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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicKunal Kamra

Topic: Kunal Kamra

Fear in Delhi comedy clubs. Hair loss, first kiss, uncle jokes, but no politics

Young standup comedians are following a no-offence policy in Delhi-NCR clubs like Light Room and Comedy Cartel. 'We don’t want to take risks that could end our career.'

Stand-up comedy becoming platform for ‘indecent language,’ says RSS affiliate amid Kunal Kamra row

RSS affiliate Sanskar Bharti underlines need to ‘re-establish Indian values in stand-up comedy’; says art form ‘becoming platform for insensitivity in race for shortcut fame’.

How to delist a comedian and become the real joke

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Kunal Kamra files plea in Bombay HC, seeks quashing of FIR by Mumbai police

In his petition, Kamra claimed that the FIR infringes upon his fundamental right to freedom of expression & that his satirical remarks fall within the ambit of constitutional freedoms.

‘Kunal Kamra’s case could trigger wider crackdowns on comics,’ Pen-backed artist collective

The US has never seen a case like Kunal Kamra’s but Artists at Risk Connection predicts troubling teams ahead — artists could be persecuted for criticising those in power.

Moral high ground, after extensive landscaping & the ‘Great Wall of MAGA’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Indian taxpayers are paying for a clownish police investigation into Kunal Kamra

The Constitution was not written to prevent uncles and aunties from being shocked or offended.

Kunal Kamra row: Global group defending artistic freedom slams ‘state-enabled reprisals’

Artists at Risk Connection has urged Mumbai Police to drop the charges against Kamra, calling the action a 'dangerous assault' on artistic freedom.

Mumbai Police issue third summons to Kunal Kamra for remarks against Dy CM Shinde

The comedian, who has ignored two notices, has been asked to appear for questioning on 5 April over his stand-up video 'Naya Bharat'.

Justice Varma’s response on cash controversy & the Signal chat scandal featuring Team Trump

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

Hit by mortar shell, but still fighting—BSF heroes of Op Sindoor honoured with gallantry medals

President of India has honoured 16 BSF personnel with gallantry medals for show of exemplary courage in the 87-hour ‘war’ between India and Pakistan that followed the launch of Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.