Kunal Roy

Anti-China sentiments hit Chinese smartphones hard

July 25, 2020

After the recent India-China standoff in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, followed by India’s digital strike on 59 Chinese apps, the fortunes of the Chinese smartphone giants took a tailspin when their shares in the Indian smartphone market dropped to 72% in Q2 of 2020. According to a report...

Sign up to these upskilling platforms to redefine your career

July 22, 2020

The current global situation has changed many things drastically. One of the major changes with the outbreak of coronavirus is the impact on the job industry followed by an increase in the unemployment rate. This has largely pushed people to learn new skills to adjust and adapt to the ‘new...

Turn US visa restrictions into opportunities

July 15, 2020

India is the second largest source of international students after China with over 7.5 lakh students. Amid global coronavirus pandemic, several countries have introduced restrictive visa and immigration policies, thus putting the future of overseas students, especially from India, in limbo. Many foreign universities sent students back home and continued...

‘It feels amazing when your film competes with Hollywood and wins’

July 10, 2020

Q. Your film Season’s Greetings won the Award of Excellence at the 9th Best Shorts Film Festival in California. Describe your feelings. A. It’s an amazing feeling when your film competes with mainstream Hollywood shorts and wins. I was completely surprised to see our film in the winners list along...

Physical distancing, not social distancing is the key: Geeta Chandran

July 4, 2020

Q. When did you know that you had Covid-19? What was your first thought? A. low-grade fever from the beginning of June refused to succumb to normal flu antibiotics. Then, on the sixth day, I lost my sense of smell. That is when my doctor ordered me to take the...

India’s app ban paves the way for Dragon’s digital downfall

July 2, 2020

For years the Chinese Dragon viciously guarded its economic turf and never allowed foreign players to enter and grow within it. Not only China sealed all economic opportunities for itself in the age of globalisation, but also nurtured key players like Bytedance Ltd, Tencent Holdings, etc, to grow in an...

Trying to ensure no child drops out of school during Covid-19 pandemic: Farana

July 1, 2020

The nationwide lockdown hit the vulnerable community the most. There are many lives on hold. Millions of children from poor families studying in government and municipal schools in the country are staring at disorders in their studies without access to mobiles, Internet and laptops or desktops. Farana Tamboli, education coordinator,...

Researchers design tool to make airports hassle-free during Covid-19

June 24, 2020

With no signs of relief from coronavirus and also to protect India’s economy from taking a tailspin, the government announced Unlock 1.0 and allowed domestic flights to continue operations. Now, the challenge before the airport authorities remains to ensure social distancing and other guidelines to avoid crowds, especially at check-in...

Indian-American firm leads the Covid battle

June 12, 2020

Coronavirus which has forced the world to come to a halt is still wreaking havoc. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the pandemic is getting worsened day by day, with no major signs of improvement. As everyone is looking for a ray of hope in these dark days,...

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