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Government Asks Google, Apple To Remove TikTok App From Play Store & App Store Madras High Court ’s decision to ban  TikTok in  India  has come into effect. To everyone’s shock, the government has asked  Google  and  Apple  to remove the popular Chinese app TikTok from the  Play Store  and  App Store  respectively. While many are already aware on the matter but for those who have missed on this update, earlier this month TikTok had made headlines after Madras High Court ruled out the ban on the app followed by directing the government to put an all India ban on it. With over 500 million users which includes an estimate of 119 million Indian users, the video-sharing app was believed to be inappropriate and dangerous by the  Madurai  bench of the Madras High Court. Following a PIL filed earlier this year, the Madras HC on 3 April passed the interim order directing the govt to ban TikTok. The ma...

Paytm All Set To Take On Amazon Prime & Flipkart With Its New Strategy It wasn’t very long back that India had Flipkart introduce it’s membership programme called  ‘Flipkart Plus’ to compete against Amazon prime. Well, well, well. We have a new market player to give both of the above a tough competition.  Paytm is in the business. Paytm, a leading mobile wallet application in India, has rolled out its premium subscription plan called ‘Paytm first’ “ We are super excited to launch “Paytm First”, a premium subscription-based rewards & loyalty program for our users. With this, we are offering exclusive benefits, over and above our regular offers, ” the  company says in the press statement. How much is it going to cost you? It costs you ₹750 for one year (cheaper than Amazon prime) and they have a cashback scheme in place as well . For the first 1500 subscribers, a cashback of ₹100 is planned. So that makes it ₹650 for a limited time period. ...