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Be warned if you use Chinese apps such as TrueCaller, Weibo, WeChat, others: Home Ministry ..

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30/11/2017 Sub :- Be warned if you use Chinese apps such as TrueCaller, Weibo, WeChat, others: Home Ministry Ref : Media Reports :- India Today Meetu Jain A country wide advisory has been sent to all field formations of the Army and paramilitary forces warning of a cyber attack through mobile phones. Officials have been told to ensure that officers and men under their control delete certain apps created by Chinese companies or having Chinese links from their mobile phones, whether official or personal. The advisory comes in the wake of inputs received by the Union Home Ministry from agencies like the R&AW and NTRO. The advisory says, "As per reliable inputs, a number of android/IOS apps developed by Chinese developers or having Chinese links are reportedly either spyware or other malicious ware. Use of these apps by our force personnel can be detrimental to data security having implications on the force and national security." In fact, all personnel ha...

Remembering Meena Kumari :

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Meena Kumari .. Khayyam, Ravi & Others Chat About the Legend ................................................................................................... Remembering Meena Kumari : by Devesh Sharma | Mon, Aug 1, 2016 Meena Kumari would have turned 84 today had she lived. She will be forever enshrined in our hearts as an actress who made us cry while she smiled at grief. Presenting a short profile of the tragedy queen on her birthday… She was born in 1932. Her father, Ali Bux was a talented musician who worked in Parsi theatre. Little Meena was forced to earn for her family since she was seven. She made her name for herself in her first film itself, Leather Face (1939), directed by Vijay Bhatt. She achieved star status with Baiju Bawra (1952). She won her first Filmfare Award for the film the same year. She was just 20.                                       ...