After comedian Madhur Virli’s resurfaced rape joke triggered outrage online, fresh questions are being raised about the state of Indian stand-up comedy. Coming days after the controversy surrounding Pranit More’s crowd-work clips, the debate has shifted from humour to responsibility, boundaries and whether shock value is replacing wit.The clip from comedian Madhur Virli’s 2024 show…
NEW DELHI: Petrol prices breached the Rs 100-a-litre-mark in the capital on Monday after state-owned oil companies effected the fourth hike in retail fuel rates in 11 days, raising petrol prices by another Rs 2.61 to Rs 102.12 a litre to cut losses from selling auto fuels below market cost. Petrol price was last past…
Chaitanya.MarpakwarMumbai: Amid the defection by six MPs, a war of words broke out between Sena (UBT) MLC Milind Narvekar and party MLA Bhaskar Jadhav. Jadhav commented by asking who Milind Narvekar was. Narvekar, who is a close aide of Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, hit back at Jadhav, saying he was frustrated. “Frustration. CM Devendra…
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the longest serving elected Prime Minister of India. In a Truth Social post, Trump said that PM Modi is “strong, healthy and wise man” and will have many years of “greatness and success” ahead of him. “Congratulations to my friend,…
(Top) From left to right: Champat Rai, Ram Shankar Yadav aka Tinnu, Lavkush Mishra. (Bottom) From left to right: Subhash Srivastava, Anukalp Mishra, Karunesh Pandey LUCKNOW: The eight named as accused in the Ram temple cash embezzlement controversy had designated roles. Of them, only Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu was not directly involved with the…
Prime Minister paid tribute to the Padma Vibhushan awardee NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed deep grief over the passing of renowned Pandavani singer Teejan Bai, describing her death as an “irreplaceable loss to the world of art and culture.”In a post on X, the Prime Minister paid tribute to the Padma…
Gurdaspur: Three arrests and two seized hand grenades have foiled a foreign-directed terror plot in Punjab, resolving a public security scare that began last month with a failed bombing.Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Aditya announced on Sunday that the arrested men were Amarjit Singh ‘Billa’, Karanjit Singh ‘Karan’, and Satnam Singh. Punjab Police and counter-intelligence…
The new Green Card rule is likely to impact the countries that receive the highest number of Green Cards but it is more complicated than that. The new Green Card rule announced by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services has led to major confusion and anxiety among Green Card applicants, as the new rule says…
MC plans fresh blueprint for two Sec 17 parking lots Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is all set to hire a consultant to reconstruct two decades-old underground parking lots in Sector 17. The aim is to conduct a detailed topographical survey, carry out geotechnical investigation, provide comprehensive structural design and ensure multiple other technical components….
New Delhi: Amid scorching summer heat, Delhi’s peak power demand touched 8,439 MW on May 25, which is the highest recorded so far in 2026 and the highest ever peak power demand in the first 25 days of May.According to data from State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC), the city’s power demand has crossed the 8,000…
