India is set to remove mandatory OGAI registration for free-to-play games and esports with no monetary transactions. New rules expected by June 2026 are a massive win for indie developers and the wider gaming scene.

India Inc is rolling out 9 percent salary hikes in 2026, but AI engineers are pulling 30 to 40 percent premiums. The gap between average appraisals and tech salaries has never been this wide.

The inaugural Esports Nations Cup 2026 hits Riyadh this November with 16 game titles. NODWIN Gaming will lead India's national esports team qualifiers. Can desi gamers finally get the shot they deserve?

A fake AI influencer fooled 1.4 million people, and a deepfake of Nirmala Sitharaman pushed a real investment scam. Real and fake just vanished.

Paytm just crossed 50% domestic ownership for the first time ever. Three consecutive profitable quarters, mutual funds piling in, and a comeback story that desi tech needed badly.

Tara Gaming just announced The Age of Bhaarat, a dark fantasy Ramayana reimagining co-founded by Amitabh Bachchan and Amish Tripathi. India's first shot at a genuine global AAA game.

Indian AI startup Rocket hit 1.5 million users in 180 countries. It is making McKinsey-style consulting accessible to everyone and VCs are paying serious attention.

Flip phones, film cameras, and vinyl are booming just as Karnataka moves to ban social media for under 16s. Is India's Gen Z really going analog, or performing it for the algorithm?

India's tier 2 and tier 3 cities just recorded a 25 to 35 percent hiring surge. The best tech jobs are leaving metros, degree requirements are dying, and nobody in Bengaluru traffic is surprised.

Budget 2026 quietly dropped a massive bet on India's gaming and AVGC ecosystem. Creator labs in 15,000 schools, Tamil Nadu going all-in with its own policy, and esports still waiting for its dedicated moment.

Krafton built a $670 million India Unicorn Growth Fund with Naver and Mirae Asset, the biggest single bet on Indian gaming yet. Here is what it means for local studios and developers.

A 9,000mAh battery, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, and a 165Hz display built for sustained gaming. The OnePlus Nord 6 just launched in India and it is not playing around.

Indie Pass just launched at $7 a month with over 70 indie games included. The catch: developers get paid based on how long you play, not what you paid. Here's why that math has devs worried.

India Games Showcase 2026 just opened submissions and desi indie developers finally have a real shot at the biggest global gaming stage. Summer Game Fest, here we come.

NVIDIA's cloud gaming service GeForce NOW is about to land in India. No expensive GPU, no overheating laptop, just stream AAA titles on whatever screen you have. Indian gamers, your patience is about to pay off big time.

India is now the world's largest mobile gaming market by downloads, with 8.45 billion installs in 2024. From BGMI to esports arenas, this is not a trend. This is a structural shift.

Indian mobile gamers are not just playing anymore. 500 million strong, they are rewriting the global competitive meta from BGMI to esports worldwide.

Mumbai and Bangalore no longer own the Indian internet. Jaipur, Indore and Nagpur creators are building real audiences on their own terms. Here's why tier 2 is winning.

Indian Gen Z is using AI for job interview prep, dubbing reels, and writing difficult WhatsApp messages to family. The actual usage is way more human than the discourse suggests.

India hosted its big AI Impact Summit and it delivered chaos, drama and some truly unhinged moments. A university got caught faking a Chinese robot dog as their own invention, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei refused Modi's hand-holding instruction on stage, Bill Gates didn't even show up, and someone staged a shirtless protest. This is the AI summit recap you actually want to read.