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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicGaming sector

Topic: gaming sector

Trump sends ‘valued’ aide to India amid discord & ‘heavy-handed’ regulation of online gaming

BBC reports why researchers in Tamil Nadu are working feverishly to scrape the enamel off a 2,500-year-old tooth.

LEarnings ‘SmartPlay’: A Monthly Gamified Learning Challenge with ₹10 Lakh Prize Pool

With a prize pool of ₹10 lakh, Smart Play offers an exciting opportunity for participants across India to engage in interactive and competitive learning.

Indian gaming is a boys’ club. Women gamers are turning to Twitch & YouTube

Women gamers like Shagufta Iqbal, Saloni Pawar, and Payal Dhare are building a strong presence on streaming platforms. But women are still shut out of competitive gaming.

Global investors tell Modi plans to pump in $4 billion at risk due to 28% gaming tax

In a letter, around 30 foreign and domestic investors have asked PM Modi to review his decision, stating that it could 'adversely impact' the growth of the gaming sector in India.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.