Tag: Online Gaming

According to the WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022, rates of overweight and obesity have reached "epidemic proportions", with only the Americas having a higher level of obese adults than Europe.

The 19-year-old youth from Hatadiha village of Keonjhar district fled home three days ago after losing nearly Rs 24,000 from his father’s bank account in online gaming. 

As per CBSE, online gaming is very popular among children because of the challenges it throws at the players which tempts them to play more, leading to the addiction.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has notified the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021, banning all formats of online games involving wagering, betting and gambling of all nature and forms in the state.

A youth, working at Blue Orchid Kalyan Mandap in Patia under Infocity Police limits in Bhubaneswar, was found hanging in a room on Saturday morning

Mumbai: Though still in a nascent stage, the online gaming industry in India is expected to grow to $1 billion by 2021 from the current $360 million – a growth rate of 20 per cent – with the online gamers community reaching 310 million by 2021, a Google-KPMG report said on Wednesday. There has been […]

Fantasy cricket has seen incredible growth in the last few years. However, when it started 20 years ago with a game called Super Selector, it was very different from its current money-spinning avatar.

New Delhi: The increased use of online gaming has brought with it a slew of challenges and risks that include exposure of children to inappropriate content, cyberbullying, sexual exploitation, addiction, gambling and toxic peers, warned a new report on Thursday. The global gaming industry is expected to grow in the next few years, and the […]

New Delhi: A move to ban online gaming is gaining momentum in the southern states with Tamil Nadu joining Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and Karnataka also mulling a law banning online gaming. Following the footsteps of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the state of Tamil Nadu has also amended its laws to restrict online gaming within […]