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Topic: smartphone

India pioneered TV education, but smartphone classes during Covid let down its poor students

Ashok Thakur -
Trauma faced by students for being able to afford smartphones and laptops for online classes could have been avoided if the govt implemented the DTH scheme.

Your mobile phone could soon help you test for coronavirus

Chris Elliott -
Smartphone-based tests have been developed for detecting HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis. Work is now underway to use smartphones to detect Covid-19.

Here’s how the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown can be India’s last

Shivaji Sondhi -
India is at a stage where it can control the coronavirus outbreak and better its healthcare. It just needs a digital push and vigilant contact tracing.

Apple unveils new iPhone 11: Are people spending money to buy the same phone again?

ThePrint Team -
Apple unveiled iPhone 11, iPhone 11 pro & iPhone 11 Pro Max this week. While iPhone 11 is priced at Rs 65,000, the other two models cost nearly Rs 1 lakh.

Your worry over kids’ excessive smartphone use is more justified than ever before

Jean Twenge -
Sleep deprivation among teens spiked after 2012 – just as smartphone use became common.

If 2019 is India’s first WhatsApp election, women should be given smartphones

Anustubh Agnihotri -
While using social media to reach out to new voters, political parties may be missing out on a large section of the electorate.

Eye drops sales have gone through the roof because Indians can’t get enough of smartphones

Himani Chandna -
Eye drops sales have gone through the roof due to ‘digital vision syndrome’ caused by use of gadgets such as mobile phones & computers.

OnePlus shows Apple how to become India’s top smartphone seller

Saritha Rai -
OnePlus commanded 40 percent of India’s premium smartphone market in June this year, compared with zero when it arrived in 2014.

Social thunderstorm on Sonam Kapoor’s wedding a toast to the nosy aunty in all of us

Vandana Menon -
Our generation is vicarious, if nothing else. To those of us lucky enough to own a smartphone and have internet access, vapid escapism is more than just a hobby.
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Opinion

Hyderabad’s broken roads make Revanth Reddy’s ‘Future City’ goal hard to believe

Yunus Lasania -
How can the Telangana government plan to build a world-class ‘Bharat Future City’ out of Hyderabad when it can’t even provide basic infrastructure?

Ladakh solution requires Modi govt to go against its instincts—and devolve power to people

UNGA was Nepal’s missed opportunity. It can’t ignore foreign policy during domestic turmoil

Economy

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

Sampurna Panigrahi -
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Defence

Maharashtra Police places order for US-made sniper rifles even as MHA recommends ‘Make in India’

Mayank Kumar -
New Delhi: The Maharashtra Police placed an order last week for 15 US-made Barrett Multi-role Adaptive Design (MRAD) sniper rifles and related accessories worth...

National Interest

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

Shekhar Gupta -
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.

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