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India’s new Online Gaming Bill, 2025, has prompted WinZO and PokerBaazi to suspend real money gaming operations. The move follows similar decisions by Dream11 and My11Circle, signalling major disruption in the country’s fast-growing online gaming and fantasy sports sector

The Lok Sabha passed the Online Gaming Bill, 2025, banning online games played with money, including betting, gambling, and fantasy sports. Once cleared by Parliament, violators face up to three years in jail or a fine of Rs 1 crore

A 14-year-old boy in Bengaluru was allegedly murdered by his uncle over repeated demands for online gaming money. The accused surrendered after three days. Police recovered the decomposed body and launched a probe into the role of gaming addiction in the incident

Reliance Jio has been recognized as the top telecom operator in Hyderabad, offering the highest 4G speeds (240.66 Mbps) and excellent voice quality, as confirmed by TRAI’s Independent Drive Test. Jio’s network ensures seamless streaming, gaming, and call performance

The Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) has stepped up its enforcement efforts targeting offshore online gaming companies. The online money gaming sector includes both domestic and international operators.

The arrested persons are S Srikanth, G Satish Kumar, Tirupati , Harsha and Vinod, all from Kagaz Nagar in Kumaram Bheem-Asifabad. According to the police, the suspects are close friends and have been organising betting in online mode

According to Minister of Railways and Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, the policies of the government are aimed at ensuring an open, safe, trusted and accountable Internet for its users.

Villagers said Nikhil had got addicted to online gaming and lost a huge amount of money

This list highlights the best free-to-play (F2P) games of 2024, a year packed with visually stunning releases but few true standouts. While noteworthy titles like 'AFK Journey', 'XDefiant', and 'Infinity Nikki' impressed, others like 'Age of Empires Mobile' and 'Indus Battle Royale' fell short. Narrowing it down to the top four was no easy task, as most new games struggled to compete with established favorites or leave a lasting impression

A native of Madhuranagar of Gangadhara mandal, Pruthvi was working as a software engineer in Noida and was staying in a room along with friends.

The student, Mohammed Daniel, 19, hanged himself on Tuesday and was declared dead when he was rushed to the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) trauma centre.

A review of Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat, a F2P mobile experience with online PvP.

Delhi Finance Minister Atishi criticised the Centre over the imposition of 28 per cent tax on online gaming industry, adding that the Council should consider withdrawing the tax evasion notices

The additional tax will also be imposed on racecourses, and casinos following the consent of Governor Thawarchand Gehlot. It is estimated that the state would get Rs 1,500 crore in revenue following the implementation of additional tax, according to Commissioner for Commercial Taxes, C. Shikha.

The survey outlines that users spend the maximum time about 194 minutes a day on social media, compared to 46 minutes on online gaming and 44 minutes on OTT.

Parliament on Friday approved amendments to the Central and Integrated GST laws to levy 28 per cent tax on the full face value of bets in online gaming

The amendments to the Central GST (CGST) and Integrated GST (IGST) acts, which were approved by the GST Council last week, are likely to be introduced in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament

The online gaming segment grew by 28 per cent in 2021 to reach USD 1.9 billion, as per NITI Aayog estimates

They assert that the majority of the casualties will be concentrated in MSMEs and startups that host new-age business models.

National discourse surrounding video games in the last fortnight has been centered around the government’s decision to tax all online gaming activities at 28 per cent through GST