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  Govt warns social media platforms over unlawful and obscene content, ask them to act

  Technology | December 30, 2025 14:33 IST

  Following observations that social media platforms have been inconsistent in regulating inappropriate or illegal material, the government's directive highlights a lack of rigour in identifying and removing content that is obscene, vulgar, or harmful to children.

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  Blocked 18 OTT platforms under IT rules for publishing obscene, vulgar content: Centre

  India | December 19, 2024 7:02 IST

  The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan said that the IT Rules lays down specific due diligence obligations on intermediaries to take reasonable steps on their own to prevent the display or spread of obscene or pornographic content.

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  Deva Gowda's grandson Prajwal Revanna to face SIT probe over alleged obscene video case

  Karnataka | April 28, 2024 14:42 IST

  Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the obscene video clips are circulating in Hassan district, where it appears that women have been sexually assaulted.

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  Mumbai: Obscene film production racket busted, accused lured model offering role in web series

  Crime | December 06, 2022 12:41 IST

  Mumbai obscene film racket: The model, in her complaint, said that she was told that a web series is being shot for 'foreign customers' in which she needs to do some 'bold' scenes.

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  Officer suspended for posting obscene image on social media

  India | June 09, 2020 13:31 IST

  Sharing pornographic images on social media proved costly for a Naib Tehsildar (revenue officer) in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh. Gwalior Divisional Commissioner B.M. Ojha has suspended Sonu Gupta for his obscene act. Gupta, posted in Aron area o

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  Cook held for raping woman, posting obscene pics online in Maharashtra

  Crime | October 14, 2019 13:08 IST

  The accused later posted the pictures on the Instagram accounts of the woman's brother and friends following which she lodged a police complaint last week, he said.

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  Lucknow: Realtor arrested for posting obscene image of Hindu God on social media

  India | August 26, 2019 10:34 IST

  A realtor has been arrested here for posting an obscene image of a Hindu God on his social media account. The incident led to a public protest in the Uttar Pradesh state capital's Alamnagar locality after which the police lodged an FIR and arrested Ishtekhar Ali (48) on Sunday night.

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  West Bengal: Minor girl kills self after boy uploads obscene pictures of her on social media

  India | September 12, 2016 18:22 IST

  Unable to bear the humiliation after a boy uploaded some obscene pictures of her on Facebook, a 17-year-old girl allegedly ended her life in West Bengal's South 24-Parganas. The police did not immediately divulge

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  Priyanka Chopra slammed for obscene content in her maiden Bhojpuri production

  Bollywood | June 13, 2016 15:15 IST

  Priyanka Chopra slammed for obscene content in her maiden Bhojpuri production

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  Cop suspended for circulating obscene video of transgender stripping at police station

  India | May 19, 2016 10:11 IST

  New Delhi: A sub-inspector was suspended on Wednesday for allegedly circulating an obscene video of a transgender person among colleagues at the Vasant Kunj (North) police station in New Delhi. “It was senseless on the

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  Delhi judge refuses to summon John Abraham, says picture not obscene

  Bollywood | June 05, 2012 17:48 IST

  New Delhi: Refusing to hold a nude picture of Bollywood actor John Abraham, published in a news daily as “obscene,” a Delhi court has dismissed a plea to summon him and the newspaper's editor to

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  Delhi Girl Gangraped Inside Van

  India | July 04, 2011 16:03 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 4: A 17-year-old girl on Monday alleged that she was gangraped inside a white-coloured van by three youths a week ago and an obscene MMS was made, the victim said.  The girl

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  Stalker Sends Obscene, Threatening SMSes To Actor Ramya

  Bollywood | July 21, 2010 10:44 IST

  Bangalore: An anonymous stalker is giving nightmares to movie star Ramya. He sends her obscene messages on her phone, and sometimes threatens her. All of which hasn't really bothered her.  But what has made Ramya