online gaming
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police flag 124 social media accounts promoting online betting in Feb
Hyderabad: In a significant breakthrough, the Hyderabad City Cybercrime Police identified 124 social media accounts promoting 539 paid advertisements on online gaming and betting apps in February alone. These advertisements were strategically…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Fintech founder held in Rs 13,000 crore online gaming fraud
Hyderabad: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Hyderabad, on Thursday, February 19, arrested Pankaj Kumar, founder and director of Adsum Advisory Service Private Limited, for allegedly facilitating illegal online gaming operations.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man ends life after losing money in online gaming
Hyderabad: A 24-year-old man allegedly died by suicide in Suraram here after allegedly losing money playing online games, police said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday evening when the man,…
- Technology
SC to hear PIL seeking nationwide ban on online gambling
New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday a PIL filed by the Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change (CASC) seeking directions to the Centre to prohibit online gambling and…
- India
Parliament passes Online Gaming Bill to ban all forms of money games
New Delhi: Parliament on Thursday passed The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, with the Rajya Sabha approving it without debate amid din. The bill, piloted by Minister of Electronics…
- Featured News
Online gambling: Mounting losses and mounting debt
“Nobody talks to me. I have a 96 lakhs debt on me. My mother is a teacher. She doesn’t talk to me. If something happens to me on the road, they will…
- Business
Nazara Tech pledges $100 mn to propel global expansion via strategic M&A
New Delhi: Online gaming major Nazara Technologies on Wednesday said that it has pledged $100 million (around Rs 830 crore) to propel global expansion through strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man arrested for cyber fraud, Rs 1.4 crore cash seized
Hyderabad: The cyber crime police arrested a 36-year-old Haryana native on charges of conducting fraudulent transactions with an online gaming website ‘Dafabet’. Based on a complaint received from a resident of Somajiguda…
- Technology
Roblox to let users make avatar-based voice calls with facial motion tracking
San Francisco: Gaming platform Roblox has announced ‘Roblox Connect’ at its annual developer’s conference — a new feature for friends to call each other as their avatars — together in a shared…
- Business
Govt notifies amendments to GST law on deposit refunds issued by online gaming portals, casinos
New Delhi: The government has notified amendments to GST law in relation to the valuation methodology to be adopted by online gaming companies and casinos for calculating tax. The finance ministry notified…
- India
How much time do Indians spend on social media, playing games?
New Delhi: Indian users on average spend more than three hours on social media and about 46 minutes on online gaming per day, a new report said on Thursday. According to the…
