The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the Union Government’s petitions challenging the Bombay High Court’s September 2024 judgment which struck down the provisions in the Information Technology Rules which empowered the Central Government to establish Fact Check Units (FCU). The Court however turned down the request of Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta … Read more
Stand-up Comedian Kunal Kamra. File picture | Photo Credit: The Hindu Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has moved the Bombay High Court, challenging the validity of the government’s ‘Sahyog’ portal, which enables the blocking of content posted on social media. He has called it an “unconstitutional and unreasonable” assault on the freedom of speech. Editorial | Back … Read more
While hearing news agency ANI’s defamation suit against YouTuber Mohak Mangal alleging that his recent YouTube video is disparaging and defamatory towards the agency, the Delhi High Court on Thursday (May 29) orally directed comedian Kunal Kamra to take a tweet posted in connection to Mangal’s video. During the hearing counsel for AltNews co-founder Mohd … Read more
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra’s lawyer on Wednesday questioned the proceedings against his client and the alleged “mechanic nature” of the police in targeting him before the Bombay high court. Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra.(Instagram/KunalKamra) The Bombay high court was hearing Kunal Kamra‘s plea against the FIR in the row over his parody song allegedly targeting Maharashtra … Read more
The ticketing platform BookMyShow responded after stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra released a public statement asking them not to ‘delist’ him and provide him with accurate information. Their statement says ‘facts have been misrepresented’ revealing their role in the issue. (Also Read: Varun Grover takes a dig at Mumbai Police for summoning Kunal Kamra’s audience: ‘Uske … Read more
Mumbai: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay High Court, seeking the cancellation of cases registered against him for jokes targeting Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The petition argues that the cases infringe upon his fundamental right to the freedom of expression under Article 19 and the right to life … Read more
Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra on Sunday sought clarification from BookMyShow if he can still use the platform to list his shows, after Shiv Sena members claimed the app had blacklisted him. Shiv Sena functionary Rahool Kanal on Saturday claimed BookMyShow has taken Kamra off the sale and artists list on its platforms. Kanal, the social … Read more
BookMyShow, an online ticketing platform, on Saturday reportedly removed all content related to the stand-up comedian. It also removed Kunal Kamra from the list of artistes listed on its website, India Today reported. Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra.(Instagram/KunalKamra) The move comes after Yuva Shiv Sena general secretary Rahool N Kanal wrote to BookMyShow, urging the ticketing … Read more
Twice summoned by the Mumbai police, the 36-year-old stand-up comic’s caustic comments on Shinde during his latest show in Mumbai have landed him in trouble and triggered a huge row. The controversy stems from Kamra’s show at the Habitat Comedy Club in Mumbai’s Khar, where he performed a parody song targeting Shinde. The act prompted … Read more
Mumbai: Legislators from the ruling Shiv Sena and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday initiated proceedings for breach of privilege motion against comedian Kunal Kamra, whose song referring to Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde as a traitor and turncoat has kicked up a political row. Proceedings for breach of privilege were also initiated against Shiv … Read more