioned The Frame TV, it did not reveal its pricing or features. The 2024 version of The Frame TV can now be purchased in … Read more
Today, Samsung launched the Music Frame wireless speaker in India. The speaker was launched alongside the company’s 2024 TV lineup but isn’t available for pre-order or purchase yet. While the speaker’s pricing has been revealed, Samsung is mum about its availability in the Indian market. Music Frame pricing in India In India, the Music Frame … Read more
Last August, India became the fourth country ever to achieve a soft Moon landing.Credit: Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto/Getty India’s general election begins this week. Nearly one billion voters are eligible to go to the polls in a marathon exercise, starting on 19 April and ending on 1 June. Opinion polls are projecting that an alliance of parties … Read more
After officially entering the AI game in September 2023, Meta just scaled up its AI chatbot experiment. Some WhatsApp users have been able to play around with the company’s new AI assistant for a while now, and Meta’s AI upgrade was first introduced in beta in November last year. More functionalities appeared on users’ search … Read more
China isn’t the only country where iPhone is assembled. Photo: Cult of Mac Everyone knows iPhone is made in China, right? Well, yes and no. A new report indicates that as many as 14% of Apple handsets are actually produced in India. It’s part of Apple diversifying where its products are assembled to reduce its … Read more
Some 970 million people in India will head to the ballot box starting on 19 April in a general election that polls predict will see Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), win a third five-year term. Many scientists in India are hopeful that the next five years could bring greater spending … Read more