Australian controversial tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been slapped with the largest fine at the French Open for uttering an audible obscenity during his third round loss to Richard Gasquet.
The complainant, a cop, found the show to be "inimical to the Indian culture"
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.
Rediff reader Amrita Mukhopadhyay, 44 from Kolkata shares her experience of travelling with an Indian group in the UK.
The FIR was registered on Monday by the suburban Borivali police after TV actress Dolly Bindra accused Radhe Maa of intimidation, sexual harassment and voyeurism.
Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is 'simply a deterrent' to protect the country and there will no longer be any need for it once the Kashmir issue is resolved, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said as he asserted that if the Americans have the resolve and the will, the issue can be sorted out.
Akshay Kumar may land himself in the soup as city police have started inquiry into his alleged obscene "unbutton" act during the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.
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.
Why should an elected government, any party's government, need a law to protect itself from its people? asks Shekhar Gupta.
Congress MP Sushmita Dev said that speeches given by Modi and Shah are also punishable under section 153A of the Indian Penal Code as they "blatantly promote disharmony and feelings of enmity on the grounds of religion and such acts are also likely to prejudice the maintenance of public harmony and tranquility between religious communities".
Behaviour analysts are also divided on where the habit originated. Some believe that kissing, in fact, is a Vedic habit. Vaughn Bryant, an anthropologist from Texas quoted in the International Herald Tribune, believes that the first recorded kiss, around 1500 BC, is in scriptures which mention people sniffing with their mouths; later Vedic texts describe lovers "setting mouth to mouth".
The media went to town on Monday alleging that the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad had harassed Sadhvi Pragya Singh by showing her some obscene CDs while she was in prison.
Actor Richard Gere has revealed that he is not ashamed of the obscenity charges he faced in India after publicly kissing Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, insisting that he sees the whole episode as an act of courage.
The group of five 'gau rakshaks' also allegedly forced one of the victims to beat up a woman accompanying them with chappals, a police officer said.
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.
Federer called the trainer to the court during the third set against Sandgren and then took a lengthy medical timeout
England all-rounder Ben Stokes was fined and given a demerit point by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday after a foul-mouthed row with a spectator on Friday in the ongoing fourth Test match against South Africa. He was fined 15 percent of his match fee and given a demerit point after being charged by the ICC with a level one offence of "use of an audible obscenity".
Rediff.com brings you some recent cases where women have said enough is enough and gone after eve teasers with vengeance.
Activists of the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Friday threw rotten tomatoes at couples celebrating Valentine's Day on the banks of Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad.
Twitter accounts of leading industrialist Ratan Tata and Trai chairman R S Sharma were also hacked
The FIR lodged at Chandpa police station in Hathras district against 'unknown persons' mentioned alleged attempts to foment cast conflict, promoting enmity between groups and tarnish the image of the government and invoked section 124A of the Indian Penal Code -- the serious charge of sedition.
Operators like Chor Babulal supply weapons in constituencies where violence is necessary to win votes as well as money for many politicians. Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa unravels how dirty election money reaches the voter.
The world's top luxury cars cost a fortune. Is it morally defensible to blow that kind of money on a car? We think it is.
The actresses have been summoned for posing for 'obscene' pictures.
Another day, another absurd reason for rise in rapes in the country. After the Karnataka legislature linked mobile phones to the rise in rapes in the country, on Tuesday, a Bihar minister on also held mobile phones and non-vegetarian food as reasons for surge in rape cases and favoured ban on cell phones among school students.
Activist Vinod Jain talks about why he finds Mallika indecent.
The world feels like complete panda-monium right now. But thanks to the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, we can all take a brief break from the news cycle and focus on otter things -- like pictures of animals being complete goofballs. The animals were pictured by photographers competing in the sixth annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, which saw thousands of pictures entered, taken around the world. As well as providing a smile, the competition works alongside the Born Free Foundation to highlight a more serious matter -- the importance of conserving our planet's beautiful wildlife. We share a selection of the best finalists' photos...
The court allowed tips to performers but disallowed showering of currency on them.
It is to Vajpayee's credit that he told Dilip Kumar to ignore Thackeray and to follow his own conscience. But the episode -- as indeed, the manner in which Dilip Kumar has been made to pay for being a Muslim throughout his life -- shames us all as Indians, says Vir Sanghvi.
Niloufar Behboudi was arrested by the Iranian government in May 2016 for posting a picture without a headscarf.
The youngsters, who are not married, were questioned by police on Tuesday, when they were sitting in the museum park in Thiruvananthapuram, for being seated "indecently."
Diego Maradona may be a giant of the game's history, soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday, but even he must show respect to other fans at World Cup stadiums.
In an interim order, the Bombay high court has restrained the city police from arresting or taking coercive action against Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone in connection with her participation in the controversial AIB Roast show.
Federer won the first set but Sandgren rallied to bag the next two against the error-prone Swiss
The local boys used to harass girls at a government residential school.
A player guilty of ball-tampering could now be banned for up to six Tests or 12 Oone-dayers after the International Cricket Council introduced harsher sanctions at its five-day Annual Conference in Dublin.
Nick Kyrgios has had more than his fair share of run-ins with umpires over his career
Mumbai Police on Thursday registered an FIR against 14 persons, including Bollywood personalities Karan Johar, Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhat, organisers and participants of the controversial'AIB Knockout' show, a day after a court here ordered such an action.
Dele Alli has promised to not fall foul of new FIFA regulations introduced for the World Cup which allow referees to punish players retrospectively for infringements during a match.
The South African fast bowler has been fined 20 percent of his match fee for using obscene language during the fifth ODI.
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