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Comedian Kunal Kamra's latest stand-up special 'Naya Bharat' has led to vandalism of the venue he performed at and FIRs against him for commenting on Maharashtra Dy CM Eknath Shinde. The comedian has broken his silence on the matter

Following mid-day’s reports, additional municipal commissioner makes surprise visits to check quality of concreting work in city. During the discussion, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray sought an Economic Offence Wing (EOW) inquiry into road work awarded by the BMC

While the stand-up comedy scene in India has evolved in the past decade with more performance avenues and audience, so has the risk of landing in trouble due to jokes on politics, religion, culture, etc. Most recently, stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has found himself amid a controversy due to his alleged defamatory remarks on Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. This isn’t the first time Kamra has courted controversy with his provocative humour. Apart from Kamra, several other comedians have also been attacked or landed in trouble in recent years over their jokes and remarks. Here is a look at some of them. (File Pics)

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