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Arman Loni: A political murder in disguise
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 2 (ANI): Arman Loni was a professor of Pashto literature, and a poet, who died last year on February 2. But the death of the poet is something you cannot ever forget. This author still remembers when, barely twelve, the Italian poet and intellectual Pierpaolo Pasoli
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Dia Mirza gets emotional at Jaipur Literature Festival
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Actor Dia Mirza on Monday broke down during a panel discussion regarding climate change at the Jaipur Literature Festival here.
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Constitutionally India cannot become Israel, says Manoj Jha
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): RJD leader Manoj Jha on Monday lambasted the government over its firm stand on the Citizenship Amendment Act and asked the need to categorize persecuted minorities while stating that the Constitution doesn't allow India to become another Israel.
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Opposition has factions, not created strong pressure on government: Abhij
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Laying stress on the need of a strong opposition, Nobel Prize winner economist Abhijit Banerjee on Sunday said parties opposed to Modi government were "disunited" and have not been able to create pressure that comes from "a stable opposition".
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Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems launched at Jaipur Lit Fest
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): The Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems edited by poet-diplomat Abhay K was launched at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Thursday by poets and writers Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Surjit Patar, Ranjit Hoskote and Chadrahas Choudhary.
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PM Modi attached to country, detached to personal gains: Prasoon Joshi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Lyricist and chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Prasoon Joshi has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that he is attached to the country and detached to his personal gains.
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Every place is becoming Shaheen Bagh, says Nandita Das opposing NRC, CAA
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Opposing the new Citizenship Law and proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) at the annual Jaipur Literature Festival, actor and filmmaker Nandita Das on Thursday said that with spontaneous protests erupting against the law in the country, "ever
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Anthology of Great Indian Poems to be launched at Jaipur Literature Festiv
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): 'The Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems' edited by poet-diplomat Abhay K. is all set to be launched on January 23 at the opening day of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2020.
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If something's on statute book, you have to obey: Salman Khurshid on Sibal
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 19 (ANI): If something is on the statute book, you have to obey law, else there are consequences, says former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid, while responding to Kapil Sibal's statement that the state cannot say 'no' to a law passed by Par
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No state can deny implementing CAA, it's unconstitutional: Kapil Sibal
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday said that no state can say that it will not implement the Citizenship Amendment Act, as doing so will be unconstitutional.
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Kerala Literature Festival announces cash awards for authors
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) has announced a total of Rs 10 lakh as cash award for the best authors in categories of fiction, non-fiction, popular science and travel here.
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Some writers mislead youth by dividing literature into different camps: Ad
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that a few writers attempt to mislead the youth by dividing the literature into different camps.
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