Padmaavat Controversy

Padmaavat box office collection: Bhansali's film witnesses 60 percent occupancy; mints Rs 5 cr in previews

Padmaavat hasn't been screened in four states including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. But in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Bangalore, cinephiles are too excited to watch the film, claim vox populi surveys.

Padmaavat controversy updates: Karnataka bandh delays screening in Bengaluru; makers 'hope' Indians across states get to watch film

After the attack on a school bus by anti-Padmaavat protestors, some reputed schools in Gurugram have decided to remain shut till Sunday in view of the violence

Padmaavat row: Karni Sena denies role in stone pelting on Gurugram school bus, calls it a 'plot created by politicians'

The Shree Rajput Karni Sena on Thursday denied any role in stone pelting on a school bus in Gurugram in Haryana over the screening of "Padmaavat".

Padmaavat row: Congress asks Smriti Irani why she is not standing up to enforce CBFC clearance

Congress described attempts to block screening of Padmaavat as "reprehensible" and questioned silence of Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani

Padmaavat controversy LIVE: Karni Sena calls for Bharat Bandh; student in Lucknow tries to immolate self

Padmaavat controversy: Massive protests in Sohna Road, Gurugram as fringe elements torch buses; protests continue throughout the country.

Padmaavat row: Rahul Gandhi hits out at BJP after school bus attack, says party's use of violence setting country on fire

Rahul Gandhi hit out at BJP which leads the government in Haryana, where anti-"Padmaavat" protesters on Wednesday attacked a bus carrying school children

Padmaavat controversy: Rajasthan police arrests Chittorgarh's Karni Sena unit members after 'jauhar' threat

Karni Sena had previously claimed that 'wood has been collected at the jauhar location and 1,908 women have registered for mass immolation' in protest of Padmaavat's release.

Anti-Padmaavat protesters unleash violence in Ahmedabad: Malls vandalised, vehicles burnt ahead of Karni Sena chief's visit

30 motorcyles were set on fire and several other vehicles parked outside three city malls were damaged by protesters opposing release of Padmaavat, police said.

SC lifts ban on Padmaavat: High time states step up to protect freedom of speech, fringe must not be catered to

If one person commits violence, it's a crime, but if you gather a group of people to commit violence in the name of being offended then you've got a social movement. It sounds absurd, but that seems to be the case in India right now. The Supreme Court today stayed a ban imposed on the film Padmaavat by the Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh governments. The states banned the film citing certain groups had threatened law and order problems.

Supreme Court lifts ban on Padmaavat, but will BJP govts stare down Karni Sena and Rajputs in an election year?

Everything seemed to be fine with the Rajputs demanding a ban on Padmaavat and the BJP government delivering it. The SC order has disrupted the Rajput-BJP bon homie. Trouble in the alliance of convenience is guaranteed.