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Jignesh Mevani sent to 5-day police custody in assault case

Jignesh Mevani sent to 5-day police custody in assault case

Rediff.com26 Apr 2022

Mevani has been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 294 (uttering obscene words in public), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 353 (assaulting a public servant in the execution of duty) and 354 (using criminal force to a woman intending to outrage her modesty).

MIM leader held over 'derogatory' post on Gyanvapi 'Shivling'

MIM leader held over 'derogatory' post on Gyanvapi 'Shivling'

Rediff.com18 May 2022

ACP, Crime Branch, J M Yadav said Danish Qureshi, a panelist on news channel debates, was arrested after his purported post on the micro blogging site on reports about discovery of a 'Shivling' inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque complex during a court-mandated videography survey drew criticism from some quarters.

Asif Ali, Fareed Ahmad fined for on-field altercation

Asif Ali, Fareed Ahmad fined for on-field altercation

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

According to an ICC statement, Ali breached Article 2.6 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "using a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an International Match".

Adani Stocks: What Price Rigging?

Adani Stocks: What Price Rigging?

Rediff.com29 May 2023

The Adani stock price saga will pass into public memory as one of those matters that simply escaped being nailed down, perhaps because too many vested interests were involved, notes Debashis Basu.

Delhi police, Truecaller to ink pact for protecting people from cyber frauds

Delhi police, Truecaller to ink pact for protecting people from cyber frauds

Rediff.com12 Feb 2023

In addition to educating Delhiites and holding a joint awareness campaign against cyber frauds, Truecaller will also display official numbers of the Delhi police representatives on the app's government directory services.

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.

India Lockdown Review: Tone-Deaf

India Lockdown Review: Tone-Deaf

Rediff.com2 Dec 2022

India Lockdown has way too much carnal pleasure on its mind to focus on minor things like coronavirus, sighs Sukanya Verma.

Dalit man stripped, thrashed on suspicion of stealing mobile in MP

Dalit man stripped, thrashed on suspicion of stealing mobile in MP

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

In a video the man was purportedly seen being thrashed and abused, while some people stood there as spectators.

AI 'peeing' incident: Co-flyer says pilot made victim wait for 2 hrs

AI 'peeing' incident: Co-flyer says pilot made victim wait for 2 hrs

Rediff.com7 Jan 2023

Sugata Bhattacharjee, a United States-based doctor of audiology who was seated next to the accused in business class on the flight to Delhi, in a handwritten complaint to the airlines stated that the distressed passenger was made to go back to her soiled seat despite four seats in the First Class being vacant.

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.

Hyderabad police registers FIR against Assam CM for Rahul Gandhi slur

Hyderabad police registers FIR against Assam CM for Rahul Gandhi slur

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

A case was registered against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Hyderabad for his alleged remarks on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the police said on Wednesday.

Ex-HC judge Karnan held for remarks against judges, women

Ex-HC judge Karnan held for remarks against judges, women

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

The arrest comes after a video clip surfaced recently in social media, in which, Karnan, allegedly made objectionable remarks against judges and their wives.

Man enters Delhi civic school, sexually assaults 2 girls in classroom

Man enters Delhi civic school, sexually assaults 2 girls in classroom

Rediff.com4 May 2022

A man allegedly entered the classroom of a civic body-run school in east Delhi and sexually assaulted two girls before undressing himself and urinating in front of the students, Delhi Commission for Women said on Wednesday.

Air India crew 'forced' victim to speak to peeing passenger

Air India crew 'forced' victim to speak to peeing passenger

Rediff.com6 Jan 2023

'I was stunned when he started crying and profusely apologising to me, begging me not to lodge a complaint against him because he is a family man and did not want his wife and child to be affected by this incident'

Imposed 30-day ban on flyer who urinated: Air India; DGCA seeks report

Imposed 30-day ban on flyer who urinated: Air India; DGCA seeks report

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

The airline said it has filed a police complaint about the incident, but did not specify when the 30-day ban came into effect.

Court rejects pre-arrest bail of filmmaker Avinash Das in Amit Shah pic case

Court rejects pre-arrest bail of filmmaker Avinash Das in Amit Shah pic case

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

Rejecting Das's plea, the court observed that it appeared that Shah's photo was shared with the intention of defaming him and tarnishing his image, and it clearly suggested "mens rea" (intention/knowledge of wrongdoing).

21-year-old engg student detained in Bulli Bai app case

21-year-old engg student detained in Bulli Bai app case

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

The case has been registered against the unknown culprits under sections 153(A) (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion etc), 153(B) (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration), 295(A) (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings), 354D (stalking), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 500 (criminal defamation) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 67 (publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of Information Technology Act.

Raj Kundra walks out of jail a day after getting bail

Raj Kundra walks out of jail a day after getting bail

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

Businessman Raj Kundra on Tuesday walked out of a Mumbai jail, a day after a magistrate court granted bail to the key accused in a pornographic films case in which he was arrested two months ago.

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.

HC denies 'urgent relief' to Raj Kundra till prosecution is heard

HC denies 'urgent relief' to Raj Kundra till prosecution is heard

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

Justice A S Gadkari directed the police to file its affidavit by July 29 in response to a petition submitted by Kundra, 45, challenging his arrest in the case.

Medvedev, Tsitsipas fined after high-octane semi-final

Medvedev, Tsitsipas fined after high-octane semi-final

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

Daniil Medvedev was fined for an outburst against the umpire

Karnataka woman officers spar openly, private pictures shared

Karnataka woman officers spar openly, private pictures shared

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

The quarrel between Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Managing Director Roopa, an Indian Police Service officer, and Indian Administrative Service officer Sindhuri, the Muzrai Department Commissioner, reached the office of the Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma, with both submitting petitions seeking action against each other.

Warning! Sextortion Cases On The Rise In Bihar

Warning! Sextortion Cases On The Rise In Bihar

Rediff.com11 May 2022

Cyber criminals are using apps and young women to trap people through mobile phone calls and video chats.

Abusing the Mahatma: Judicial custody for Hindu seer Kalicharan till Jan 13

Abusing the Mahatma: Judicial custody for Hindu seer Kalicharan till Jan 13

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj, arrested over alleged derogatory remarks about Mahatma Gandhi, was on Friday sent in judicial custody by a court in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district.

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.

Delhi police book Rajasthan minister's son for rape after woman's complaint

Delhi police book Rajasthan minister's son for rape after woman's complaint

Rediff.com8 May 2022

A senior Delhi police officer said the Rajasthan Police has been intimated about the FIR and will further investigate the matter.

Beaten but unbowed, Kyrgios leaves his mark

Beaten but unbowed, Kyrgios leaves his mark

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

The Australian brought his extraordinary brand of improvised tennis theatre to the world's greatest tennis stage

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.

Been falsely accused of making offensive remarks: A Raja to EC

Been falsely accused of making offensive remarks: A Raja to EC

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

The former union telecom minister in his 'interim explanation' said he had not spoken anything 'obscene' or which would lower the dignity of women and motherhood.

Imran Khan to resume march from the same point where he was attacked

Imran Khan to resume march from the same point where he was attacked

Rediff.com6 Nov 2022

Imran Khan on Sunday announced that his party will resume the march to Islamabad from the same spot where he survived an assassination attempt but sustained bullet injuries during a rally in Punjab province, saying he prefers 'death instead of living the life of a slave'.

Man who peed on Air India co-passenger held, sent to 14-day custody

Man who peed on Air India co-passenger held, sent to 14-day custody

Rediff.com7 Jan 2023

A Delhi court on Saturday sent Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on a woman co-passenger on an Air India flight, to judicial remand for 14 days while rejecting a plea by police for his custody.

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.

FoE cannot override others' rights: HC on tweets against Uddhav

FoE cannot override others' rights: HC on tweets against Uddhav

Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

The Bombay high court on Thursday said that in democracy a person has the right to express views, but it does not confer a license to violate the constitutional rights of others. A bench of Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik was hearing a petition filed by Sameet Thakkar, seeking to quash an FIR registered against him over his tweets against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son, minister Aaditya Thackeray.

'BJP spent Rs 40-50 crore on each MLA'

'BJP spent Rs 40-50 crore on each MLA'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2022

'Since we defeated their evil designs on July 10, their poaching approach became more aggressive with using blackmail and money power as tools to finish off the political opposition in Goa.'

Kyrgios falters at final hurdle at Wimbledon

Kyrgios falters at final hurdle at Wimbledon

Rediff.com10 Jul 2022

Nick Kyrgios has invigorated the Championship and men's tennis generally with firecracker personality

Was Akshay Kumar's LFW catwalk gimmick obscene?

Was Akshay Kumar's LFW catwalk gimmick obscene?

Rediff.com3 Apr 2009

Do you think Akshay Kumar's catwalk gimmick on Day Four of Lakme Fashion Week was all in good fun or did you find it offensive? We invite our readers to comment.

ED begins probe against Raj Kundra in porn films case

ED begins probe against Raj Kundra in porn films case

Rediff.com19 May 2022

The federal agency has filed a complaint under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after studying at least two police first information reports (FIRs) and subsequent charge sheets before a court.

Hindu seer Kalicharan to be produced in Pune court by Jan 6

Hindu seer Kalicharan to be produced in Pune court by Jan 6

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

A court in the Chhattisgarh capital Raipur granted transit remand of controversial Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj, who was arrested by the state police for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi at a conclave, to the Maharashtra police on Tuesday.

AAP targets Kiran Bedi for cracking joke on Sikhs

AAP targets Kiran Bedi for cracking joke on Sikhs

Rediff.com15 Jun 2022

A controversy erupted after a video of Kiran Bedi purportedly cracking a joke on Sikhs at the launch of her book was widely shared on social media.

'Hockey players obscene celebration can affect India-Pak cricket ties'

'Hockey players obscene celebration can affect India-Pak cricket ties'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

Indian media and public had developed negative feelings about Pakistan after the incident in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.