Jaipur
Jaipur litfest today, all silent on Rushdie
On Thursday, a day after unnamed home ministry officials in Delhi issued a rather vague yet forbidding warning that Simi leader Saquib Nachan was “exploring the option of targeting Salman Rushdie”, an
'Very sad' not to be in Jaipur, tweets Rushdie
After cancelling his visit to India citing threats to his life, author Salman Rushdie today said he was 'very sad' not to be in Jaipur for the Literature Festival and was 'sorry' if people felt that h
Authors read ‘Satanic Verses’ on their own: JLF organisers
Organisers of the Jaipur Literature Festival late on Friday distanced themselves from the authors who read out portions of the Satanic Verses authored by Salman Rushdie, who skipped the event citing t
Youth cries for justice in Kapil Sibal's poetry session
When a minister romances with literature in public space, the stage sizzles with political drama.
A young man, who described himself as one of the millions of unemployed in India, rushed to the podiu
Tremors in parts of Rajasthan
Tremors were experienced today in Pali district and adjoining areas in Rajasthan.
There is no report of any loss of life or damage to property, Circle Officer (Bali), Pali district, Chiranji Lal said
2-day Banswara tribal festival draws to a close
The tribals from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pardesh and Maharashtra gathered in huge numbers at Mangarh Dham in tribal-dominated Banswara district and commemorated the massacre known as Mini Jalinwala Bagh, which claimed hundreds of Bhill tribals in 1913 when they revolted against the then British colonial government. A section of tribal leaders also raised a demand for “Bhill Rajya”.
The beer hug: Bihar emerging as brewery hub
Bihar is emerging as a brewery hub with major domestic and foreign firms setting up production units in the state due to availability of cheap labour and raw materials coupled with improved law and or
Second case of rats mutilation in Rajasthan
Tension flared up in Rajasthan's Beawar town on Friday after the dead body of a woman was nibbled on by rats at the mortuary of a government hospital here, the second such case over the past three day
BJP Minority cell opposes Rushdie's proposed visit to Jaipur
Opposing controversial author Salman Rushdie's proposed visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival, Rajasthan BJP's minority cell has asked the Congress-led state government not to allow him to enter the
NRIs to get UID cards too
The Union Government has in principle approved a proposal to provide Unique Identification (UID) cards to overseas Indians.
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who was here at the Tenth Pravasi Bh
