18th JLF edition announced from January 30 to Feb 3 in Jaipur

IANS | January 21, 2025 10:54 PM

Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) The 18th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) will be held from January 30 to February 3 at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur, offering a meticulously curated program celebrates literature, culture, and global dialogue.

Not including Valmiki temple priests in honorarium scheme exposes AAP's 'anti-Dalit' mindset: Cong

IANS | January 20, 2025 11:31 PM

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Congress on Monday hit out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not including the priests of Valmiki and Ravidas temples in the party's honorarium scheme. The AAP announced the Pujari-Granthi Samman Yojana in December and under the scheme, the party promised to give Rs 18,000 to temple priests and granthis from gurdwaras if voted to power.

RG Kar verdict: Mamata unhappy with 'life imprisonment' for convict, says 'death penalty was sought'

IANS | January 20, 2025 5:35 PM

Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) As a special court in Kolkata on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy, convicted in the case of ghastly rape and murder of a junior women doctor of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital within the hospital premises in August last year to life imprisonment, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her displeasure and dissatisfaction over the quantum of sentence.