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Constitution, Deen Dayal can't go together: Tharoor

Mr Tharoor said Upadhyay believed the Constitution rests on the flawed premise that the nation is a territory of India...

29 Jan 2018 1:15 AM IST

Constitution and Upadhyay cannot go together: Shashi Tharoor to Modi

Tharoor said there was a dire need for Hindus to stand up and recognise what was being done 'in their name' and speak...

28 Jan 2018 6:55 PM IST

Nandita Das with her Manto actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Rasika Duggal.

Manto is so relevant today, his work is best way to respond to...

Das said she chose Manto as a subject for her film not because of his religion or nationality, but for what the writer...

28 Jan 2018 10:05 AM IST

Beginning April 1, people living in rural areas need to have Aadhaar under MGNREGS that mandates 100 days work for a household annually.

Oxford Dictionaries chooses Aadhaar' as Hindi word of 2017

The word gained popularity due to Aadhaar card, which was in news in 2017 and is likely to remain in highlight in 2018...

27 Jan 2018 7:41 PM IST

Shahid Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh on Padmaavat poster.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali invites Karni Sena for pre-screeing of...

Founder of Karni Sena said he might see the film on a condition that it would be shown to all those people who were not...

20 Jan 2018 8:15 PM IST

Former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit

Former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit pens autobiography

The book also sheds light on how Ms Dikshit never wanted to be in politics.

19 Jan 2018 12:58 AM IST

It is a metafiction on her experiences at the JLF which will soon complete its 15th year. (Photo: Pixabay)

Short and lively first look at Jaipur 2020

The festival began with the launch of Namita's novel, Jaipur Journals.

13 Dec 2019 2:17 AM IST

Hari Kunzru, novelist

Part of tree falls at Jaipur Literature Festival, 4 hurt

The festival organisers said four people were administered first aid. The statement said precautionary measures have...

25 Jan 2019 5:20 AM IST

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. (Photo: PTI)

Polls will be battle for India's soul, says Shashi Tharoor

Tharoor, at Jaipur litfest, says fundamentally different idea of nation being advocated.

25 Jan 2019 12:01 AM IST

Dia's tear'rible save

Dia's breaking down while speaking at the climate emergency session, brings home internet trolls by the hundreds.

29 Jan 2020 12:45 AM IST

Author and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor speak at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Hope I will never be a former writer': Shashi Tharoor

A book of words by him, with anecdotes attached to each of them, will be published by Penguin sometime in the first...

25 Jan 2020 6:28 AM IST

Title: Jaipur Journals. Author: Namita Gokhale. Publisher: Penguin. Number of pages: 201. Price: Rs 499.

Being a wannabe, being a writer, being a bit or a lot of both

Namita Gokhale writes this novel with a gaze that is remarkably dispassionate, throwing open a literary cocoon to artful...

15 March 2020 2:14 PM IST