Blue Whale Challenge Suicides

It is believed the 20-year-old was playing the "Blue Whale Challenge," an online game which has also been labelled as the “suicide game.”

In a grim first for Indians studying in the US, a first-year student took his own life in March while playing, it is understood, a macabre online game of dares called the "Blue Whale Challenge", which has also been called the "suicide game".

A 22-year old engineer has allegedly committed suicide near Panrutti in Cuddalore district while suspected to have been playing the Blue Whale challenge game, police said Wednesday.

The IT Ministry has issued an advisory against the deadly 'momo challenge', asking parents and guardians to protect children from the game which lures players into a series of violent acts, ending with a suicide dare.

A college girl in West Bengal filed a complaint with the police on Tuesday about an unknown caller who allegedly tried to incite her into participating in 'Momo Game' challenge, a new virtual suicide game.

Last year, the 'Blue Whale Challenge', an online game blamed for the death of several children, sparked fear all over the world. Now, an equally scary challenge is reportedly being linked to the death of a 12-year-old girl in Argentina. Known as the Momo Challenge, the terrifying viral trend has reportedly swept the Internet and parents are being w...

In the latest instance of social media wrongly influencing children and teens, the suicide of a 12-year-old girl in Argentina is reportedly being linked to something called as the Momo challenge.

There is no evidence of anyone committing suicide while allegedly playing the Blue Whale challenge game, the Lok Sabha was informed.

Incidents of children committing suicide after playing online "Blue Whale Challenge Game" couldn't be established by a CERT-In investigation.

The Congress is "entrapped" in a 'Blue Whale' challenge and will see the final episode on December 18, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, invoking the online game which culminates in the player committing suicide, to attack the opposition party.

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...

Goa's child protection authority has come up with an idea to prevent the Blue Whale challenge from harming schoolchildren -- it has told schools in the state to paste warnings on their notice boards. This simple strategy is now part of a safety guideline made by the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights

A man allegedly attempted suicide by stabbing himself under the influence of 'Blue Whale' game in South Tripura district, police said today.

Russia is willing to help India in controlling the Blue Whale Challenge, its vice consul in south India informed the Madras High Court Bench in Madurai.

A government advisory on 'Blue Whale Challenge Game' has asked guardians to monitor their children's online and social media activity to ensure that they are not engaging with the deadly game which has led to a spate of suicides in India and other countries.

It is believed the 20-year-old was playing the "Blue Whale Challenge," an online game which has also been labelled as the “suicide game.”

In a grim first for Indians studying in the US, a first-year student took his own life in March while playing, it is understood, a macabre online game of dares called the "Blue Whale Challenge", which has also been called the "suicide game".

A 22-year old engineer has allegedly committed suicide near Panrutti in Cuddalore district while suspected to have been playing the Blue Whale challenge game, police said Wednesday.

The IT Ministry has issued an advisory against the deadly 'momo challenge', asking parents and guardians to protect children from the game which lures players into a series of violent acts, ending with a suicide dare.

A college girl in West Bengal filed a complaint with the police on Tuesday about an unknown caller who allegedly tried to incite her into participating in 'Momo Game' challenge, a new virtual suicide game.

Last year, the 'Blue Whale Challenge', an online game blamed for the death of several children, sparked fear all over the world. Now, an equally scary challenge is reportedly being linked to the death of a 12-year-old girl in Argentina. Known as the Momo Challenge, the terrifying viral trend has reportedly swept the Internet and parents are being w...

In the latest instance of social media wrongly influencing children and teens, the suicide of a 12-year-old girl in Argentina is reportedly being linked to something called as the Momo challenge.

There is no evidence of anyone committing suicide while allegedly playing the Blue Whale challenge game, the Lok Sabha was informed.

Incidents of children committing suicide after playing online "Blue Whale Challenge Game" couldn't be established by a CERT-In investigation.

The Congress is "entrapped" in a 'Blue Whale' challenge and will see the final episode on December 18, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, invoking the online game which culminates in the player committing suicide, to attack the opposition party.

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...

Goa's child protection authority has come up with an idea to prevent the Blue Whale challenge from harming schoolchildren -- it has told schools in the state to paste warnings on their notice boards. This simple strategy is now part of a safety guideline made by the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights

A man allegedly attempted suicide by stabbing himself under the influence of 'Blue Whale' game in South Tripura district, police said today.

Russia is willing to help India in controlling the Blue Whale Challenge, its vice consul in south India informed the Madras High Court Bench in Madurai.

A government advisory on 'Blue Whale Challenge Game' has asked guardians to monitor their children's online and social media activity to ensure that they are not engaging with the deadly game which has led to a spate of suicides in India and other countries.