Cartoon Row

A day after Twitter removed a caricature tweeted by the Gujarat BJP unit on a court verdict sentencing 38 people to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, the ruling party on Monday claimed the cartoon was based on real photographs.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal - labelled a terrorist by the BJP and the Congress over allegations he made separatist comments - hit back with a cheeky cartoon that showed him targeted by guns 'firing' as he holds out a book titled 'schools'.

Posters of France President Emmanuel Macron - whose defence of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed have angered several Muslim-majority nations - were pasted on the surface of Mumbai's Muhammad Ali Road on Thursday

A cartoon in Australia's biggest national newspaper drew condemnation on Friday as being racist for portraying U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden describing his new running mate, Kamala Harris, as "this little brown girl".

The Left government in Kerala Friday asked a state-run akademi to review its decision honouring a cartoon depicting Bishop Franco Mullakal as a rooster and alluding to the charge of rape against him.

A row has erupted in Kerala over a state-run akademi honouring a cartoon depicting Bishop Franco Mullakal as a rooster and alluding to the charge of rape against him with a furious Church condemning it as vulgar and saying it amounted to humiliating Christian symbols.

The New York Times has announced it will no longer include daily political cartoons in its international edition, weeks after apologising for publishing a caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deemed anti-Semitic.

The Twitter war between the BJP and the Congress got more intense and personal today. As Rahul Gandhi sharpened his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the data sharing controversy, Union Minister Smriti Irani added cartoons to the mix, saying even "Chhota Bheem" shines, in comparison to the Congress chief.

Putting up a brave face after a cartoon in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' provoked a strong reaction from a section of Maratha community and led to attack on the newspaper's office, its editor Sanjay Raut in Mumbai said there was no reason for him to tender an apology.

A city-based advocate has filed a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of hurting religious sentiments of Hindus by posting a cartoon over JNU row on Twitter, police said today.

In another row over a cartoon ad, Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party has accused the BJP of insulting people of his 'gotra' or clan. The BJP has countered that by saying that Mr Kejriwal is playing the "caste card." A war of words continues.

After controversy over another cartoon for the Delhi elections, days after the BJP said it would focus on a "positive campaign only," the party today said accused the Aam Aadmi Party of giving "casteist meaning" to a metaphor.

The cartoon depicts Hindu deity 'Ganesha' as the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) holding a cricket bat in one hand and wads of money in another, with Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Haroon Lorgat lying on an altar at his feet about to be sacrificed by his bosses.

West Bengal Police have dropped defamation charges against Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra who was earlier arrested for circulating emails mocking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Maharashtra government has informed the Bombay High Court that sedition charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi have been dropped.

A day after Twitter removed a caricature tweeted by the Gujarat BJP unit on a court verdict sentencing 38 people to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, the ruling party on Monday claimed the cartoon was based on real photographs.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal - labelled a terrorist by the BJP and the Congress over allegations he made separatist comments - hit back with a cheeky cartoon that showed him targeted by guns 'firing' as he holds out a book titled 'schools'.

Posters of France President Emmanuel Macron - whose defence of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed have angered several Muslim-majority nations - were pasted on the surface of Mumbai's Muhammad Ali Road on Thursday

A cartoon in Australia's biggest national newspaper drew condemnation on Friday as being racist for portraying U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden describing his new running mate, Kamala Harris, as "this little brown girl".

The Left government in Kerala Friday asked a state-run akademi to review its decision honouring a cartoon depicting Bishop Franco Mullakal as a rooster and alluding to the charge of rape against him.

A row has erupted in Kerala over a state-run akademi honouring a cartoon depicting Bishop Franco Mullakal as a rooster and alluding to the charge of rape against him with a furious Church condemning it as vulgar and saying it amounted to humiliating Christian symbols.

The New York Times has announced it will no longer include daily political cartoons in its international edition, weeks after apologising for publishing a caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deemed anti-Semitic.

The Twitter war between the BJP and the Congress got more intense and personal today. As Rahul Gandhi sharpened his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the data sharing controversy, Union Minister Smriti Irani added cartoons to the mix, saying even "Chhota Bheem" shines, in comparison to the Congress chief.

Putting up a brave face after a cartoon in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' provoked a strong reaction from a section of Maratha community and led to attack on the newspaper's office, its editor Sanjay Raut in Mumbai said there was no reason for him to tender an apology.

A city-based advocate has filed a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of hurting religious sentiments of Hindus by posting a cartoon over JNU row on Twitter, police said today.

In another row over a cartoon ad, Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party has accused the BJP of insulting people of his 'gotra' or clan. The BJP has countered that by saying that Mr Kejriwal is playing the "caste card." A war of words continues.

After controversy over another cartoon for the Delhi elections, days after the BJP said it would focus on a "positive campaign only," the party today said accused the Aam Aadmi Party of giving "casteist meaning" to a metaphor.

The cartoon depicts Hindu deity 'Ganesha' as the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) holding a cricket bat in one hand and wads of money in another, with Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Haroon Lorgat lying on an altar at his feet about to be sacrificed by his bosses.

West Bengal Police have dropped defamation charges against Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra who was earlier arrested for circulating emails mocking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Maharashtra government has informed the Bombay High Court that sedition charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi have been dropped.