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Why Vijay Nair's arrest is a massive setback for Arvind Kejriwal and AAP
Vijay Nair happens to be an undeclared boss of the Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's most trusted aide and adviser
Explained: Who is Kunal Kamra, the controversial stand-up comic?
Kamra’s journey on the stage began in 2013 and today, he has a fierce take on everything, from films to politics. He has had his share of controversies.
From locking horns with VHP to heckling Arnab Goswami, comedian Kunal Kamra's 'not-so-funny' moments
Kunal Kamra hit the headlines again with his open letter to Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), daring the Hindutva organisation to denounce Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse. Here are other instances when the stand-up comic landed in trouble in the past few years
Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra writes open letter to Vishva Hindu Parishad after his Gurugram shows called-off
The comedian, who has criticised the BJP-led NDA government over a number of issues in the past, proclaimed himself as “a bigger Hindu” than the VHP as he doesn’t earn his living by fear mongering and issuing threats.
Fearless artists who have dared to voice out their opinions
These five celebrities have taken controversies in their stride.
Kamra's doctored video of boy singing for PM: Top child rights body summons Twitter for not taking action
On 5 May, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights had sought action against Kamra for tweeting the "doctored" video
Digvijay Singh invites Kunal Kamra and Munawar Farooqui for comedy show in Bhopal; won't allow, vows BJP MLA
Faruqui was denied a nod to hold a show in Bengaluru amid protests by some right-wing outfits. A few days later, Kamra's shows scheduled to be held in Bengaluru were also cancelled after the organisers received threats
Comedian Kunal Kamra says his Bengaluru shows cancelled over threats
The stand-up comic in a tweet wrote that he was now 'seen as a variant of the virus' and compared his predicament to Munawar Faruqui's
No laughing matter: When comedians faced legal trouble for being funny
A police complaint has been filed against Vir Das for his comments in his 'I Come from two Indias' special
Kunal Kamra, family test positive for COVID-19, comedian shares update on Twitter
“Please take the second wave very seriously and be super careful,” added Kunal Kamra, who is in home quarantine after testing positive for #coronavirus
Kunal Kamra defends tweets against SC, says irreverence, hyperbole essential tools of comedy
"We'd be reduced to a country of incarcerated artists and flourishing lapdogs if powerful institutions continue to show an inability to tolerate rebuke," says Kunal Kamra in Supreme Court.
SC issues show-cause notices to Kunal Kamra, Rachita Taneja for tweets against apex court
Supreme Court sought a response from Kunal Kamra and Rachita Taneja in six weeks on the notices issued in two separate cases
Supreme Court to rule on contempt of court petitions against Kunal Kamra on Friday
The Supreme Court said it will pronounce its order on Friday on a batch of petitions seeking initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Kunal Kamra for his alleged scandalous tweets against the apex court.
Parliamentary panel grills Twitter over tweets by Kunal Kamra targeting SC, CJI SA Bobde
Meanwhile, Kamra has refused to retract his controversial tweets against the Supreme Court or apologise for them, saying he believes they "speak for themselves"
'Don't intend to retract tweet or apologise': Kunal Kamra on contempt of court proceedings against him
In a letter posted on Twitter, the stand-up comedian also wished to volunteer the time that would be allotted to the hearing of his contempt case to other matters and parties who have not been as lucky and privileged as him to 'jump the queue'
Comedian Kunal Kamra faces contempt charges after posting tweets about SC
One of the letters seeking Attorney General’s consent for initiation of contempt proceedings against Kunal Kamra claims that the comedian has allegedly attempted to lower the Supreme Court's authority through his tweets after the apex court had granted interim bail to Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami.
Bigg Boss 13 contestant Hindustani Bhau’s Instagram account suspended for 'promoting hate speech, symbols'
On 18 August, comedian Kunal Kamra had asked Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and Mumbai Police to take action against Hindustani Bhau for his videos, arguing his videos are "mob building and hate spreading exercise."
Coronavirus Outbreak: Anurag Kashyap, Varun Grover to auction film awards trophies to raise money for COVID-19 testing kits
Anurag Kashyap, Varun Grover and Kunal Kamra are auctioning their trophies to raise funds for coronavirus testing kits to be donated to hospitals and labs.
Ramayan to be re-telecast on Doordarshan from 28 March, Prakash Javadekar announces 'on public demand'
Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra commented on I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar's announcement by linking the rerun of Ramayan to the Ayodhya verdict.
IndiGo panel reduces Kunal Kamra's ban period from 6 to 3 months; not regretful, says stand-up comedian
Stand up comedian Kunal Kamra on Thursday said he was neither sorry nor regretful of his actions, hours after IndiGo's internal panel decided to reduce the flying ban to three months.