Hours after ban, TikTok denies sharing Indian users’ data with Chinese government

NEW DELHI: TikTok denied Tuesday sharing Indian users’ data with the Chinese government, after New Delhi banned the wildly popular app in a sharp deterioration of relations with Beijing two weeks after a deadly border clash. “TikTok continues to comply with all data privacy and security requirements under Indian law and have not shared any […]

Modi @ 4 PM: China Or Corona?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation again at 4 pm on Tuesday. There is anxiety among the public on the issues he would be addressing in his speech. Modi is expected to give some insight into the increasing number of Coronavirus cases post Unlock 1.0 and at the same time, detail on the […]

59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, Shareit banned as #BoycottChina goes official

The government has banned 59 Chinese apps, including hugely popular ones like the social short video app TikTok and the sharing platform Shareit, following the standoff with the Chinese forces in Ladakh. A press release issued by the Ministry of Information Technology said it was invoking its power under Section 69A of the Information Technology […]