Munawar Faruqui

The Supreme Court on Monday transferred all FIRs against comedian Munawar Faruqui, lodged against him for allegedly making remarks on Hindu deities during a show and hurting religious sentiments, to Indore in Madhya Pradesh.

Delhi Police has denied permission for stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's show in central Delhi to maintain communal harmony after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad wrote a letter to the city police chief, officials said today.

Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh was arrested again today, under the stringent Preventive Detention Act, hours after releasing a video about "communal atmosphere" despite an embargo by court. He pointedly targeted minister KT Rama Rao in his new video.

Around 50 people were taken into preventive custody when they reached the venue of a show by stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui in Hyderabad on Saturday evening which otherwise went on peacefully.

The Bengaluru police has once again denied permission to stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's show 'Dongri to Nowhere' in Bengaluru, which was scheduled to take place today.

A local court adjourned the hearing in the case of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was accused of passing indecent remarks against Hindu deities during a stand-up act, citing that police had failed to present a chargesheet against him.

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who has been facing a tough time lately after facing several show cancellations amid controversies, on Saturday performed in Mumbai - the performance was hosted by the AIPC, a Congress unit.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra has hit back at Congress leader Digvijaya Singh over his invitation to stand-up comics Kunal Kamra and Munawar Faruqui - who have faced cancellation of shows after pressure from the BJP.

Stand-up comedians Kunal Kamra and Munawar Faruqui were invited to hold a programme in the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh after they were recently denied permission for shows in Bengaluru, only to have a BJP MLA call them "Pakistan's terrorists".

Stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui has been dropped from a Gurgaon comedy show by its organisers, who claim to have received calls warning of disruptions. A BJP leader also filed a police complaint against his performance.

This comes days after comedian Munawar Faruqui indicated he may not do any more shows, after at least 12 of his shows were cancelled in the last two months due to threats from right-wing groups.

The Madhya Pradesh police have been waiting since late January this year for the state government's nod to file a charge sheet against comedian Munawar Faruqui.

Comedian Munawar Faruqui indicated he may not do any more shows, after at least 12 of his shows were cancelled in the last two months due to threats from right-wing groups.

A show by comedian Munawar Faruqui scheduled to be held at an auditorium in Bengaluru today has been red-flagged by the police. In a letter to Good Shepherd auditorium in Bengaluru's Ashok Nagar, the police have asked to cancel the show.

With the growing calls for action against Vir Das for his new comedy monologue, the comedian joins the ever-expanding list of artistes who faced controversies, threats and legal troubles for their content about prevalent issues of India.

The Supreme Court on Monday transferred all FIRs against comedian Munawar Faruqui, lodged against him for allegedly making remarks on Hindu deities during a show and hurting religious sentiments, to Indore in Madhya Pradesh.

Delhi Police has denied permission for stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's show in central Delhi to maintain communal harmony after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad wrote a letter to the city police chief, officials said today.

Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh was arrested again today, under the stringent Preventive Detention Act, hours after releasing a video about "communal atmosphere" despite an embargo by court. He pointedly targeted minister KT Rama Rao in his new video.

Around 50 people were taken into preventive custody when they reached the venue of a show by stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui in Hyderabad on Saturday evening which otherwise went on peacefully.

The Bengaluru police has once again denied permission to stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's show 'Dongri to Nowhere' in Bengaluru, which was scheduled to take place today.

A local court adjourned the hearing in the case of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was accused of passing indecent remarks against Hindu deities during a stand-up act, citing that police had failed to present a chargesheet against him.

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who has been facing a tough time lately after facing several show cancellations amid controversies, on Saturday performed in Mumbai - the performance was hosted by the AIPC, a Congress unit.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra has hit back at Congress leader Digvijaya Singh over his invitation to stand-up comics Kunal Kamra and Munawar Faruqui - who have faced cancellation of shows after pressure from the BJP.

Stand-up comedians Kunal Kamra and Munawar Faruqui were invited to hold a programme in the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh after they were recently denied permission for shows in Bengaluru, only to have a BJP MLA call them "Pakistan's terrorists".

Stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui has been dropped from a Gurgaon comedy show by its organisers, who claim to have received calls warning of disruptions. A BJP leader also filed a police complaint against his performance.

This comes days after comedian Munawar Faruqui indicated he may not do any more shows, after at least 12 of his shows were cancelled in the last two months due to threats from right-wing groups.

The Madhya Pradesh police have been waiting since late January this year for the state government's nod to file a charge sheet against comedian Munawar Faruqui.

Comedian Munawar Faruqui indicated he may not do any more shows, after at least 12 of his shows were cancelled in the last two months due to threats from right-wing groups.

A show by comedian Munawar Faruqui scheduled to be held at an auditorium in Bengaluru today has been red-flagged by the police. In a letter to Good Shepherd auditorium in Bengaluru's Ashok Nagar, the police have asked to cancel the show.

With the growing calls for action against Vir Das for his new comedy monologue, the comedian joins the ever-expanding list of artistes who faced controversies, threats and legal troubles for their content about prevalent issues of India.