NEW DELHI: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay high court seeking to quash an FIR filed against him. The case is related to his remarks referring to Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde as a ‘traitor’ during a recent performance.The remark sparked a row after the stand-up show went live, leading Shiv Sena…
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant and Shiv Sena’s Shrikant Shinde NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP on Wednesday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of bringing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, with an eye on the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar, while Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, a BJP ally, said Balsaheb Thackeray, who…
NEW DELHI: Comedian Kunal Kamra on Wednesday hit out at T-Series, sharing a screenshot showing that the visibility and monetisation of his standup special ‘Naya Bharat’ was disabled for copyright violation. Kamra called the music label a “stooge” and urging fellow creators to take note. “Parody & satire comes under fair use legally,” Kamra said…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde reacted to comedian Kunal Kamra‘s “gaddar” joke and said there should be a “limit” to freedom of speech. “Freedom of speech is there. We understand satire. But there should be a limit. This is like taking ‘supari’ (contract) to speak against someone,” he said at a BBC…
Owaisi On Nagpur Bulldozer Action: एआईएमआईएम प्रमुख असदुद्दीन ओवैसी ने नागपुर हिंसा के आरोपी फहीम खान के घर पर बुलडोजर चलाने और कॉमेडियन कुणाल कामरा के क्लब में हुई तोड़फोड़ को लेकर महाराष्ट्र की शिंदे सरकार पर तीखा हमला बोला है. उन्होंने एक्स पर लिखा कि सुप्रीम कोर्ट के आदेश का उल्लंघन करते हुए नागपुर नगर…
NEW DELHI: Kunal Kamra‘s comedy special ‘Naya Bharat’ triggered political slugfest between the ruling party and the opposition leaders after Shiv Sena took offence to a joke on deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis demanded an apology from the comedian and said that even though there was “freedom to do stand-up”, “he cannot…
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena workers on Sunday vandalised a hotel in Mumbai’s Khar area where stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra‘s show with ‘gaddar’ (traitor) jibe at Deputy CM Eknath Shinde was filmed, police said. The vandals ransacked Hotel Unicontinental in Khar area where the show was shot and sought an FIR be lodged against Kamra.According to a…
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut stirred up a new controversy by claiming on Saturday that deputy CM Eknath Shinde earlier tried to join Congress, reports Priyanka Kakodkar. In response to a question on the issue, he said, “Of course he was going towards it. You can ask Congress functionary Prithviraj Chavan.” He mentioned…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday refuted the speculations of growing rift within the Mahayuti alliance and assured that the BJP-led alliance with Shiv Sena and NCP will not break.In a joint press conference ahead of the budget session, Shinde made a joke out of speculations and said that a cold…
Nilam Shinde (left) and her father Tanaji Shinde NEW DELHI: Father and brother of Nilam Shinde, who went into a coma after getting injured in a road accident in California, have been granted the US visa on Friday to visit the victim. The visa was issued after both attended an interview at Mumbai’s US Consulate…