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.'
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.
Comedian Munawar Faruqui was arrested from Indore in 2021 for allegedly insulting Hindu deities in his jokes, and spent 35 days behind bars before the Supreme Court granted him bail.
The roast mirrors a schoolyard bullying scene: the bully, the victim, and the complicit bystanders. As an audience, we embrace this role without guilt.
Noah cancelled Bengaluru shows due to 'technical issues'. He is said to travel with his team of technicians & sound engineers, who 'approved the venue & equipment months before' the show.
Stand-up comedian Manjeet Sarkar's power-packed performance builds on his Dalit identity with a singular goal—to make his audience shift uncomfortably in their seats.
State IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao says Hyderabad welcoming of ‘all cultures and criticism’ while Bengaluru, where Faruqui’s last show was cancelled, ‘takes comedy too seriously’.
The Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court gave relief to Sadaqat Khan and Nalim Yadav, who were involved in organising a comedy show during which Faruqui allegedly insulted Hindu deities.
American thinker Thomas Sowell got it right, and it is time India's politicians and social activists realised that “solutions” lie in the spaces between two extremes.
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
Three battalions are being deployed along northern frontier with China and Pakistan, one in the northeast and another on western front, ThePrint has learnt.
Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.
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