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<ul><li>In Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, a woman found her husband who was missing for three years on <keyword id="6762469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="TikTok">TikTok</keyword>. </li><li>The video-sharing app has been a hit in India but had also seen a temporary ban from the Tamil Nadu government. </li><li>The ban was later lifted by the <keyword id="6360667" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="madras-high-court">Madras High Court</keyword>.</li></ul>In a little town of Tamil Nadu, a woman was casually browsing through TikTok only to find her relative's husband who had gone missing three years back. According to a <a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/jul/03/woman-spots-missing-hubby-on-tiktok-reunites-with-him-1998662.html">reports</a>, Jayapradha who hails from Villupuram had filed a complaint about her missing husband Suresh in 2016. Three years later, a relative spotted someone who looked like Suresh and when she checked with Jayapradha it turned out to be Suresh indeed. Jayapradha then alerted Villapuram police who then tracked down Suresh at Hosur. An unhappy Suresh had apparently fled from his home to Hosur. He had taken up the job of a mechanic and was living with a transwoman. However, these are not the only bizarre cases of TikTok reported from the state of Tamil Nadu. Earlier in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/asked-to-stop-using-tiktok-tamil-nadu-woman-kills-self-records-act-on-app-226740">June 2019</a>, a 24-year old woman from Ariyalur took her own life after her husband stopped her from using the app. In Tamil Nadu, the craze for TikTok has not just been a problem with the people but with the government too. The Madras High Court had banned the app in the state stating that the video-sharing app encouraged pornography. It had also said that they will ask the Supreme Court to further support the ban. However, the ban was soon lifted on the condition of quality control.

TikTok video helps a woman find her husband who went missing 3 years back

<ul><li>The popular video-based social networking mobile application, TikTok, has been banned in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. </li><li>The Madras High Court is also pushing the central government for a pan-India TikTok ban.</li><li>The petition filed against TikTok stated that the app was 'encouraging pornography'.</li></ul>TikTok, a media app for creating and sharing short videos, seems to be next in line to be banned in India as the Madras High Court is <a href="https://barandbench.com/madras-high-court-ban-tiktok/">pushing</a> for the government to prohibit downloads of the mobile application. Their order bans TikTok in the state of Tamil Nadu with immediate effect. After several states in India started <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pubg-ban-leads-to-arrests-in-rajkot-india/articleshow/68404164.cms">implementing</a> a ban on the battle royale game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds for being <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pubg-ban-india-healthy-gaming-experience-proposed/articleshow/68058605.cms">addictive</a>, TikTok seems to be the next mobile app to be caught in the crosshairs. The petition to ban TikTok contended that the content on the social network platform “was containing degrading culture and encouraging pornography besides containing explicit disturbing content and causing social stigma and medical health issue between teens.” The bench, led by Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice SS Sundar, cited inappropriate content, including pornography and accessibility to children as the primary reasons behind the interim order — adding that media outlets should also be prohibited from telecasting videos that are made using TikTok. 
 
 <div type="ExtQuote" text="“Majority of the teens are playing pranks, gaffing around with duet videos and sharing with split screen to the strangers. The children who use the said application are vulnerable and may expose them to sexual predators.”" auname="Excerpt from the interim order issued by the Madras High Court"></div>





 The court has also recommended that India could bring about a new legislation around the online privacy of children similar to the Children’s Online Privacy Protect Act in the United States. 
 
 <div type="ExtQuote" text="By becoming addicted to TikTok App, and similar apps, or cyber games, the future of the youngsters and mindset of the children are spoiled." auname="Excerpt from the interim order issued by the Madras High Court"></div>





 Why the fuss around TikTok? Formerly known as musical.ly, the app was rebranded as TikTok when ByteDance acquired it from $1 billion. And, since its launch in India, users from the country account for 39% of TikTok’s 500 million users. Brands are also using influencers on the platform like Baby Ariel and Lisa &amp; Lena, for their promotion campaigns since the app primarily targets users in the age group of 16 to 24 years. In light of the scrutiny around fake news and being called up by the parliamentary committee in preparation of the upcoming general election in India, TikTok <a href="https://inc42.com/buzz/bytedance-pacifies-indian-govt-to-dilute-draft-intermediary-regulations/" data-type="tilCustomLink">appointed</a> Sandhya Sharma as its public policy director. The social media app also has content moderation teams working in over 20 countries. 
 
 <div type="ExtQuote" text="“We are committed to respecting local laws and regulations, and in order to better coordinate with law enforcement agencies, we are also in the process of hiring a chief nodal officer, based out of India.”" auname="TikTok spokesperson told Inc42"></div>





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An Indian court has banned TikTok for ‘encouraging pornography’

<ul><li>ByteDance, TikTok’s publisher, is fighting the ban against the app stating that it will only hurt the civil right to free speech. </li><li>TikTok is currently banned in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu for ‘encouring pornography’. </li><li>But, pornography on social networking platforms is an industry wide problem that other companies — like WhatsApp and Instagram — are also struggling with. </li></ul>ByteDance, the Chinese publisher behind turning musical.ly into TikTok, is fighting the ban <a href="http://v">imposed</a> by the <keyword id="6360667" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="madras-high-court">Madras High Court</keyword> in India’s apex judicial institution, the Supreme Court. In petitioning for the ban to be quashed, the mobile app publisher states that ban “amounts to curtailing of the rights of the citizens of India” as per a court filing seen by <a href="https://in.reuters.com/article/tiktok-india-court/ban-on-tiktok-app-would-harm-free-speech-chinas-bytedance-tells-indias-supreme-court-idINKCN1RN0MX">Reuters</a>. The plea will be <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-to-hear-on-april-15-plea-challenging-hc-order-to-ban-tiktok-app/article26781547.ece">presented</a> in the Supreme Court on April 15 in front of a judicial bench comprising of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna. The court had earlier refused the ‘urgent listing’ of the same plea on April 8. About 39% of the video streaming platform’s 500 million users are from India, most of them between the ages of 16 to 24. Keeping that demographic in mind, the public interest litigation (PIL) filed against TikTok alleged that some of the content on the platform was leaving children vulnerable to sexual predators and encouraging paedophiles. Subsequently, South Indian state of Tamil Nadu issued an interim order to bar any downloads of the mobile app citing that the social network was responsible for ‘<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tiktok-ban-in-india-for-hosting-porn/articleshow/68720430.cms">encouraging pornography</a>’. The interim order also bans TikTok videos from being shared by media outlets and wants a response from the Central Government around whether or not they will bring in a law similar to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Action (COPPA) in the US before April 16. 
 <div type="ExtQuote" text="We fully comply with the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011.... In order to better coordinate with the law enforcement agencies, we have appointed a Chief Nodal Officer based out of India." auname="TikTok’s response to the ban in Tamil Nadu"></div>

 An investigation by the BBC found that hundreds of sexual comments and videos were being shared on TikTok by teenagers and children. And, while the company deleted most of the comments — most of the users are still on the platform despite TikTok’s own regulations against sexual content directed at children. That being said, pornography on social networks in India is an industry wide issue that isn’t specific to TikTok. In fact, banning TikTok will probably only make users shift to other platforms that have the same functionality as there is no dearth of option in the mobile app market. For instance, Instagram — the popular photo sharing app — has been <a href="https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/mobile/on-instagram-in-india-its-sex-for-sale/67968584">pointed out</a> for facilitating sexual solicitation. And, WhatsApp groups have become the new safe haven for child pornography after India implemented a nationwide porn ban on website that were allegedly hosting indecent videos with underage participants. An <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/probe-finds-child-pornography-in-indian-whatsapp-groups/articleshow/67430347.cms">investigation</a> by AntiToxin Technologies, an Israeli online safety startup, found that hundreds of videos were being shared globally under the cloak of the platform’s end-to-end encryption. TikTok is the second Chinese mobile app with a large Indian user base to face problems in India after the battle royale game, PlayerUnknown’s BattleGrounds was <a href="http://v">banned</a> in various districts of Gujarat. And, India isn’t the only country calling for a ban on TikTok. The video sharing mobile app has already been banned in China, Indonesia (now repealed) as well as in India’s own neighbor, Bangladesh. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tiktok-ban-in-india-for-hosting-porn/articleshow/68720430.cms">An Indian court has banned TikTok for ‘encouraging pornography’</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pubg-ban-india-healthy-gaming-experience-proposed/articleshow/68058605.cms">Faced with ban threats, PUBG is trying to placate Indian parents and the government</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pubg-ban-leads-to-arrests-in-rajkot-india/articleshow/68404164.cms">Teens are getting arrested for playing PUBG in India</a>

Banned for hosting porn, TikTok cites damage to free speech in its appeal to India’s Supreme Court

<a href="https://www.scmp.com/topics/india/">Indian</a> courts and political parties are calling for Chinese company ByteDance's most popular mobile app <a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3001893/how-short-video-app-tiktok-became-first-chinese-made-app-take">TikTok</a> to be banned. On Tuesday, The Economic Times newspaper reported that India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had asked Google and Apple to pull video social media platform <keyword id="6762469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="TikTok">TikTok</keyword> from its mobile application stores. The South China Morning Post was unable to independently verify the report. The news follows an order of the <keyword id="6360667" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="madras-high-court">Madras High Court</keyword>, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, on April 3 that banned TikTok over concerns about children using the app being vulnerable to exploitation by sexual predators. TikTok is rated 12+ on the Apple app store and has a "teen maturity" rating on Google Play, but United States-based Common Sense Media, which reviews tech products for families, recommends that children be at least 16 years old to use the app. In February, the US Federal Trade Commission <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2187990/chinese-owned-video-sharing-tiktok-app-pay-us57-million-fine-settle">fined TikTok US$5.7 million</a>, the largest such sum in a child privacy case, for illegally collecting personal information from children under the age of 13. Meanwhile, the Delhi state unit of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) complained to the country's Election Commission on March 29 that ByteDance, which it identified as a Chinese company, was "interfering in the Indian election process through its social media applications". The BJP cited Facebook's takedown of 11,000 advertisements from another of the company's apps - Helo - for violation of its rules concerning transparency in political spending. Helo's adverts featured doctored images of politicians accompanied by sensationalised text. In a statement, ByteDance said it was committed to respecting local laws and regulations and maintaining a safe and positive in-app experience for its users in India. "We have faith in the Indian judicial system and we are optimistic about an outcome that would be well received by over 120 million month active users in India, who continue using TikTok to showcase their creativity and capture moments that matter in their everyday lives," the company said. ByteDance denied that its Helo platform has been sharing any political adverts, saying the company had promised India's Election Commission it would abide by the country's code of conduct. "We are not serving any paid political advertisements during this election period and are not proactively onboarding any political figures or parties on our platform." Out of all adverts generated from Helo since its launch last June, ads related to politics amounted to "less than 0.1 per cent", said the company. ByteDance is the world's largest internet start-up - valued at US$75 billion in its latest funding round, knocking US-based Uber, valued at US$72 billion, into second place. According to mobile app intelligence company Sensor Tower, 88.6 million of TikTok's 188 million new users in the first quarter of 2019 were from India - a more than eightfold year-on-year increase. By comparison, just 13.1 million new TikTok users over the same time period were based in the US. TikTok was also the third most downloaded app in the world during the first quarter of 2019. As of Tuesday, it was the second most popular free Android app in the Google Play store in India, while Helo was ranked 11th. ByteDance also offers short video product Vigo Video to Indian users. Helo, launched in June, is a social media platform created with Indian small towns and rural areas in mind - offering content in 14 languages. It is currently the subject of a legal case filed by the makers of ShareChat, which describes itself as the largest "Indian-language social media platform" and ranks seventh on Google Play store in India. "We believe Helo is a copycat app of ours," said Berges Y Malu, head of ShareChat's public policy team. ByteDance denies the allegation and the case is still being heard by the Delhi High Court. A representative for Helo said that the number of original adverts cited by the BJP in its complaint to the Election Commission that <a href="https://www.scmp.com/topics/facebook">Facebook</a> had found problematic amounted to 770, with translations across multiple languages increasing that number to 11,000. The app, which has brought entertainers, journalists and news organisations on board by providing them verified handles, has decided not to do the same for politicians and political entities. The representative said the idea was to promote entertainment-related content. Helo has not placed adverts featuring political content since the Indian electoral process began. "Out of all the ads that have been generated from Helo since we launched in June 2018, unique ads citing political mentions amount to less than 0.1 per cent. These ads were all generated prior to the declaration of general elections by the Election Commission of India and the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct," said Helo in a statement. The first major call to ban TikTok in India was made in February by the Tamil Nadu government, citing obscenity as the reason. However, responses from politicians indicated that they were already annoyed at the political content being generated by the app's users, who had posted lip-synched videos to political speeches. "I will be the happiest if TikTok is banned. They mock someone like me most on that platform. The app may have been designed to make people happy, but it is often crossing the limits of decency," said Tamilisai Soundararajan, who heads the BJP - the party of Prime Minister <a href="https://www.scmp.com/topics/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a> - in Tamil Nadu state. After Tamil Nadu banned TikTok on April 3, the app's makers appealed to the Supreme Court of India, which refused to suspend the ban immediately but will hear the matter again on April 22. Meanwhile, the Madras High Court on Tuesday appointed an independent counsel to assist with the case as the app's lawyers appeared before it to appeal. The lawyers told the court that TikTok had removed 6 million videos based on a review of its Indian users; the court responded by saying that the ban will remain in place for now. In a statement, TikTok said it welcomed the decision of the Madras High Court to appoint an independent counsel. "We have faith in the Indian judicial system and we are optimistic about an outcome that would be well received by over 120 million monthly active users in India, who continue using TikTok to showcase their creativity and capture moments that matter in their everyday lives," it said. ByteDance did not immediately respond to a request for comment. This article originally appeared on the <a href="http://www.scmp.com">South China Morning Post (SCMP)</a>, the leading news media reporting on China and Asia. For more stories, please download our <a href="https://go.onelink.me/3586748601?pid=3rdpartycontentexchange">mobile app</a>, follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/scmpnews">Twitter</a>, and like us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scmp">Facebook</a>. Copyright (c) 2019. South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved.

Indian politicians accuse China-made app Helo of election interference and call for TikTok to be banned

<ul><li>The Indian government has asked Google and Apple to take down TikTok from their app stores.</li><li>Users that don’t already have the app will no longer be able to download it. </li><li>This comes after the Indian <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> refused a stay order on the <keyword id="7319188" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="TikTok-ban">TikTok ban</keyword> issued by the <keyword id="6360667" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="madras-high-court">Madras High Court</keyword>.</li></ul>Update: Google and Apple have pulled TikTok from their mobile application stores in India. The Indian government has <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/no-sc-stay-on-ban-government-asks-apple-google-to-take-down-tiktok-app/articleshow/68898483.cms">asked</a> Google and Apple to remove the video streaming mobile app, TikTok, from their respective app stores. The new directive issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) means that users who don’t already have the app, won’t be able to download it once the order goes into effect. 
	<div type="image" title="tiktok ban" msid="68916203" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;TikTok is no longer available to download in India&amp;#39;s Google Play Store&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 At the time of writing this article, TikTok was still available in the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. But the app has since become unavailable in both mobile application stores. 
 <div type="ExtQuote" text="We welcome the decision of the Madras High Court to appoint Arvind Datar as Amicus Curae (independent counsel) to the court. We have faith in the Indian judicial system and we are optimistic about an outcome that would be well received by over 120 million monthly active users in India, who continue using TikTok to showcase their creativity and capture moments that matter in their everyday lives." auname="Official statement by TikTok"></div>



 TikTok was banned in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu for ‘encouraging porn’ last week by the Madras High Court. The Indian high court’s <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tiktok-ban-in-india-for-hosting-porn/articleshow/68720430.cms">interim order</a> also included a request to the central government of India to advocate a ban nationwide. The Chinese video-based social networking app then <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tiktoks-appeal-against-ban-for-hosting-porn-in-indian-supreme-court/articleshow/68851962.cms">filed a petition</a> with India’s supreme court citing their concern that the ban on TikTok will “amount to curtailing the rights of the citizens of India.” They also expressed that they’re not responsible for third-party content on their platform and the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 gives TikTok conditional legal safeguards in that regard. TikTok even <a href="https://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/tiktok-removes-over-6-million-videos-for-violating-community-guidelines-in-india/articleshow/68865656.cms">removed</a> 6 million videos from its service last week to address the problem of inappropriate content on the app. When the matter finally came up in front of the court on Monday, the Supreme Court <a href="https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/supreme-court-refuses-to-stay-ban-on-tiktok-app-use-1555312603858.html">refused</a> to implement a stay against the Madras High Court’s ban. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, a senior advocate and law council for ByteDance, explained that the ban was causing irreparable damage to the company. He further contested that the Indian High Court in Madras had issued an interim order without giving TikTok the opportunity to defend itself. The matter will be heard on April 16 by the Madras High Court. And, the three-person Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will hear the case on April 22 after observing the proceedings tomorrow. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tiktok-ban-in-india-for-hosting-porn/articleshow/68720430.cms">An Indian court has banned TikTok for ‘encouraging pornography’</a> <a href="http://v">Banned for hosting porn, TikTok cites damage to free speech in its appeal to India’s Supreme Court</a> <a href="http://v">Teens are getting arrested for playing PUBG in India</a>

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<keyword id="20154" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="tamil-nadu">Tamil Nadu</keyword> Minister for <keyword id="189147" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Information-and-Broadcasting">Information and Broadcasting</keyword>, Mano Thangaraj has written to Union minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javedkar to immediately <keyword id="6354651" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ban">ban</keyword> or stop the screening of "Familyman-2" web series on <keyword id="1245953" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="OTT">OTT</keyword> platform <keyword id="18635" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amazon">Amazon</keyword> Prime throughout the country. The government in the letter on Monday said that the trailer of the series which was released recently depicts the "<keyword id="1004366" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Eelam">Eelam</keyword> Tamils in a highly objectionable manner". In the letter the state minister said that the Manoj Bajpai-Samantha-starrer not only hurts the sentiments of the Eelam Tamils but also the feelings of the people of Tamil Nadu. MDMK leader Vaiko had on Sunday made a similar plea to both Javedkar and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. Naam Tamilar Katchi leader and actor director Seeman had also called for ban on the series. Mano Thangaraj in the letter said: "Branding Tamil speaking actress Samantha as a "terrorist" in the series was directly an attack on the pride of Tamil population living around the world and no one would tolerate this kind of motivated and mischievous campaign." He also said that the series has already evoked widespread opposition from the people of Tamil Nadu as well as from the political parties in the state. The minister also said that while the Eelam Tamils were struggling for equality, justice, peace and dignity in the island nation, Amazon Prime should not have undertaken such a smear campaign against the community. SEE ALSO

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<keyword id="14078288" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="pattalli-makkal-katchi" source="Orion">Pattalli Makkal Katchi</keyword> (PMK) president <keyword id="6372434" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="anbumani-ramadoss" source="Orion">Anbumani Ramadoss</keyword> said the <keyword id="20154" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="tamil-nadu" source="Orion">Tamil Nadu</keyword> government should come out with an ordinance banning online gambling instead of waiting for the next <keyword id="6354702" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="assembly" source="Orion">Assembly</keyword> session. According to Ramadoss, if the Tamil Nadu government is firm on banning online gambling, then it need not wait till October/November when the Assembly will be in session. He said the online gambling will result in immeasurable damages to the society if the state government waits for another five/six months. The Tamil Nadu government should draft a law as suggested by the Madras High Court and promulgate it as an ordinance, Ramadoss said. The Madras High Court had struck down the law brought in by the erstwhile <keyword id="41902" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="aiadmk" source="Orion">AIADMK</keyword> government banning online gaming. Ramadoss welcomed the Tamil Nadu government's decision to bring in a new law as after the High Court struck down the August 2021 law, 10 people have committed suicide in the last 10 months. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/german-inflation-rate-hits-highest-level-since-70s-oil-crisis/articleshow/91911033.cms">German inflation rate hits highest level since 70s oil crisis</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/researchers-identify-rise-in-neurological-condition-guillain-barre-syndrome-following-astrazeneca-vaccine/articleshow/91911722.cms">Researchers identify rise in neurological condition 'Guillain-Barre syndrome' following AstraZeneca vaccine</a>

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Single use plastic items and or disposable plastic materials have become the most common packaging solutions over the last few decades. Since these are among the major pollutants threatening the health of the environment, the world is realizing the importance of bringing down this generation’s dependency on disposable plastic materials. Ban on plastic is one of the most important topics during conferences and conventions on environment. India is one of the leaders in the international scene in implementing a ban on plastic. Here are a few states in India that have implemented ban on plastic in full force. <keyword id="20154" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="tamil-nadu">Tamil Nadu</keyword> The government of Tamil Nadu banned single-use plastic with effect from January 1, 2019. This move left the hotel industry face bewilderment as they are seriously scrambling for suitable alternatives to pack foods. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) introduced some measures to comply with the ban including displaying the details about the ban on plastic, announcing plastic-free zones, stopping the usage of plastic items in offices, meetings, parties and canteens and utilizing the Corporate Social Responsibility funds to support initiatives on the ban on plastic and also to spread the awareness about the ban on plastic. <keyword id="13126" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</keyword> By announcing the ban on plastic very early on March 23, 2018, Maharashtra pioneered the ban on plastic among all the states in India. The state implemented a ban on all kinds of single use plastics and thermocol (polystyrene) including disposable items used for a single time and plastics used for food packaging in hotels in addition to plastics used for packing fresh foods and grains. In an amendment, the state allowed the use of PET bottles on April 11, 2018. However this permit carried a rider that demanded the implementation of buy back depository mechanism and recycling of the disposed plastics by the manufacturers. Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh is yet another state in India that has strictly banned the production and use of single use plastics. The ban on plastic notification was issued in Himachal Pradesh on July 6, 2018. The state implemented a ban on all kinds of disposable plastics and single-use non-biodegradable materials in the state. Due to the strict supervision of the implementation of the said ban, some important cities like Shimla for example were found free of disposable polybags, cups and tumblers. <keyword id="68884" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Telangana">Telangana</keyword> The ban on plastic by the Telangana state was announced on June 14, 2018. The ban included plastics used in drinking bottles, tetra bottles, single-use straws, Styrofoam tea cups and containers, plastics that are below 50 micron thickness and other kinds of single use plastics. Talking on the ban, a social activist Ramanjaneyulu GV said, "The usage has definitely come down but all the plastic stuff is still there. But people themselves are now reluctant to use them because of environmental concerns." Take Home Uttar Predesh, Sikkim, Karnataka, Bihar <keyword id="37102" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Andhra-Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</keyword>, Assam, <keyword id="6355772" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="meghalaya">Meghalaya</keyword> and some other states also followed suit announcing a ban on single use plastics. All these moves aim at phasing out the single-use plastics by the year 2022. However, the objective can succeed only when the ban is implemented in entirety.

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<ul><li>Creators on <keyword id="6762469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="TikTok">TikTok</keyword>, the 15 second video sharing mobile app, are breaking the law in an attempt for their videos to go viral on the platform. </li><li>Nurses in Odisha have been put on notice for shooting videos in the newborn care unit of the hospital where they were employed. </li><li>Another youth in Delhi was reprimanded by viewers and authorities for shooting a video that features a <keyword id="6358992" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-Police">Delhi Police</keyword> van. </li></ul>TikTok is the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tiktok-ban-in-india-lifted-as-google-and-apple-allow-it-back-in-stores/articleshow/69125104.cms">most downloaded app on iOS and ahead of Facebook on Android</a> but its popularity has video creators breaking the law to rake in more views. Four nurses in Odisha have been put on notice for shooting videos in the special neonatal care unit (SNCU) of the hospital where they worked. <div type="twitter" handle="anwar0262" handlename="AH Siddiqui" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/3228512058/c21a16f6043712fd8839a29c5479f3f1_normal.jpeg" favoritecount="8" retweetcount="1" status="Some #TikTok videos of a group of nurses dancing in #Malkangiri district headquarters #Hospital inside Sick and New… https://t.co/zW9vZelysC" createdat="1561544089000" id="1143824931391561731"></div>
 In another video that went viral, a TikTok users is seen climbing out of, what looks like, a moving Delhi Police van to do push ups on the roof. The video was criticized by online users and the authorities alike for not only being unsafe but also abusing an official Indian government vehicle. <div type="twitter" handle="dtptraffic" handlename="Delhi Traffic Police" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1108331284818911232/Vb5KGTLp_normal.png" favoritecount="63" retweetcount="1" status="@saurabh3vedi @DelhiPolice Thanks, This complaint has already been forwarded to senior officers for taking necessary action in this regard." createdat="1561529322000" id="1143762994129620992"></div>

 
 Consequences While the nurses in Odisha claim it was only a ‘mistake’, the Chief District Medical Office (CDMO), Ajit Kumar Mohanty, stated the videos constitute ‘extreme medical negligence’. Since the incidence, the nurses were issued a show-cause notice to present their side of the story and have been asked to go on leave until the matter is resolved. <div type="twitter" handle="ANI" handlename="ANI" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1497864299/ani_mic_logo_normal.jpg" favoritecount="107" retweetcount="16" status="Chief Dist Medical Officer, Malkangiri, Ajit Kr Mohanty on nurses recording TikTok videos inside SNCU of dist hospi… https://t.co/YcR6NZ9KQV" createdat="1561625465000" id="1144166244809154560"></div>

 In the case of the Delhi Police van being used a make-shift gym, the authorities released a <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/delhi-police-vehicle-not-used-in-viral-tiktok-video-1556762-2019-06-26">statement</a> saying that the vehicle was, in fact, not an official police vehicle nor was the video shot recently. They claim that the car belongs to a private contractor who had been hired by the police for ‘certain duties’, pointing out that the individual in the video is not the car owner, but a friend of the contractor. Who’s to blame? TikTok has no official comment on the matter but they reiterate that users are urged to follow the community guidelines before uploading any video. The <a href="https://support.tiktok.com/en/privacy-safety/community-policy-en">terms and conditions</a> state that TikTok is ‘simply NOT the place post’ content that depicts dangerous acts or those that involve illegal activities. They also have a grievance officer for India, Anuj Bhatai, in place so that if users spot any video that violates the community guidelines, it can be reported using the official channels. The 15-second video sharing mobile app can’t seem to catch a break after a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tiktok-arrest-suicide-and-accidental-death-result-of-digital-addication/articleshow/69826567.cms">string of bad news last week</a> where a woman in Tamil Nadu committed suicide after her husband told her not to use TikTok anymore. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/tiktoks-parent-company-wants-to-make-a-smartphone/articleshow/69538980.cms">TikTok's parent company wants to make a smartphone</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tiktok-new-safety-feature-update-to-improve-privacy/articleshow/69842396.cms">TikTok's new safety feature will allow you to logout of a lost phone</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tiktok-ban-in-india-lifted-as-google-and-apple-allow-it-back-in-stores/articleshow/69125104.cms">TikTok makes a triumphant return to Indian app stores a week after the ban was lifted</a> <a href="http://.">TikTok, tick tock — time is ticking for Facebook in China and India</a>

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<ul><li>The government of India may ban six single-use plastic items on October 2. </li><li>Several state governments including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh already banned plastic products, with fines.</li></ul><ul><li>Here's the list of all the items that you won't be able to use after India bans single-use plastic. </li></ul>The Indian government is likely to put a <a href="https://in.reuters.com/article/us-india-pollution-plastic-exclusive/exclusive-india-set-to-outlaw-six-single-use-plastic-products-on-october-2-sources-idINKCN1VI19F">blanket ban of six single-use plastic items</a> in a bid to reduce annual plastic consumption by 5-10%. The government will reportedly provide six months time for people to adapt to alternatives, before imposing a fine. Earlier, the P M Narendra Modi pledged to omit the use of <keyword id="6570438" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="single-use-plastic">single use plastic</keyword> by 2022 and urged e-commerce giants and big businesses to curb their use. What is Single-use plastic and why the government is banning it? Any plastic items which we will throw away or recycle after using it once comes under the single-use plastics. They include popular items like carrying bags, bottle caps, sachets, wrappers, food packets etc. What is the punishment for breaching the law? Several state governments including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh already banned plastic products, with fines. Maharashtra government levied a fine of ₹5,00 for first-time offenders, ₹10,000 for the second offense and a penalty of ₹25,000 with three-month jail for the third. States like Punjab imposed punishments that include five-year term prison with ₹1 lakh fine or both, for breaching the law. Here's a list of items that you won't be able to use if the government bans single-use plastic Plastic carry bags 
 
 
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Major trade associations <keyword id="3652058" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="tamil-nadu-vanigar-sangam">Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangam</keyword> and <keyword id="881371" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tamil-Nadu-Traders-Federation">Tamil Nadu Traders Federation</keyword> have instructed more than 15 lakh members not to sell <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=pepsico&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">PepsiCo </a>and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=coca+cola&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Coca-Cola</a> products from March 01. 
 
The traders are thinking of banning the products from March 01 and this can dent the companies up to Rs 1,400 crore in annual sales. 
 
ET reported the traders have accused the firms of "exploiting the state's water bodies to manufacture aerated drinks while farmers were facing severe <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=drought&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">drought</a>”. 
 <keyword id="54572" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="PepsiCo">PepsiCo</keyword>'s brand Pepsi has 60% market share in <keyword id="20154" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="tamil-nadu">Tamil Nadu</keyword>. 
 "It is extremely unfair on the part of certain individuals and organisations to propagate misinformation. These actions are detrimental to the image of the country and to the long-term interests of the Indian economy,” Arvind Varma, secretary general of industry body Indian Beverage Association (IBA), said in a statement on behalf of <keyword id="6391475" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Coca-Cola">Coca-Cola</keyword> and PepsiCo. 
 
The TN trade associations' decision to stop selling Coca-Cola and PepsiCo's products on their own comes at a time when makers of sugary drinks are witnessing single-digit growth and the government is considering a fat tax on sugary drinks and packaged snacks high on salt in the upcoming budget.

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New Delhi, Delhi, Apr 6 () At a time when the world is struggling to get ventilators to treat COVID-19 patients, 200 such equipment are lying at Chennai port but they are 'second-hand' or 'used' ones and come under the 'hazardous' category. Import of such used equipment is prohibited under hazardous waste management rules of the Ministry of Environment and Forest. A Chennai-based company Skylark Office Machines imported these ventilators in November 2018 from a US-based firm, according to sources. The customs authorities confiscated the consignment and imposed penalty on the goods. But, the importer approached the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) which set aside the orders of the customs authorities and allowed the company to re-export the goods back to the US, they said. Things took turn as the central government banned exports of all kinds of ventilators during the last week of March amid the coronavirus outbreak. After this decision, it was impossible for the company to re-export the consignment. The firm sent a communication to the Chennai office of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) seeking clearance of the consignment as a "special case" to enable use of those ventilators at government medical institution, Tamil Nadu, for tackling the COVID-19 outbreak. "We appeal to you that the policy condition may be relaxed to cover clearance of these goods already imported by us as a very special case to enable us to supply to Government of Tamil Nadu through Tamilnadu Medical Services Corporation Ltd (a fully-owned Tamil Nadu government company) for use in the government medical institution in Tamil Nadu for tackling COVID-19 patients," according to the communication of the company, dated March 31, 2020, accessed by . On this, Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation in a communication date March 31 to Chennai DGFT sought clearance of the consignment of used ventilators imported by Skylark Office Machines. The Corporation appealed that the policy condition may be relaxed to cover clearance of these goods so that it can be used to treat COVID-19 patients. DGFT headquarters at the national capital has finally given the approval on April 4 after getting clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forest. The Directorate has also written to the chief secretary and health secretary of Tamil Nadu to check the specifications, standards, quality and safety of these used/old ventilators before using that in hospitals to treat the patients. Skylark Office Machine owner Rohit Jhunjhunwala did not responded to the repeated calls and even to messages sent to him to get his comments on the matter. Some of the major suppliers in the country have stated that they have acute shortage of ventilators in view of the increasing demand worldwide amid the coronavirus outbreak. According to some reports, there is an over 30,000 ventilators in India with every state having a varying number. Health experts have said only few of the total affected patients require critical care as they go on respiratory failure and need to put on ventilators while rest recover with supportive treatment. According to Mumbai-based doctor Sachin Ramteke, few specific cases need ventilators and not all patients. About the number of these equipment, he said that normally, a 100-bed hospital would keep ventilators for 10-20 beds in ICU, but now as the number of patients are increasing, hospitals are facing shortage of these equipment. RR HRS

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<ul><li>The ‘super star’ from Tamil Nadu is slowly transitioning into a politician ahead of the assembly election next year. </li><li>As one of Asia’s highest-paid actors, Rajinikanth’s popularity is beyond question but there is lack of clarity in what he stands for. </li><li>As a politician focussed on Tamil Nadu, he is trying to keep himself away from the BJP but is barely managing to. </li></ul>Rajinikanth, the ‘Super Star’ from Tamil Nadu, is slowly transitioning into a politician with an eye on the upcoming state assembly polls in 2021. So far, the only thing clearly known about Rajinikanth’s political stance is that it will be rooted in ‘spirituality’. For everything, the actor, known for his style and stunts, has done a volte face. Yet, he seems to have too much in common with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi who have very little traction among the people in Tamil Nadu. Modi featured on the Discovery show Man vs Wild hosted by Bear Grylls just days before the national elections in 2019 and Rajinikanth is set to do the same this year. But that is not the only thing they have in common. In the last few years, there have been multiple occasions ⁠— from his support for demonetisation to his stand on the Sterlite shootings to his recent attack on a iconic social reformer, Periyar ⁠— Rajinikanth has found himself on the same side of the debate as the BJP. Something that his rivals never fail to highlight. <div type="image" title="Chennai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah with actor Rajinikanth during the release..." msid="73721594" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Union Home Minister Amit Shah with actor Rajinikanth during the release of the book &amp;quot;Listening, Learning and Leading&amp;quot;, a chronicle of the Vice President of India&amp;#39;s two years in office, at a function in Chennai.Photo) (&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 “Hats off to Modiji” When the ill-advised demonetisation was announced on November 8, 2016, Rajinikanth was elated. <div type="twitter" handle="rajinikanth" handlename="Rajinikanth" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/980000107415314432/pJ3ANCkn_normal.jpg" favoritecount="72691" retweetcount="37187" status="Hats off @narendramodi ji. New india is born #JaiHind" createdat="1478625887000" id="796040786965991424"></div>

 A couple of years later, he had to eat his earlier words. In November 2018, <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/govt-should-have-announced-demonetisation-after-detailed-research-says-rajinikanth/1379833/">he reportedly said</a> the government should have done a ‘detailed research’ and the implementation of the note ban was ‘wrong’. The Sterlite faux pas <div type="image" title="rajinikant at sterlite protest" msid="73721635" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Rajinikanth blamed &amp;#39;anti-social elements&amp;#39; for the protests against Sterlite copper smelter in Tuticorin after 14 people died in police firing. The super star had to eat his words later.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 In May 2018, Rajinikanth landed in Tuticorin where protests against the Sterlite copper smelter were peaking, and 14 people had been killed by police bullets. But <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip3CMKK1_r8">the actor’s comments blaming</a> ‘anti-social elements’ were seen as justifying the action of the state, which is ruled by the BJP-friendly All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Few months later, he had to call it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtB19xd6V48">the ‘government’s failure’</a>. Saffron or not? As a politician focussed on Tamil Nadu, Rajinikanth is trying to keep himself away from the BJP but is barely managing to. Thiruvalluvar is an ancient Tamil poet and philosopher whose faith is not clear. The Dravidian parties have portrayed him as a Jain saint. The recent attempt by the BJP to appropriate the historic icon as a Hindu resulted in another controversy. Rajini, as his fans often refer to him, claimed that <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/thiruvalluvar-and-i-wont-get-caught-in-bjps-saffronisation-bid-rajinikanth-says/articleshow/71968243.cms">‘neither Thiruvalluvar nor him can be trapped in saffron’</a>. 
	<div type="image" title="thiruvalluvar saffron" msid="73721951" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Thiruvalluvar is an ancient Tamil poet and philosopher, commonly believed to be a Jain saint from Tamil Nadu, popular for his couplets called &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Thirukkural &amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;which are seen as guiding principles for life by the Tamil people. &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 However, just this month, in his speech at the 50th anniversary of an iconic Tamil magazine, Tughlak ⁠— known for its satire and hard-hitting take on controversial issues, and its bellwether editor the Late Cho Ramaswamy⁠— the ‘super star’ ended up making <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rajini-stirs-a-storm-with-periyar-remark/articleshow/73503264.cms">a controversial comment</a> that has landed him court. <div type="image" title="rajinikanth at tughlak event" msid="73721384" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In his speech at the 50th anniversary of an iconic Tamil magazine, Tughlak, Rajinikanth ended up making &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rajini-stirs-a-storm-with-periyar-remark/articleshow/73503264.cms&amp;quot;&amp;gt;a controversial comment&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; against Periyar that has landed him court. He was sharing the stage with Vice President and BJP leader, Venkaiah Naidu, as well as RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy .&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 His statements are being portrayed as an attack on Periyar, much like the barbs from H Raja, one of BJP’s top faces in Tamil Nadu. So far, the demigod has <a href="https://theprint.in/opinion/newsmaker-of-the-week/rajinikanth-not-apologising-for-periyar-remark-will-show-where-tamil-nadu-politics-is-headed/354350/">refused to apologise</a>. Rival Dravida Munnetra Kahagam (DMK), led by MK Stalin, which was at the receiving end of Rajinikanth’s barb, has still not mounted a strong protest ⁠— possibly to avoid giving the actor the mileage that he is gunning for. The state election in Tamil Nadu in 2021 For six decades, the politics in Tamil Nadu has been dominated by the Dravidian ideology, which barfs at majoritarianism unlike the Hindutva espoused by the BJP. However, there is some fatigue, growing discontent with the corruption, is a vacuum in leadership with the passing away of iconic leaders like J Jayalalithaa and M Karunanidhi. There is a growing clamour for change. Aside from the need for change, what works for Rajinikanth is the unprecedented popularity, and the fact that there aren’t any rival leaders of his stature. But it is still not conclusive if the people will accept BJP or its allies. <div type="image" title="rajinikant politics" msid="73721646" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Actor Rajinikanth, who has announced his intent to contest the assembly polls, greets his fans after unveiling a statue of former chief minister MG Ramachandran at the Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute in Chennai on Monday.05-03-2018&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 The current economic slowdown too, has affected voter sentiment against the Modi government. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="72294625" title="India’s GDP growth is as bad as the worst estimates ⁠— as the economy slows down for the fifth quarter in a row" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>
 Rajinikanth’s experience with Bear Grylls may give him some perspective on the ‘law of the jungle’, which may be useful in political manoeuvres. But only a clearly expressed political stance, whether it is in sync with BJP or not, will help garner votes. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/kamal-haasan-net-worth-and-his-finances-after-2-years-in-politics/articleshow/73290359.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Kamal Haasan's ₹25 crore loan revealed a lot about his finances after nearly 2 years in politics</a>

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