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Kolkata teenagers launch online platform for identifying youngsters’ mental health issues – ET HealthWorld

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Kolkata teenagers launch online platform for identifying youngsters’ mental health issues – ET HealthWorld

Kolkata: Teenagers calling teenagers! As mental health issues continue to seep into our lives every day, the urgent need for an easily accessible data-rich platform for self-identifying triggers, symptoms and other facets becomes even more critical. Enter “Mentica”, a platform developed by a group of Kolkata teenagers to provide professional, well-researched, digitally safe and real-world … Read more

Online auction of gifts, mementoes received by PM Modi begins

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Online auction of gifts, mementoes received by PM Modi begins

An exhibition of gifts and mementoes presented to PM Narendra Modi at National Gallery of Modern Art, in New Delhi. These items will auctioned and the proceeds will support the Namami Gange initiative. | Photo Credit: PTI An array of gifts and mementos received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during various programmes and events across … Read more

Social media, OTT, online gaming usage rises: 60% urban kids spend 3 hours daily | Data

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Social media, OTT, online gaming usage rises: 60% urban kids spend 3 hours daily | Data

33% urban Indian children were addicted to online gaming such as Minecraft, PUBG, Fortnite, Among Us, FIFA, Fantasy Sports according to a survey conducted by LocalCircles After the COVID-19 period, as children returned to school and face-to-face teaching recommenced, there was an upswing in the use of the Internet for leisure. A recent survey by … Read more

Man held for cheating people seeking blood, plasma donors online

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Man held for cheating people seeking blood, plasma donors online

The Special Zonal Crime Team (West) of Central Crime Station (CCS) Hyderabad nabbed a person from Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, for cheating people by promising to arrange blood and plasma donors. Officials said that the man was previously booked and convicted in seven cases with a similar modus operandi but continued to run the scam. Police … Read more

ED attaches assets worth ₹5.87 crore in illegal online gambling case

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ED attaches assets worth ₹5.87 crore in illegal online gambling case

File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached movable properties worth ₹5.87 crore in the form of balances available in the bank accounts of various individuals and entities in a case related to illegal online betting and gambling. The agency’s money laundering probe is based on a First Information Report (FIR) registered … Read more

Information & Broadcasting Ministry given explicit administrative authority over online ads

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Information & Broadcasting Ministry given explicit administrative authority over online ads

The Union Cabinet has assigned the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting as the administrative authority for the regulation of online advertisements. The amendment to the Allocation of Business (AoB) Rules, 1961, dated July 28 and published on Monday, places “online advertisements” under the purview of the I&B Ministry. The I&B Ministry was already looking at … Read more

Tamil Nadu law regulating online games “makes no sense”: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

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Tamil Nadu law regulating online games “makes no sense”: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday said the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act 2022 “makes no sense” to him. “I know Tamil Nadu has come out with a law. But it makes no sense to me that the State government will … Read more

Online consultations still evolving, here’s what doctors say – ET HealthWorld

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Online consultations still evolving, here’s what doctors say – ET HealthWorld

By Siddharth Mala New Delhi: Over the past few years, online doctor consultations have gained significant popularity in India. The advent of technology and increased internet penetration has made it more convenient for people to seek medical advice remotely. According to a study conducted by Lybrate last year, there was a substantial increase of 87 … Read more

Online part-time job frauds are the new trend in cybercrime

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Online part-time job frauds are the new trend in cybercrime

When 30-year-old Surabhi Kulkarni, a private firm employee from Nandini Layout, received a WhatsApp message offering an online part-time job to earn quick money, she replied immediately, thinking of making some extra income through moonlighting. She checked for details and was told to like and share some Instagram links to earn ₹70 per task. Ms. … Read more