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Over 100 artistes and writers, including Arundhati Roy, Kunal Kamra, Pooja Bhatt and Kalki Koechlin, have demanded full dismissal of all charges against stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui and four others…

Sadaqat Khan (23), accused of being involved in the show’s organisation, moved the sessions court seeking bail on the basis of “parity” (similar circumstances) as Mr. Faruqui was granted interim…

The Supreme Court on Friday while granting interim bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui said that there are allegations that the procedure laid down under law was not followed in the…

Eyewitnesses said that the comedian walked out of the jail silently and quietly, possibly to avoid a backlash in the wake of accusations made against him File photo of comedian…

Eyewitnesses said that the comedian walked out of the jail silently and quietly possibly to avoid a backlash in the wake of accusations made against him. Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui…

Comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was jailed in Indore on charges of hurting religious sentiments, would remain in jail as authorities are yet to receive official communication from an Uttar Pradesh…

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui in connection with a case filed by the Madhya Pradesh police for alleged “hurting of religious sentiments”. The…

Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday refused bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui who is accused of passing “indecent” remarks about Hindu deities during a show, and noted that…

Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Thursday expressed his displeasure over the courts denying bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, saying “equality…

Opposing the bail plea, prosecution lawyer Vimal Mishra said both the accused had participated in the event amidst the pandemic for which no permission was taken from local administration File…

A local court has rejected the bail pleas of Munawar Faruqui and four others arrested on Saturday, after the son of a BJP MLA filed a complaint accusing them of…

The Indore district court on Saturday sent Munawar Faruqui, a stand-up comedian from Gujarat, arrested for allegedly insulting Hindu religious beliefs during a New Year show in Indore, to judicial…