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  'Korean and K-pop are our life': Ghaziabad sisters' diary reveal chilling details

  Uttar Pradesh | February 08, 2026 16:16 IST

  Ghaziabad triple suicide: The sisters got addicted to online gaming during the pandemic years and played it almost without a break. They had been playing the game for the last two-and-a-half to three years.

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  Government bans Wingo gaming app after scam SMS sent from users’ phones

  Technology | January 31, 2026 11:29 IST

  The Indian government has taken major action against the Wingo gaming app after it was found sending fake SMS messages from users’ phones without their knowledge. The Ministry of Home Affairs blocked the app’s servers, banned related Telegram channels and YouTube videos to prevent further frauds.

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  Govt proposes MeitY-led authority to regulate digital games and enforce real money gaming ban

  Technology | October 04, 2025 11:16 IST

  The new authority will promote e-sports and online games in India while simultaneously taking action against any online game that violates the ban on real money games.

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  UP: 13-year-old Lucknow boy ends life after losing Rs 13 lakh from father's account in online game

  Uttar Pradesh | September 16, 2025 16:27 IST

  No game data was found on the deceased’s mobile phone. The device was either reset or the data was deliberately deleted. Police are investigating whether Yash wiped the data before his death or if someone else reset the phone afterward.

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  Online Gaming Bill 2025 becomes law after Presidential assent, aims to promote e-sports

  India | August 22, 2025 23:52 IST

  Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who introduced the legislation, called it a “balanced framework” that aims to promote e-sports and online social games while firmly restricting harmful money-driven gaming activities.

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  5 Ways in Which Online Skill-based Games Can Help Senior Citizens

  Brand Content | January 18, 2025 10:07 IST

  Digital games are no longer a pastime solely for the young; an increasing number of adults over the age of 65 years are engaging in gaming activities.

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  100 million users for Zupee and 100 million reasons to get onboard with skill-based gaming

  Brand Content | December 25, 2024 11:25 IST

  100 million users on the Zuppee platform not only have access to the traditional games but also constant support from Zupee as their queries are resolved promptly.

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  Pune policeman suspended after he won Rs 1.5 crore on online game platform Dream11

  Maharashtra | October 19, 2023 10:55 IST

  The officials said his fault was that he won the money in a lottery through an online gaming platform and also he gave an interview to the media in the police uniform.

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  Ranbir Kapoor, not as accused, summoned by ED on Friday in Mahadev online betting case

  India | October 05, 2023 13:12 IST

  It is alleged that the Barfi star was paid for attending and performing at the wedding of one of the main promoters of Mahadev Online Book application through hawala money. According to reports, the actor is being called to understand the transactions.

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  Rajasthan: Child loses mental balance, suffers tremors after being addicted to online game | VIDEO

  Rajasthan | July 12, 2023 16:42 IST

  Rajasthan: A case study of a child is going on in Rajasthan's Alwar who is suffering from severe tremors after being addicted to online gaming.

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  Union Budget 2023: What Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had for online gaming sector

  Budget | February 01, 2023 18:36 IST

  The government said it was noticed that some online gaming companies were keeping the winning amount lower than the threshold so that they are not covered under the TDS provision.

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  Microsoft Teams becomes more engaging with these new games - Check out

  Technology | June 15, 2022 14:21 IST

  Microsoft is said to be testing casual games internally for the Teams platform and it is said that the company has the right to choose not integrating to consumers and businesses.   

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  Madras High Court strikes down ban on online gaming of rummy, poker

  India | August 03, 2021 20:06 IST

  The Madras High Court on Tuesday struck down a recent amendment made to the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, passed in 1930, which imposed a ban on online gaming of rummy and poker with stakes.    

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  Bring policy to protect children from offline, online games: Delhi HC to authorities

  India | July 28, 2021 13:50 IST

  Some recent news of children committing suicides or going into depression, and also committing crimes like theft due to online game addiction, compelled the petitioner organization to move the instant petition.

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  Tamil Nadu to ban online games involving money; those organising games to be jailed

  India | November 06, 2020 8:41 IST

  The Tamil Nadu government is taking steps to ban online games involving money, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami said on Thursday. Talking to reporters in Coimbatore, Palaniswami said taking into account that many persons have committed suicide due to online rummy.

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  Andhra Pradesh govt bans online games like Rummy, Poker

  India | September 03, 2020 16:33 IST

  The Andhra Pradesh government decided to ban online games like rummy and poker that were pushing the youth on a wrong path. The state cabinet that met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy took the decision to ban online gambling.

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  Online gaming: Education Ministry looks to tap massive job opportunity for students

  Jobs | August 25, 2020 10:25 IST

  Union Education Ministry is working on to support the students in the field of online gaming and toy-making so as to generate employment opportunities for them. The ministry will soon organise a national level hackathon on 'online games' to showcase the talent of Indian students.

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  14-year-old online game addict fakes his own kidnapping. Find out what happens next

  India | August 17, 2020 8:59 IST

  In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old boy in Patna who is addicted to online games faked his own kidnapping and then demanded a ransom of rs. 5 lakh from his mother. As soon as his mother, a widow, received the text message of ransom, she approached the Patra Nagar Police Station and registered a complaint of kidnapping.

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  Rajasthan government forms committee to decide on banning online games

  India | June 22, 2019 20:40 IST

  "We have formed a health committee which will look into the issue and decide if some games can be banned. In fact, this committee shall also look into the issue of students going into depression in coaching centres and shall recommend necessary action."

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  Yeh PUBG Wala Hai Kya: PM Modi response to parent’s concerns about kid’s PUBG addiction is pure gold!

  Trending | January 29, 2019 18:09 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with parents in Pareeksha Pe Charcha. One such parent was concerned about her son's PUBG addiction.