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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
TopicObscenity

Topic: Obscenity

Madras HC, don’t police wardrobes of folk artists. Protect their fundamental rights instead

By putting the entire legal burden of ‘decency’ on a dancer’s wardrobe, especially the labouring bodies of the women, the court transforms precarious living into a legal minefield.

Where does culture end, obscenity begin? Madras HC’s track record with straddling the line

For over a decade, Madras High Court has allowed temple cultural events subject to dress codes and anti-obscenity conditions. It has now reiterated the same for a Thoothukudi festival.

Delhi’s Queer Pride got too ‘obscene’ for organisers. They stopped a performance mid-way

‘This is not how we want our community to be represented,' the MC announced as a performer took off their jeans to reveal shorts underneath.

Morality, massagers & sex toys: Why Delhi HC called for fixed standards to end subjective opinions

Court directed CBIC to conduct inter-ministerial consultation for framing a uniform policy on import of these products.

Two Sambhal sisters arrested for their ‘obscene’ reels. Villagers are upset they got bail

Their humorous, innuendo and expletive-laden content regularly clocks over a million views. But the family has now been ostracised in a bid to restore 'peace and purity'.

‘HC equated profanities with obscenity’ — SC quashes criminal case against TVF show College Romance

Court set aside Delhi HC’s reasoning in its order last year that said show’s content was ‘foul, indecent, and profane’. It said HC had applied incorrect standards of law to test content.

Milind Soman, Uorfi Javed to Kerala activist — obscenity accusations & what the law says

Debate on obscenity back in focus after Kerala HC quashed POCSO case against women’s rights activist who posted videos on social media showing her kids painting on her bare torso.

‘Nudity shouldn’t be tied to sex’: HC quashes POCSO case against mom who let kids paint her naked torso

Case deals with viral video made by Kerala activist. Judge Kauser Edappagath said she meant to educate her children to treat nude bodies as more than ‘just sexual objects only’.

These Delhi women don’t shy away from breastfeeding in malls, metro or even Uber cabs

As health experts continue to emphasise the importance of breast milk for children, mothers around the country are fighting stares to nurse their little ones.

On Camera

India has built a sovereign AI model. Almost everything underneath is rented

Sovereignty in AI is not something a country either has or lacks. It runs in layers and the layer that wins the headlines is the easiest to build and the least decisive.

Birlas to Tatas, all await West Bengal’s new industrial policy, says state BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya

In interview with ThePrint, RS MP says new policy will incentivise industry. Bengal’s industrialisation hit pause after 2008 Singur land agitation drove away Tata Nano project.

As India-China face-off in Arunachal Pradesh, MEA says state of border will reflect state of ties

Face-off happened late July when patrol parties of 2 countries came face to face in remote Taksing village. The Chinese are said to have returned in early August.

Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson

It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.