TN: Man arrested for obscene dance near college hostel Tuticorin: A 33-year old man was arrested on Saturday for alleged indecent and obscene acts near the government nursing college hostel. The accused had scaled the compound wall of the hostel and stripped himself before dancing, shocking the students, police said.

He was arrested on a complaint by the Resident Doctor of the hostel, police said adding the accused along with two others had been indulging in similar obscene acts in the past.

Police said they were looking for the other two accused.

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08:33 PM, May 18, 2013

UP: 'Obscene dances' mark Mangal Pande's anniversary Ballia: Locals in Ballia in the native town of Mangal Pandey, the 1857 sepoy mutiny icon, alleged that obscene dances were performed to mark his death anniversary, prompting the district authorities to order a probe. On Monday, in the memory of Mangal Pandey, various functions were organised in Ballia. However, locals on Tuesday alleged that bar dancers staged obscene dances during the night. District Administration on Tuesday ordered a probe...  
07:08 PM, Apr 09, 2013

Gurgaon: Senior corporate executive arrested for obscene remarks
by IANS
A senior British executive was arrested in Gurgaon for making obscene remarks in front of a woman but was later released on bail, police said Tuesday. The executive, 56, employee of a multinational company, was arrested late Monday night for making obscene remarks and gestures before the wife of his neighbour, a retired bureaucrat, in the posh Golf Course area here. ...  
08:40 PM, Jan 22, 2013

TMC workers' act has demeaned women: NCW chief

Trinamool Congress workers were caught on video heckling and throwing money at hired women dancers at their founding day party on Tuesday. ...
02:24 PM, Jan 02, 2013

Can lewd content be regulated in popular culture?

Public protests over Punjabi rapper Honey Singh for his lewd lyrics lead to the cancellation of his New Year eve show and an FIR. ...
10:43 PM, Jan 01, 2013

Rapper Honey Singh denies writing offensive lyrics Rapper Honey Singh, who was forced to cancel his scheduled New Year's Eve show following protests in the backdrop of gangrape incident, on Tuesday sought to wash his hands off the controversy triggered by offensive lyrics in some of his songs. Singh, 28, who has sung for several Bollywood movies, said he had not authored the lyrics that are being attributed to him. ...  
02:33 PM, Jan 01, 2013

UP IPS officer defends FIR against Honey Singh Even though his fans may have been dejected, Uttar Pradesh IPS officer Amitabh Thakur has defended his FIR against Punjabi rapper Honey Singh for offensive songs, saying that he should be punished for his obscene anti-women lyrics. The singer's New Year concert at a Gurgaon hotel was cancelled on Monday evening following online protests. ...  
10:48 AM, Jan 01, 2013

Axe for K'taka ministers watching obscene video? Bangalore: In an embarrassment for the BJP, two Karnataka ministers were caught watching obscene content inside the state Assembly. The two ministers are Karnataka Co-operation Minister Laxman Savadi and Karnataka Women and Child Welfare Minister CC Patil. Speaker KG Bopaiah, though, refused to meet the media, saying he will take action on Wednesday when the House meets again. But the BJP will have a lot of explaining to do. BJP...  
06:47 AM, Feb 08, 2012

K'taka ministers caught watching obscene video Bangalore: In an embarrassment for the BJP, two Karnataka ministers were caught watching obscene content inside the state Assembly. The two ministers are Karnataka Co-operation Minister Laxman Savadi and Karnataka Women and Child Welfare Minister CC Patil. The ministers were caught watching an obscene video on their phones. BJP President Nitin Gadkari has sought a report on the two ministers from Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda and the party's...  
08:21 PM, Feb 07, 2012

50 held for obscene acts in Hyderabad resort HYDERABAD: The illegal activities in resorts on city outskirts once again got exposed with Medchal police arresting more than 50 persons, including 19 dancers from Mumbai for indulging in obscene acts. The organisers engaged the dancers to perform obscene dances and customers, who include businessmen and realtors from various parts of the state, were found throwing money on dancers in an inebriated condition. On information about illegal activities in Green...  
10:43 AM, Nov 15, 2011

Woman, 65, faces trial for fake testicles Charleston: The police chief of a small South Carolina town will ask a jury to decide if a woman broke the state's obscenity laws by driving a pickup truck with plastic testicles hanging from the back. Bonneau Police Chief Franco Fuda ticketed Virginia Tice, 65, in early July at a local convenience store after spying the adornment dangling from her truck. South Carolina law considers a bumper sticker, decal or...  
01:50 PM, Jul 29, 2011

Full text: Letter from Krittika's lawyer to Hillary Krittika Biswas' lawyer Ravi Batra has written a letter to Hillary Clinton saying that there was violation of diplomatic privilege granted to the Indian Consul General Debashish Biswas' family. The letter comes in the backdrop of the controversy raging about whether Krittika Biswas, the daughter of the Vice Counsel General in New York, had diplomatic immunity that protected her against arrest. Krittika was arrested for allegedly sending obscene emails to...  
10:48 AM, Jun 02, 2011

Krittika Biswas seeks Hillary Clinton's help New Delhi: The diplomatic row over mistreatment of an Indian diplomat's daughter has reached US Secreatry of State Hillary Clinton. Krittika Biswas' lawyer Ravi Batra has written a letter to Clinton saying that there was violation of diplomatic privilege granted to the Indian Consul General Debashish Biswas' family. The letter also demands immediate review and issuance of new interpretation that enables privileges granted by the Vienna convention. The lawyer had...  
09:59 AM, Jun 02, 2011

India to back Krittika's lawsuit against NYC New Delhi: Indian diplomat Debashish Biswas's daughter Krittika has sued the City of new york for 1.5 million dollars - for wrongful arrest. Krittika, 18, was arrested for sending obscene emails to her teachers. The charges were later dropped and she was released. Krittika Biswas's ordeal may have been life changing for her and her family but the US government is firm on its stand that she did not enjoy...  
08:14 PM, May 26, 2011

No immunity for Indian girl who sued NYC: US New York: The United States has played down a lawsuit filed by Krittika Biswas, the 18-year-old daughter of Indian diplomat Debashish Biswas in the US, who slapped a case against New York City and sued mayor Michael Bloomberg for $1.5 million for wrongful arrest. The US State Department, citing the rule book, has said family members of consular officials do not enjoy diplomatic immunity as per the Vienna convention. "The...  
02:19 PM, May 26, 2011

Indian women arrested for obscenity in Nepal
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Kathmandu: Four young Indian women and the owner of a hotel, also an Indian, have been arrested in Nepal for indulging in obscene acts and disturbing the peace. The five were arrested from a hotel in southern Nepal along the Indo-Nepal border on Christmas eve, Inspector Bhim Bahadur Bogati told IANS. "We received a tip-off that obscene dances were being held at the Shekhar Hotel in Birgunj," Bogati said. "When...  
06:46 PM, Dec 27, 2010

John Abraham courts trouble for nude pic
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Complainant says he was appalled to find the picture on his kids' table. ...  
10:18 PM, Jul 07, 2009

Army officer held for 'taking' obscene pictures
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Major allegedly blackmailed and threatened woman in Panaji hotel. ...  
06:23 PM, May 11, 2009

SC won't try Husain for 'obscene' paintings
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea to prosecute Husain. ...  
11:02 PM, Sep 08, 2008

Writ against obscene condom ads Madras HC admitted a writ petition seeking to ban obscene pictures on the packages and advertisements of condoms. ...  
11:48 PM, Feb 06, 2007