https://www.scmp.com/rss/523332/feed The latest news and top stories on Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Minister of Railways in India, overseeing the country's rail network, information, broadcasting, and electronics and information technology. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji Across India, on any given evening, glowing phone screens flash with gaming apps promising instant riches. But those promises have for too many ended in debt, despair and even suicide, propelling the government to outlaw real-money gaming apps in a bid to stem a crisis officials describe as “spreading like drugs in society”. On August 20, India’s parliament passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, a sweeping piece of legislation that bans real-money gaming online. Hosting or... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3323700/india-bans-drug-real-money-online-gaming-stem-crisis-families-are-breaking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3323700/india-bans-drug-real-money-online-gaming-stem-crisis-families-are-breaking?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 06:30:08 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji A plan by OpenAI to launch its first office in India has to be aligned with New Delhi’s goal to transform the country into an artificial intelligence hub, with a focus on objectives ranging from intellectual property protection to quality education, according to industry experts. The move comes as the San Francisco-based maker of ChatGPT faces intense competition from its American AI rivals, Google’s Gemini and Perplexity AI, with all three companies offering low-cost subscription plans or free... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3323703/can-openais-new-delhi-office-spark-indias-ai-hub-ambition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3323703/can-openais-new-delhi-office-spark-indias-ai-hub-ambition?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:30:36 +0000 Reuters Reuters India’s parliament on Thursday passed a bill to ban online games played with money in a move that threatens the survival of the popular fantasy gaming sector, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government flagged the high risk of financial harm. The sudden ban has shocked an industry backed by venture capital firms like Tiger Global and Peak XV Partners and which was set to be worth US$3.6 billion in India by 2029. Executives fear imminent job losses and a complete shutdown of many app-based... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3322696/india-ban-harmful-online-money-games-threatening-us36-billion-industry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3322696/india-ban-harmful-online-money-games-threatening-us36-billion-industry?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:20:54 +0000