By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Napoleon’s life and career disapproves the Leftist challenge to the “Great Man” theory of history, for he not only influenced the course of European history but also of…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Literature’s sole responsibility is to be exciting, not to change the world although novels do offer a unique way for the human race to view themselves, says Australian…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Celebrated Indian poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar on Sunday rebuffed claims that Westernisation leads to rapes and other crimes against women. In response to a question from the…
Panaji, Jan 22 (IANS) Claiming that the Centre’s recent ordinance, which cleared the decks for staging of the controversial sport Jallikattu, was out of concern for “cultural sentiments” of the people of Tamil Nadu, Union…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Mughal emperor Akbar and several of his emotions that do not find mention in historical records were redefined in an hour-long session here on Sunday. A session on…
Pune, Jan 22 (IANS) Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Shubha Mudgal believes that Indian music is as diverse as its culture and in this era of digitisation, people across the globe should celebrate that. “I think…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Developmental and social schemes — including Goods and Services Tax (GST) and ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ — of the Narendra Modi-led government will be showcased through tableaux at the 68th…
Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Just two days after Manmohan Vaidya, head of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s communications department, batted for revamping the education system based on “the ethos and history of our nation”, Congress MP…
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Renowned Urdu poet and lyricist Jaswant Rai Sharma, known to the world by his pen name Naqsh Lyallpuri, died here on Sunday, a family friend said. He was 89. He had…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi but found fault with him and the BJP for being rooted in hostility even while hailing Mahatma…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) After a gap of three years, a Delhi tableau will take part in the 68th Republic Day parade here. The tableau, Model School, portrays the transformation in government schools and…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has infused a lot of “personal energy” into his diplomacy, but it’s difficult to push the Make in India initiative abroad while promoting “Hate…
By Vikas Datta The Indian Republic will, this week, turn 67. But for most of its people, most hopes of its founding fathers have remained hopes only. In a polity based on ‘Vox populi, vox…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) India will soon become a majorly cashless economy with even cash machines becoming irrelevant in the next few years due to the exponential growth of mobile phones for…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) What does a Stalin-era photo of Lenin at a revolutionary gathering tell us about the evolution of the world’s developed economies? It is that the developed economies do…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Award-winning journalist Josy Joseph here on Saturday said that the BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a centralised “bully system” and that it is “hostile towards intelligent…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) The US connection with Afghanistan and Central Asia is not a 20th century development but dates from century before it when a most singular man became the first…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) New US President Donald Trump is certain to move the American economy towards protectionism but it is a moot point how much he will be able to reshape…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) The Indian government conducted the demonetisation exercise in a poor way and it is not sure if the measure was taken for the right reasons, says renowned South…
Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) Jayanta Mahapatra, a physicist and poet, was declared the winner of the Kanhaiya Lal Sethia Award for Poetry 2017 at the Jaipur Literature Festival here. In association with K. L. Sethia…