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New Delhi, March 27 Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda urged the government on Friday to introduce legislation to regulate children's and teenagers' exposure to social media in the country.Speaking during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Hooda highlighted that excessive social media usage is...

March 26, New Delhi – The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KRAFTON India Pvt. Ltd., a digital entertainment company, to support startups, innovators, and entrepreneurs across...

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, signed an agreement with KRAFTON India Pvt. Ltd. to support startups, innovators, and entrepreneurs across the country. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry stated that this...

Bidar (Karnataka), March 24 A 21-year-old medical student was found dead in his hostel room at the Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences here, police said on Tuesday.Anishkar Chouhan is from Kalaburagi, they said.He allegedly died by suicide on Monday after being overwhelmed by financial...

Bidar (Karnataka), March 24 – A final-year MBBS student allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday at the hostel of Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences (BRIMS) in a tragic incident that has shocked the student community and locals.The deceased has been identified as Anishkar Chouhan, 21, a...

New Delhi, March 20 – The government has blocked another 300 illegal gambling and betting websites as well as apps in a major crackdown across online sports betting platforms, online casinos offering slots, roulette, live dealer tables, and betting exchanges functioning like peer-to-peer betting...

New Delhi, March 20 In a major crackdown against illegal gambling and betting websites, the government has blocked 300 such websites and applications, sources said.The blocked websites and apps are related to online sports betting platforms; online casinos offering slots, roulette, and live...

New Delhi, March 18 The government is committed to ensuring a safe, responsible, and accountable online gaming ecosystem in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan...

Mumbai, March 18 Maharashtra's efforts to promote safety in the face of children's growing, often unregulated use of the internet and social media are proving inadequate, prompting the state IT department to set up an expert task force to study the issue, Minister Ashish Shelar said Wednesday...

Jaipur, March 12 Seven individuals were arrested and two minors were detained here on Thursday, allegedly for cheating people through online gaming.The accused allegedly lured people to play online games with promises of cash prizes through WhatsApp groups and online websites, and later...

Meerut (UP), March 11 A man here is alleged to have staged the kidnapping of his minor son and demanded a ransom of Rs 6 lakh in an attempt to clear debts incurred through online gaming, police said on Wednesday.The accused has been arrested and the boy has been safely recovered, they said...

Mumbai, March 9 The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is awaiting industry input on its plans to shorten the timeline for data protection compliance before making a final decision on the matter, a top government official said on Monday.The official also said that the...

Palghar, February 27 A case has been registered against a 20-year-old man in connection with the suicide of a college student who was reportedly in a relationship with him in Palghar district, Maharashtra, according to police on Friday.The 19-year-old woman committed suicide by jumping in...

Patna, February 23 The Bihar government is planning to formulate a policy to regulate screen time and exposure to social media among children, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary informed the Assembly on Monday.Choudhary, who also holds the Home portfolio, said the government has sought a...

Hyderabad, February 19 – GST Intelligence, Hyderabad, has arrested Pankaj Kumar, the founder and director of Adsum Advisory Service Pvt Ltd, in a case involving an organized syndicate worth Rs 13,000 crore that operates illegal online gaming websites with the assistance of associated fintech...

Hyderabad, February 19 The DGGI, Hyderabad zonal unit, on Thursday said it has identified an alleged organized syndicate worth Rs 13,000 crore involved in operating "illegal" online gaming websites in the country, with the assistance of associated fintech companies, and has arrested one of the...

New Delhi, February 18 The Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday that it has attached bank deposits worth more than Rs 500 crore in accounts held by US and Singapore-based entities as part of its investigation into money laundering against real-money online gaming app WinZO and its...

Bengaluru, February 18 Three men were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a spa owner and demanding a ransom of ₹2 lakh, police said on Wednesday.The case came to light on February 15 after the manager of a spa in Akshayanagar, Begur, filed a complaint at the Electronic City police station...

New Delhi, February 10 Rajya Sabha MP Kartikeya Sharma urged the government on Tuesday to regulate online gaming, from development to streaming, to ensure that the digital space is safe for children.Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the House, the independent MP also demanded that the...

New Delhi, February 9 BJD Rajya Sabha member Sulata Deo raised the issue of cyber fraud and fake call scams on Monday, seeking government intervention to protect people from such frauds.During the special mention in the Upper House, she highlighted the increasing cases of cyber fraud and fake...