Garena Free Fire banned in India

Garena Free Fire is among 54 Chinese apps banned by GOI on Valentine Day

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Today government of India banned another 54 Chinese apps on the grounds of national security. The ban includes 10 popular Games, among other apps.

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The list of banned utility apps includes Sweet Selfie HD, Beauty Camera, Music Player, Music Plus, Volume Booster, Video Players Media all formats, Viva Video Editor, Nice Video Baidu & AppLock

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Except for Garena Free Fire, there are another 10 popular games you can download in India from now on. The major chunk of these deleted games belongs to a company named NetEase.

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Garena Free Fire

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Rise of Kingdoms-Lost Crusade

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Stick Fight: The Game Mobile

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Conquer Online

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Badlanders

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Extraordinary Ones

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Astacraft

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EVE Echoes

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Isoland 2: Ashes of Time Lite

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Onmyoji Arena

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Alternative To Garena Free Fire

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