Indian intelligence agencies have handed over a list of 52 mobile applications to the Government of India. These applications are reportedly linked to China. The agencies have suggested that the Government of India either block these applications or advise people to refrain from using them. The list of applications includes video conferencing app Zoom and popular social media app TikTok. Some of the other commonly used applications include UC Browser, Xender, SHAREit and Clean-master. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Rs 800 crore silk imports from China can be stopped if local production ramped up

In an open letter, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has appealed Aamir Khan, Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Virat Kohli and others to stop endorsing Chinese products

CAIT has appealed to stars like Amitabh Bachhan, Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, Madhuri Dixit, Mahendra Singh Dhoni to exert their influence on citizens to dissuade them from buying Chinese products and opt for local made Indian goods instead

India-China border tensions: The reasons to zero in on these apps are mostly privacy-related. Intel services cited reports that such apps extract a large amount of data

\"We have raised some very important issues with the government today including cancellation of Delhi-Meerut RRTS project. It should be given to an Indian company instead of the Chinese firm,\" CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said

India-China border dispute: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised that this unprecedented development will have a serious impact on India-China bilateral relationship

CAIT says more than 40,000 trader bodies representing 7 crore retailers and wholesellers in the country have agreed to join the movement for a total boycott of Chinese products

Amul had posted 'Exit the Dragon?' tweet on June 3 afternoon and its account went down on June 4 evening

Meanwhile, #Amul began to trend on Twitter with thousands of users coming out in the company's support and accusing the microblogging platform of a bias against India

As India tightens FDI norms, Chinese firms and investments may face regulatory and consumer backlash. The friction between Asian giants could be the beginning of an adversarial chapter in trade

In Delhi, the goods were set ablaze in Sadar Bazar, which is the hub of Chinese products. Similar to Holika Dahan (burning of Holika, the devil), the traders piled up the goods and put it to fire.

Arun Jaitley writes off economists' concerns over data integrity, calls campaign politically motivatedFinance Minister Arun Jaitley has dismissed the concerns raised by some economists over the integrity of statistical organisation and economic data of the country. Jaitley said the campaign started by them is politically motivated. Last week, 108 economists and social scientists had called for restoration of institutional independence and integrity of statistical organisations in India. Airbn...

CAIT said the event would be held at about 1,500 places across the country. In Delhi, the event will be held at Sadar Bazar, one of the hubs of the Chinese goods.

CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said that during the shutdown traders would take out tribute marches in their respective states.

Last year, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while answering a question in the Rajya Sabha made it clear that it was not possible for India to put a 'blanket ban' on Chinese products due to WTO rules.

The calls to boycott Chinese products this Diwali festive season circulating on social media have made inroads in the houses prompting children and women not to use China-made products.

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