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Hyderabad police book actor Siddharth for tweet against Saina Nehwal

A case was registered against actor Siddharth by the Cybercrime wing of Hyderabad Police over his controversial tweet against ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, police said on Wednesday. Based on a complaint lodged by a woman here against Siddharth over his remarks online against the badminton player, the case was registered against the actor under IPC Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of women) and under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act, a senior police official told PTI. Saina Nehwal on Wednesday said she is happy that Siddharth issued a public apology for his unsavoury remarks on her after she raised concerns about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach recently. Siddharth's reply to the Olympic bronze medallist's tweet on PM Modi's security breach in Punjab attracted much flak a few days ago, with the National Commission for Women (NCW) asking Twitter India to "immediately" block the actor's account. He issued an apology,

Siddharth apologises for 'rude joke'; Saina says 'god bless him'

Actor Siddharth has apologised for his unsavoury remark on shuttler Saina Nehwal, who said she was happy to accept his acknowledgement

NCW seeks action on actor Siddharth over tweet against Saina Nehwal

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked Twitter to block the account of actor Siddharth over his "sexist" tweet against ace badminton player Saina Nehwal.

Denmark Open: Lakshya enters second round; Saina, Prannoy, Kashyap lose

Lakshya Sen thumped compatriot Sourabh Verma in straight games to enter the second round at the Denmark Open

Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikath miss out on Olympics 2021 qualification

Badminton's global governing body said that no more qualifying tournaments would be played due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Chances of Saina, Srikanth qualifying for Olympics virtually over

Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth's chances of booking berths for Tokyo Olympics are all but over after the world body on Wednesday cancelled the last qualifying event in Singapore

Saina Nehwal enters semifinals of Orleans Masters

Indian ace Saina Nehwal eked out a thrilling three-game win over USA's Iris Wang to advance to the women's singles semifinals of the Orleans Masters badminton tournament here on Friday.

Orleans Masters: Saina Nehwal, Ira reach singles quarterfinals

Saina Nehwal beat France's Marie Batomene 18-21, 21-15, 21-10 to reach the women's singles quarterfinals of the Orleans Masters Super 1000 tournament on Thursday.

Thaliand Open: Saina, Srikanth progress, Kashyap retires midway

Star India shuttler Saina Nehwal and former world number one Kidambi Srikanth entered the second rounds of their respective events but Parupalli Kashyap made an early exit from the Thailand Open

Saina, Prannoy test positive for Covid-19, withdraw from Thailand Open

Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy have withdrawn from the Thailand Open after testing positive for Covid-19

Shoutout apps that bring you birthday greetings from a film or sports star

Personalised video messages, text messages from celebrities' verified social media handles and live interactive sessions are three key models through which fan and celebrity interact

International Olympic Day: Sushil, Saina Nehwal share medal-winning memory

Wrestler Kumar said that his life changed with the Olympic medal in 2008, while history was created with another medal in 2012.

Kohli, Rohit, Bhutia pay tribute to Indian soldiers killed in Galwan clash

Bhutia, who has also dabbled in politics, termed the attack a 'planned one'.

Olympics 2020 postponed: Here's what India's Tokyo-bound athletes said

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has welcomed IOC's decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and said It's necessary for the well-being of athletes from across the world

Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu get a tricky draw at India Open, starting March 24

Saina, who had claimed the title in 2015, faces Chinese Taipei's Pai Yu Po in the first round and is likely to meet eighth seeded Korean Sung Ji Hyun in the second round

Coronavirus: Saina asks BWF and IOC to extend Olympics qualification period

Concerns over rapid spread of Coronavirus had forced postponement of the 4 Olympic qualifying events so far -- Lingshui China Masters, Vietnam International Challenge and German Open and Polish Open

Badminton star Saina Nehwal joins BJP, says PM working hard for country

She joined the BJP at its headquarters in the presence of senior party leaders

Sindhu loses in quarterfinals of Indonesia Masters, Indian campaign ends

World number six Sindhu had a 4-2 head-to-head record against the 14th ranked Japanese before Thursday's match

Malaysia Masters 2020: Sindhu, Saina in quarters; Sameer, Prannoy bow out

Saina, the London Olympics bronze medallist, defeated eighth-seed South Korea's An Se Young 25-23, 21-12 in a match that lasted for 39 minutes.

Malaysia Masters: Saina, Sindhu advance; Praneeth, Srikanth bow out

Reigning world champion Sindhu, seeded sixth, took just 35 minutes to beat Evgeniya Kosetskaya of Russia 21-15 21-13 in the first round