Games24X7 to lay off 70% employees as real money gaming ban pinchesGames24x7 is reportedly laying off around 70% of its workforce, potentially impacting 500 employees, following the government's ban on onli...
10 Sep, 2025, 10.32 PM IST
Real-money gaming apps see sharp decline in downloads, begin layoffsThe Online Gaming Bill, 2025 triggered a collapse in real-money gaming apps, with downloads plunging 60–95% for MPL, Winzo, and Zupee. Drea...
02 Sep, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Real money gaming ban leaves 2,000+ workers searching for new jobsFollowing the recent ban on online money games in India, over 2,000 gaming professionals are seeking new opportunities. Real money gaming c...
01 Sep, 2025, 12.46 PM IST
Crypto futures overtake spot deal; Eternal's tax woesIndian crypto traders are shifting to futures trading for higher leverage and tax benefits. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
26 Aug, 2025, 07.57 PM IST
Dream Sports CEO Harsh Jain plays down layoff fears amid real-money gaming banIn a wide-ranging interview after the government's stringent gaming legislation, Jain said Dream Sports will not be challenging the ban leg...
26 Aug, 2025, 02.50 PM IST
1mg’s offline push; cyberattacks on the riseHappy Wednesday! Tata Digital’s epharmacy, 1mg, is looking to expand its offline presence amid talks of fresh funding. This and more in tod...
14 May, 2025, 11.51 AM IST
A year of turbulence: Mirabai Chanu and Indian weightlifting's unfulfilled dreamsMirabai Chanu, India's weightlifting star, aimed for a second Olympic medal in Paris 2024. She secured her spot despite an injury. Chanu fi...
23 Dec, 2024, 12.30 PM IST
NFT platform Rario’s FY23 losses widen more than ten-fold to Rs 560 croreBacked by real money gaming firm Dream Sports, Rario’s operating revenue grew to Rs 39 crore in FY23, compared to Rs 1 crore a year earlier
22 Dec, 2023, 04.32 PM IST
MPL-backed Web 3 fantasy platform Striker shuts down operationsThe shutdown comes amid several layoffs and closures in the online real money gaming sector, which followed the imposition of a 28% goods a...
15 Dec, 2023, 04.30 PM IST
UPI market share rules postponed; Amazon plays down India layoffsIn November 2020, the National Payments Corporation of India announced controversial new rules that sought to cap the market share of indiv...
02 Dec, 2022, 07.25 PM IST
Next year will be worse for tech than 2022: Unacademy's Gaurav MunjalGaurav Munjal's edtech startup also sacked as many as 350 employees recently in a bid to reduce costs and turn a profit
29 Nov, 2022, 11.33 AM IST
Silicon Valley veteran offers tips for laid-off H-1B holders to remain in the United StatesWhile thousands have already been left jobless with more cuts expected, those on H-1B visas have been put on a 60-day deadline to be able t...
19 Nov, 2022, 09.25 AM IST
Startups campus hiring may see a pullbackET reached out to over a dozen recruiters from the ecosystem on their campus hiring plans. While a few including Zomato, Indus Insights and...
24 Sep, 2022, 08.02 PM IST
Startups, ecommerce firms likely to go slow on campus hiringPaytm and Dream Sports said they would be going to campuses but did not disclose hiring targets for the Class of 2023.
24 Sep, 2022, 12.18 PM IST
ETtech Morning Dispatch on Feb 22, 2021: Dream11's valuation may double, Bounce halves workforceHere's a look at the top tech news to start your day.
22 Feb, 2021, 08.12 AM IST
E-commerce companies go on a hiring spreeBharatPe has this month hired Nishant Jain from Zomato as its chief business officer and Ankur Jain, a former Walmart Labs executive, as it...
02 Jun, 2020, 04.42 PM IST
No games, big losses: Money crisis faces US Olympic sportsThe postponement of the Tokyo Games has catapulted the sports organizations that make up the backbone of the U.S. Olympic team into crisis.
28 Mar, 2020, 03.29 PM IST