Airtel Founder Sunil Bharti Mittal's son Kavin announced he's shutting messaging platform Hike following India's ban on real-money gaming (RMG). Initially launched in 2016, Hike shut its messaging app in 2021 and pivoted to building RMG platform Rush, featuring 14 money-based mobile games. He said "RMG was never the destination" but Hike "hoped for clarity that never came" in India.