Welfare schemes for Muslim women could be increased to Rs 1,000 from existing Rs 500: TMC's Humayun KabirThe issue raised by Kabir has put the state government in a tight spot with the state government coming up with clarifications that they do...
TMC sit-in against Visva-Bharati's eviction notice to Amartya Sen continues for 3rd dayThe central university has claimed that Sen, who is now abroad, is illegally occupying 0.13 acres out of the total 1.38-acre plot in the Sa...
Calcutta HC stays move to take part of Amartya Sen's Shantiniketan landThe Calcutta High Court has granted an interim stay against an order by Visva Bharati to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to vacate 0.13 acres of...
Amartya Sen moves Calcutta High Court against Visva-Bharati's eviction orderNobel laureate economist Amartya Sen has appealed against an eviction notice from Visva-Bharati University in Kolkata that asks him to vaca...
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen's lawyers move court over eviction noticeSen's lawyer Gorachand Chakraborty told reporters Saturday, "We have drawn the attention of the court to the order issued by the Visva Bhar...
Visva Bharati Univ tells Amartya Sen to vacate 13 decimals of land by May 6A few days back the Central university had issued another notice to Sen, whose ancestral house 'Pratichi' in Santiniketan is inhabited by t...
No instant solution on whether to reopen schools amid pandemic: Amartya SenSpeaking in an online discussion organised by Pratichi -- an organisation founded with his Nobel endowment to promote education and allevia...
The coming Lok Sabha polls will bring "good result", hopes Amartya SenSen alleged that the amount of money spent for improvement of health and education is not enough in this country.
Amartya Sen calls for political engagement to end inequalities in IndiaThe 84-year-old leading Indian economist and philosopher said he would carry on doing his best through the trust he had set up after his No...
Demonetisation decision taken hurriedly: Amartya Sen"This project is very successful in TN, partly in UP and other states. But in WB the performance is average," he said after attending a pro...
Muslims a poor lot in West Bengal: Amartya Sen’s reportIn a shocking revelation, the report says, only 1 per cent households are fortunate to have salaried jobs in the private sector as their ma...
Left was dislodged from power in Bengal after changing industrial outlook: Amartya Sen"I think that even in Leftist thoughts there are many flaws. Without applying reasons it was often decided - what to do or what not to do,"...
West Bengal making highest progress in toilets: CM Mamata Banerjee"Nadia is now Open Defecation Free, the first in the country in the last two years," the chief minister announced on Facebook.
India's health sector dismal: Amartya SenStating that India's health sector is in a "dismal condition", Nobel laureate Amartya Sen today said over reliance on private health sector...
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The recession failed to hit India because the market here is not as free as in the west, Nobel laureate and eminent economist Amartya Sen s...