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Jaipur, March 19 – The central government submitted a detailed and fact-based response on Thursday to the issue raised by Rajya Sabha MP Madan Rathore during Zero Hour on December 12, 2025, regarding the need for regulatory provisions to curb the spread of obscene and harmful “reels” on social...

New Delhi, March 19 The National Commission for Women has summoned singer Badshah and others over obscenity and vulgarity in his Haryanvi track "Tateeree".In a statement, the Commission said the content of the song appears to be objectionable and violates provisions under the Bharatiya Nyaya...

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu action based on media reports alleging obscenity and vulgarity in two songs, "Tattiri / Tatihari" and "Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke." Regarding the song "Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke," the Commission stated that the content appears to be sexually...

Mumbai, March 19 – The National Commission for Women has issued summons to actors Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt, along with others, in connection with the controversy surrounding the song "Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke".Acting under the powers granted by the National Commission for Women Act, 1990...

Srinagar, March 19 The Jammu and Kashmir Police's Counter Intelligence Wing (CIK) has busted a highly sophisticated international cyber fraud racket by arresting seven people here, officials said on Thursday.The CIK-CID received several technical and credible inputs regarding the operation of...

Kochi, March 18 The Kerala High Court has observed that maligning the character of a woman without any substance is a "pernicious form of social violence".It has also observed that when a society focuses more on a woman’s image than her achievements, "it exposes its own intellectual poverty"...

New Delhi, March 18 The government is committed to ensuring a safe, responsible, and accountable online gaming ecosystem in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan...

Hyderabad, March 16 – The anti-piracy unit of the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) launched a new anti-piracy disclaimer on Monday, which will be displayed before movie screenings in theaters, along with a new standard operating procedure (SOP) for investigating piracy cases.The...

Thane, March 15 A 45-year-old man died by suicide in the Thane district of Maharashtra after allegedly being blackmailed by cyber criminals who threatened to circulate doctored, obscene photographs of him on social media, police said on Sunday.An investigation has revealed that the victim, a...

Mumbai, March 13 The son of a housing complex chairperson was arrested for allegedly leaking CCTV footage which showed a woman kissing a man inside a lift, a Mumbai police official said on Friday.The video of the 36-year-old woman, who lives in the building with her husband and two daughters...

New Delhi, March 13 – Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan called for the development of a coordinated national strategy to address the evolving challenges posed by online crimes against women and children in the digital environment, an official said on Friday.Inaugurating the ‘National Dialogue...

New Delhi, March 13 Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Friday said that online crimes against women and children are on the rise in an increasingly digital environment, and he urged states and other stakeholders to strengthen their efforts for a stronger and more coordinated response to...

Thane, March 12 Police have detained two minors for allegedly vandalizing a statue representing the Agri-Koli community in Navi Mumbai and circulating its video on social media, officials said on Thursday.The incident occurred in Sector 10 in the Vashi area. The statue, representing the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 An investigation has been launched after authorities detected a fake website of the Kerala lottery offering online ticket purchase, police said on Thursday.The Thiruvananthapuram Cyber Police registered a case and began an investigation following a complaint lodged...

Kochi, March 11 The Kerala High Court on Wednesday quashed the First Information Report (FIR) registered against Malayalam film actress Shwetha Menon for allegedly publishing or transmitting obscene scenes from some of her past movies and advertisements.Justice C S Dias allowed the actress's...

Mumbai, March 11 A sessions court here has quashed notices issued by a magistrate against two directors of Amazon Seller Services Private Limited for the illegal online sale of abortion pills, stating that Amazon was only a platform and not the seller, while deeming the lower court's order...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 11 – The Cyber Crime Police in Mangaluru have arrested two individuals for allegedly collecting bank account details from the public under the pretense of using them for a trading business and later using those accounts for cyber fraud linked to foreign operators...

Thane, March 11 A 64-year-old resident of Thane has allegedly been cheated of Rs 1.56 crore by a group of cyber fraudsters who placed him under "digital arrest" for almost a month after posing as police personnel, officials said on Wednesday.The fraudsters sent him multiple forged documents...

New Delhi, March 10 – The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the anticipatory bail plea of folk singer Neha Singh Rathore in connection with a First Information Report (FIR) filed in Uttar Pradesh against her for allegedly objectionable social media posts about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...

New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to folk singer Neha Singh Rathore in a case filed against her over a social media post related to the 2022 terror attack in Pahalgam, in which 26 people were killed.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and AS Chandurkar granted the...