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'Santa Banta' jokes under Supreme Court scanner

'Santa Banta' jokes under Supreme Court scanner

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

The "Santa Banta" jokes on Friday came under the lens of the Supreme Court which agreed to hear a public interest litigation seeking ban websites on sardar jokes by a month. The petition said the jokes portrayed the sardar community as 'persons of low intellect, stupid and foolish'.

Your Favourite Housefull Film? VOTE!

Your Favourite Housefull Film? VOTE!

Rediff.com9 Jun 2025

Housefull 5 may not be getting rave reviews but it's got the thumbs up from audiences.

Neha Dhupia goes bikini shopping in Fiji

Neha Dhupia goes bikini shopping in Fiji

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

The latest Bollywood updates.

Review: Go watch Queen NOW!

Review: Go watch Queen NOW!

Rediff.com7 Mar 2014

Sonil Dedhia lists six reasons to watch Queen.

Box Ofiice: Nil Battey Sannata, Laal Rang flop

Box Ofiice: Nil Battey Sannata, Laal Rang flop

Rediff.com25 Apr 2016

The hits and misses of the week.

Supreme Court to consider Sikh community's view against 'Sardar jokes'

Supreme Court to consider Sikh community's view against 'Sardar jokes'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

Do Sardars feel bad about Santa Banta jokes on them? If so, the Supreme Court on Monday said it will seriously consider examining a plea to ban websites displaying jokes on them.

Ravi Kissan admits affair with Nagma

Ravi Kissan admits affair with Nagma

Rediff.com25 May 2007

One of the biggest actor of Bhojpuri films, Ravi Kissan reveals his affair with Nagma and more in this week's episode of Santa & Banta Newz Unlimited.

The Memorable Chapters of Satish Kaushik's Career

The Memorable Chapters of Satish Kaushik's Career

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

The news of his passing is sad and sudden but the body of work he leaves behind will neither fade nor be forgotten.

'Doing item numbers in revealing clothes was not what I was cut out to do'

'Doing item numbers in revealing clothes was not what I was cut out to do'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

Lisa Haydon is loving the feedback her performance in Queen has got.

Akshay, Ajay, Sunny: VOTE for Bollywood's Super Sardar!

Akshay, Ajay, Sunny: VOTE for Bollywood's Super Sardar!

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

Here's looking at Bollywood's coolest turbanators!

The real threat to the judiciary is from within

The real threat to the judiciary is from within

Rediff.com4 May 2018

Can we ask the judges a simple question: You write judgments all the time to protect the judiciary from others. Will you write one on how to save the judiciary from the judges, too, asks Shekhar Gupta.

Why Modi gets his military history wrong

Why Modi gets his military history wrong

Rediff.com14 May 2018

'If only Cariappa/Thimayya/Chaudhari/Manekshaw were given a free hand, there'll be no PoK, the Chinese would have been taught a lesson, 1965 would have slain the Pak demon and in 1971 just another fortnight's fighting after Bangladesh and West Pakistan would have been occupied.' 'No authoritative military account suggests anything remotely like any of these...' '...Chronologies, names, even periods get mixed up, but, never mind, because the point -- strong Army denied by cowardly Congress -- is made.' 'This is where Modi is coming from,' points out Shekhar Gupta.