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India bans 59 Chinese apps due to privacy issues; list of alternative apps. A complete guide for the clueless Indian.

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India has banned 59 Chinese apps. The declaration came from Union Minister for Law and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad who tweeted from his official Twitter handle, "for safety, security, defence, sovereignty and integrity of India and to protect data and privacy of people of India, the government has banned 59 mobile apps. Jai Hind!". The press release said that a few apps have been banned under the section 69A of Information Technology Act. The apps posed danger to the privacy of the people and the security of India. Plus there were many complaints of the apps stealing and then sending the data to servers outside India. The security system of apple had earlier warned that it caught tiktok secretly spying on millions of iPhone users. Can India ban Chinese imports? India can't ban Chinese goods as it goes against the WTO norms. Internet service providers ( voda, airtel etc) and playstore have been instructed to block these apps. The step adopted by India is

BRO builds two new strategically important bridges.

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On 24th June, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, who is also the MP from Doda-Kishtwar region of Jammu, declared that two new BRO bridges were inaugurated in Udhampur and Bhaderwah through a virtual ceremony.    The Doda Kishtwar region is backward in terms of development due to the surrounding mountains. The road which connects the rest of India with Jammu and Kashmir is Pathankot trunk road. It is a very big military base and passes through Jammu to meet Srinagar. The government requires an alternative way to travel between Jammu and Kashmir which passes through Doda and Kishtwar region. This passage will be beneficial during tough times(like winters) and it will be shorter by upto 100 km than the previous Jammu-Kashmir highway, which goes off-route, and will also consequently contribute in the development of the region. The first of these bridges is in Udhampur City. It is named Devika bridge. It is a mere 10 meter long bridge and costs around 75 lakhs. It will aid smooth