The uproar against Allahbadia is part of a larger pattern where comedians have frequently faced the law for their content. NEW DELHI: A crude joke on India’s Got Latent, a show hosted by comedian Samay Raina, has landed YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia—popularly known as BeerBiceps—into legal trouble. His comment about parents and sex, which went viral…
NEW DELHI: Gyanesh Kumar will take over as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner tomorrow – on a day the Supreme Court will hear a petition challenging the 2023 law under which his appointment was made by the Centre late on Monday night.The appointment, which is the first under the new law, was made by a…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked the Gujarat voters for giving a decisive mandate to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the local body polls held across the state. The ruling BJP swept the polls in Gujarat by winning the Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC) as well as 60 municipalities out of 68…
India and Japan have cranked up their military-to-military ties in recent years, with the Dharma Guardian exercise between their armies. NEW DELHI: India and Japan will next week kick off their ‘Dharma Guardian’ military combat exercise at Mount Fuji, continuing with the upward trajectory in their bilateral military engagements and defence cooperation.The aim of the…
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress-led Telangana government has issued an order allowing all the Muslim employees working for the state to take a leave an hour early during “Ramzan” days.The Revanth Reddy dispensation has permitted all Muslim government employees, teachers, contract, out-sourcing, corporations and public sector employees to leave their…
Union minister Bhupender Yadav during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (PTI) NEW DELHI: India’s circular economy is expected to have a market value of $2 trillion and create 10 million jobs by 2050, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday.“Adopting circular economy principles can bring tremendous economic benefits… It is a…
Devendra Fadnavis (File photo) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Davendra Fadnavis on Tuesday directed the state cyber police to approach Wikipedia to remove “objectionable” content about Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, son of the revered Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.Fadnavis said distortion of history on open-source platforms such as Wikipedia would not be tolerated. “I have asked…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.The federal agency arrested Jain in May 2022 in connection with the money-laundering case involving alleged hawala transactions. At the time…
NEW DELHI: Water quality at several locations in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj during the ongoing Maha Kumbh did not meet primary bathing standards due to high faecal coliform levels, a report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed the National Green Tribunal on Monday.According to the CPCB, faecal coliform—a key indicator of sewage contamination—should not…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in state assembly NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee took a vitriolic dig at Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath over the ongoing Maha Kumbh, saying the spiritual gathering in Prayagraj has turned into “Mrityu Kumbh”.The West Bengal CM claimed there was a disparity in the arrangements made for…
