Comedian Kunal Kamra’s recent stand-up act, in which he took a swipe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over his political switch, has triggered a major controversy. The Shiv Sena responded with threats, protests, and an FIR against Kamra. Following the viral video, party workers vandalised a hotel in Mumbai where the show was filmed.

Describing it as a “conspiracy to malign Shinde”, the Shiv Sena lodged a police complaint against Kamra, as well as Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Sanjay Raut and Aaditya Thackeray, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Comedian Kunal Kamra's recent stand-up act, in which he took a swipe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over his political switch, has triggered a major controversy.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat are scheduled to unveil a statue of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday, officials said.
Shah arrived here around 12.30 am, while Bhagwat reached the archipelago on Thursday evening, they said.
Bhagwat and Shah are scheduled to unveil the statue of Savarkar at Beodnabad in South Andaman around 2.30 pm, the officials said.
They will also be present at an event to release a song on Savarkar at BR Ambedkar Institute of Technology here around 4 pm.
Savarkar was jailed in the Cellular Jail in Port Blair (now known as Sri Vijaya Puram) by the British in 1911.
The Union home minister is likely to leave the islands on Friday evening.
Bhagwat is scheduled to address a public gathering on Saturday under the banner of 'Virat Hindu Sammelan' at Netaji Stadium around 3.30 pm in Sri Vijaya Puram, the officials said.
On Sunday, the RSS chief will attend another gathering at DBRAIT around 10 am, and depa

Bhagwat and Shah are scheduled to unveil the statue of Savarkar at Beodnabad in South Andaman around 2.30 pm, the officials said

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Healthcare industry body NATHEALTH has asked the government to increase public spending on healthcare to over 2.5 per cent of GDP with urgent action to tackle non-communicable diseases, including tax deductions of up to Rs 10,000 on individuals for preventive health check-ups.
In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage.
The recommendations call for a balanced mix of fiscal support, structural reforms, and public-private collaboration to build a robust, future-ready health system, it said in a statement.
In its recommendations, NATHEALTH asked the sector to be declared 'core infrastructure' and create a healthcare infrastructure fund of Rs 50,000 crore, saying currently there is limited access to long-term, lower-cost capital for hospitals and diagnostic networks.
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In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage

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