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Art 370 verdict: Security beefed up in Kashmir, but no curbs

Art 370 verdict: Security beefed up in Kashmir, but no curbs

Rediff.com11 Dec 2023

However, there is no restriction on the movement of people anywhere in the valley, the officials said.

AIB Knockout: FIR against Karan Johar, Ranveer, Arjun Kapoor in Pune

AIB Knockout: FIR against Karan Johar, Ranveer, Arjun Kapoor in Pune

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

The complainant, a cop, found the show to be "inimical to the Indian culture"

Kundra's custody extended, Shilpa's statement recorded

Kundra's custody extended, Shilpa's statement recorded

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

A court in Mumbai on Friday extended till July 27 the police custody of businessman Raj Kundra in a case related to the alleged creation of pornographic films and uploading them through some apps.

Was busy with work, didn't know what Raj Kundra was upto: Shilpa

Was busy with work, didn't know what Raj Kundra was upto: Shilpa

Rediff.com16 Sep 2021

According to the chargesheet, Shetty told the police that she did not know anything about the HotShots and Bollywood Fame apps, allegedly used by the accused for uploading and streaming obscene content.

HC rejects pleas filed by Kundra challenging arrest

HC rejects pleas filed by Kundra challenging arrest

Rediff.com7 Aug 2021

Kundra and Thorpe were arrested last month and remanded initially to police custody, and subsequently to judicial custody.

Govt orders ISPs to block 67 pornographic websites following court orders

Govt orders ISPs to block 67 pornographic websites following court orders

Rediff.com29 Sep 2022

The government has ordered internet companies to block 67 pornographic websites following court orders and for violating the new IT rules that were issued in 2021.

Gujarat VHP withdraws protest against SRK's Pathaan

Gujarat VHP withdraws protest against SRK's Pathaan

Rediff.com24 Jan 2023

The Gujarat unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday withdrew its protest against Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Pathaan, a day before its release, expressing satisfaction over the removal of 'objectionable' contents from the film.

Virus spreading thru obscene emails

Virus spreading thru obscene emails

Rediff.com18 Jan 2006

The newly found 'Win32.vb.bi' is a mass-mailing worm that spreads through file sharing networks and manipulates security settings on the attacked computer.

No showing divisive content, I&B ministry tells TV networks

No showing divisive content, I&B ministry tells TV networks

Rediff.com9 Nov 2019

The ministry of information and broadcasting on Saturday issued an advisory to all television channels and cable TV operators in the wake of the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict to adhere to programme code and ensure that debates, discussions and visuals do not incite any "divisive" or "anti-national" feelings.

HC directs RSS weekly to remove article on Christian school principal

HC directs RSS weekly to remove article on Christian school principal

Rediff.com18 Aug 2023

The Delhi high court has directed Organiser magazine to remove from its website an "offending" and prima facie "defamatory" article with allegations of sexual intimacy and exploitation of nuns and Hindu women associated with a church by the principal of a Christian minority school in New Delhi.

Why govt got TikTok removed

Why govt got TikTok removed

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

'Children as young as 10 are posting videos and there is no one to moderate them.'

India logs 40% annual increase in cyber crime cases

India logs 40% annual increase in cyber crime cases

Rediff.com28 Dec 2014

In 2013, a total of 28,481 Indian websites were hacked

Govt has unfettered power under amended IT rules on fake news: Bombay HC

Govt has unfettered power under amended IT rules on fake news: Bombay HC

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

The Bombay high Court on Tuesday said the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules against fake news on social media give "unfettered power" to a government authority in the absence of "guidelines and guardrails".

'Go back to India': Indian American Congresswoman gets hate messages

'Go back to India': Indian American Congresswoman gets hate messages

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has said that she has been receiving abusive and hate messages over the phone from a male caller who even asked her to go back to India.

Kundra main facilitator in porn films case, earned millions: Chargesheet

Kundra main facilitator in porn films case, earned millions: Chargesheet

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

Businessman Raj Kundra was the "main facilitator" in a pornographic content case and he along with other accused exploited young women struggling in the movie industry by filming them in obscene ways, the Mumbai Police claimed in a supplementary charge-sheet filed in a court on Wednesday.

Section 66A has gone, but here are other hurdles to free speech

Section 66A has gone, but here are other hurdles to free speech

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

On Tuesday, Section 66A of Information Technology Act was struck down. However, these other laws could still spell trouble for free speech

WhatsApp group admins not liable for posts by members: Kerala HC

WhatsApp group admins not liable for posts by members: Kerala HC

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

The administrators or creators of a WhatsApp group cannot be held vicariously liable for any objectionable content posted on it by any of its members, the Kerala high court has held.

Govt raps news channels over Delhi violence, Ukraine war coverage

Govt raps news channels over Delhi violence, Ukraine war coverage

Rediff.com23 Apr 2022

It also said that certain debates on television channels on the incidents in northwest Delhi had unparliamentary, provocative and socially unacceptable language.

Love affair, refusal to marry etc no ground for bail in POCSO case: SC

Love affair, refusal to marry etc no ground for bail in POCSO case: SC

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court has said that grounds like "there was a love affair" between the girl and the accused and there was alleged "refusal to marry" will have no bearing on the grant of bail in a POCSO case.

DMK's A Raja gets EC notice over TN CM remarks

DMK's A Raja gets EC notice over TN CM remarks

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

The former Union minister and DMK's "star campaigner" has been asked to respond to the notice by 6 pm on Wednesday.

WhatsApp group admin not liable for members' posts: HC

WhatsApp group admin not liable for members' posts: HC

Rediff.com26 Apr 2021

A division bench headed by Justice Z A Haq and A B Borkar noted that an administrator of a WhatsApp group has only limited powers of adding or deleting members to the group and does not have the power to regulate or censor the content posted in the group.

Websites selling sex toys under lens

Websites selling sex toys under lens

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

Four websites, including Flipkart, may be blocked if the govt feels they're maintaining objectionable content.

Want to protect your child from the Blue Whale Challenge? Read this!

Want to protect your child from the Blue Whale Challenge? Read this!

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

With ever evolving social media, the threat of child abuse often manifests itself in new avatars like the Blue Whale Challenge and Sarahah.

Admin of Instagram group 'Bois Locker Room' arrested

Admin of Instagram group 'Bois Locker Room' arrested

Rediff.com6 May 2020

The group was being used to share obscene messages and morphed pictures of underage girls on the social media site.

Faadu: A Love Story Review: Half-Baked Show

Faadu: A Love Story Review: Half-Baked Show

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

Faadu: A Love Story looks like one of those old movies with a socialist bent that glorified honest poverty and looked down upon ambition and enterprise, notes Deepa Gahlot.

The Tandav Ruckus and its OTT FALLOUT

The Tandav Ruckus and its OTT FALLOUT

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

The price for pushing the envelope beyond the comfort zone that the land of storytelling is used to is a hefty one, observes Meghna Chadha.

Arvind Subramanian's Twitter account hacked

Arvind Subramanian's Twitter account hacked

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

Twitter accounts of leading industrialist Ratan Tata and Trai chairman R S Sharma were also hacked

HC tells govt to reply to PIL against AIB comedy show

HC tells govt to reply to PIL against AIB comedy show

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

HC tells government to reply to PIL against AIB comedy show.

Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra sent to police custody till July 23

Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra sent to police custody till July 23

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

The police claimed there were several WhatsApp chats that revealed Kundra, 45, the husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, was involved in the financial dealings of the app and its contents.

SC seeks DoT's reply on how to block child porn websites

SC seeks DoT's reply on how to block child porn websites

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Department of Telecommunication seeking its response as to how to block websites with pornographic content in the country, particularly those featuring child pornography.

'Family's reputation ruined': Shilpa yelled to Kundra during raid

'Family's reputation ruined': Shilpa yelled to Kundra during raid

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

"The day Crime Branch took Raj Kundra to his Mumbai home for the searches, the Shilpa Shetty was questioned too. Shilpa was very upset after the interrogation. She and Kundra had a huge argument where she shouted and asked him what was the need of doing such a thing and why he did everything. The Crime Branch team had to intervene between the couple to pacify the actress," the sources said.

Mumbai dance bar ban lifted. YOUR TAKE!

Mumbai dance bar ban lifted. YOUR TAKE!

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

Dance bars in Mumbai are set to re-open their shutters.

Singapore teen charged for anti-Lee video

Singapore teen charged for anti-Lee video

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

A Singapore teenager has been charged over an online video criticising Christianity and the country's recently deceased founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.

Inside the toxic world of online trolls

Inside the toxic world of online trolls

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

A Molotov cocktail of lies, abuse and bigotry is blowing up social media.

No bail to Kundra; SEBI imposes Rs 3 lakh fine on him, Shilpa

No bail to Kundra; SEBI imposes Rs 3 lakh fine on him, Shilpa

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

A Mumbai court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of businessman Raj Kundra, arrested in a case of alleged creation of pornographic films and publishing them through apps, after the prosecution contended the police investigation was still on and his release at this juncture will derail the probe.

Child pornography: Govt starts steps to access Interpol's list

Child pornography: Govt starts steps to access Interpol's list

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

In order to check online child pornography, government has initiated steps to devise a mechanism to access Interpol's 'worst-of-list' through Central Bureau of Investigation and disable such content on internet.

Solar scam: Saritha produces more 'evidence' before commission

Solar scam: Saritha produces more 'evidence' before commission

Rediff.com13 May 2016

Prime accused in the solar panel scam, Saritha S Nair, on Friday submitted before a commission what she claimed was more documentary proof, including her 'videos' with four powerful leaders, which also comprised two ministers.

Must Read! Is Instagram turning into a shamer's paradise?

Must Read! Is Instagram turning into a shamer's paradise?

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

Are people using the photo-sharing app to lash out all their anger and hatred in the form of lewd and filth-loaded comments?

Govt drafts new IT rules to curb social media misuse; experts flag privacy concerns

Govt drafts new IT rules to curb social media misuse; experts flag privacy concerns

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

Experts warned that amendments, which would allow traceability of "unlawful content", invade personal privacy and free speech.

'John is a complete man'

'John is a complete man'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

'He has the voice, the performance, the talent and the presence.' 'He is a bankable star, so he brings all these things to the table.'