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Desi Courts Point out Gaps in Online Gaming Legislation

adminApril 1, 20210

India’s online gaming habits are an established social phenomenon. The lack of formal industry regulation holds back investment and taxation opportunities and frustrates players. State Courts have begun advising Governments to consider legislative action once and for all. The Rising Importance of the Online Gaming Industry in India For those who enjoy a roulette game online or indulge in a classic Rummy session with relatives, the skill gaming industry in India has been an indispensable companion for the past decade. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, driving innovation in technology and user experience. Notably, it has been facilitated by a much improved digital infrastructure, constantly evolving electronic transaction options and cheap data plans. Arguably, Centre’s Digital Indi

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Bumble App Founder Just Became World’s Youngest Self-Made Billionaire At Age 31

adminFebruary 13, 20210

Bumble, a dating app made by women for women has just made its founder the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. Recently, Whitney Wolf has made her company Bumble Inc. public since then the shares of the dating app has soared 67% while debuting in the trade market to $72 in New York. After that, the value of the Chief Executive officer Whitney Wolfe Herd has gone to $1.5 Billion. Whitney Wolf who was an executive at Tinder who left her job and started her own female-led dating app in 2014. The main objective of Herd was to create a platform where women are the ones in control of making commitments and building relationships. Whitney wrote in Bumble’s S-1 filing "The importance of a woman making the first move is not exclusive to the world of dating, romance, or love,". She also wrote ...

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An Ad Featuring Farmer Protests Was Aired During Super Bowl In Fresno; More Details Inside

adminFebruary 9, 20210

On February 7, a 30-second ad in the support of farmer protests going in India was aired during the Super Bowl. The ad featured some visuals and news clippings of the protest which is also called 'one of the biggest human protests in history'. Jerry Dyer, Mayor of Fresno, California The ad opens up with a famous quote by the visionary leader Martin Luther King Jr. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. Tejivideo is a local production company that has produced this video. It also had a closing message which is addressed by the Mayor Jerry Dyer of Fresno, California where the Super Bowl was taking place. The message said, “We want you to know our brothers and sisters in India, that we stand with you”. The advertisement was funded by the Sikh Community of Fresno as ...

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Why Are Teachers In Tripura Protesting? Find Out Here, All Details Inside

adminFebruary 8, 20210

For the past 58 days, many unemployed former government teachers in Tripura have been protesting.In 2014, Tripura High Court scrapped the appointments of 10,323 government teachers including those who were teaching postgraduate and graduate students as well after finding irregularity in their recruitment process. Later in 2017, the Supreme court upheld the orders which came in response to a petition submitted by the sacked teachers. After that, the state government inducted those teachers on ad-hoc basis. Once the BJP-IPFT government came into power in 2018 they made an appeal to the Apex court to grant some relief to the terminated teachers. In response, the Supreme Court gave an extension of two years to the teachers which continued till March 31st, 2020.  As per the claims m...

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Adultery Law In Armed Forces Should Be Gender Neutral, Women Demand Equal Rights

adminJanuary 15, 20210

It has been two years since adultery was struck off from the IPC as one of the lists of offences in the armed forces in September 2018. However, on Monday, the Ministry of defense pleaded to the Supreme Court to retain the criminality of adultery, which is, ‘stealing the affection of brother officer’s wife’,  in the armed forces. Earlier, those found guilty of adultery were subjected to punishment that could be as high as being cashiered from service aka dismissal. This was just a little shy from one of the worst offences in the army, i.e., cowardice. But just getting retention on this law enough to bring justice in the armed community? As per some research, it seems that the law which called itself gender-neutral, was, in fact, biased towards female privilege. As per a report by ...

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