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PHOTOS: Thiem demolishes Zverev to make Aus Open final

PHOTOS: Thiem demolishes Zverev to make Aus Open final

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

Dominic Thiem will clash with Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final of the Australian Open. The Austrian made the title round with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(4) victory Germany's Alexander Zverev in the second semi-final at Melbourne Park on Friday. Djokovic beat great rival Roger Federer 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-3 in the first semi-final on Thursday.

Is online selling of sex toys illegal?

Is online selling of sex toys illegal?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

Come and check us, we're always open and law-abiding, says co-founder of US-based entity selling in India, after Delhi Police asks govt to track some e-commerce sites.

Emotional Atyachaar under HC scanner

Emotional Atyachaar under HC scanner

Rediff.com13 Jul 2011

According to a PIL filed by an NGO, the show is 'spreading vulgarity and demoting social and moral values'.

Do you know all this about Modi's ministers?

Do you know all this about Modi's ministers?

Rediff.com1 Jun 2019

The PM's choice of ministers is interesting, to say the least, says Jyoti Punwani.

Israeli PM's son rants against Islam on Facebook

Israeli PM's son rants against Islam on Facebook

Rediff.com25 Jun 2011

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's 19-year-old son has posted obscene comments about Arabs and Muslims on his Facebook page, an Israeli paper has reported. Earlier this year, Yair Netanyahu, the eldest of the prime minister's two sons, who is currently a soldier in the Israeli military's media liaison unit, posted that Muslims ''celebrate hate and death,'' he Daily Mail quoted a news report by the Haaretz daily, as saying.

Beware! Pak hockey team better prepared than ever before

Beware! Pak hockey team better prepared than ever before

Rediff.com20 Nov 2018

The World Cup will begin in Bhubaneswar from November 28 and Rizwan said his team is well prepared to handle the pressures during the prestigious tournament.

Diplomatic immunity not needed: Krittika's lawyer

Diplomatic immunity not needed: Krittika's lawyer

Rediff.com27 May 2011

Ravi Batra said that the Vienna convention on consular relations required the New York City government to inform the consulate of a signatory country if a citizen of that country had been arrested.

No immunity for diplomat's daughter, says US

No immunity for diplomat's daughter, says US

Rediff.com26 May 2011

Diplomatic immunity does not apply to family members of consular officers, United States State Department has said, a day after the daughter of an Indian diplomat filed a law suit against New York City, alleging that she was falsely arrested and suspended for sending obscene emails to teachers at her Queens High School.

Singer Abhijeet in trouble after abusing journalist on Twitter

Singer Abhijeet in trouble after abusing journalist on Twitter

Rediff.com3 Jul 2016

Singer Abhijeet is at the centre of a controversy for hurling abuses on a female journalist after he got involved in a Twitter fight with her and other media persons.

Venkaiah Naidu takes ethics class for journalists

Venkaiah Naidu takes ethics class for journalists

Rediff.com6 Nov 2016

The Union Information and Broadcasting minister also said the well-being of the country and society should be kept in mind before broadcasting or publishing any news, and stressed that news and views should not be mixed.

Gargi molestation: FIR filed, anguished students protest

Gargi molestation: FIR filed, anguished students protest

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

During the college festival, 'Reverie', around 6:30 pm on February 6, groups of unruly, drunk men mobbed the entrances of the college and forced their way in.

Swann fined for using abusive language

Swann fined for using abusive language

Rediff.com12 Mar 2011

England spinner Graeme Swann has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for using "obscene and offensive language" during his team's two-wicket loss to Bangladesh in a World Cup group match in Chittagong.

Gurudwara in Canada vandalised with 'racist' graffiti

Gurudwara in Canada vandalised with 'racist' graffiti

Rediff.com25 Dec 2016

The graffiti was visible around six locations in and around the building of the gurudwara situated in 81st Street in Calgary city of Alberta province.

Another foul-mouthed outburst from Nick Kyrgios

Another foul-mouthed outburst from Nick Kyrgios

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

Australian wild thing Nick Kyrgios edged a step closer to a possible ATP ban when he was fined for a verbal outburst in his first round match at the Shanghai Masters.

Item girls should be called prostitutes: Hindu Mahasabha's shocking statement

Item girls should be called prostitutes: Hindu Mahasabha's shocking statement

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

Just a day after actress-model Gauhar Khan was slapped for wearing 'skimpy' clothes, a Hindu Mahasabha leader has sparked another controversy over his demand that actresses performing item numbers in films should be branded as prostitutes.

Tennis Roundup: Murray bows out in Zhuhai; Kyrgios handed suspended ban

Tennis Roundup: Murray bows out in Zhuhai; Kyrgios handed suspended ban

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

Australia's Alex de Minaur fought back from a set down to beat former world number one Andy Murray

Karnataka Police on the lookout for gang running pornography racket

Karnataka Police on the lookout for gang running pornography racket

Rediff.com21 Dec 2013

The Karnataka police are on the trail of a notorious Kerala based gang running a pornography racket.

EC notice to Anil Basu for remarks against Mamata

EC notice to Anil Basu for remarks against Mamata

Rediff.com27 Apr 2011

The Election Commission on Wednesday served a notice to veteran CPI-M leader Anil Basu for using certain "obscene" remarks against Trinamool Chief Mamata Banerjee saying "prima facie" his utterances violated model code of conduct.

NY: Teens held for harassing Muslims

NY: Teens held for harassing Muslims

Rediff.com1 Sep 2010

A group of teenagers in western New York has been arrested for allegedly harassing worshipers and firing a shotgun outside a mosque.

Samuels fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Samuels fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

West Indies' Marlon Samuels was, on Monday, fined 30 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's ICC World Tweny20 India 2016 final against England at EdenGardens on Sunday.

The awesome transformation of Shilpa Shetty

The awesome transformation of Shilpa Shetty

Rediff.com8 Jun 2010

On her 35th birthday, we celebrate the actress and her transformation through the various highlights of her nearly two decade old career.

MP Congress MLA booked for inciting mob to burn down police station

MP Congress MLA booked for inciting mob to burn down police station

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

A video purportedly showed the MLA inciting people to set a police station ablaze.

Websites of 50 US lawmakers hacked

Websites of 50 US lawmakers hacked

Rediff.com29 Jan 2010

The hackers posted a mocking, obscenity-laced screed against President Barack Obama after he delivered his State of the Union address on Thursday.

Mumbai: Army Colonel held for uploading child porn

Mumbai: Army Colonel held for uploading child porn

Rediff.com7 May 2010

A computer and two hard disks containing hundreds of obscene photographs and video clips have been seized from him, Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Himanshu Roy told PTI.

Cable operator goofs up, screens porn at Kerala bus stand

Cable operator goofs up, screens porn at Kerala bus stand

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Passengers waiting at the public bus stand on Tuesday in Kalpetta, Kerala were shocked and embarrassed as TV screens across the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation depot started playing porn.

China's Great (Fire)Wall

China's Great (Fire)Wall

Rediff.com22 Jun 2009

If the Chinese government has its way, the sexual proclivities of the grandchildren of the revolution will be remoulded. As of July 1, every personal computer sold in the PRC must ship with pre-installed censorship software called "Green Dam Youth Escort".

MF Husain takes potshots at Bollywood stars

MF Husain takes potshots at Bollywood stars

Rediff.com10 Jun 2010

The painter criticises many of Bollywood's best and brightest.

West Ham face sanctions for crowd trouble

West Ham face sanctions for crowd trouble

Rediff.com14 Jan 2010

West Ham United face sanctions after the FA said the Premier League club had been found guilty on two charges of crowd trouble at a League Cup match against Millwall at Upton Park last August.

Why US must revamp financial regulation

Why US must revamp financial regulation

Rediff.com23 Apr 2010

Any assessment of Goldman Sachs' alleged "fraud" is likely to run into two problems. First, the armada of jargon that surrounds the financial derivatives market could mean that the essence of the case is lost in translation, leaving the non-specialist bewildered as to the exact nature of the Wall Street giant's alleged perfidy.

Chelsea doctor leaves after Jose Mourinho row

Chelsea doctor leaves after Jose Mourinho row

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Doctor Eva Carneiro has left Premier League champions Chelsea in the wake of last month's public spat with manager Jose Mourinho, according to several media reports on Tuesday.

How to invest in markets after Friday's BLOODBATH

How to invest in markets after Friday's BLOODBATH

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

'You can put 25 per cent right now; put another 25 per cent when Nifty corrects another 500 points.' 'At 13,500 put another 25 per cent and at 13,000 one can get fully deployed.'

Politicians want ban on Sach Ka Saamna

Politicians want ban on Sach Ka Saamna

Rediff.com23 Jul 2009

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni urged that private television channels to show restraint and evolve self-regulatory mechanism so that their programmes do not hurt the sentiments of people.

Shiv Sainiks cover up Kareena in a sari

Shiv Sainiks cover up Kareena in a sari

Rediff.com13 Nov 2009

The workers expressed their indignation by covering up a Kurbaan poster.

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.'

Maradona could face ban and fine for outburst

Maradona could face ban and fine for outburst

Rediff.com17 Oct 2009

Argentina coach Diego Maradona could be banned for several matches and fined for an obscenity-filled outburst at a news conference after Wednesday's World Cup qualifying win over Uruguay. According to article 58 of FIFA's disciplinary code, the sanction could be for a minimum of five matches, prohibit Maradona stadium access for the duration of the suspension and include a fine of at least 20,000 Swiss francs.

Won't apologise to Babul Supriyo: JU student

Won't apologise to Babul Supriyo: JU student

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

Debanjan Ballav, a student of Sanskrit College and member of Left radical United Democratic Students Front, told reporters that it was Babul Supriyo who had threatened and abused him when he wanted to speak of the concerns about lakhs of people who were rendered homeless due to the National Register of Citizens' exercise in Assam.

Rabada suspended for rest of Australia series

Rabada suspended for rest of Australia series

Rediff.com12 Mar 2018

The South Africa pacer was found guilty of a level two International Cricket Council code of conduct offence of "inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with a player" after shoulder-charging Australia captain Steve Smith when he dismissed him in the first innings.

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.

Main suspect in twin murders of artist, lawyer, nabbed in Varanasi

Main suspect in twin murders of artist, lawyer, nabbed in Varanasi

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

Sadhu Rajbhar, who is the main suspect of the murder case, was the last man to have contacted Hema.

West Ham fined 115,000 pounds for pitch invasions

West Ham fined 115,000 pounds for pitch invasions

Rediff.com16 Jan 2010

West Ham United have been fined 115,000 pounds by the Football Association following a pitch invasion by their fans in a League Cup tie against Millwall. The FA said on Friday that the Premier League club had been found guilty by an Independent Regulatory Commission of breaking rules on controlling fans.