Blue Whale Game Ban

H Vasanthakumar, Indian National Congress (INC) MP from Kanyakumari today urged the government to ban online games, citing its side effects on the mental and physical health of children.

The "Blue Whale" suicide challenge is a national problem, the Supreme Court said today, asking the government to get back to it within three weeks with a plan to ban the game that is believed to have driven many teens to suicide this year. The court also said state-run broadcaster Doordarshan and private TV channels must use prime time slots to spr...

The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to place before it the steps taken to comply with the Madras High Court direction to ban the 'Blue Whale' challenge, an internet game that has been linked to the deaths of several children worldwide.

The Bombay High Court today directed the Union government to file an affidavit in response to a public interest litigation (PIL), seeking a ban on the Blue Whale Challenge online game, which has triggered suicides in the country.

Taking a serious view of the Blue Whale Challenge game, the Madras High Court today directed the Central and Tamil Nadu governments to explore possibilities of banning it.

Wary of the impact of the 'Blue Whale Challenge', the Uttar Pradesh police today issued directives to police chiefs of all districts to ban the internet-based game that has been linked to several deaths of children worldwide.

The government wants to ban the Blue Whale challenge, but it isn't a game, and doesn't have any one point of contact, so that won't be possible.

A police team visited the home of a Kerala teen this morning after his family alleged that he killed himself because of the online Blue Whale game which challenges its players to commit suicide. Manoj C Manu, 16, hung himself at his house in Vilapilasala near the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram on July 26.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking the central government to ban the online game Blue Whale that has driven many teens across the world towards suicide. At least one child has allegedly killed themselves in India due to the game too.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the state assembly today that his government will write to the Centre to ban the computer game 'Blue Whale' that is suspected to be behind many suicides across the world, including that of a teen in Mumbai.

Despite demands for a ban on a game that is believed to have pushed a 14-year-old Mumbai boy to suicide, it may not be possible to bar the Blue Whale Challenge, an Internet expert said.

H Vasanthakumar, Indian National Congress (INC) MP from Kanyakumari today urged the government to ban online games, citing its side effects on the mental and physical health of children.

The "Blue Whale" suicide challenge is a national problem, the Supreme Court said today, asking the government to get back to it within three weeks with a plan to ban the game that is believed to have driven many teens to suicide this year. The court also said state-run broadcaster Doordarshan and private TV channels must use prime time slots to spr...

The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to place before it the steps taken to comply with the Madras High Court direction to ban the 'Blue Whale' challenge, an internet game that has been linked to the deaths of several children worldwide.

The Bombay High Court today directed the Union government to file an affidavit in response to a public interest litigation (PIL), seeking a ban on the Blue Whale Challenge online game, which has triggered suicides in the country.

Taking a serious view of the Blue Whale Challenge game, the Madras High Court today directed the Central and Tamil Nadu governments to explore possibilities of banning it.

Wary of the impact of the 'Blue Whale Challenge', the Uttar Pradesh police today issued directives to police chiefs of all districts to ban the internet-based game that has been linked to several deaths of children worldwide.

The government wants to ban the Blue Whale challenge, but it isn't a game, and doesn't have any one point of contact, so that won't be possible.

A police team visited the home of a Kerala teen this morning after his family alleged that he killed himself because of the online Blue Whale game which challenges its players to commit suicide. Manoj C Manu, 16, hung himself at his house in Vilapilasala near the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram on July 26.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking the central government to ban the online game Blue Whale that has driven many teens across the world towards suicide. At least one child has allegedly killed themselves in India due to the game too.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the state assembly today that his government will write to the Centre to ban the computer game 'Blue Whale' that is suspected to be behind many suicides across the world, including that of a teen in Mumbai.

Despite demands for a ban on a game that is believed to have pushed a 14-year-old Mumbai boy to suicide, it may not be possible to bar the Blue Whale Challenge, an Internet expert said.