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Allahabad HC stays arrest of 'Mirzapur' web series directors, writers

HC stays arrest of Amazon Prime Video’s Aparna Purohit

11:23 pm February 4, 2021

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered “no coercive action” against Amazon Prime Video’s India Originals head Aparna Purohit, facing an FIR for the alleged derogatory depiction of Hindu deities in web series Tandav. A bench of Justice Sidharth granted a temporary reprieve to Purohit against the arrest while reserving its verdict on her anticipatory bail plea. While reserving the ruling, the bench said no coercive […]

‘Tandav’ stirs controversy, but it’s not the only one

7:28 pm January 18, 2021

New Delhi: A Muslim boy and a Hindu girl kissing in The Suitable Boy , the name of a dog in Pataal Lok , a Pakistani actor in a starring role in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil … Amazon Prime Video’s Tandav is the latest in a long line of films and web series that have […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Govt brings OTT operators under ambit of I&B ministry

6:28 pm November 11, 2020

New Delhi: The government has brought OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar besides other online news and current affairs content under the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, giving it powers to regulate policies and rules for the digital space. So far, there was no law or autonomous body […]

Guinness World Records awards certificate to Shakuntala Devi for ‘fastest human computation’

7:31 pm July 30, 2020

New Delhi: Guinness World Records on Thursday honoured Indian math genius Shakuntala Devi with the long overdue record title for ‘fastest human computation’, four decades after she achieved the feat. The fastest human computation is 28 seconds and was achieved by Shakuntala Devi by successfully multiplying two randomly selected 13-digit numbers, at Imperial College London, UK, on June 18, 1980. The certification was […]

Ali Fazal dubs for ‘Mirzapur’ season 2 from home

8:33 pm July 12, 2020

Mumbai: Actor Ali Fazal is dubbing for the second season of his web series “Mirzapur” from home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The actor, who plays the gun-toting gangster Guddu Pandit in the crime-thriller, gave a sneak peek into his dubbing session for the Amazon Prime Video series, using headphones and tea strainer. “I am lending my voice from here, using a strainer. I […]

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