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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has banned 47 apps, which were variants and cloned copies of the 59 apps banned earlier in June. These banned clones include Tiktok Lite, Helo Lite, SHAREit Lite, BIGO LIVE Lite and VFY Lite. The order regarding ban on these apps came on Friday, July 24. The 59 apps, most of which were Chinese, had been banned by the Centre in June in view of the information available that they are engaged in activities which are "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity and defence" of the country. Read More

WhatsApp's closest rival Telegram has rolled out a substantial update, adding Profile Videos along with improved People Nearby features, unlimited file sharing with up to 2GB per file and more. With the new update, a user can change their profile picture into a profile video. The video will play when someone opens the user's profile, and it is possible to choose a specific frame from the video to be displayed in chats, the company said in a statement on Sunday. Telegram is increasing the size limit for files shared on the app, from 1.5GB per file - the limit that had been in place since 2014 - to 2GB for any file type. The update has also improved the People Nearby feature, which now also indicates the distance between the user and any detected contacts. Read More

Honor India President Charles Peng said on Monday that the company is geared up to enter the India laptop market on July 31 with MagicBook 15 that will be priced under Rs 50,000 to define productivity as more and more people work from home. Armed to give some competition to Xiaomi's recently-launched Mi Notebook 14, the Honor MagicBook 15 offers a password-free login and comes with a two-in-one fingerprint power button, for effortlessly unlocking the device with just a tap. "We are excited to enter a new category in the Indian market with our most popular laptop MagicBook 15 under the Rs 50,000 category. Currently, we are going to import them from China but in future we will manufacture them in India," Peng told IANS. The Honor executive said they are entering the laptop segment after "examining the market as well as customers' feedback". Read More

Samsung on Monday launched in India the Galaxy M01 Core smartphone, starting at Rs 5,499. The entry-level smartphone is based on Android Go platform. It is the most affordable phone in the company’s Galaxy M-series line-up, which recently received another two launches, the Galaxy M01 and Galaxy M01s, in sub-Rs 10,000 price band. “Galaxy M01 Core reiterates Samsung’s commitment to make technology accessible, affordable and available to consumers across Bharat. Galaxy M01 Core has been designed to deliver value for money with a best–in-class performance and stylish proposition targeting users seeking best performance, experience and price,” said Aditya Babbar, Director, Mobile Business, Samsung India. Aimed at first time smartphone users migrating from feature phones, the Galaxy M01 Core offers a 5.3-inch HD+ display, 8-megapixel camera on the back and 5MP camera on the front. Powered by MediaTek 6739 system-on-chip, the phone ships with Android Go operating system with India-centr...

Suspended senior IAS officer M Sivasankar is being questioned by the National Investigation Agency officials here for the second time in connection with the ongoing probe into the gold smuggling case , sources said on Monday. He was served notice to appear before the probe team at the premier investigation agency's office here after his five-hour long questioning by the NIA team on July 23 at the Peroorkada police club in Thiruvananthapuram. After his close links with some accused in the gold smuggling case surfaced, Sivasankar was removed as the principal secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and IT secretary and later suspended. The senior bureaucrat was questioned by Customs, which is also probing the case, for nearly nine hours, lasting till the early hours of July 15. Read More

Maharashtra SSC result: The wait for the Maharashtra 10th result 2020 is about to get over. The Maharashtra SSC result 2020 will be declared anytime this week, according to media reports. Once declared, students can check thier results at mahresult.nic.in. Education Minister had shared earlier in the month that the Class 10 or SSC Result 2020 would be released online in the last week of July. Maharashtra HSC Result 2020 have already been declared. The SSC Board examinations 2020 started on March 3, 2020 and were scheduled till March 23, 2020. However, with the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the Geography paper was cancelled. Apart from the official website, students can also visit result websites like examresults.net, indiaresults.com and results.gov.in to check their result. Students are advised to keep their admit cards or hall tickets handy as they will need details such as registration number and roll number to download the Maharashtra SSC Results. Read More

The United States has accused two suspects in China for stealing coronavirus research data. According to the Justice Department, the duo targeted companies working on vaccines as part of a broader cybertheft campaign to enrich themselves and aid the Chinese government. The accusations also came days after the US and allied countries accused Russia of trying to steal information on vaccine development. Let’s look at the global statistics: Total Confirmed Cases: 15,511,157 , Change Over Yesterday: 271,352 Total Deaths: 633,396 Total Recovered: 8,813,886 Nations hit with most cases: US (4,038,748), Brazil (2,287,475), India (1,288,108), Russia (793,720) and South Africa (408,052). Read More