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US’ FCC lauds India for banning TikTok, other Chinese Apps and setting up an important precedent
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US’ FCC lauds India for banning TikTok, other Chinese Apps and setting up an important precedent

The FCC also praised India for showing everyone how to properly ban an app and how should countries go about in a way that would impact Bytedance by banning TikTok and other Chinese apps.

PUBG might come back to India as PUBG Corporation posts job vacancy on LinkedIn
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PUBG might come back to India as PUBG Corporation posts job vacancy on LinkedIn

The title for the job is Corporate Development Division Manager - India and the location of the post says Delhi, India.

TikTok sues US govt over Donald Trump's executive order barring transactions with ByteDance
World

TikTok sues US govt over Donald Trump's executive order barring transactions with ByteDance

Trump has repeatedly said TikTok, which is owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance, poses a national security threat because of its Chinese ties

'Invisible virus, not China, a threat to India': Ambassador Sun Weidong says nations should handle relations cautiously
World

'Invisible virus, not China, a threat to India': Ambassador Sun Weidong says nations should handle relations cautiously

The Chinese ambassador to India said the two neighbours need to straighten views on three key issues, including that Beijing is not a strategic threat to New Delhi

PUBG Mobile, 14 Xiaomi apps, Ludo World among 275 apps that India may ban next, claim reports
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PUBG Mobile, 14 Xiaomi apps, Ludo World among 275 apps that India may ban next, claim reports

The list of apps reportedly includes PUBG Mobile, Ludo World, 14 Mi apps by Xiaomi, AliExpress, Resso, and ULike.

Centre asks Rajasthan High Court to block Chinese apps from challenging ban order: Report
India

Centre asks Rajasthan High Court to block Chinese apps from challenging ban order: Report

The government last month outlawed dozens of Chinese apps including TikTok, Alibaba's UC Browser, and WeChat, saying they posed a 'threat to sovereignty and integrity'

Geopolitical chess: India has answered China’s fait accompli with app ban and political signaling; onus now shifts to Beijing
India

Geopolitical chess: India has answered China’s fait accompli with app ban and political signaling; onus now shifts to Beijing

India’s decision to ban 59 Chinese apps is an astute move as it circumvents WTO regulations on the question of national security and presents China with few retaliatory options

TikTok users in India express disappointment after government bans app, their source of 'fame and fortune'
Entertainment

TikTok users in India express disappointment after government bans app, their source of 'fame and fortune'

With more than 600 million downloads, India accounted for 30 percent of TikTok's 2 billion downloads worldwide