‘Tandav’ row: SC stays arrest of Amazon Prime India head Aparna Purohit

The court also said the Centre’s new rules to regulate OTT platforms ‘lacked teeth’.

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· Mar 05, 2021 · 02:14 pm

‘Tandav’ row: Amazon Prime Video apologises again, says objectionable scenes removed or edited

The show’s makers have already apologised at least twice so far.

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· Mar 02, 2021 · 08:48 pm

‘Tandav’ row: Allahabad HC denies bail to Amazon official, says show’s name can hurt sentiments

The court said that several Hindi filmmakers have used the name of Hindu gods and goddesses and shown them in disrespectful manner.

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· Feb 25, 2021 · 08:40 pm

Centre tells SC it’s contemplating ‘some action’ to regulate content on OTT platforms

A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian asked the government to file its response within six weeks.

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· Feb 16, 2021 · 02:12 pm

SC stays Kerala HC order barring activist Rehana Fathima from expressing views for comments on beef

The High Court had banned Fathima from posting her views for referring to beef as ‘gomatha’ while narrating a recipe.

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· Feb 09, 2021 · 01:43 pm

‘Tandav’ controversy: Allahabad HC grants interim protection to Amazon Prime official

The order was passed in the FIR lodged in Lucknow against the makers of the web series on charges of hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus.

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· Feb 05, 2021 · 12:06 pm

Allahabad High Court grants producers of ‘Mirzapur’ protection from arrest

The complainant had said that the portrayal of the town in the series was far from reality and has hurt his sentiments.

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· Jan 29, 2021 · 11:00 pm

‘Tandav’ controversy: SC refuses to grant web series makers, actors protection from arrest

The court issued a notice on their request to club the FIRs filed against the series in six different states.

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· Jan 27, 2021 · 03:21 pm

Bengaluru: FIR filed against ‘Tandav’ makers, actors for allegedly hurting religious sentiments

A police officer said they have sought legal opinion before starting proceedings as controversial scenes were removed recently from the show.

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· Jan 24, 2021 · 08:44 pm

‘Now, arrest me’: Tejashwi Yadav challenges Nitish Kumar after new order on social media posts

The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader also likened the chief minister to Adolf Hitler.

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· Jan 22, 2021 · 01:35 pm

Bihar Police clarify order making ‘offensive’ social media posts against government a cyber crime

Additional Director General (Headquarters) Jitendra Kumar said ‘constructive criticism was welcome’.

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· Jan 22, 2021 · 12:35 pm

‘Tandav’ controversy: Web series director asked to appear before Lucknow Police on January 27

The UP Police team, which visited Zafar’s residence in Mumbai on Thursday, pasted the notice on his door as his house was locked.

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· Jan 22, 2021 · 11:43 am