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After PUBG ban, Indian gamers can soon turn to a patriotic replacement called FAU-G
Earlier this week, India banned popular battle royale game PlayerUnknown's BattleGround (PUBG) Mobile along with 118 other Chinese apps. Days after this move, an Indian startup, nCore Games, has already announced a multiplayer game named FAU-G: Fearless And United Guards. nCore ...
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Hackers took over Indian PM website's Twitter account to clear their name in Paytm Mall breach
In the wee hours of the morning, a bunch of attackers, identifying themselves as “John Wick,” took over a Twitter account linked to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s website. The account, which is separate from the PM's official one, has more than 2.5 million followers. However, ...
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India bans 118 Chinese apps including PUBG
India has banned 118 Chinese apps including PlayersUnknowns BattleGround (PUBG) in a new government order. Earlier in July, the authorities had banned 59 Chinese apps including TikTok and WeChat after a skirmish between the armies of two nations at the border. Apart from PUBG ...
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Netflix' docuseries on Indian billionaires faces censorship battle in courts -- thanks to a billionaire
A Hyderabad civil court has barred Netflix from airing its controversial docuseries Bad Boys Billionaires: India. The court passed this decision after a plea from B Ramalinga Raju, founder of Satyam Computers, who was featured in the documentary along with three other figures. Raju's ...
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Apple might finally open its online store in India next month
Apple will finally open an online store in India next month to sell its devices, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report notes that the Cupertino-based firm aims to launch the store just before the festive season of Diwali to take advantage of heavy customer spending. The ...
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Indian ticketing platform's unsecured server exposed personal info of 700,000 passengers
An unsecured server of the Indian ticket platform RailYatri exposed the personal information of over 700,000 passengers. The details in the database included full names, phone numbers, addresses, email IDs, ticket booking details, and partial credit or debit card numbers. The ...
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A play-by-play account of Facebook's hate speech controversy in India (Updated)
Update (31/08/2020): A new report from the Wall Street Journal suggested that just before Narendra Modi won the 2014 national elections, Ankhi Das wrote a post in an internal Facebook group saying, “We lit a fire to his social media campaign and the rest is of course history.” Additionally, ...
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Apple reportedly eyeing mid-2021 to start producing iPhone 12 in India
Apple seeks to make India an important manufacturing hub in the near future, as the company aims to produce its upcoming iPhone 12 in the country by mid-2021. According to a report by Business Standard, the Cupertino-based giant is planning to manufacture its upcoming flagship device ...
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Report: Facebook turned a blind eye to violence-inciting posts to appease India’s government
India is one of the biggest markets for Silicon Valley giants such as Facebook and Google. It's also a slippery slope in ...
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India finally restores 4G in some parts of Kashmir after 376 days
India has finally restored 4G connectivity in Kashmir after 376 days, but in just two districts for now. The restoration ...
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A China-based loan app exposed millions of Indians' data in an unsecured server
Update (17/08/2020): Moneed issued a statement stating that it follows all laws and regulations of India. While the company ...
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India will restore 4G in Kashmir in a 'phased' manner -- starting with two districts
India's ready to restore 4G in Kashmir after prolonged periods of internet shutdowns and 2G connectivity. However, the government ...
