CII’s gaming body rebrands as IDGES to sharpen e-sports focusThe Indian Digital Gaming Society rebranded as IDGES, signalling a sharper focus on esports. Government officials at the AGM 2025 outlined ...
26 Sep, 2025, 09.05 PM IST
New law likely to fuel shift from real-money gaming to esports, casual gamesThe Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, is expected to boost esports and casual gaming in India by providing regulatory cl...
25 Aug, 2025, 12.24 AM IST
Gaming Bill will save society from harmful effects of online money games: PM ModiPM Modi hailed Parliament’s approval of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, banning money-based games. He said it will safe...
21 Aug, 2025, 10.38 PM IST
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,...
21 Aug, 2025, 06.24 PM IST
"Gaming not just play, it is livelihood": E-Sports Players Association writes to PM ModiThe Esports Players Welfare Association (EPWA) has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the Online Gaming Bill 2025. EPWA is ...
21 Aug, 2025, 10.45 AM IST
Problem is online money gaming, not esports: MeitY Secretary KrishnanIndia aspires to be the online gaming capital. The government plans to boost esports and game development. A new bill seeks to regulate onl...
21 Aug, 2025, 10.15 AM IST
Gaming Bill promotes e-sports while putting curbs on real money betting games: S Krishnan, MeitY SecretaryThe Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, aims to foster India's game development sector while curbing addictive online mon...
20 Aug, 2025, 04.33 PM IST
RIL shares in focus for these 2 reasons. Check detailsRIL shares: The first announcement reveals that Reliance has initiated the construction of its first Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant in Andhr...
03 Apr, 2025, 09.14 AM IST
EsportsXO partners with Abu Dhabi Gaming to drive MENA expansionWith a projected valuation of $397.21 billion by 2029, the global gaming industry is on a sturdy growth track and the MENA region is rapidl...
12 Dec, 2024, 10.33 AM IST
IOC and Saudi Arabia agree on 12-year deal for video gaming Esports OlympicsSaudi Arabia and the IOC have struck a 12-year commercial deal to host the first Esports Olympics, aiming to diversify the kingdom's econom...
12 Jul, 2024, 05.22 PM IST
Valorant Update 8.02 Patch Notes: Here’s what we know so farValorant's 8.02 patch introduces the VCT 2024 Esports Hub, UI tweaks, and skin updates. It's a lighter update compared to the previous one,...
07 Feb, 2024, 12.47 AM IST
Inside a Mumbai house where a league of gaming legends residesEsports organisations such as S8UL, Revenant Esports, GodLike Esports, Orangutan Gaming and Global Esports have leased out swanky bungalows...
02 Dec, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
Saudi Arabia is spending billions to become a global gaming hub. Some fans don't want to playLast September, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund earmarked nearly $40 billion for a new conglomerate aimed at transforming the kingdom into ...
26 Jul, 2023, 01.10 PM IST
E-sports gaming platform Gamerji raises $1.1 millionFounded in 2019 by gaming expert and serial entrepreneur Soham Thacker, GamerJi is India's leading Esports tournament platform where users ...
07 Mar, 2022, 07.10 PM IST
View: Don't get off your seats, make India e-sport champs!India has already earned an international e-sports medal. In the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games in Indonesia, where e-sports was featured as a de...
26 Feb, 2022, 10.40 PM IST
India must implement a policy framework around data protection for esports: FEAI“As the immediate three-point agenda, we must firstly work towards maintaining the centrality of players and consolidating a talent pool in...
22 Oct, 2021, 07.30 PM IST
UAE gamers want in on multi-billion-dollar industryIndian expat Saad Khan said he realised there was "huge opportunity" in promoting eSports in the region four years ago, when he saw people ...
04 Apr, 2021, 09.53 AM IST