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After former attorney general refuses to represent TikTok in SC, Congress leader and former TikTok lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi also backs out

OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2020

The Congress leader confirmed that he had represented the Chinese app TikTok a year ago and won on their behalf

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Former attorney general Mukul Rohatgi refuses to represent Chinese video-sharing app TikTok in Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2020

Mukul Rohatgi said that he doesn’t want to represent Chinese app TikTok against the Government of India.

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No new users, old users can’t access: TikTok gone completely from your phones

OpIndia Staff - 30 June, 2020

Chinese video sharing app TikTok has also stopped working for the existing users a day after the government of India banned the app over security concerns. Essentially, the problematic app has now completely stopped working.

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After govt’s TikTok ban, demand for Indian ‘Chingari’ app skyrockets, 90,000 new users joining every hour

OpIndia Staff - 30 June, 2020

Hailed as an alternative to Chinese TikTok, Chingari is available in multiple languages such as Bangla, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, etc.

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Day after Govt of India banned 59 Chinese apps, TikTok India releases statement, claims does not share data with Chinese govt

OpIndia Staff - 30 June, 2020

A day after Govt of India banned 59 Chinese apps over security and data concern, TikTok issues a statement.

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Over 2,200 foreign Tablighi Jamaatis blacklisted, banned from entering India for 10 years by the MHA

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2020

The blacklisted foreign nationals were barred from entering India for violating visa norms by indulging in Tablighi Jamaat's religious activities.

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Google removes ‘Mitron’ and ‘Remove China Apps’ from Google Play store on all Android devices over ‘policy violation’

OpIndia Staff - 3 June, 2020

The apps had gained popularity in the country at a time when there is a rising anti-China sentiment among many citizens as tensions between two countries has escalated in recent days over the border stand-off.

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