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Attending JLF 2025? Follow This Ultimate Jaipur City Guide For A Memorable Trip
We bring to you the best of sightseeing, stay, dining, and shopping options in the Pink City.
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JLF Back In Colorado For 9th Edition: Details On Key Events
The international extension of JLF, after successful runs in New York and Houston, is now in the city of Boulder with an array of inspiring conversations and ideas.
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Amid Row Over 'Mughal Tent' At Jaipur Literature Fest, Organiser's Defence
Amid an outrage by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the 'Mughal Tent' in the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), the Organiser of the festival has said that it was named before 16 years ago and will continue with the same.
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Jaipur Lit Fest For Both 'Mann Ki Baat' And 'Kaam Ki Baat': Ashok Gehlot
Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot took an apparent jibe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio monthly programme, "Mann Ki Baat".
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BJP Icon Rejected Constitution, Cannot Worship Both: Shashi Tharoor
Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that while the Prime Minister describes the country's Constitution as "holy", he also hails Hindutva icon Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay as a "hero", and asserted that the two stands cannot go hand in hand.
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Threatened Over "Padmaavat", Prasoon Joshi Pulls Out Of Jaipur Lit Fest
Central Board of Film Certification Chairperson Prasoon Joshi "will not be attending" the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival, where he was scheduled to address a session on Sunday. The development comes in the wake of repeated threats to Mr Joshi by the Rajput Karni Sena, which, in gross defiance of the law, has gone on a rampage after the censor board...
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On "Padmaavat" Row, Karni Sena's No-Entry For Censor Chief Prasoon Joshi
Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi will not be allowed to enter Rajasthan to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, the fringe group Rajput Karni Sena said today, continuing its protests against "Padmaavat" despite the Supreme Court's go-ahead to the film.
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Rishi Kapoor Says He Was 'Angry' About Bridge Named For Rajiv Gandhi
Rishi Kapoor said: "I was angry when I saw a bridge being named after Rajiv Gandhi. I mean it may be a way of paying respect, good that he was there but why name structures after him even now?"
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It Is Childish Of Bollywood To Speak Of Intolerance: Shatrughan Sinha
Bollywood actor and BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha today said that it is childish for some in Bollywood to say there is intolerance in the country, and that he does not agree with them.
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Akshay Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha Slam Remarks On Intolerance
Wading into the intolerance debate, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar today came out against remarks by Aamir Khan, saying ups and downs happen in every nation and one should not start giving "bold" statements.
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Arvind Kejriwal Supports Karan Johar; Says Only PM Modi Can Talk 'Mann ki Baat'
Coming out in support of filmmaker Karan Johar for his remarks on intolerance, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appeared to take a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that only "one person" can talk about his "mann ki baat".
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Democracy And Freedom Of Expression Are 'Jokes': Director Karan Johar
Freedom of expression is "the biggest joke", said Karan Johar, one of Bollywood's most successful film directors, at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
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Incredible India? Not According To Booker Prize Winner Marlon James
Booker Prize winning Jamaican author Marlon James received some rave reviews on Twitter for his session at the Jaiput lit fest today with British author Patrick French. But earlier, in a post on Facebook, he ranted about the problems he encountered upon landing in Delhi.
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Jaipur Lit-Fest Goes Ahead, Sidestepping Safety Concerns
Despite security concerns, the Ninth Jaipur literature festival is all set to begin at Diggi Palace on Friday. A battery of big names is on its lists, including Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood and British comedian Stephen Fry, expected to draw at least 1.5 lakh people over the next five days.
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Jaipur Lit Fest Venue Unsafe? A Possible Last-Minute Twist To Tale
The venue of the famous Jaipur literature festival, Diggi Palace, could be running into a controversy before this year's programme, which will begin later this week.
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Attending JLF 2025? Follow This Ultimate Jaipur City Guide For A Memorable Trip
We bring to you the best of sightseeing, stay, dining, and shopping options in the Pink City.
-
JLF Back In Colorado For 9th Edition: Details On Key Events
The international extension of JLF, after successful runs in New York and Houston, is now in the city of Boulder with an array of inspiring conversations and ideas.
-
Amid Row Over 'Mughal Tent' At Jaipur Literature Fest, Organiser's Defence
Amid an outrage by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the 'Mughal Tent' in the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), the Organiser of the festival has said that it was named before 16 years ago and will continue with the same.
-
Jaipur Lit Fest For Both 'Mann Ki Baat' And 'Kaam Ki Baat': Ashok Gehlot
Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot took an apparent jibe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio monthly programme, "Mann Ki Baat".
-
BJP Icon Rejected Constitution, Cannot Worship Both: Shashi Tharoor
Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that while the Prime Minister describes the country's Constitution as "holy", he also hails Hindutva icon Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay as a "hero", and asserted that the two stands cannot go hand in hand.
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Threatened Over "Padmaavat", Prasoon Joshi Pulls Out Of Jaipur Lit Fest
Central Board of Film Certification Chairperson Prasoon Joshi "will not be attending" the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival, where he was scheduled to address a session on Sunday. The development comes in the wake of repeated threats to Mr Joshi by the Rajput Karni Sena, which, in gross defiance of the law, has gone on a rampage after the censor board...
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On "Padmaavat" Row, Karni Sena's No-Entry For Censor Chief Prasoon Joshi
Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi will not be allowed to enter Rajasthan to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, the fringe group Rajput Karni Sena said today, continuing its protests against "Padmaavat" despite the Supreme Court's go-ahead to the film.
-
Rishi Kapoor Says He Was 'Angry' About Bridge Named For Rajiv Gandhi
Rishi Kapoor said: "I was angry when I saw a bridge being named after Rajiv Gandhi. I mean it may be a way of paying respect, good that he was there but why name structures after him even now?"
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It Is Childish Of Bollywood To Speak Of Intolerance: Shatrughan Sinha
Bollywood actor and BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha today said that it is childish for some in Bollywood to say there is intolerance in the country, and that he does not agree with them.
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Akshay Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha Slam Remarks On Intolerance
Wading into the intolerance debate, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar today came out against remarks by Aamir Khan, saying ups and downs happen in every nation and one should not start giving "bold" statements.
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Arvind Kejriwal Supports Karan Johar; Says Only PM Modi Can Talk 'Mann ki Baat'
Coming out in support of filmmaker Karan Johar for his remarks on intolerance, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appeared to take a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that only "one person" can talk about his "mann ki baat".
-
Democracy And Freedom Of Expression Are 'Jokes': Director Karan Johar
Freedom of expression is "the biggest joke", said Karan Johar, one of Bollywood's most successful film directors, at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
-
Incredible India? Not According To Booker Prize Winner Marlon James
Booker Prize winning Jamaican author Marlon James received some rave reviews on Twitter for his session at the Jaiput lit fest today with British author Patrick French. But earlier, in a post on Facebook, he ranted about the problems he encountered upon landing in Delhi.
-
Jaipur Lit-Fest Goes Ahead, Sidestepping Safety Concerns
Despite security concerns, the Ninth Jaipur literature festival is all set to begin at Diggi Palace on Friday. A battery of big names is on its lists, including Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood and British comedian Stephen Fry, expected to draw at least 1.5 lakh people over the next five days.
-
Jaipur Lit Fest Venue Unsafe? A Possible Last-Minute Twist To Tale
The venue of the famous Jaipur literature festival, Diggi Palace, could be running into a controversy before this year's programme, which will begin later this week.
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