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Vi launches e-sports tournament ‘Vi Game to Fame’

The telecom operator, Vi forayed into gaming with a comprehensive mobile gaming platform, last year.

The tournament by the telecom operator- ‘Vi Game to Fame’, will provide an international stage for budding e-sports enthusiasts.

EOW interrogates BookMyShow COO over Coldplay concert ticket black market allegations

The sudden surge in demand caused the BookMyShow platform to crash shortly before the tickets went live at noon on September 22.

Anil Makhija questioned for seven hours as police investigate ticket hoarding and price inflation for Coldplay’s January 2025 concerts in Mumbai.

Stalwarts to deliberate on making India the next gaming Superpower at 2nd Indian Gaming Convention

Knowledge Partner PwC will launch a report on India's gaming industry's size, scale and potential.

With Meta as the Title Partner for IGC 2024, the conference aims to focus on the growth potential of India’s gaming industry, the roadmap for making India the global leader and establishing gaming as a significant contribution to India’s digital economy ambitions.

Festive season to propel India’s e-commerce growth by 20%: Redseer

These companies have been given 15 days to respond.

Redseer Strategy Consultant’s report reveals that brands are leveraging e-commerce platforms to promote mid-range products to maximize reach and appeal to relatively less accessible tier 2+ customers

More than nine in ten business leaders in India expect job displacement from AI: Study

Artificial intelligence's threat to services sector employment is a major challenge to Indian economy

Approximately, four-fifth of Indian business leaders believe that innovation is more important than protecting existing jobs

X (formerly Twitter) poised to resume operations in Brazil amid legal dispute

In a recent shift, X agreed to comply with some of Brazil's demands by blocking the contentious accounts, paying the fines, and appointing a legal representative within the country. (Image source: The Hill)

Elon Musk’s social networking platform could return to Brazil if it agrees to pay an additional $1.9 million fine, following a legal battle over election misinformation.

X challenges Delhi court order to block Hindutva Watch account

Twitter Communications India also registered a sharp decline in net profit.

Hindutva Watch is a United States-based ‘project’ that claims to document hate crimes against religious minorities in India.

Flipkart’s Big Billion Days: Top metro cities drive demand, tier 2 cities show promise

Flipkart has witnessed more than 20 percent growth for two consecutive years

Shopsy, Flipkart’s hyper-value platform, witnessed a 70 percent rise in customer visits and nearly a three-fold increase in transactions compared to the pre-festive season

Union Cabinet approves National Centre of Excellence for AVGC; Provisionally named the Indian Institute for Immersive Creators (IIIC)

Movies like Baahubali and RRR have introduced a new vision for portraying historic and fantasy themes in India. According to the FICCI-EY 2024 report, India now boasts the second-largest anime fan base globally and is projected to contribute 60% to the worldwide growth in anime interest in the coming years.

The National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) in Mumbai, will be modeled after the IIMs and IITs.