Government issues notices to 59 Chinese apps before blocking them permanently
Ban on apps was hitherto temporary
India is unsatisfied with apps’ responses to several concerns
Access to them was suspended amid border tussle with China
TikTok was among the apps banned in June last
Government invokes Section 69A of Information Technology Act
Centre had received complaints on misuse of data by these apps
Interim ban applied to Club Factory, Mi Video Call (Xiaomi), Weibo, Baidu and UC Browser
