India has blocked 348 apps in total for ‘unauthorised data collection’: govtSome of the blocked apps were developed in China, minister of state Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Parliament in response to a question on Augus...
03 Aug, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
India blocks Krafton's Battlegrounds Mobile India on concerns over data sharing in ChinaThe Indian government has not publicly announced the blocking. But the app was removed from Alphabet Inc's Google Play Store and Apple Inc'...
29 Jul, 2022, 02.36 PM IST
No proposal with MeitY to revoke ban on Chinese apps: VaishnawThe government last year banned a number of Chinese apps, including TikTok, PUBG and AliExpress for being prejudicial to the sovereignty, i...
15 Dec, 2021, 06.41 PM IST
BrowserStack hits $4B valuation, RS Prasad criticises TwitterFrom BrowserStack's new funding round to SoftBank-Mindtickle's potential deal and PUBG parent's upcoming IPO, here's a quick look at the to...
16 Jun, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
PUBG maker targets up to $5b in South Korea's biggest IPOTencent-backed Krafton said in a regulatory filing it expected to offer 10 million shares, or 7 million new shares and 3 million existing s...
16 Jun, 2021, 03.08 PM IST
PUBG Mobile India pre-registrations start on Google Play storeDesigned for Indian players, Battlegrounds Mobile India (PUBG Mobile India) offers specific rewards on pre-registration, which can be claim...
18 May, 2021, 03.50 PM IST
India to permanently ban 59 Chinese apps, including TikTokThe government had banned 59 Chinese apps in June last year referring to them as being “prejudicial” to India’s sovereignty, integrity and ...
26 Jan, 2021, 05.08 AM IST
PUBG Mobile's player revenue from India almost negligiblePUBG Corp’s player revenue from India, its largest market in terms of users, is only 1.2% of what it rakes in globally, according to a mark...
16 Sep, 2020, 09.43 AM IST
App ban fallout: PUBG Corporation cancels India franchisee with Tencent GamesPUBG MOBILE is the mobile version of PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG), an intellectual property owned and developed by PUBG Corporation...
09 Sep, 2020, 09.55 AM IST
Desi Twitter explodes with memes of Dhoni, Indian parents after PUBG ban; netizens poke fun at plight of gamersTwitter was abuzz with memes on Indian parents’ reactions to the PUBG ban.
04 Sep, 2020, 01.11 PM IST
PUBG removed from Google Play store, Apple App store following India's banAs of Friday, Google Play store and Apple App store have taken down PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite app, which were still available until ...
04 Sep, 2020, 01.10 PM IST
PUBG banned in India's latest salvo against Chinese appsThe Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, MHA has also sent an exhaustive recommendation for blocking these malicious apps
03 Sep, 2020, 06.44 PM IST
Indian Army asks personnel to delete 89 apps including Dailyhunt, Facebook, TikTok, Tinder, PUBGSnapchat, Tinder, OkCupid, UC Browser, Bumble, ShareIt, Xender, Helo, CamScanner, Club Factory etc are among those 89 apps.
09 Jul, 2020, 07.40 PM IST
CarryMinati hailed as ‘winner’ by Twitter after India bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok; memes, GIFs go viralSeveral PUBG users breathed a sigh of relief that their favourite gaming app was spared.
02 Jul, 2020, 10.31 AM IST
Rewind 2019: IAF pilot Abhinandan most-searched personality; Article 370, Chandrayaan 2, Cricket WC among top trends'Kabir Singh' and 'Avengers: Endgame' were the were most-googled movies this year.
11 Dec, 2019, 06.55 PM IST
Tik-ing the wrong boxes: Apps to face more scrutinyFirms such as Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Bigo Live will face even more regulatory scrutiny in future.
20 Apr, 2019, 04.45 PM IST
PUBG gamers in India use skill to make moneyIndian video gamers are betting on Mini Militia, Teenpatti, Dream11, Clash Royale but it’s Tencent’s PUBG that’s at the top of the list.
23 Mar, 2019, 04.47 PM IST