Rush Hour: SC lets Ranveer Allahbadia upload content, TMC doubles down on ‘EPIC scam’ claim and more

The Supreme Court lifted restrictions on YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia hosting his chat show, Beer Biceps, provided he adheres to “desired standards of morality and decency” and does not talk about matters that are sub-judice. Earlier, he was barred from airing shows while under interim protection from arrest after FIRs in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Assam over allegedly obscene remarks he made as a guest judge on comedian Samay Raina’s comedy talent show India’s Got Latent.

Allahbadia’s lawyer, Abhinav Chandrachud, argued the ban affected his livelihood and assured the court he would avoid profane language. The court and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta criticised vulgar humour, urging online content regulation without censorship.

Allahabadia and other participants on India’s Got Latent face several FIRs for obscenity. The Supreme Court has expanded the scope of the proceedings to consider broader regulatory measures for online content and has requested suggestions from the Union government on the matter. Read on.

The Trinamool Congress has doubled down on its claim that the Election Commission enabled voter fraud in West Bengal. At a press conference in Delhi, party MPs Derek O’Brien, Sagarika Ghose and Kirti Azad claimed that voter ID numbers of fake voters in Bengal matched those of voters in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states.

O’Brien demanded an explanation from the poll...

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