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TikTok among 59 apps banned by the Centre
The Government of India on Monday banned 59 applications, most of them popular Chinese applications such as TikTok, Shareit, Mi Video Call, Club Factory and Cam Scanner, citing threat to national security and sovereignty.
posted by Jawwad Kazi 30th Jun 2020
Hardship may push people into making drugs for a living: UNODC
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has published 2020 World Drug Report.
posted by Jawwad Kazi 27th Jun 2020
India, China nuclear arsenals grow’ China, Pak. have larger nuclear arsenals than India, says Swedish think tank
All nations that have nuclear weapons continue to modernise their nuclear arsenals, while India and China increased their nuclear warheads in the last one year, according to a latest report by Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
posted by Jawwad Kazi 16th Jun 2020
India looks to deploy Naval Liaisons
After joining the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) as Observer in March, India is looking to post Navy Liaison Officers at the Regional Maritime Information Fusion Centre (RMIFC) in Madagascar and also at the European maritime surveillance initiative in the Strait of Hormuz for improved Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA).
posted by Jawwad Kazi 15th Jun 2020
BEML’s internal data, staff email IDs hacked, leaked on dark web
The official email ids of seven employees of an Indian Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) working in the defence industry were found to be hacked, and internal data dumped on the dark net.
posted by Jawwad Kazi 10th Jun 2020