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'More loss than luck': West Bengal's lottery system faces public backlash before pollsAs West Bengal gears up for elections, residents of Alipurduar's Falakata constituency are demanding a complete shutdown of the lottery sys...
Tariffs and trade wars: One year into Trump’s second termDonald Trump's first year of his second term saw a disruptive 'America First' policy. Tariffs became a key tool, reshaping global trade. Im...
Parliament passes Online Gaming Bill amid protests from OppositionThe Rajya Sabha passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, prohibiting all online games involving money. This action,...
Online money gaming has become a bigger issue than drugs: Ashwini VaishnawThe Lok Sabha has passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025. Ashwini Vaishnaw highlights concerns over online money g...
No real money play as Lok Sabha passes bill to regulate online gaming, betting appsThe Lok Sabha has passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, establishing a legal framework and safeguards for player...
Real-money gaming ends, why startups turn to IPOsThe Lok Sabha passed a Bill proposing a sweeping ban on real-money gaming. This and more on today's ETtech Top 5.
Platforms misused for fraud, terror financing: Govt after introducing bill to ban real money gamingThe framework of the proposed legislation looks to encourage the growth of e-sports and online social games as an industry, while promoting...
Amethi tea vendor dies by suicide after winning lotteryA 24-year-old tea vendor in Amethi won Rs3.55 lakh in an online lottery but ended his life after locals seized his documents and threatened...
Lower tax on online gaming will incentivise betting: Karnataka revenue ministerKarnataka revenue minister Krishna Byre Gowda, who represents the state in the GST Council, says the decision to impose 28% tax on online g...
This cyber game may be a losing bet: Karnataka readies to ban online gamblingKarnataka has proposed a set of amendments to the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, to prohibit all types of online gambling activities that invo...
Two years imprisonment, fine for online gambling in Tamil NaduViolators shall be punished with imprisonment that may extend to two years or with fine not exceeding Rs 10,000 or with both, according to ...
Hizbul Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Mohammed used children in J&K says UN reportNoting "grave violations", it said three incidents of recruitment and use of children by the two terror outfits were reported in Jammu and ...
The inside story: How Modi government laid a trap to catch black money holders off guardThe government and the Reserve Bank of India pulled out all the stops to ensure that those with stashes of old notes were caught off guard.
What I read this week: Why farm loan waiver is not the solution; and Trump is not all about big growthWhen India’s average farm size is below one hectare, how can loan waiver address the real problem? That’s food for thought this weekend.
A new high-tech way to catch a burglarCleary claimed, 1.5 million homes in the U.K. are Smartwater-equipped, including almost 500,000 in London; on average, in areas where its s...
IPC provisions that need to be done away with, tweakedSection 153B makes imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration a penal offence, punishable with three years and a fine.
Farm loan-waiver continues to stall Maharashtra House proceedingsGovernment tried to turn the tables on the Opposition by citing an inquiry report of alleged misappropriation in the Annabhau Sathe Corpora...
Can money bring inner security?Asia’s richest man has just taken a 66% pay cut to “set an example of moderation”. How should one react? Should one sympathise? Or should o...
- The London makeover
Besides the 500-acre Olympic Park, London will get a dozen new skyscrapers and a fifth terminal at the Heathrow airport as part of a 20-yea...