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Video games make people less lonely, says new UK study

Researchers found that open-world games allowed participants to experience challenges and uncertainty and gave them opportunities to develop courage, patience, and self-reliance.

Who is Xbox’s Indian-origin CEO Asha Sharma?

Given her AI and non-gaming background, many questioned if Asha Sharma was the right fit to lead Xbox. Soon after her appointment, she also faced trolling over her ethnicity.

New online gaming rules give watchdog more teeth, steer clear from guard rails on promotion

A game now only faces classification if authority targets it on its own, if the provider wants to offer it as an e-sport, or if the centre specifically flags a category. 

Skilling push for Orange Economy in Budget 2026-27, Karnataka to gain with 20% share in AVGC-XR

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed setting up AVGC Content Creator Labs in 15,000 secondary schools and 500 colleges across India.

Budget’s ‘Orange Economy’ push. Why govt is backing animation, gaming, VFX, comics

FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the govt would support setting up labs for animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics in schools and colleges. ‘Will shape India’s creative economy.’

Indian video games finally bring mythology into storyline. Taking it to AAA level

Indian developers are quitting their jobs at established studios like EA and Tencent, and even consulting roles at EY, to be a part of the independent gaming revolution.

In video games industry too, women paid 24% less than men, survey shows

While two-thirds of men with at least six years of experience received an annual salary of at least $125,000, just 38% of women and non-binary people did, the survey shows.

Game over for online gaming? How courts, state laws dealt with long-running ‘skill vs chance’ debate

Before the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka brought laws to regulate online gaming.

A Gamified Initiative that Deepens Fan Engagement in Premier League T20

By introducing a gamified approach to cricket fandom, The Game of Decisions reflects a broader shift in how sports organisations are enhancing audience participation.

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.

On Camera

Lust Stories 3 is pandering to the ‘female gaze’. Take notes, Bollywood

Social media is flooded with people obsessing over Siddharth’s scenes in the trailer. No one can stop staring at his messy curls, handlebar moustache, and aviator glasses.

India’s China trade deficit is now structural. Electronics goods deficit doubled to $43 bn since 2019

China accounted for 80 percent or more of India’s imports across 636 tariff lines in FY26, up from 461 in FY19, making the neighbour key to the Indian economy, notes a Koan Advisory report.

High-speed manoeuvre, collision, damaged ship: What happened between PNS Hunain & Indian destroyer

The Indian ship was operationally deployed to escort ships coming through the Gulf of Oman, positioned about 120 NM from Pakistan EEZ.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.