Rummy, poker games of skill: HC rejects TN's online ban

The Madras high court on Thursday declined to declare the entire Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022, as ultra vires the Constitution and held rummy......

Governor duty-bound to okay online rummy ban bill if...: TN minister

The Madras high court had said in its 2021 judgment that a new law to ban online gambling may be enacted by the government and this made it clear that the state legislature is competent to pass a......

TN governor returns bill banning online rummy to govt for reconsideration

The Raj Bhavan has returned a bill banning online rummy to the Tamil Nadu assembly for its reconsideration, official sources said in Chennai on Wednesday. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K......

TN decides to again pass bill banning online rummy and send to governor

In a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday, the Tamil Nadu government decided to pass again a bill in the assembly to ban online gambling and send it to Governor R N Ravi......

E-sports not affected by revised GST

E-sports experts say the burgeoning sector will not be affected by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council’s recent decision to levy a blanket 28 per cent tax on online gaming, which is......

GST Council likely to approve tribunal blueprint this month

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, which is likely to meet in the third or fourth week of June, is set to clear the operational framework of the much-awaited GST appellate tribunal, which......

Gameskraft faces Rs 21,000-crore tax notice for 'GST evasion'

The Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) has slapped its heftiest tax notice of Rs 21,000 crore on Bengaluru-based Gameskraft Technology (GTPL) for allegedly evading GST......

Online gaming industry pitches for retaining 18% GST

Online skill-based gaming industry has made a case for retaining the service under 18 per cent GST slab instead of putting it into the highest 28 per cent tax rate category, saying the move will......

'Yash and Pam were so much in love'

'It is very rare, particularly in our film industry, for a couple to be so devoted to one another.' IMAGE: Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna in Daag. "Kareena (daughter-in-law Kareena Kapoor) told......

'Meri awaaz hi pehchan hai'

'There was no other Lata Mangeshkar, there is none and there won't be any.' IMAGE: Master Dinanath Mangeshkar with wife Shevanti and daughter Asha (on her mother's lap), Lata (to her father's......

Have you tried these fun indoor games?

Our larger-than-life movies are all for outdoors -- be it a dream sequences in Switzerland or face off against the raging sea. But with coronavirus on our minds and lockdown in our lives, staying......

'I was trained in Bigg Boss for this quarantine'

'Such exciting things were happening and then this speed bump happened.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shefali Jariwala/Instagram After coming out of Bigg Boss 13, Shefali Jariwala finds herself stuck......

Men in Blue to have new principal jersey sponsor

Dream 11 all set to replace BYJUs as Indian team's principal jersey sponsor Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/Twitter Fantasy gaming platform Dream 11 is all set to replace Ed-Tech major BYJUs as......

Kerala HC notice to Kohli for promoting online gambling

IMAGE: India cricket captain Virat Kohli. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Virat Kohli/Instagram The Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued notice to India cricket captain Virat Kohli and the state......

Cricket hits a six after India's Aussie triumph

'There is pent-up demand for cricket after last year when no tournaments were played on Indian soil due to the pandemic.' IMAGE: The Indian team celebrates winning the Test series against......

WIll legalising betting in cricket boost match-fixing?

Should betting in cricket be legalised? Vicky Nanjappa talks to police officials to find out what is the downside to this.   In the fall-out of all the controversies surrounding the Indian......