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Chennai Photo Biennale is back: a complete guide to a three-month-long celebration of photography
The making of a biennale is all shades of chaos. A week ago, scaffoldings, stacked prints, and the trusty measuring tape were all that characterised the preparation for the ongoing fourth edition of the Chennai Photo Biennale (CPB). But today, an elderly woman with a cascading plait, walks straight into VR mall’s makeshift gallery, once…
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Samsung launches ‘Sonic speed’ Hedgehog PRO Plus microSD cards
The movie “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” is premiering on January 3, and ahead of its release, Samsung has unveiled Sonic-branded microSD cards in four different storage capacities. Dubbed Hedgehog PRO Plus microSD cards, these memory cards are said to be more durable than regular microSD cards, and also offer a peak read and write speed…
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TRAI’s latest mandate directs telecom operators to offer call and SMS-only tariff plans
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Monday issued the Telecom Consumers Protection (Twelfth Amendment) Regulations 2024, highlighting several new pro-consumer changes in telecom policies, including mandating operators to issue tariff plans with only SMS and voice call benefits. The move is expected to help around 150 million 2G users and those who have two…
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Manu Bhaker’s name to be added to final list for Khel Ratna award after major backlash: ‘List not final yet’
A day after Manu Bhaker’s name was absent from among those recommended for the prestigious Khel Ratna award created a furore, it is reliably learnt that it is likely to be added to the final list after union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya takes a call on the matter in a few days. There was no…