Karnataka HC stays ED summons to lawyer in Congress MLA's money laundering caseThe Karnataka High Court has put a hold on the Enforcement Directorate's summons to advocate Anil Gowda, who advises Congress MLA KC Veeren...
16 Sep, 2025, 11.55 PM IST
Online gambling: Rural Karnataka topsThere were 84 cases in 2023, 104 cases in 2024 and 159 cases in the first seven months. Among the districts, Ballary came top with 41 cases...
12 Aug, 2025, 10.19 PM IST
Online gaming equals gambling, taxable at 28% GST: Centre tells Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court is hearing arguments regarding the taxability of online gaming, with the DGGI asserting that the stakes involved constitu...
06 May, 2025, 12.12 AM IST
BJP launches ''I'm also a Karsevak, Arrest Me Too'' campaign in KarnatakaLeading the campaign in Bengaluru, MLA and former minister V Sunil Kumar staged a sit-in demonstration near the Sadashivanagar police stati...
04 Jan, 2024, 02.44 PM IST
We'll defend legal position in gaming cases: CBIC ChiefVivek Johri says Centre, states on same page to ensure loopholes aren’t used to rig tax system
14 Jul, 2023, 01.34 AM IST
Will contest Tamil Nadu's online gambling ban in court: Gaming companiesThe gaming companies under EGF acknowledge the presence of dubious operators in the industry, and suggest that a policy be devised to "weed...
19 Oct, 2022, 07.17 PM IST
Online gambling games: Karnataka may work on a new draft, fixing contentious parts in old lawOn Monday, the Karnataka HC quashed the amendments to Sections 2, 78, 87, 128(a) and 17(b) of the 1963 Act that dealt with definition of on...
16 Feb, 2022, 10.30 AM IST
Online gaming case: Karnataka HC concludes hearing, reserves for ordersThe bench also told the parties that they can file written submissions if they have anything more to say.
22 Dec, 2021, 07.48 PM IST
Dream11 suspends operations in Karnataka after FIR against foundersWith IPL 2021 underway and T20 World Cup around the corner, the Karnataka gaming ban is a setback for gaming apps like Dream11, Mobile Prem...
11 Oct, 2021, 03.57 AM IST
Karnataka gaming ban: FIR against Dream11 founders, firm says compliant with lawsThe Bengaluru City Police is preparing to summon Dream11 founders Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth in connection with an FIR, which claims that ...
09 Oct, 2021, 09.29 PM IST
Cyber crime, drug mafia, dark web are new challenges before police: Karnataka CM"There are new challenges like cyber crime, drug mafia, cracking the dark web, all these new kinds of crimes have to be cracked down by usi...
06 Sep, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
The crackdown on online gaming threatens to cripple a nascent but promising industryThe sector was expected to reach Rs 18,700 crore by 2022, at a CAGR of 43%. Though numbers for 2020 are not yet available, the previous yea...
20 Dec, 2020, 11.55 PM IST
Karnataka will have basic FSL labs in every district to fight drug menace: Home MinisterAsserting government's strong commitment against the menace,the minister also said synthetic drugs like lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) ha...
08 Dec, 2020, 05.58 PM IST
Done with shady gambling clubs, you betThe higher denomination currencies made for easy hoarding of unaccounted money, some of which would typically be blown up on illegal activi...
14 Nov, 2016, 12.01 PM IST
India may be poised to benefit from a broadly legalized gambling marketAround $60 bn is spent on all types of gambling in India, but only a fifth of it is legally accounted, according to a 2010 study by KPMG.
19 Oct, 2014, 07.06 AM IST
Supreme Court to decide whether rummy for stakes is a skill-based card game or a criminal offencePerhaps the most anxious observers of this case are foreign firms waiting to enter the Indian market.
19 Oct, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Karnataka lifts ban on lotteries of seven states
Karnataka has withdrawn the ban on the sale of lottery products of seven states in Karnataka.
23 Mar, 2004, 05.12 AM IST