Haryana Prevention of Public Gambling Bill includes provisions to penalise those involved in gambling activities, operating gambling syndicates, and running common gaming houses.
It will deter consumers from using legitimate platforms & may promote betting and gambling, they add. Industry contributed more than Rs 2,200 cr GST in 2022.
CM Stalin says MLAs can't have difference of opinion over 'gambling that kills people' and 'interferes with studies', adds that online gambling has claimed 41 lives.
The much-awaited regulations will shape the future of India's gaming sector that research firm Redseeer estimates will be worth $7 billion by 2026, dominated by real-money games
Karnataka Police Act was amended in 2021 to put a stop to gambling. It made operating and participating in online fantasy games with money a cognisable, non-bailable offence.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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