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India Eases Some Investment Norms For China After 6 Years Of Friction
- Wednesday March 11, 2026
- World News | Reuters
India approved easing restrictions on Chinese investments in select sectors on Tuesday, in a major step by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rebuild ties with Beijing and end six years of friction.
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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
- Saturday August 23, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Ketan Pratap
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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TikTok Now Banned From Work Phones in Belgium Citing Security Risk
- Saturday March 11, 2023
- Reuters
TikTok will not be allowed on the work phones of the Belgian federal government employees, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday. The Belgian national security council had warned of the risks associated with the large amounts of data collected by TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance.
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Banned Loan Websites, Apps Given 48 Hours to Prove Their Genuineness: MeitY
- Thursday February 9, 2023
- Press Trust of India
The IT ministry has given 48 hours to banned websites and apps to prove their genuineness, a senior government official said on Thursday. Another senior official from the ministry said the ban has been imposed on the platforms because their businesses were not genuine. The government last week ordered blocking of 232 apps operated by overseas ent...
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Government Blocks 232 Betting, Loan Apps With Chinese Links: Report
- Sunday February 5, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has issued orders to block these apps following instructions from Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Said to Be Blocked Over Data Sharing Concerns in China, Industry Reacts
- Friday July 29, 2022
- Gadgets 360 With Inputs From Reuters
The Indian government is said to have blocked BGMI, the popular battle royale game from Krafton, under the same provision of its IT law used in 2020 to ban Chinese apps. Section 69A of India's IT law allows the government to block public access to content in the interest of national security, among other reasons. Here's how Krafton and the Indian e...
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India's TikTok Alternative Thrives After Ban on Chinese Apps
- Thursday April 14, 2022
- India News | Saritha Rai, Bloomberg
Jiya Kiran Valambhia's success story as a social media influencer is a familiar one in the age of TikTok.
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Ladakh Stand-Off To Mobile App Ban: The Strained India-China Relationship
- Friday March 25, 2022
- India News | Reuters
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi for talks on Friday, the highest-level meetings since border clashes two years ago strained diplomatic ties between the nuclear-armed Asian giants.
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www.ndtv.com
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What China Said After India Banned 54 More Apps That Threaten Security
- Friday February 18, 2022
- World News | Reuters
China on Thursday expressed serious concerns regarding India's ban of Chinese apps over security reasons, adding that it hopes India would treat all foreign investors, including Chinese firms, in a transparent, fair and non-discriminatory manner.
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www.ndtv.com
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Garena Free Fire, AppLock Available for Download via Samsung’s Galaxy Store in India Despite Ban
- Tuesday February 15, 2022
- Jagmeet Singh
Garena Free Fire and AppLock are available for download in India through Samsung’s Galaxy Store despite the ban that came into force on Monday.
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www.gadgets360.com
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India Eases Some Investment Norms For China After 6 Years Of Friction
- Wednesday March 11, 2026
- World News | Reuters
India approved easing restrictions on Chinese investments in select sectors on Tuesday, in a major step by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rebuild ties with Beijing and end six years of friction.
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www.ndtv.com
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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
- Saturday August 23, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Ketan Pratap
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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www.gadgets360.com
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TikTok Now Banned From Work Phones in Belgium Citing Security Risk
- Saturday March 11, 2023
- Reuters
TikTok will not be allowed on the work phones of the Belgian federal government employees, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday. The Belgian national security council had warned of the risks associated with the large amounts of data collected by TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Banned Loan Websites, Apps Given 48 Hours to Prove Their Genuineness: MeitY
- Thursday February 9, 2023
- Press Trust of India
The IT ministry has given 48 hours to banned websites and apps to prove their genuineness, a senior government official said on Thursday. Another senior official from the ministry said the ban has been imposed on the platforms because their businesses were not genuine. The government last week ordered blocking of 232 apps operated by overseas ent...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Government Blocks 232 Betting, Loan Apps With Chinese Links: Report
- Sunday February 5, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has issued orders to block these apps following instructions from Ministry of Home Affairs.
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www.ndtv.com
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Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Said to Be Blocked Over Data Sharing Concerns in China, Industry Reacts
- Friday July 29, 2022
- Gadgets 360 With Inputs From Reuters
The Indian government is said to have blocked BGMI, the popular battle royale game from Krafton, under the same provision of its IT law used in 2020 to ban Chinese apps. Section 69A of India's IT law allows the government to block public access to content in the interest of national security, among other reasons. Here's how Krafton and the Indian e...
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www.gadgets360.com
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India's TikTok Alternative Thrives After Ban on Chinese Apps
- Thursday April 14, 2022
- India News | Saritha Rai, Bloomberg
Jiya Kiran Valambhia's success story as a social media influencer is a familiar one in the age of TikTok.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ladakh Stand-Off To Mobile App Ban: The Strained India-China Relationship
- Friday March 25, 2022
- India News | Reuters
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi for talks on Friday, the highest-level meetings since border clashes two years ago strained diplomatic ties between the nuclear-armed Asian giants.
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www.ndtv.com
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What China Said After India Banned 54 More Apps That Threaten Security
- Friday February 18, 2022
- World News | Reuters
China on Thursday expressed serious concerns regarding India's ban of Chinese apps over security reasons, adding that it hopes India would treat all foreign investors, including Chinese firms, in a transparent, fair and non-discriminatory manner.
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www.ndtv.com
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Garena Free Fire, AppLock Available for Download via Samsung’s Galaxy Store in India Despite Ban
- Tuesday February 15, 2022
- Jagmeet Singh
Garena Free Fire and AppLock are available for download in India through Samsung’s Galaxy Store despite the ban that came into force on Monday.
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www.gadgets360.com