In separate petitions submitted to the Odisha police, both parties alleged that the victim approached multiple police stations -- Puri Ghat, Sadar, and Barang --before her FIR was accepted by the Badambadi police station.
'Bigg Boss is no more a family show.'
The social media platform has also been contacted to provide details about the handle that allegedly passed the lewd comment.
'Money power was deployed like an army in a war.' 'None of the MVA parties had that kind of money.'
Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for one match after appearing to make an obscene gesture following Al Nassr's 3-2 win over Al Shabab, the Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Saudi Football Federation (SAFF) said on Wednesday.
The petition also sought a direction to include a chapter on dharma and "religion" in the syllabus of primary and secondary schools "in order to educate the masses and control the religion-based hatred and hate speeches".
West Indies batsman Darren Bravo has been reprimanded for using obscenity.
The actor is currently in judicial custody in the Renukaswamy murder case.
In a relief to actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, an accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, the Karnataka high court on Wednesday granted him interim bail on medical grounds, to undergo spine surgery.
The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film?
A Vadodara court on Monday issued a bailable warrant against Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat in connection with an obscenity case.
"We have tapes to show that the channel had violated the provisions of the Cable TV Network Regulation Act by showing illegal scenes," Information and Broadcasting Secretary Navin Chawla said.
The actress, in a post on social media platform X informed that she has been receiving death threats since last year.
According to police sources, Darshan's aide Nagaraj was looking after all the dealings of the actor.
A day after an obscene video allegedly involving him surfaced on social media, BJP MP Upendra Singh Rawat who has been fielded again by the party from Barabanki on Monday said he will not contest any election till proven innocent.
The court has also permitted shifting of other co-accused in the murder case to various prisons in the state, and a few of them were relocated today.
The England fast bowler was shown on national television gesturing to the boisterous Melbourne Cricket Ground crowd of 50,451 after he was called for a no ball.
The police cracked the case and detained the victim's 13-year-old brother, their mother and sisters aged 17 and 18 after interrogation of 50 people, intense questioning of the accused persons and on the basis of technical evidence, he said on Saturday.
A total 17 people, including Darshan and his friend Pavithra Gowda, are accused in the murder case.
Quashing a case against 13 men who were arrested for allegedly indulging in obscene acts with women in a flat, the Bombay high court has said any such action done in a private place is not a criminal offence under the Indian Penal Code.
Citing violation of party discipline, the state BJP has issued a showcause notice to Munirathna and asked him to clarify the allegations before a disciplinary committee within five days.
Kerala is the most literate state in the country but when it comes to posting obscene articles or photos on the Internet, people from God's own country seem to be also on top, if one goes by government data.
Digital house arrest is a tactic where cybercriminals confine victims to their homes in order to scam them. The offenders generate fear by making audio or video calls, frequently posing as law enforcement officers using AI-generated voices or video technology.
"Does the offence of indecency and obscenity under section 110 of the Bombay Police Act stand against her (Radhe Maa) as she (Radhe Maa) claims that it happened inside four walls?" the high court asked.
The Janata Dal-Secular on Thursday petitioned Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, seeking his intervention recommending a CBI probe into the sexual abuse charges against Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna.
The move triggered sharp reaction from the opposition, which has accused the state's BJP government of trying to stifle freedom of expression.
The government has ordered internet service providers in India to block 39 internet sites that host and allow their users to share obscene content.
Deportivo's Argentine winger Lionel Scaloni accused David Beckham of making an obscene gesture at him towards the end of Real Madrid's 2-1 win over the visitors.
In a rare move, the DGCA has filed a police complaint against 34 pilots of Jet Airways, IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir.
Watching pornographic photographs or videos in one's private time without showing it to others is not an offence under the law as it is a matter of personal choice, the Kerala high court has held.
The East Delhi AAP candidate said that "obscene and derogatory" remarks against her was distributed in the constituency by her Bharatiya Janata Party rival Gautam Gambhir.
Kolkata hangs its head in shame as the hope of a government with a moral compass and a heart in the right place recedes into the distance, notes Payal Singh Mohanka.
A former model who was one of the accused in a gangster's murder in an alleged fake police encounter in Mumbai was shot dead in a hotel in Gurugram months after she was granted bail, the police said on Wednesday.
The Delhi battlefield may not be a cakewalk for the Rhodes Scholar.
A nude or semi-nude picture of a woman cannot be called obscene per se unless it is designed to excite sexual passion or reveal an overt sexual desire, the Supreme Court has held.
British Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has attacked spiralling wages in the Premier League.
After producing Darshan and three others before the court, the police stated that they were not making the names of the eyewitnesses public citing their safety.
Taking serious note of alleged obscenity at a cultural event organised in the state health ministry, the Mayawati administration on Thursday ordered suspension of three top officers and four office bearers of the employees union. Action was ordered on the basis of a prima facie report submitted by an inquiry committee, which confirmed that departmental officials organised an obscene dance programme and indulged in drinking during the installation ceremony of new officers.
Madras HC said the platform should not be used to host obscene videos.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhikesh Yadav has been silent over his cabinet colleague Raja Ram Pandey's grossly obscene remarks about two women IAS officers.
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