In its 11-year journey, the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) has seen speakers using the platform to send out strong political messages. But the hundreds of thousands who gather at the literary extravaganza are also adept at sending their own message. And from their cheers and thunderous applause this year, rises a whisper: Things are not al...
Viswanath Pandit, father of the macroeconomic policy modeling in India, recently made a fervent call for sustainable development for the economic prosperity of the nation. He also lighted the lamp to inaugurate the activities of the Marian Centre for Sustainable Development at Marian C...
While cancer has almost become one among the lifestyle diseases today, advances in treatment have ensured a growing number of survivors. But, are these survivors living a healthy life going ahead? The answer seems to be no. Instead, they are more likely to die from heart diseases....
Quantity-wise, most Indians might still have a penchant for hard liquor but there is a growing community that is taking to the culture of wine, says Austrian vintner Michael Moosbrugger, who for the past two decades has headed Schloss Gobelsburg, the oldest winery in the Danube area with a documented history ...
The signs which were available about the decline in the influence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat's rural areas during the state assembly elections have been substantiated by the drubbing which the BJP has received at the Congress's hands in the byelections in Rajasthan, where the saffron party is in power....
The Budget is finally out and to put it simply, Mr. Jaitley did not disappoint. In fact, a majority of it was along expected lines. Most importantly, as promised, the governmentmanaged to do a commendable job of balancing economic populism with prudent economics. However, as is always the case, the good did come with a tinge of bad....
Though the US Congress has extended the deadline for the EB5 visa, popularly known as the "Golden Visa", that allows foreign nationals to apply for a green card by investing in the US, experts are of the view that the investment limits under this scheme are likely to be increased in February. ...
Today, there are 22 leprosy-endemic countries where the prevalence rate of the disease is more than 1,000 cases/year. These include Angola, Bangladesh, Brazil, Comoros, Côt' d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Micronesia (Federated States of), India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Madagascar, Mozambique,...
He suffered from meningitis and became visually impaired when he was only 10 months old. Yet, fighting insurmountable odds, George Abraham is today not only living a successful and wholesome life himself, but is also working tirelessly to bring hope to the lives of other visually-impaired people....
The third day of the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival witnessed several hard-hitting sessions that addressed the burning issues of nationalism and Hindutva in the contemporary scenario. With acclaimed writers Shashi Tharoor and Nayantara Sahgal leading the charge against what the latter called "Sanghiwadis," a lot of the day's ha...
