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  Good Idea: Congress welcomes ban on 59 Chinese apps, seeks more 'effective' measures

  India | June 30, 2020 8:44 IST

  The Congress on Monday said the Centre should take more substantive and effective measures as it welcomed the ban on 59 Chinese applications. Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said in the wake of an unprovoked attack by the China's PLA on the Indian Army, this is a welcome decision.

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  TikTok star Muskan Sharma supports Modi government's decision to ban 59 Chinese apps

  Celebrities | June 29, 2020 23:28 IST

  Muskan Sharma, who haD 3.8 million followers on TikTok, has welcomed Modi government's decision to ban 59 Chinese apps.

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  Govt bans 59 Chinese apps, Twitter erupts with memes and jokes

  Technology | June 30, 2020 13:25 IST

  As a major decision by the government, 59 Chinese apps have been banned in India including TikTok, Beauty Plus, CamScanner, Shein, ShareIt and more. Twitter memefest ensued.

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  Here is why TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser and more Chinese apps have been banned in India

  June 29, 2020 22:14 IST

  TikTok, ShareIt, UC Broswer and more Chinese apps have been banned in India. Read on to know why

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  Full List of 59 Chinese apps banned in India

  Business | June 29, 2020 23:22 IST

  Giving a massive jolt to China, India on Monday banned at least 59 Chinese apps including Shareit, Helo, Shein, Likee, WeChat, UC Browser, Club Factory, Weibo, Bigo Live and more. Here is the full list of banned Chinese apps.

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  FULL LIST: TikTok, Helo, UC Browser, ShareIt among 59 Chinese apps banned by Govt

  Technology | July 01, 2020 13:59 IST

  India bans 59 Chinese apps amid simmering tension with China. The 59 Chinese apps that government has banned today include popular apps like TikTok, Helo, UC Browser and more.

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  Govt bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, UC Browser, Shein, Helo, Likee, WeChat, Shareit

  India | June 29, 2020 23:22 IST

  In a major decision, the government on Monday banned at least 59 Chinese apps including TikTok. Many popular apps like Shareit, Helo, Shein, Likee, WeChat, UC Browser also figured among the list of the banned Chinese apps. The decision, aimed at "safeguarding" the interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users, is a targeted move to ensure the safety and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace, the Ministry of Electronics, and Information Technology said in the official notification.

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  Besides TikTok, PUBG Mobile and more apps are stealing iOS users' clipboard data: Know details

  Technology | June 29, 2020 13:13 IST

  Several iOS apps have been accessing users' clipboard data and spying on them. Know which apps are they

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  TikTok not to access Apple user clipboards after iOS 14 exposed it

  Technology | June 27, 2020 12:22 IST

  TikTok has announced it would no longer automatically access user clipboards on Apple iPhones after iOS 14 in Beta has exposed apps constantly reading user clipboards.

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  Mitron app crosses 1 crore downloads on Google Play Store

  Technology | June 26, 2020 21:11 IST

  Now, the Mitron app has finally crossed 10 million downloads on the Google Play Store. The app developers also claimed that the app was among the most downloaded apps last month. 

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  YouTube targets TikTok with new 15-second video test

  Technology | June 26, 2020 19:54 IST

  YouTube appears to have taken an aim at TikTok as the Google-owned platform has now started testing a way to record multi-segment videos that run up to a maximum length of 15 seconds.

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  Instagram expands TikTok rival 'Reels' to more countries

  Technology | June 26, 2020 15:01 IST

  Instagram has expanded its new video-music remix feature Reels, which takes inspiration from the Chinese short video making app TikTok, to France and Germany.

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  Dog bites girl while she is making a TikTok, video goes viral

  Trending | November 14, 2023 11:25 IST

  A TikToker named Priya Golani was making a video just like every other day when she was bit by a dog. The video has now gone viral across social media platforms.

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  16-year-old TikTok star Siya Kakkar commits suicide, fans mourn

  Celebrities | June 25, 2020 20:07 IST

  TikTok star Siya Kakkar committed suicide on June 25 at her residence in Delhi. The reason behind her death is still unknown and, as per the latest reports, the police investigation is underway.

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  TikTok users, K-pop fans targeted Trump's Tulsa rally: Report

  Trending | June 22, 2020 13:15 IST

  Donald Trump's decision to relaunch his re-election campaign on Saturday night drew criticism from several quarters. After learning that free tickets can be obtained for the rally, some K-pop fans shared on Twitter how to sign up to get tickets. The campaign spilled onto short video-sharing platform TikTok where several users urged their followers to do the same.

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  TikTok users, K-pop fans targeted Trump's Tusla rally: Report

  World | June 22, 2020 12:02 IST

  As the campaign opened up registration for free tickets to the rally, there were expectations of a packed Bank of Oklahoma Center in Tusla which has seating capacity for 19,000 people.

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  List of 50+ Chinese apps reportedly a threat to security of India; Remove them now

  June 19, 2020 12:20 IST

  The urge to stop using Chinese products that also includes the popular Chinese apps has been there for a while now

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  After Google, Apple kills TikTok clone app Zynn from App Store

  Technology | June 17, 2020 19:36 IST

  The Zynn app was topping the charts on both the Google Play Store and the App Store before being removed

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  How to uninstall TikTok on Android, iOS

  Technology | June 30, 2020 11:48 IST

  TikTok, the popular Chinese app, is now banned in India. Here's how you can delete your TikTok account and uninstall the Chinese app from your Android or iOS smartphone.

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  Google takes down TikTok-clone Zynn from Play Store: Know why

  Technology | June 11, 2020 15:41 IST

  Zynn is a short video-sharing app that was launched recently and became one of the popular apps on the app stores