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Krafton’s Battlegrounds Mobile India receives over 5 mn downloads in two days
BMGI is an alternative to PUBG Mobile, which was banned by the government last yearKrafton had earlier announced that it received over two million registrations for the game in less than two weeks
1 min read20 Jun 2021If Chinese lending apps get banned, this is what you can do
App-based lenders have come under fire for using coercive recovery techniques ever since the lockdown
2 min read29 Sep 2020Use the Chinese app ban to catalyse local development
The latest ban by India on 118 Chinese mobile apps would impose an economic cost on China, but India must also invigorate local app development to meet local demand and compete in a highly lucrative global market
1 min read3 Sep 2020India bans PUBG along with 117 other Chinese apps as border tensions escalate
The ministry said it had received many complaints about misuse of some mobile apps for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting user data in an unauthorised manner to servers that have locations outside India
1 min read2 Sep 2020Delhi court asks lawyer to avoid use of banned Chinese app in legal work
Additional Sessions Judge Sunil Chaudhary said the bail application filed before the court by advocate Praveen Chaudhary was scanned with the application CamScanner which has been banned106 apps with links to China that were banned by the Centre for being prejudicial to the sovereignty
1 min read26 Aug 2020India bans 47 more Chinese apps
Reportedly, the government has drawn up a list of 275 Chinese apps and will see if there is any violation in terms of national security and user privacy
2 min read27 Jul 2020How young Kashmiris are beating the SHAREit ban
The Chinese app SHAREit—which enables media transfer without the internet—had been invaluable for Kashmiris who frequently endure digital shutdowns. Now, there's a homegrown alternative to the Chinese app
5 min read25 Jul 2020Over 2,500 games removed from Apple's China App Store after loophole shuts
Notable games removed from China's App Store in July so far include Supercell's farming hit ‘Hay Day’, ‘Nonstop Chuck Norris’ from Flaregames and ‘Solitaire’ from Zynga, according to SensorTower
1 min read15 Jul 2020TikTok influencers to bear high income loss
The TIkTok ban will cause an estimated income loss of about ₹120 crore each year for the top 100 influencers
1 min read10 Jul 2020Army expands list of social media apps banned for use among personnel
The Army had previously warned its personnel against moves by forces inimical to Indian interests to dupe them by sending 'friend requests' on popular social media platform Facebook and micro-blogging site Twitter besides via dating apps
1 min read9 Jul 2020Popular Topics
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared