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Topic: Munawar Faruqui

Munawar Faruqui’s acting debut isn’t creating buzz. Kunal Kamra is stealing the spotlight

‘First Copy', set to release on Amazon MX Player in June, is a thriller that explores Mumbai of the 1990s. The plot revolves around the menace of piracy.

Munawar Faruqui challenges Indian Muslims’ victimhood complex. His win holds key messages

The admiration and celebration of such icons among the Indian Muslim community signify a rejection of outdated beliefs.

Posters, discounts, free blood tests — how Dongri celebrated homeboy Munawar Faruqui’s Bigg Boss win

Sea of people greeted stand-up comic who's seen many high & lows with big success in reality tv, cancelled shows & an arrest over allegedly controversial remarks.

Munawar Faruqui’s long overdue Gully Boy moment—from quitting comedy to winning Bigg Boss

The comedian-turned-reality-tv star got a hero's welcome in his hometown of Dongri after winning Bigg Boss season 17.

Besharam Rang bikini to Elvish Yadav’s Noida rave—8 big controversies of 2023

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh revealed too much for their own good about their relationship on Koffee with Karan. It resulted in big outrage on social media.

Authoritarianism is passé. BJP govt imposing its thinking on our lives, art, entertainment

The middle-class does cares about democracy and freedom — but only up to a point.

Cancelled Delhi show after threats, didn’t announce it publicly earlier, says Munawar

Delhi Police denied permission to Munawar's event, citing risk to communal harmony. This came two days after VHP had written objecting to the event and threatening to protest.

BJP suspends MLA T Raja Singh after his arrest in Hyderabad for ‘insulting Prophet’

T. Raja Singh made the 'derogatory comments about Muslims' in a YouTube video in response to Faruqui's comedy show held in Hyderabad Saturday. The politician has promised a part 2.

Mohd Zubair got bail, but the guiding principle of India’s justice system is still in jail

Nupur Sharma and Mohammed Zubair are on the opposite sides of the political divide, but the Supreme Court's relief to them reaffirms that 'bail, not jail' is the rule.

Muslim comedians standing up against Islamophobia—one self-deprecating joke at a time

While prominent Muslim personalities keep silent, these stand-up artists are punching themselves down, metaphorically, in an attempt to counter prejudice.

On Camera

Duster is back and brilliant on the road, but Renault has ground to make up in India

It is rare for a manufacturer to chart a nearly 200 kilometre drive through narrow and twisty mountain roads. To do so is brave...

Amid revenue crisis, Himachal cuts budget by Rs 3,586 cr, defers salaries of CM, MLAs, top officials

Sukhu will defer half his own pay for six months; Group C, D employees and pensioners are fully exempt; Opposition calls it a budget that 'has gone backwards'.

Iran launches missile at US and UK’s Diego Garcia base, reveals new striking capability

New Delhi: In a dramatic escalation that has surprised the world, Iran attempted two missile strikes on a US-UK joint military base in the...

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.