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Topic: Comedians

Vir Das is still avoiding Madhya Pradesh after row following his ‘Two Indias’ speech

Vir Das faced 14 police complaints and moved to Goa, but insists he has zero regrets about his controversial 'Two Indias' speech.

Indian-American comic Zarna Garg wore western outfit first time on 4th of July. She explains why

Trading her signature bindi-and-suits look for a simple long shirt, the comedian was sending a message.

Stand-up comics versus Bollywood. What a post-mortem looked like

Bollywood Post-Mortem at Delhi’s Bipin Chandra Pal Auditorium on 13 June was a satirical critique of the Indian film industry’s current state over the last decade.

TDP supporters disrupt comedian Sarat Uday’s Bengaluru show over 2-yr-old jokes

About a dozen TDP supporters interrupted comedian Sarat Uday’s show, demanding an apology for jokes on Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu and his son Nara Lokesh.

Tollywood’s toxic fandom now has state support. Pawan Kalyan joke arrests are abuse of power

Last week, I received a frantic text from a friend who is a stand-up comedian. It was about his colleague Anudeep Katikala, who was...

Samay Raina is back with India’s Got Latent S2. Three points he has made

Comedian Samay Raina returned with his first special, Still Alive, on his YouTube channel on April 7, 14 months after the India's Got Talent controversy in February 2025.

Ranveer Allahbadia vs Kunal Kamra over India’s Got Latent. ‘Stop milking this’

A year after Ranveer Allahbadia's infamous remarks on India's Got Latent, the YouTuber posted on X how his brand has suffered because of one mistake.

What are Arab-American comics saying about the Iran-Israel-US war

More and more of us want to hear what the Middle Eastern comics are saying. They are translating the war for the world.

China slaps comedy firm with $2 million fine after military joke, accuses it of ‘harming society’

In the joke, Li Hoashi allegedly mocked phrase ‘have a good work style, be able to fight and win battles,’ a slogan President Xi Jinping used in 2013 to praise PLA's work ethic.

‘I’m Dalit but identify as a Brahmin’ — How Dalit comedians in India are smashing elite nexus

Dalit comedians are cracking the same light-hearted, self-deprecating jokes about everything from Indian parents to dating apps, but they are changing the punchline.

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Pakistan’s paradox under Asim Munir: A broker for the world, a bruised state for citizens

Pakistan is busy monetising on geopolitical disorder even as disorder consumes its own peripheries.

AP’s turning a highway stop into India’s 1st govt-led co-working hub, to keep skilled youth close to home

The lakeside hub in Sri Sathya Sai district aims to serve a fast-growing industrial corridor while helping startups, local entrepreneurs and skilled youth find jobs.

Gen VN Sharma, who led Army in the turbulent late eighties, dies at 97

Hailing from an illustrious military family, he was son of Maj Gen Amar Nath Sharma. His eldest brother Maj Som Nath Sharma is the first recipient of the posthumous Param Vir Chakra.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.