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JLF Returns To New York: Check Details On Key Events
The Jaipur Literature Festival is set to return to the US, with the event planned in New York on September 12 and 13. The Jaipur Literature Festival went global for the first time in 2020.
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Amid Row Over 'Mughal Tent' At Jaipur Literature Fest, Organiser's Defence
Amid an outrage by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the 'Mughal Tent' in the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), the Organiser of the festival has said that it was named before 16 years ago and will continue with the same.
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Judicial System Has Failed Us: Margaret Alva On Citizenship Amendment Act
Senior Congress leader Margaret Alva on Saturday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act "negates" constitutional guarantees and rights given to all Indians and that the judicial system which is supposed to be the protector and the interpreter of the Constitution "has failed us".
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Jaipur Lit Fest For Both 'Mann Ki Baat' And 'Kaam Ki Baat': Ashok Gehlot
Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot took an apparent jibe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio monthly programme, "Mann Ki Baat".
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BJP Icon Rejected Constitution, Cannot Worship Both: Shashi Tharoor
Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that while the Prime Minister describes the country's Constitution as "holy", he also hails Hindutva icon Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay as a "hero", and asserted that the two stands cannot go hand in hand.
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Threatened Over "Padmaavat", Prasoon Joshi Pulls Out Of Jaipur Lit Fest
Central Board of Film Certification Chairperson Prasoon Joshi "will not be attending" the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival, where he was scheduled to address a session on Sunday. The development comes in the wake of repeated threats to Mr Joshi by the Rajput Karni Sena, which, in gross defiance of the law, has gone on a rampage after the censor board...
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On "Padmaavat" Row, Karni Sena's No-Entry For Censor Chief Prasoon Joshi
Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi will not be allowed to enter Rajasthan to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, the fringe group Rajput Karni Sena said today, continuing its protests against "Padmaavat" despite the Supreme Court's go-ahead to the film.
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Rishi Kapoor Says He Was 'Angry' About Bridge Named For Rajiv Gandhi
Rishi Kapoor said: "I was angry when I saw a bridge being named after Rajiv Gandhi. I mean it may be a way of paying respect, good that he was there but why name structures after him even now?"
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Democracy And Freedom Of Expression Are 'Jokes': Director Karan Johar
Freedom of expression is "the biggest joke", said Karan Johar, one of Bollywood's most successful film directors, at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
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Jaipur Lit-Fest Goes Ahead, Sidestepping Safety Concerns
Despite security concerns, the Ninth Jaipur literature festival is all set to begin at Diggi Palace on Friday. A battery of big names is on its lists, including Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood and British comedian Stephen Fry, expected to draw at least 1.5 lakh people over the next five days.
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Jaipur Lit Fest Venue Unsafe? A Possible Last-Minute Twist To Tale
The venue of the famous Jaipur literature festival, Diggi Palace, could be running into a controversy before this year's programme, which will begin later this week.
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Waheeda Rehman: I Was a Stubborn Newcomer, Refused to Change my Name
Waheeda Rehman said she found it difficult to work with Guru Dutt as the director would opt for multiple takes
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Shashi Tharoor at Jaipur LitFest Days After Being Questioned on Wife Sunanda's Death
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is in Jaipur to take part in the literature festival (LitFest) in conversation with writer Amrita Tripathi and economist Mihir Sharma.
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Jaipur Literature Festival Begins With a Soulful Hymn
Setting the tone for the Jaipur Literature festival, Sufi gospel singer Sonam Kalra's voice, singing the famous hymn 'Abide with Me', welcomed delegates to what has become one of the biggest literary events in the world.
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Andhra Pradesh MP files complaint against Ashis Nandy for his remarks at Jaipur Lit Fest
A Member of Parliament from Karimnagar district in Andhra Pradesh today filed a complaint against eminent scholar Ashis Nandy, for making remarks alleged to be anti-Dalit at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
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JLF Returns To New York: Check Details On Key Events
The Jaipur Literature Festival is set to return to the US, with the event planned in New York on September 12 and 13. The Jaipur Literature Festival went global for the first time in 2020.
-
Amid Row Over 'Mughal Tent' At Jaipur Literature Fest, Organiser's Defence
Amid an outrage by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the 'Mughal Tent' in the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), the Organiser of the festival has said that it was named before 16 years ago and will continue with the same.
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Judicial System Has Failed Us: Margaret Alva On Citizenship Amendment Act
Senior Congress leader Margaret Alva on Saturday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act "negates" constitutional guarantees and rights given to all Indians and that the judicial system which is supposed to be the protector and the interpreter of the Constitution "has failed us".
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Jaipur Lit Fest For Both 'Mann Ki Baat' And 'Kaam Ki Baat': Ashok Gehlot
Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot took an apparent jibe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio monthly programme, "Mann Ki Baat".
-
BJP Icon Rejected Constitution, Cannot Worship Both: Shashi Tharoor
Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that while the Prime Minister describes the country's Constitution as "holy", he also hails Hindutva icon Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay as a "hero", and asserted that the two stands cannot go hand in hand.
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Threatened Over "Padmaavat", Prasoon Joshi Pulls Out Of Jaipur Lit Fest
Central Board of Film Certification Chairperson Prasoon Joshi "will not be attending" the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival, where he was scheduled to address a session on Sunday. The development comes in the wake of repeated threats to Mr Joshi by the Rajput Karni Sena, which, in gross defiance of the law, has gone on a rampage after the censor board...
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On "Padmaavat" Row, Karni Sena's No-Entry For Censor Chief Prasoon Joshi
Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi will not be allowed to enter Rajasthan to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, the fringe group Rajput Karni Sena said today, continuing its protests against "Padmaavat" despite the Supreme Court's go-ahead to the film.
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Rishi Kapoor Says He Was 'Angry' About Bridge Named For Rajiv Gandhi
Rishi Kapoor said: "I was angry when I saw a bridge being named after Rajiv Gandhi. I mean it may be a way of paying respect, good that he was there but why name structures after him even now?"
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Democracy And Freedom Of Expression Are 'Jokes': Director Karan Johar
Freedom of expression is "the biggest joke", said Karan Johar, one of Bollywood's most successful film directors, at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
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Jaipur Lit-Fest Goes Ahead, Sidestepping Safety Concerns
Despite security concerns, the Ninth Jaipur literature festival is all set to begin at Diggi Palace on Friday. A battery of big names is on its lists, including Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood and British comedian Stephen Fry, expected to draw at least 1.5 lakh people over the next five days.
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Jaipur Lit Fest Venue Unsafe? A Possible Last-Minute Twist To Tale
The venue of the famous Jaipur literature festival, Diggi Palace, could be running into a controversy before this year's programme, which will begin later this week.
-
Waheeda Rehman: I Was a Stubborn Newcomer, Refused to Change my Name
Waheeda Rehman said she found it difficult to work with Guru Dutt as the director would opt for multiple takes
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Shashi Tharoor at Jaipur LitFest Days After Being Questioned on Wife Sunanda's Death
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is in Jaipur to take part in the literature festival (LitFest) in conversation with writer Amrita Tripathi and economist Mihir Sharma.
-
Jaipur Literature Festival Begins With a Soulful Hymn
Setting the tone for the Jaipur Literature festival, Sufi gospel singer Sonam Kalra's voice, singing the famous hymn 'Abide with Me', welcomed delegates to what has become one of the biggest literary events in the world.
-
Andhra Pradesh MP files complaint against Ashis Nandy for his remarks at Jaipur Lit Fest
A Member of Parliament from Karimnagar district in Andhra Pradesh today filed a complaint against eminent scholar Ashis Nandy, for making remarks alleged to be anti-Dalit at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
