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......

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......

Kochi's Jews Pass Into History

Queenie Hallegua, who passed away at 89 in August, was almost the last of the Sephardi Jews in Fort Kochi.Her son Dr David Hallegua reflects on his mother's death and of his life growing up in......

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......

Playing teen patti, rummy the e-way

More and more people are turning to the Internet this Diwali to play traditional card games teen patti and rummy and pocket some fast cash too. The teen patti game on social network portal Ibibo......

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......

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......

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......

Aamir's Toughest Role That You Haven't Seen

'It was the toughest of roles because he had to change quickly behind the sofa and come out in the next dress!' IMAGE: Aamir Khan on the sets of Taare Zameen Par. Photograph: Kind courtesy Aamir......

'Ranbir Is Utterly Butterly Delicious'

'All through the making of Dil Daulat Aur Duniya, Rajesh Khanna never acknowledged me.''Dev Anand couldn't carry off a dhoti in Insaaniyat. He told me that he would never wear one again.''Shammi......

Review: Rummy is engaging

Vijay Sethupathi’s Rummy -- directed by debutant Balakrishnan -- is an engaging village-based dark romantic thriller set in the 1980s, writes S Saraswathi. Actor Vijay Sethupathi was one......

'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......

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......