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PM Modi Uses Satirist, Poet's Couplets To Hit Out At Rahul Gandhi
- Wednesday February 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday read out couplets of Hindi satirist Kaka Hathrasi and poet Dushyant Kumar to target the Opposition, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in Lok Sabha.
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Imran Khan's Ex, Reham Khan, Marries US-Based Pakistani Actor
- Friday December 23, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's ex-wife Reham Khan has tied the knot with a US-based Pakistani actor and satirist Mirza Bilal.
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PJ O'Rourke, "Irreverent" US Political Satirist, Dies At 74
- Wednesday February 16, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US political satirist PJ O'Rourke, who skewered both Democrats and his fellow Republicans in barbed works including "Republican Party Reptile," has died at age 74, the writer's friends and employers said Tuesday.
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Opinion: A Child's Slippers Used To Terrorize A School In Bidar
- Tuesday February 18, 2020
- Opinion | Brinda Karat
Often, we do not fully realize the enormous cost that common citizens pay in these days of hate-filled politics. Such politics also generates an utter irrationality within the system, when the desire to please the rulers spreads like a plague among all levels of the bureaucracy, leading to the most bizarre actions which even the best satirists coul...
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Satirist Known For Saudi Prince Jokes "Undeterred" By Khashoggi's Killing
- Thursday October 25, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Saudi dissident satirist Ghanem Almasarir, whose social media mockery of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gets millions of hits, told AFP he is undeterred by Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
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Know All About Hindi Satirist And Padma Shri Ashok Chakradhar
- Thursday February 8, 2018
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
For his contribution to Hindi literature, Ashok Chakradhar was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, in 2014 for script writing.
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In Junta-Ruled Thailand, Critics Turn To Comedy
- Wednesday July 19, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Dissent has been muted by Thailand's ruling generals since a 2014 coup. But there is one area where critical voices still have some space: humour.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Don't Drink Pre-Condition? Really?' Ghuggi's Jibe At Bhagwant Mann, AAP
- Thursday May 11, 2017
- India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Political satirist Gurpreet Singh Waraich, popularly known as Ghuggi, on Wednesday chose the sharpest barb -- laughter -- to attack the Aam Aadmi Party, which eased him out of the party's top post in Punjab and installed Bhagwant Mann two days ago. He acknowledged that the party, even while it elevated Mr Mann, had warned him off drinking and quest...
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New TV Show Mocking Donald Trump Enters Crowded Satire Market
- Friday April 28, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The explosive dawn of the Donald Trump presidency is energizing comedians and satirists as TV ratings boom, shows proliferate and top talents vie to portray the commander-in-chief as a buffoon.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Presents Padma Awards To Cho Ramaswamy, Kailash Kher
- Friday April 14, 2017
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Tamil actor, editor and political satirist Cho Ramaswamy, playback singer Kailash Kher, multilingual singer K.J. Yesudas, and young sportswomen Dipa Karmakar and Shakshi Malik were among the prominent personalities presented Padma Awards by President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday.
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Aam Aadmi Party Appoints Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi As Punjab Convenor
- Sunday September 4, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
AAP today appointed political satirist and actor Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi as the party's Punjab convenor in place of Sucha Singh Chhotepur, who was removed from the post after a video clip surfaced showing him allegedly taking bribes in exchange for poll tickets.
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Egyptian Satirist Who Mocked Army Fined Millions
- Tuesday December 23, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A prominent Egyptian satirist has been fined millions of dollars over a dispute with a television channel which suspended his show after it lampooned military leaders, officials said today.
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Sarkaari Sex Education: Watch And Learn (Or Don't!)
- Tuesday July 15, 2014
- Offbeat | Amrita Kohli
Sex = Taboo. Surprising isn't it for a country that has a population of 1.3 billion. This video by East India Comedy is a hilarious, satirist take on a sex-education class in a school. (Note the words 'Govt Approved').
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Egypt satirist Bassem Youssef freed on bail
- Sunday March 31, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef was released on bail today after nearly five hours of questioning over alleged insults to President Mohamed Morsi and to religion.
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Egypt satirist Bassem Youssef questioned for insulting President Mohamed Mursi
- Sunday March 31, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Egyptian prosecutors questioned Egypt's most prominent television satirist on Sunday over allegations he insulted the president and Islam, a case that has increased opposition fears of a crackdown on dissent.
- www.ndtv.com
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PM Modi Uses Satirist, Poet's Couplets To Hit Out At Rahul Gandhi
- Wednesday February 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday read out couplets of Hindi satirist Kaka Hathrasi and poet Dushyant Kumar to target the Opposition, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in Lok Sabha.
- www.ndtv.com
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Imran Khan's Ex, Reham Khan, Marries US-Based Pakistani Actor
- Friday December 23, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's ex-wife Reham Khan has tied the knot with a US-based Pakistani actor and satirist Mirza Bilal.
- www.ndtv.com
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PJ O'Rourke, "Irreverent" US Political Satirist, Dies At 74
- Wednesday February 16, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US political satirist PJ O'Rourke, who skewered both Democrats and his fellow Republicans in barbed works including "Republican Party Reptile," has died at age 74, the writer's friends and employers said Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Opinion: A Child's Slippers Used To Terrorize A School In Bidar
- Tuesday February 18, 2020
- Opinion | Brinda Karat
Often, we do not fully realize the enormous cost that common citizens pay in these days of hate-filled politics. Such politics also generates an utter irrationality within the system, when the desire to please the rulers spreads like a plague among all levels of the bureaucracy, leading to the most bizarre actions which even the best satirists coul...
- www.ndtv.com
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Satirist Known For Saudi Prince Jokes "Undeterred" By Khashoggi's Killing
- Thursday October 25, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Saudi dissident satirist Ghanem Almasarir, whose social media mockery of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gets millions of hits, told AFP he is undeterred by Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
- www.ndtv.com
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Know All About Hindi Satirist And Padma Shri Ashok Chakradhar
- Thursday February 8, 2018
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
For his contribution to Hindi literature, Ashok Chakradhar was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, in 2014 for script writing.
- www.ndtv.com
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In Junta-Ruled Thailand, Critics Turn To Comedy
- Wednesday July 19, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Dissent has been muted by Thailand's ruling generals since a 2014 coup. But there is one area where critical voices still have some space: humour.
- www.ndtv.com
-
'Don't Drink Pre-Condition? Really?' Ghuggi's Jibe At Bhagwant Mann, AAP
- Thursday May 11, 2017
- India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Political satirist Gurpreet Singh Waraich, popularly known as Ghuggi, on Wednesday chose the sharpest barb -- laughter -- to attack the Aam Aadmi Party, which eased him out of the party's top post in Punjab and installed Bhagwant Mann two days ago. He acknowledged that the party, even while it elevated Mr Mann, had warned him off drinking and quest...
- www.ndtv.com
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New TV Show Mocking Donald Trump Enters Crowded Satire Market
- Friday April 28, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The explosive dawn of the Donald Trump presidency is energizing comedians and satirists as TV ratings boom, shows proliferate and top talents vie to portray the commander-in-chief as a buffoon.
- www.ndtv.com
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President Pranab Mukherjee Presents Padma Awards To Cho Ramaswamy, Kailash Kher
- Friday April 14, 2017
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Tamil actor, editor and political satirist Cho Ramaswamy, playback singer Kailash Kher, multilingual singer K.J. Yesudas, and young sportswomen Dipa Karmakar and Shakshi Malik were among the prominent personalities presented Padma Awards by President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Aam Aadmi Party Appoints Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi As Punjab Convenor
- Sunday September 4, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
AAP today appointed political satirist and actor Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi as the party's Punjab convenor in place of Sucha Singh Chhotepur, who was removed from the post after a video clip surfaced showing him allegedly taking bribes in exchange for poll tickets.
- www.ndtv.com
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Egyptian Satirist Who Mocked Army Fined Millions
- Tuesday December 23, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A prominent Egyptian satirist has been fined millions of dollars over a dispute with a television channel which suspended his show after it lampooned military leaders, officials said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sarkaari Sex Education: Watch And Learn (Or Don't!)
- Tuesday July 15, 2014
- Offbeat | Amrita Kohli
Sex = Taboo. Surprising isn't it for a country that has a population of 1.3 billion. This video by East India Comedy is a hilarious, satirist take on a sex-education class in a school. (Note the words 'Govt Approved').
- www.ndtv.com
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Egypt satirist Bassem Youssef freed on bail
- Sunday March 31, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef was released on bail today after nearly five hours of questioning over alleged insults to President Mohamed Morsi and to religion.
- www.ndtv.com
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Egypt satirist Bassem Youssef questioned for insulting President Mohamed Mursi
- Sunday March 31, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Egyptian prosecutors questioned Egypt's most prominent television satirist on Sunday over allegations he insulted the president and Islam, a case that has increased opposition fears of a crackdown on dissent.
- www.ndtv.com