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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
TopicBetting apps

Topic: betting apps

Driven to kill by online gaming: Father’s throat slit, mother bludgeoned in heady grip of addiction

From Amritsar and Lucknow to Hyderabad, ThePrint tracks the violence unleashed by those addicted to online betting games on the people around them. 

ED’s arm reaches Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, properties worth Rs 1,700 cr attached in Mahadev betting case

These attached properties, the ED said, belong to Sourabh Chandrakar, one of the main promoters of the Mahadev Online Book betting app.

Betting app probe: ‘Email trail on BCCI contracts’ at centre of ED’s charges against Dhawan & Raina

On Thursday, the ED attached former India cricketer Suresh Raina’s Rs 6.64 crore, and earlier, it had attached Shikhar Dawan’s Rs 4.45 crore.

ED attaches Rs 11 cr worth of assets of Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan in PMLA probe into betting app

Mutual fund investments of Rs 6.64 crore held in Raina's name and an immovable property valued at Rs 4.5 crore in Dhawan's name were attached, says ED spokesperson.

‘Stabbed mom with screwdriver, then calmly left on bike’—in UP, gory case of matricide by betting addict

Nikhil Yadav, who habitually played online betting games, was arrested for killing his mother on suspicions that she knew he had been stealing from home.

ED summons Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati & Prakash Raj in betting app case

The development comes weeks after ED lodged an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against 29 actors, celebrities and social media influencers.

ED takes note of leading dailies for ‘surrogate ads’ of illegal betting platforms ‘preying’ on users

Thousands falling victim to misleading promotion, often by celebs, through QR codes with the ads, ostensibly of sporting merchandise brands but redirecting to betting platforms, sources say.

As CBI raids Bhupesh Baghel’s residence in Mahadev betting app case, a look at allegations against him

Former Chhattisgarh CM and Congress leader alleges the raids were aimed at providing ammunition to PM Modi, who is set to visit the state on 30 March.

As Telangana police crack down on actors promoting betting apps, CM Reddy announces SIT

Several renowned Tollywood actors like Rana Daggubati, Vijay Devarakonda and Prakash Raj have been booked for promoting betting apps in the past few days.

On Camera

Adnan Sami’s ‘Lipstick’ refuses to smash patriarchy. It only talks about ‘buri nazar’

In the song, Adnan Sami is not trying to ‘save’ women or become some aggressively woke mascot. He simply changed the lens around a taboo object.

Fuel, gold, fertiliser, foreign travel: Data & 9 charts reveal what’s behind Modi’s appeal | Cut The Clutter

In ep 1838 of Cut the Clutter Shekhar Gupta explains economic concerns behind PM Modi’s appeal to cut gold purchases, fuel use, foreign travel and fertiliser consumption.

CDS & Navy chief picked out, the next key defence & security appointments Centre is set to decide on

One of the key and far-reaching appointments will be that of the new director of Intelligence Bureau. Current IB chief Tapan Deka’s second extension ends in June.

Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only a new Hindu-led coalition can challenge Modi-Shah

These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus.