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Latest news LIVE updates: Govt bans 47 more Chinese mobile apps

The government has banned 47 more Chinese apps, taking the total number of mobile applications banned for being prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and defence of the country, to 106, according to a source in PTI report. The source privy to the development said that the 47 additional Chinese apps that have been banned now were clones and variants of the apps which were blocked earlier.

 

An order to this effect was issued on Friday, the source said. The list of additional apps that have been banned was not immediately available, and there is no official word on the matter yet.

 

Earlier on June 29, the government had banned 59 Chinese apps, saying they were prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country.

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Rajasthan Congress MLAs hold prayer meet under 'Speak Up for Democracy' campaign

Rajasthan Congress legislators held a prayer meeting on Monday under the "save democracy, save Constitution" programme in the hotel where they are holed up.

 

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, AICC general secretary Avinash Pande and other leaders participated in the meeting. The party was earlier scheduled to hold a protest outside the Raj Bhawan here, but it was called off Sunday.

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Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee protesting in Panchkula under the campaign 'Speak Up for Democracy'

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Don't care if telling truth on China face-off costs me politically: Rahul Gandhi

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Rajasthan political crisis: Ashok Gehlot says,"Spoke PM yesterday over Governor's conduct" hours after demand for calling assembly session is rejected

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Congress launches 'Save democracy' campaign against BJP

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Chhattisgarh Armed Force jawan killed after Naxals opened fire at security personnel guarding police camp in Narayanpur district: Official

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Rajasthan Congress calls off its Monday protest in front of Raj Bhawan

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The Chinese have occupied Indian land, tweets Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

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Digvijaya Singh urges an Rajasthan Governor to call special session

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday urged Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra to accept the state cabinet's "constitutional" demand for convening a special session of the Legislative Assembly.

 

Releasing a video as part of the "Speak up for Democracy" campaign of the Congress, Singh said, "I request the governor to accept the constitutional demand of the state government (in Rajasthan) to call the session. The governor has also taken the oath in the name of constitution".

 

Singh said the Congress was opposing conspiracies of the BJP, which he alleged was "trying to buy a popular mandate".

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Delhi Congress Chief and other party workers who were detained earlier this morning have been released by the police

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Congress Leaders Arrested Outside Raj Bhawan

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Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra raises questions on Gehlot government's proposal to call for Assembly Session

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra raises questions on Gehlot government's proposal to call for Assembly Session, asks if it wants to bring a 'confidence motion' because the proposal does not mention it but statements are being made about it.

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India needs policies for sustained increase in farm income; recent agri reforms have opened new opportunities: RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das

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RBI Governor says India needs to focus on concluding free trade agreements with US and other countries