PUBG among 118 mobile apps banned by govt amid border tensions with China, India takes control of strategic heights of north of Pangong Lake
The central government banned 118 mostly Chinese mobile apps, including the popular online multiplayer game PUBG, after a fresh round of border confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh. The Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology said the apps were banned as ?they are engaged in activities prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order?.
Captured: The Indian Army has captured all positions and posts in the Ridge area on the southern bank of the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh, government sources told News18. “We haven’t entered their (Chinese) location, but dominated our posts. We are in a dominating position at this point,” a source said.
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