241-member panel on Independence-Day events formedOpposition leaders Trichy Siva, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati, Farooq Abdullah, Sitaram Yechury and Meira Kumar; spiritual leaders Sri Sri ...
26 Jul, 2022, 08.40 AM IST
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen conferred with Spain's top award in social sciencesIn his best-known work, 'Poverty and Famines. In an Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation (1981)', Sen demonstrated that hunger is not a con...
26 May, 2021, 07.27 PM IST
Space for debate shrinking, says Amartya Sen; BJP disagreesThe celebrated economist deplored that young activists like Kanhaiya Kumar, Shehla Rashid and Umar Khalid were often treated like enemies. ...
28 Dec, 2020, 02.14 PM IST
Harvard versus hard work redux: What Amartya Sen said and how Rajiv Kumar responded"Things have gone pretty badly wrong... It has taken a quantum jump in the wrong direction since 2014," Amartya Sen said.
16 Jul, 2018, 05.06 PM IST
Wish Amartya Sen spends some time in India to see structural reforms: Niti Aayog VC"I actually would like to challenge him to show me another period of four years where so much work has been done for the making India clean...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.10 PM IST
Opposition didn't handle Presidential election properly: Amartya SenHe said the opponents of the Bharatiya Janata Party resorted to tactics while choosing their Presidential candidate rather than sticking to...
11 Jul, 2017, 02.02 PM IST
Do not bet on MNREGA to save the poor, capital-intensive rural investment is the solution: SA AiyarMNREGA has gender advantages, but India’s soaring wages after 2008 were driven mainly by high agricultural prices and fast GDP growth.
07 Feb, 2016, 12.00 PM IST
Hope BJP realises global role of Nalanda University: Amartya SenSen said the sanctioned amount for ten years has been Rs 2,727 crore for all recurring and capital expenditures, including creating a new c...
27 Feb, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
Nalanda University to start classes in September: Amartya SenNalanda University is all set to start two post-graduate courses - Historical Studies and Ecology and Environment Studies.
02 May, 2014, 12.09 PM IST
Ugly political discourse: A peek into recent remarks of politiciansWith Lok Sabha elections not far away, the political temperature has soared and politicians seem to be using intemperate language too often.
14 Nov, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Nitish Kumar continues his tirade against Narendra ModiHitting out at Modi, the Bihar CM said everyone needs development but the model of development is important.
31 Oct, 2013, 06.06 AM IST
Nitish Kumar flays BJP for barb against Amartya Sen"It is a symbol of BJP's intolerance," Kumar reacted to BJP MP Chandan Mitra's demand for stripping Amartya Sen of Bharat Ratna award.
26 Jul, 2013, 02.30 PM IST
Sharad Yadav welcomes Amartya Sen's view on Narendra ModiSharad Yadav today welcomed Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's comment that he does not want Narendra Modi to be the country's PM.
23 Jul, 2013, 04.10 PM IST
I don't want Narendra Modi as my PM: Amartya SenAmartya Sen said, "Modi could have first of all been more secular and he could have made the minority community feel more secure."
22 Jul, 2013, 08.57 PM IST
Amartya Sen backs Bihar’s growth modelNobel laureate Amartya Sen on Sunday backed Bihar's growth strategy, arguing that growth was not independent of social transformation.
22 Jul, 2013, 10.03 AM IST
Montek Singh Ahluwalia praises Bihar's growth storyHe said while Bihar was among the 'BIMARU' states, it registered the highest growth in the 11th Five Year Plan among all states of the coun...
21 Jul, 2013, 06.39 PM IST
Academic brawl: Bhagwati-Panagariya pitch for Modi while Amartya Sen backs NitishBhagwati has often invited Sen for an open debate on whether it is growth or investment in human capabilities that will result in developme...
18 Jul, 2013, 12.58 PM IST