Tag: Gaming Addiction

Bombay HC allows student with online gaming disorder to appear for improvement exam

The Bombay High Court has ruled in favor of a 19-year-old boy suffering from Internet Gaming Disorder, allowing him to reappear for his Class...

Hyderabad techie ends life due to pressure from loan recovery agents

A young techie addicted to online gaming ended his life on Wednesday at his home in Jammikunta in the Karimnagar district of Telangana. It...

Central govt may scrap SRB proposal, impose time & monetary limits for online gaming instead: Report

The Indian government is considering imposing time and spending limits on online and real money games to address gaming addiction among children and young...

Sachin Tendulkar’s online rummy endorsements cause for bodyguard’s suicide, claims Bacchu Kadu; Calls for action

Bacchu Kadu, a prominent political figure, has claimed that the suicide of Sachin Tendulkar’s bodyguard was due to an addiction to online rummy. Kadu...

Sachin Tendulkar’s personal bodyguard commits suicide over online gaming addiction

Prakash Govind Kapde, the personal bodyguard of former cricket Sachin Tendulkar and a native resident of Jamner, ended his life by shooting himself with...

Four arrested for extorting jewellery and cash worth ₹41 lakh from a school student in Bengaluru

In Bengaluru, four individuals were arrested and two minors detained, in an extortion case involving a Class 10 student from a private school. The...

Government partners with NIMHANS to study online gaming behaviors

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) has started a collaborative effort with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, to investigate...

Anbumani Ramadoss urges Supreme Court stay against online gambling

Anbumani Ramadoss, President of BAMA, has emphasized the urgency of obtaining a stay from the Supreme Court against online gambling due to concerns over...

BTech student ends life due to financial losses from 1Win illegal offshore betting app

Selam Manoj, a 20-year-old BTech student, took his own life due to financial distress caused by online betting addiction. Manoj hailed from Gudimalkapur, near...

Online gaming addiction leads to matricide in Fatehpur

A man addicted to online gaming in Fatehpur has been apprehended by authorities for the alleged murder of his mother in a bid to...

Agra Police leads initiative to reform habitual gamblers, over 1000 pledge to abstain

In an innovative move to combat the menace of gambling addiction, the Agra Police, under the leadership of Commissioner J. Ravinder Goud, has launched...

Bhopal: Student allegedly addicted to online gaming sacrifices his life

An engineering student from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, took a toll on his own life on Friday, September 1. The 20-year-old was found hanging in...

Reports: China considering stern gaming restrictions for minors

The Chinese government is reportedly considering further restrictions on the three-hour limit for youth under the age of 18 playing video games. Three months after...