Nalin Yadav

Two persons involved in organizing a comedy show of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui were released from the Central jail in Indore on Saturday, after spending nearly two months behind bars.

Stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui, in jail for over a month over allegations of "insulting Hindu Gods and Goddesses" during a show, was granted bail today by the Supreme Court, which also issued notice to the Madhya Pradesh government and put on hold a warrant against him in Uttar Pradesh.

Stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui, in jail for allegedly "insulting Hindu Gods and Goddesses" during a show, will not be released on bail, the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled today, saying there was no evidence so far that he had not committed the crime.

The bail hearing of comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was arrested over alleged "indecent" remarks made against Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a show in Indore earlier this month, was adjourned by the Madhya Pradesh High Court today after the police failed to produce the case diary.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi today called jailed RJD chief Lalu Yadav's autobiography a "poorly written" book filled with factual mistakes. "I have gone through the autobiography. It's such a poorly written book," the senior BJP leader told reporters when asked for his opinion on the former Bihar chief minister's recently published...

The Janata Parivar merger has finally been announced. Six primarily family (parivar) driven regional outfits have come together in a seemingly forced marriage of convenience, hoping to create an alternate pole to the BJP.

Two persons involved in organizing a comedy show of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui were released from the Central jail in Indore on Saturday, after spending nearly two months behind bars.

Stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui, in jail for over a month over allegations of "insulting Hindu Gods and Goddesses" during a show, was granted bail today by the Supreme Court, which also issued notice to the Madhya Pradesh government and put on hold a warrant against him in Uttar Pradesh.

Stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui, in jail for allegedly "insulting Hindu Gods and Goddesses" during a show, will not be released on bail, the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled today, saying there was no evidence so far that he had not committed the crime.

The bail hearing of comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was arrested over alleged "indecent" remarks made against Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a show in Indore earlier this month, was adjourned by the Madhya Pradesh High Court today after the police failed to produce the case diary.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi today called jailed RJD chief Lalu Yadav's autobiography a "poorly written" book filled with factual mistakes. "I have gone through the autobiography. It's such a poorly written book," the senior BJP leader told reporters when asked for his opinion on the former Bihar chief minister's recently published...

The Janata Parivar merger has finally been announced. Six primarily family (parivar) driven regional outfits have come together in a seemingly forced marriage of convenience, hoping to create an alternate pole to the BJP.